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Dave moved to sit up on the bed, continuing the chat. By the time Eridan is back, Dave had hung up and was just getting dressed.

2015-08-20 11:31:12

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He leaned against the doorframe, raising an eyebrow. "I hope you're leaving because you feel like going to the gym instead of having to go home because you're in trouble." He teased, smiling slightly.

2015-08-20 11:32:27

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"I'm going to the gym." He assured. "Rose just thinks I'm having some sort of mini rebellion for hanging out with you. For how smart she is, I'm kinda disappointed she didn't figure it out yet."

2015-08-20 11:33:28

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He rolled his eyes, inspecting the shark bite on his hand as he talked. "N'aw little rebellious Dave. She probably just trusts Kanaya's word too much." He glanced up at him with a small grin. "I'd like to talk to her one day, without the presence of Maryam or you an' see if she really is smart."

2015-08-20 11:35:08

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"Oh Rose is smart as fuck. Trust me. She's two years ahead of us in college because she skipped fifth and seventh grade, plus she's aiming for a degree in psychology. Smart is one of the only things that define her. And fun when drunk." He says as e finishes packing his clothe, slipping his shoes on.

2015-08-20 11:37:16

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"Academically smart, maybe. Logically or common sense-ly? Probably not." He shrugged, moving forward to give him a quick kiss. "They just don't like me." He smiled, stepping back to walk with him to the front door. "Have fun at the gym."

2015-08-20 11:39:17

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"Pfft, that's the most inaccurate thing I've heard about her till date. And I've heard people talk about her like she's just lucky to have a mom that's a scientist and that otherwise she wouldn't have skipped, for whatever reason. She's a bit paranoid maybe, but very logical. Can't comment much on the common sense thing."

As he is walking to the door, he tilts Eridan's chin up to get a real kiss. "And they might, but I love you."

2015-08-20 11:41:54

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He just rolled his eyes, but smiled into the kiss anyway. "Good. I'd be a bit upset if you didn't." He kissed him again, hugging him briefly before letting go. He smiled, head tilting slightly as he leaned against the wall. "Love you."

2015-08-20 11:44:19

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He laughed softly as he gets hugged, returning it with the arm that isn't full of bags. "That would be a bit mean of me. I'm not a mean man. Maybe handsome and amazing, and admittedly sexy." And very humble.

He waved as he walked to the elevator, and soon he's on his way.

2015-08-20 11:46:02

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He just laughed, smiling at him.

He waved, waiting until he was at the elevator before shutting and locking the door. As soon as he did so the smile dropped from his face and he sighed, slumping against the door. He ran a hand through his hair, and lent there for a few seconds before going to clean up the dirty dishes.

2015-08-20 11:48:49

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Dave ended up spending a few hours at the gym, and got complains from Bro about how they didn't have a strife in a while, so he reluctantly agrees. Tired as he is, he ends up getting stitched in the end, a fresh cut on his side that goes from his second to last rib nearly till his hip. It isn't very pleasant.

2015-08-20 11:51:36

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The painkillers didn't seem to be working much, as not even an hour later he was curled up on his bed, trying not to move and aggravate any of his wounds. He'd brought his laptop over, and was trying to do some course readings but the pain was distracting.

2015-08-20 11:53:27

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Dave didn't even turn on his laptop, he just tried to stay still on the couch, and ended up falling asleep there.

The morning was worse.

He could barely move without wincing, and he considered not wearing a shirt to work, but settled on wearing a loose tank top. Part of the wound was visible like that, but at least it didn't hurt.

2015-08-20 11:55:27

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He ended up falling asleep around five that morning, waking not an hour later to drag himself out of bed and shower. He considered not going for coffee, it was pretty painful and he knew it'd be visible to anyone by now that he was injured. The bruise on his jaw had faded a bit, and he could cover it up with make up.

He ended up going for coffee, but was a bit later than usual when he arrived.

2015-08-20 11:57:42

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When he arrived, Dave was pretty annoyed. He was having a talk with a co-worker in hushed tones, but he hurries to smile a little when Eridan walks in. He tells the girl one last thing before going behind the counter, his side stinging and hurting, and he just hoped he didn't burst the stitches somehow.

2015-08-20 12:00:22

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He managed a smile as well, but it dropped when he caught sight of the wound. "You're injured?" He'd seen his annoyed expression, and hoped it wasn't somehow related to him. He'd probably ask about it once he'd sorted out the fact that Dave was injured.

2015-08-20 12:01:50

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He was annoyed because the girl asked about the wound, and he ranted a little about how the fight was unfair, but he nearly got pissed when she started talking about sending him home. The last thing he told her was not to dare talk to the manager.

"What this thing?" He pointed at the visible bandages. "Psshh, nah, that's just a scratch. What do you want today?" The smile didn't fade.

2015-08-20 12:04:02

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His frown only deepened and he glanced from it to his face and back. "Are you okay? Looks sore... Why're you working if you're this freshly injured?" He was only worried about him, and his words didn't sound accusing or annoyed, just worried as he looked back at his face.

2015-08-20 12:05:50

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"Im pretty alright, no need to worry. He shrugs. It wasn't visible on his face, but fuck, he just wanted to curl up on the couch. "It doesn't hurt, I'll live with a little scratch. Don't worry."

2015-08-20 12:07:23

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He looked skeptical, leaning over the counter to move the fabric of the loose tank top gently aside to have a closer look at the bandaging. "You're lying. This isn't a scratch. A scratch wouldn't have this kind of bandaging on it." He looked even more worried, not touching the bandaging as he looked back up at him. He'd gathered it was from a strife, but now he was just confused as to why he was at work.

2015-08-20 12:09:19

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He would have stopped him if it didn't hurt to move, so he just sighed a little. It was pretty clear the bandages just kept going and the wound wasn't small.

"It's fine, Eridan, really. I wouldn't be here if I couldn't be. Plus I already skipped work yesterday." He sure as hell would skip to take care of Eridan, but not of himself.

2015-08-20 12:11:42

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"Dave." He fixed him with a worried frown, fins folded back against his head as he stared at him. "You already do more shifts than anyone here. You take extras without being paid for it, you can take another day off. There's enough people here an' you really look like you need to lie down an' sleep."

2015-08-20 12:13:39

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The girl is looking at them, ans just nods at Eridan, as if to tell him to keep going and maybe convince Dave.

Dave sighs. He doesn't like seeing him worried. "I want to work, I'm fine. Can you order so that we can talk at a table and not clog the line?" And maybe sit down. Yeah. He really wants to sit down. There are only two other people behind him, but it was good enough of an excuse for him to use.

2015-08-20 12:16:49

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He shuffled to the side a bit, gesturing for Dave to go sit down with him without ordering. He didn't want coffee anymore. "You're not fine. You're pulling a me, you're not fine Dave you're in pain." He sounded almost distressed over that thought. "Have you even taken anything for it? You've done enough fucking shifts, an' you really need to sleep. I can take you to Sabriel if you don't want to go back to either your apartment or mine."

He had a real bone to pick with his brother now though.

2015-08-20 12:19:32

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"I'm not in pain, I'm okay." He sounded pretty calm. "And I have, just this morning." Which was not enough for the whole shift. The effect was slowly going away, but he still didn't feel the need to take more. He was about to say something about making him coffee too, before the girl just kinda pushed Dave to the other side of the counter, telling him not to clog the line, not because she genuinely believed he was, just because work was the language he was speaking now.

He sighs and ends up sitting down. He can't argue with that. "I'm fine. I already slept enough."

2015-08-20 12:23:37