Cherubplay

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CA: wwhy is my last name of importance?

CA: do you merely wwant my last name so as to use the last name pronouns an see howw far you can ironize my name?

CA: lemme tell you davve

CA: aint gonna wwork

CA: figure out my last name by yourself

Eridan was full on grinning now, hidden by his laptop screen as he was he had no qualms against smiling wide. He clicked to load the image of the knot, checking over what he could see and nodding to himself.

CA: good job

CA: ten points to you davve strider

CA: you go davve strider

CA: noww do a monkey's fist

Which was hilarious in retrospect. While the monkey's fist wasn't exactly hard to do, it took a while to get the hang of it, and could be quite annoying. It definitely wasn't a beginner knot.

2015-06-21 12:15:15
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TG: man you caught me there

TG: the subtle yet classy and delicate irony of last names is what i live for

TG: but ill do some research

By which he meant he'd ask Aradia whenever he saw her in the later hours of the morning.

TG: woohoo

TG: ten points to gryffinfuck

TG: alright hold on, let me see what that is.

He clicks the link, raising a brow at what it was supposed to be. Kinda looked like a ball of wool used to crochet or something. He looks at the string he had, and then back at the knot, starting to try and make it. He however decides that he's better off watching a video of someone doing it while he does it, so he goes on youtube.

After about fifteen minutes and a bit of starting over, he sends him the picture. It isn't perfect, but its pretty good for a first time

2015-06-21 12:23:45
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Eridan had gotten bored in the fifteen minutes it took for Dave to try the knot, fingers tapping at the side of his laptop as he waited. He ended up reading some mundane thing hidden in the files from his course, not really taking in the words.

The ding from the chat roused him, blinking as he looked at the knot.

CA: not bad

CA: howw many gos did it take you?

CA: try a butterfly knot noww

2015-06-21 12:51:42
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TG: two

TG: it got a little confusing at the part where i had to pull shit

TG: so i fucked it up the first time

He was pretty proud of himself, that knot looked hard as all hell. He was a bit upset that he had to undo that though, so he put it to the side and got another piece of string, a longer one this time.

He looks for the type of knot, and blinks several times

TG: you're shitting me right.

TG: ill get this done in a minute or so

He hadn't even seen how to do it but it looked pretty easy

2015-06-21 12:54:34
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CA: thats what you think

Eridan was fiddling with the knot in his hands already. He had rope lying here and there, from fixing up things and just so he had something to toy with. An alpine butterfly knot wasn't necessarily used in sailing, more in mountaineering and climbing, but it was a good knot to know, and to hang things off.

CA: you done any half hitches yet?

CA: wwhat knots havve you done?

2015-06-21 13:22:53
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TG: just started

TG: the volleyball looking knot was my second one

TG: the first one being the lariat thing

TG: but im starting to think my natural talents arent only being handsome and making coffee

He starts doing the second one, it not being remotely as hard as the monkey's fist, so he does it fairly easily, sending him the result in under a minute.

2015-06-21 13:25:38
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CA: theres over 269 knoww knots

CA: categorised into three main groups

CA: loops, bends an hitches

CA: learnin them is an extremely good time wwaster lemme tell you that noww

He rubbed a hand over his face, coughing into his hand and grimacing. He reached for his tea, finishing it off and blinking tiredly at the screen.

CA: youre natural talent is makin coffee an bein somewwhat acceptable to the eye

CA: tyin knots is a gained talent

CA: not natural

2015-06-21 13:51:16
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He briefly wondered how many he knew without having to check how to make them, and reached the conclusion that there should be a lot of them.

TG: i feel offended

TG: my face is a gift to this world

TG: and people usually swoon over people in uniforms, so what do you know

TG: even if the uniform is an apron

TG: i think it still counts

He rubbed his eyes again, undoing and doing the knot a couple of times again.

TG: but when do you even use half of these knots?

TG: specially the monkey one

2015-06-21 13:54:58
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CA: you are currently not gettin your so called beauty sleep

CA: therefore howw can your face be a gift to the wworld?

CA: oh yes

CA: look at me swwoonin ovver here

CA: swwoonin so hard i fell off my chair

He gave a dry sort of laugh, fingers stilling over the keys before he started to type again.

CA: wwherevver its needed

CA: the monkey one is good for hittin annoyin people on the head wwith

CA: an storin the rope so its not in anyones wway

CA: i dunno i use it as a stopper sometimes on real big ropes through hooks.

CA: but mainly for hittin things wwith

CA: its amusin

2015-06-21 14:12:01
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TG: my face is always a gift to the world

TG: the shades generally help when i dont get much sleep

TG: and i apologise in advance for making you fall of your chair

TG: ill try and keep my beauty to myself

TG: its a gift but also a curse

TG: often makes people fall off chairs.

He stopped writing right there, realizing he was rambling, and laughing a little to himself.

TG: so hitting things with knots

TG: aren't rocks good for that too?

TG: but i feel you

TG: i guess it does have a use

TG: not a quick one, but a use still

TG: it probably gets harder when you're in a rush or not in ideal conditions.

TG: anyway i'm doing a half hitch

TG: ups *im

TG: almost broke my cool and relaxed façade

TG: just kidding that never happens

2015-06-21 14:16:44
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CA: davve

CA: davve

CA: davve got to sleep

CA: your cool kid façade is crackin

CA: im seein underneath davve

CA: stop wworkin on knots an go the fuck to sleep

Eridan had by now closed everything he had open by the chat client, looking at the screen with tired eyes.

CA: half hitches are annoyin

CA: but useful

CA: usefully annoyin

CA: wwho can english i can english

CA: there is nothin amusin on the internet wwhy is there nevver anything amusin on the internet

CA: wait until you get to actually hitchin a sail

CA: fuckin suuuccckkss

CA: especially wwhen its wwindy

2015-06-21 14:35:11
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TG: i will dont worry

TG: gotta give you

TG: prince mermaid

TG: beauty sleep too

TG: yeah im gonna call you that until i figure out your last name

He can't help the laughter that urges from him, far too tired to figure out if he had a sense of humour or if he was laughing just because.

TG: i believe in you with the strength of a thousand dictionaries.

TG: and i have absolutely no clue

TG: it always seems to go away at late hours

TG: bet the interesting stuff is like oh hey

TG: its that douchebag again

TG: haha nope

TG: and about the knots, well see about that.

TG: but i need to sleep, otherwise your coffee might not be as prime in the morning

TG: gasp what a shocker

TG: i know

TG: so ill leave you alone for now.

-- TurntechGodhead [TG] sent CaligulasAquarium [CA] file 'dontletthebedknotsbite'--

It was just a picture of him holding the knot and giving the camera a thumbs up, having put on his shades just for the picture.

2015-06-21 14:42:37
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CA: youre an ass

CA: prince mermaid

CA: wwhat a joke

CA: i wwill not havve a joke be made of me davve

CA: not again

CA: ill givve you a clue

CA: wwhen you add one letter to my name

CA: you get the latin wword for bottle

CA: an if you dont fuckin get it noww davve im sorry but youre an idiot

He was smiling as he clicked the photo to load, half asleep already.

CA: i need my prime coffee

CA: i also require sleep

CA: so

CA: good luck wwith tyin knots

CA: an go the fuck to sleep

2015-06-21 22:15:55
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Dave was left a little confused here. He wasn't sure of which of the lattin words, and being sleepy and confused, he kinda figured that it would be 'utrem' and not 'ampulla', as trolls have names with six letters. He'd figure out he was wrong in the morning, that didn't quite matter.

TG: Good night prince mermaid.

That was his last message, as he smiled to himself, turning off his computer a few seconds afterwards, and heading straight to bed, too tired to think of anything else. Hell, he'd probably dream about knots.

In the morning, he wakes up quite rested, and it turns out he in fact didn't dream about knots. It was a dreamless sleep. People say it's a sign that one has rested well, but it only means a boring night for Dave. He lazily walked over to the wardrobe after he took a shower, throwing on a pair of loose fitting jeans, a white t-shirt with a broken record on it, and a red hoodie, with a gear of sorts in the front. A few minutes after he got dressed, he was gone, figuring he'd also have breakfast there, bringing an old backpack with him because he totally didn't forget to dry his book bag.

As usual, said backpack was left inside the back room, and he put the apron over the hoodie, as he started to make coffee.

2015-06-21 22:23:48
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CA: good night rock poker

Eridan shut down his laptop seconds after, not even bothering with sopor patches and instead just flopping straight onto the bed. He didn't like the use of coons, the sopor got in his gills and stung like all hell. The bands he used to wear snapped through wear of use and he hadn't found time to get new ones.

So sopoor patches were the other option.

He was out like a light without one on anyway.

He was up early the next morning, printing off research papers again and digging around in his drawer for highlighters. He glanced at the clock, and shoved what he needed back into the same bag as yesterday.

He walked back to the coffe shop, a different scarf tucked around his neck as he walked.

2015-06-21 22:32:58
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Dave was leaning over the counter with a cup of hot coffee in hand, humming as he drank it, already having had put the money for it in the cashier. He was pretty distracted, listening to music on his earphones, but once he caught a glimpse of Eridan, he tugged them off, smiling a little at him. "Good morning Ampora." He started, the smile turning into a smirk. Yeah he might have bothered Aradia a while ago just to figure that out.

"You always get up this early?" He blew a little on his hot coffee, and though it wouldn't make it colder it gave him the impression that it would, so that was good enough.

2015-06-21 22:35:56
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"You, Dave Strider, are a cheat." Eridan just looked at him. "I gave you the best clue ever an' you go an' ask Ara. How rude."

He was grinning though, as he pulled money from his pocket. "i want a chai today. Already had shitty instant coffee." He leant his hip against the counter, earfin flicking.

"An' yes. Generally I don't sleep at all, soo yeah." He smiled slightly, shrugging. "Do you always get up this early? Even on a not workin' day? You look like someone who cherishes their sleep."

2015-06-21 23:39:29
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His eyes widened slightly once he mentioned Aradia, and he rose a brow. "How the ever loving fuck did you know that. Also how was I supposed to get that from ampulla?" He still smiled though, nodding. "That's gonna take a few minutes, what do you want with the chai?" He turned around to start making it, humming the music that was still coming from the earphones, now tucked away in his hoodie's collar.

"Nope. On my days off, usually sunday because I don't really want more than that, I sleep like a rock. Maybe til 3pm, kinda depends if the neighbours are on a yelling mood. If they aren't, I'm a happy camper. Also how long do you sleep?"

2015-06-21 23:45:22
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"Amphora, Dave. Amphora. Jar, bottle. Fuck it's even mentioned in the damn star sign. Aquarius? Hello? Eridanus?" He rolled his eyes, shaking his head eith a grin. "Ara message me an' asked what dramam I was causin' now since one rock-pokin' friend a hers needed to know my last name for personal purposes." Eridan air quoted the last bit, shaking his head at Dave. "I dunno. Somethin' sweet. What do you recommend?"

"About two hours. Sometimes three. Maybe four or five if I'm really really tired." He shrugged. "I don't need much sleep. Sleeps a bit of a waste of time in my opinion."

2015-06-22 00:12:42
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He paused for a bit, pressing his lips together as he made the tea. "Well. In my defence it was late and my brain wasn't working correctly, prince mermaid. Also Aradia is messaging people about the private info I need? Damn, that's not acceptable. How am I supposed to have trustworthy sources around these parts." he said dramatically, smiling back at him. "I'd recommend those little tarts over there, gonna eat one or two myself with the coffee, I was just waiting for you." He points over at small tarts, that could easily fit in one's palm, with fresh looking cut bits of fruit on the top.

He looked baffled by that, instantly turning around. "Sleep is a gift from the gods okay, just like my face and coffee, don't speak ill of it." He smiles a little at the end.

2015-06-22 00:18:03
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"Aradia messages me when things concern me. Especially after the last fiasco that was the fault of some bitch who decided blamin' me for his fuck ups was the best idea in the world." He rolled his eyes, taking his glasses off and rubbing at his eyes. "You might wanna let her know that you were on a mission to achieve level ground on last name callin' rights." He grinned at him, putting his glasses back on after a quick clean.

"Hypnos. Greek god of dreams an' sleep. I'm not speakin' ill of it... Not really anyway. I just don't like it."

2015-06-22 00:35:23
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"Alright, I'll make sure to warn her that her information has served it's purpose." He laughs softly, leaning against the counter. "Are you going to order the tarts? They go really well with tea. Well, they go really well with anything, jane made them, so." He shrugs. Now that he was closer, the intro song of metal gear solid 3 could be heard from his earphones, not very loudly, just enough for him to pick up on it, since his fins were sensitive, though he probably had done that already.

"So what do you spend that time doing? Knots?" He snickers, amused by the idea.

2015-06-22 00:40:05
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"Yeah I'll get a tart." He looked at them again, shrugging. "If they're really as good as you say?" He shifted, pulling the money out of his pocket. "How much?" He looked up at Dave, fins flicking. He'd picked up on the music when he'd got close to the counter, but didn't really pay attention to the tune. It was louder now that Dave was leaning closer. His brow furrowed and he cocked his head, fins tilted up and forward. "What are you listenin' to?"

"Ha ha funny. No, sometimes I do knots, sometimes I do extra research or start learnin' a new language again. I dunno. Anythin' not to sleep?"

2015-06-22 01:01:30
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"The tea will be 2.30$, so... all together it should be about 3.90$ he said after some brief counts, taking out a plate, and picking out the one that looked bigger for him, placing it on the counter, then some other for him, putting it next to it. "This one here is yours." He points, before putting back the thing he used to grab it in the first place. He rose a brow slightly. "You can hear it from there? Uh, it's, here, it's an intro from a videogame." He fiddles with his apron to grab his phone, and hands it to him, lowering the volume a bit, since he likes to listen to music really loudly.

"Learning languages huh? How many do you know?" He goes over to check if the water is hot enough for him to add the tea, and it is, so he does it right away.

2015-06-22 01:06:02
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Eridan handed over the exact change, picking up the plate with the tart on it and holding it for now, inspecting it.

He raised an eyebrow to match, wiggling his fins for emphasis as he spoke. "Uh, yeah? Extremely good hearin' with these. Sensitive to sounds vibrations an' psionic activity." He shrugged and looked at the phone, frowning slightly. "Is thisfrom that one game where every time you die you get a distressed voice screamin' 'Snaaaaaaake!' in your ear?"

"An' yeah. I know about nine or ten, dependin' on whether you count the language of the sea as a proper language, an' not just sounds." He watches him add the tea, shrugging slightly. "It was somethin' to do, so I did it. Humans have many interestin' languages y'know."

2015-06-22 01:30:33