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"Fuck if I know. He left around twelve last night, after we finished going through the photos he took." He wasn't sure if Dave could hear him, but if they decided to be utter assholes and check his flat he hoped he'd heard enough to move his ass. This was so not the morning he'd wanted.

2015-08-07 05:44:58

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Dave was about to go the door when he heard that he apparently left the apartment yesterday, but he just ran back to the bedroom once he heard that, grabbing his jeans and shoes. God fucking damnit, he doesn't want to play cat and mouse right now.

John squints at him. "How do I know you're not lying?"

2015-08-07 05:47:30

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Eridan threw his hands up, snarling. "Of fucking course you'd think I'm lying. What other bullshit has been said about me?" He glared at Karkat, then at John. "Listen here rabbit boy, I may be a whole hoard a things but I am not a liar." He'd heard Dave moving around quietly and desperately hoped he'd knicked off up the fire escape or something, at least until this lot had left. Top floor perks meant it was easy getting up onto the roof.

2015-08-07 05:50:59

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John huffed, jabbing his finger in Eridan's chest. "Well I want to look for myself!" He said, pushing past him. John either had balls of steel or no idea of what he was doing. Maybe both.

Dave did indeed go up the fire escape, figuring he could come ba k later. Then he realized he left his shades there. Fuck. Fuck, how would Eridan explain that? He hurried back downstairs, hoping John wouldn't get to the shades first.

2015-08-07 05:53:58

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Eridan let out a growl, one that even had Karkat quickly backing back out onto the landing. "You've got a death wish four eyes, get the shit outta my apartment." John had walked straight past the living room, and that's when Eridan caught sight of the shades, his glasses were next to them, and he grabbed both, slipping the shades into the waistband of the sweats before he could see. No time for ickiness, hiding is important, and that was the best place he could thing at that moment. He put his own glasses on, glaring a right sight at John.

2015-08-07 05:56:30

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When he looked at the coffee table, the shades were gone, and he had no idea who took them, he just knew there was an angry John walking around the apartment. Shit, he hoped John wasn't his usual idiot self.

Meanwhile, he went back up the fire escape, sitting on the roof.

John had to say the face he pulled wasn't too pleasant, but still, his best friend might be at risk!

After he peeked into his bedroom and into the kitchen, he looked back at Eridan, saquinting again. "You're a four eyes too." He just said, nearly childishly, before getting the fuck out of there. Wherever Dave was, he wasn't risking getting glared to death.

2015-08-07 06:00:47

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"I least I don't look like some constipated child who grew up with daddy's poor spoon in his mouth an' agreed to anything anyone every said to him." Okay so maybe insulting Dave's friends wasn't a good idea, but previously mentioned power over mouth was not working right now. He slammed the door on them both once John was out, locking all three of the locks and spending a few minutes just glaring savagely at the door. He folded up the shades neatly and placed them on the kitchen counting, before storming to the bathroom and locking himself in to calm the fuck down.

2015-08-07 06:03:03

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Needless to say that Dave wasn't too pleased to hear that.

They immediately got out, as Dave came back down, and changed into his clothe. He folded the sweats as well as he managed, and walked over to the bathroom, shades on. "Hey." He says softly, leaning against the wall

2015-08-07 06:05:42

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Eridan was running his fingers over the palm of his other hand, switching every few rounds and doing the same to the other side. He was twitching a bit, and biting his lip hard enough to puncture the skin. About ten minutes later he emerged from the bathroom, glancing warily at Dave. "Hey."

2015-08-07 06:13:11

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He had taken off the shades again while he waited, keeping them on the collar of his shirt. "Yo, you're cool?" He asked, carefully reaching for his hands to hold them in his.

2015-08-07 06:14:53

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"I am fine." He looked at his hands, first the uninjured one, then the other. He lifted his gaze to just over Dave's shoulder, not really wanting to look him in the eye. "... Sorry about... All of that. You should probably go. Incase they come back or if they check your apartment." His tone was perfectly neutral.

2015-08-07 06:17:42

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He turned his face with one finger so that he's be facing him, not looking particularly angry. "What you said to John was not cool, like at all."

2015-08-07 06:19:58

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"I know." He looked a bit unfocused, blinking once to look at Dave before the staring at a point around his eyebrow. "You should really go. Wouldn't want for them to see you here after all."

2015-08-07 06:22:38

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He sighs, shrugging. "That's not going to solve anything, but alright. John will make a storm in a glass of water if he doesnt find me soon."

He cupped one of his cheeks so that he could kiss his other one, caressing it a little. "Sorry for his attitude."

2015-08-07 06:24:39

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He nodded, but relaxed at the kiss. He gave a sort of tentative nuzzle to his cheek, closing his eyes. "It's fine. I'm used to it." He kissed the corner of his lips, pulling back and smiling a little. "Go on. I'll talk with you later."

2015-08-07 06:27:22

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He smiled a little back, nodding. No use in crying over spilled milk, he figured. "Hit me up later, alright?" He placed a soft kiss on his lips, and then between his eyes, before pulling back to head to the door.

2015-08-07 06:29:05

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"I will." He didn't say much more, just following him quietly to the door to unlock it and let him out. He pressed a soft kiss to his temple, smiling a bit as he watched him walk towards the elevator before shutting and locking the door again.

2015-08-07 06:30:08

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He smiled as well at the last kiss he got, waving, and going past the elevator to take the stairs.

Once Eridan closed the door he sighed again, shaking his head. Oh boy, he'd have to deal with this mess now.

In the end he ended up getting home and saying he was out getting breakfast when he saw John there, Bro backing him up, as he should.

2015-08-07 06:33:00

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Eridan went to go sit on the couch for a bit, not really thinking but more aimlessly staring into space for a bit. He got up again eventually, heading to go fix himself something quick to eat before figuring he'd get started on the coursework for his classes.

2015-08-07 06:34:42

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He was left alone for the most part after he explained himself to John, and spent most of the day out with Aradia. She didn't touch the subject that involved Eridan, and he was grateful for it.

2015-08-07 06:36:36

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He'd sent a quick message to Aradia to ask what his situation was currently with the rest of the trolls, but asked her to keep quiet about it to Dave. He didn't need to get caught up in the troll bullshit as well. He ended up spending the rest of the day in front of his computer, getting up only to feed the fish and get more food.

2015-08-07 06:38:00

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She just said they weren't happy about any of it, be it the trip or Dave's one day disappearing. She also said he might want to apologise.

Dave was clueless about this. He came back home at around seven, going to his laptop.

2015-08-07 06:40:44

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Eridan said he'll apologise when someone listens to his part of the story and not just the pink wench's. He did thank her for telling him, and didn't message her again that day.

He even hesitated over messaging Dave when he saw him come online, standing up to go make tea instead of clicking to initiate a conversation.

2015-08-07 06:44:45

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Dave did initiate the chat himself, knowing that when he left things got kinda iffy. He yelled at John, he couldn't be 100% on his side if that happened, no matter the circumstances, but he still wanted to talk it out.

TG: yo

TG: whats up

2015-08-07 06:46:51

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CA: food an drink in ancient greece

CA: do you knoww that butter wwas considered for barbarians?

CA: wwell noww you do

He knew Dave would want to talk, and he would talk. He just wouldn't be the one to start it. Mainly because he didn't know what to say, to explain himself.

2015-08-07 06:51:46