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[notyourfathersosborn]

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[resipiscent]

Psh

Go for it. He'll just end up talking about like, the Pride Lands and stuff.

[Riku has heard a lot of stories at this point.]

[notyourfathersosborn]

like simba and nala from the lion king

also that involves too much energy

[resipiscent]

Yeah. They're a movie too, then, huh?

That's fair. I can have him take a shift on rambling, if you like. Lowest amount of energy expenditure possible.

[notyourfathersosborn]

most of your friends seem to be

its okay but thanks for the offer.

[Because as interesting as the stories would be, he really doesn't know Sora and that would be more awkward than anything.]

[resipiscent]

Apparently. I don't know them at all, though. I've never been there.

Right.

[He gets it. Sora wouldn't think it was awkward at all, though -- he's pretty sure Sora already considers Normie his friend because Riku's friends with him. But Riku is also a little hesitant with these things and so he doesn't mind.]

If I ever get ported in and out again, I'll have more stories for you, probably.

[notyourfathersosborn]

not necessarily

remember i was gone all october

all i could tell you about was the dinner brenda and i had that night

and even then probably not because that was in october and i dont remember the last real food i ate a few days ago

[resipiscent]

That's right. Maybe just one more. Or none, because apparently port-outs without going anywhere are also a thing.

[Can't remember what he last ate, though... Riku decides they'll get something good when he's back.]

[notyourfathersosborn]

yeah ive heard that too

im glad i was able to see brenda again

if only for a day

[resipiscent]

I can imagine. That's... hard to fathom, for me, having something like that.

[notyourfathersosborn]

what
seeing your friends again

[resipiscent]

No, like, a Brenda. Minato and I are not nearly so serious.

[casual bomb dropped]

[notyourfathersosborn]

whos minato

i'm so sorry, normie

[resipiscent]

[wat.]

um

[He has no idea how to say this.]

... I didn't realize we'd never talked about this. Minato is the person I've been seeing since... the summer.

[notyourfathersosborn]

DUDE

I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS

i mean i feel like ive told you the names of all my stepdads cousins at this point

how come you never told me you had a boyfriend

[resipiscent]

I
it just didn't come up. We're not
all that serious or anything.

Sorry. I didn't realize you didn't know or I would have said something by now.

[notyourfathersosborn]

im not sure if i should be insulted by that crap


or if your boyfriend should


because you definitely just insulted one of us


its kind of impressive that i cant tell which

[resipiscent]

[Riku has had this discussion with Minato already, though -- he's not just downplaying it. No matter how serious Riku may be about this, Minato is not in the relationship for the same reason he is.]

Well, you can have confidence that I didn't mean to keep it from you, anyway.

[notyourfathersosborn]

still not sure how it never thought to come up in the past 6 months

especially not all the times ive mentioned brenda before this

[resipiscent]

I
you're right.
But honestly, even if I had noticed, I'm not sure I could have
brought it up on my own anyway?

I feel weird about drawing attention to myself

[He's kind of babbling now -- he doesn't really know how to go about explaining himself.]

[notyourfathersosborn]

but

dont you WANT to gush about him

[Shut up, Normie. Not everyone is a hopeless romantic like you.]

[resipiscent]

I don't know what you mean by 'gush'.

[notyourfathersosborn]

talk about them to everyone

tell everyone how awesome they are

[resipiscent]

Oh. Um... sometimes, I guess. Both of us are kind of... not that way, though? I don't think he... even knows that's a thing people do.

[notyourfathersosborn]

damn im going to have to coach you on this arent i

okay

what do you like about him

[resipiscent]

We're doing this now?