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Who| Dave Strudel and Eridan Amphro
What| Eridan gets a gun and uses it to get himself some quality time with Dave.
Where| The Homestuck Store
When| Late into week 2
Warnings/Notes| Anything that being held at gunpoint could entail, forced role playing, Eridan.
Dave's mental state since his last with Eridan has vastly improved. Loki might be a fake boyfriend, but he's a cathartic one and a helpful one. Dave feels like he has a better foothold in the Arena when he's traveling with someone who really knows their shit, so he's been surviving quite well. Of course, he hasn't been able to push the fight entirely from his mind. This is both because it's really the closest he's come to killing someone in cold blood and because he decided that the best way to deal with that was to make himself a tooth necklace. Though to be fair, that was mostly due to Initiate's assistance.
It's hard not to think about a guy when you have his teeth hanging around your neck like a sign that says "don't fuck with me", but Dave hadn't even considered that he might have gotten his hands on a gun of all things. As such, he enters the trollier Homestuck store without much of a care for who might find him.
He has a sword slung over his back in a makeshift sheath for convenience and a skateboard hanging limply in his hand as he trails around the store with veiled amusement. Told you, Sollux, you're all gimmicks. Look at all this paint, all these horns and buckets and cultural fuckery. Damn, half of their fans wouldn't even know how goddamn annoying it is to live with these guys for three years. Dave almost considers the benefits of making a David Attenborough style documentary, shitty graphics and all. He's giving it serious thought as his hands reach out to squeeze idly at a makeshift scalemate, shoulder straightening in surprise as it squeaks loudly.
Way to be inaccurate, fuckers. He scoffs to himself, a little too enchanted with the bullshit here.
What| Eridan gets a gun and uses it to get himself some quality time with Dave.
Where| The Homestuck Store
When| Late into week 2
Warnings/Notes| Anything that being held at gunpoint could entail, forced role playing, Eridan.
Dave's mental state since his last with Eridan has vastly improved. Loki might be a fake boyfriend, but he's a cathartic one and a helpful one. Dave feels like he has a better foothold in the Arena when he's traveling with someone who really knows their shit, so he's been surviving quite well. Of course, he hasn't been able to push the fight entirely from his mind. This is both because it's really the closest he's come to killing someone in cold blood and because he decided that the best way to deal with that was to make himself a tooth necklace. Though to be fair, that was mostly due to Initiate's assistance.
It's hard not to think about a guy when you have his teeth hanging around your neck like a sign that says "don't fuck with me", but Dave hadn't even considered that he might have gotten his hands on a gun of all things. As such, he enters the trollier Homestuck store without much of a care for who might find him.
He has a sword slung over his back in a makeshift sheath for convenience and a skateboard hanging limply in his hand as he trails around the store with veiled amusement. Told you, Sollux, you're all gimmicks. Look at all this paint, all these horns and buckets and cultural fuckery. Damn, half of their fans wouldn't even know how goddamn annoying it is to live with these guys for three years. Dave almost considers the benefits of making a David Attenborough style documentary, shitty graphics and all. He's giving it serious thought as his hands reach out to squeeze idly at a makeshift scalemate, shoulder straightening in surprise as it squeaks loudly.
Way to be inaccurate, fuckers. He scoffs to himself, a little too enchanted with the bullshit here.
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Which is a good thing, all things considered. All, black things, considered, that is.
So when he grows curious to the troll-y looking shop, and peeks inside, only to find Dave, he feels a full body rush of disgust jolt through him like a bolt of lightning just struck him. His anger spiking, fins flaring, and his heart fluttering. Honestly, he's so distracted by Dave he doesn't even notice most of the questionable apparel, or the... buckets.
Uhm.
Gripping his gun tightly in his hands, he quietly approaches. Dave's not unarmed, which makes this all the more enthralling, but Eridan's not looking to possibly get stabbed today. Or even for another duel, no, he has something else in mind, something that'll return what pride and dignity (and teeth) Dave took from him earlier.
Once close enough, he puts the barrel of his carbine to Dave's back, letting the hard cylinder uncomfortably dig against him, "Well, well, what hawe we here? Don't make any sudden mowements, or my prong might accidentally squeeze, an' wouldn't that be a fuckin' shame?"
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His eyes are flicking over merchandise when Eridan approaches, giving the illusion that he doesn't hear it while his hand grips his saber a little tighter. He's waiting for the opportune moment to spin around and strike, but the discomfort of a cylinder digging against his back is probably the most sobering feeling he's ever experienced.
Shit. He forgot about guns. It only gets worse when the assailant speaks and he needs to bite back a groan. There's a tiny part of his brain reminding him that if he'd killed Eridan this wouldn't have happened, but he dismisses it. He can talk his way out of this, he's sure.
"Hey sunshine." He stiffens himself in position so there's no threat of movement. "Miss me that much, huh?"
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When Dave speaks, Eridan's fins perk and he narrows his eyes as he snarls a bit. The sunshine comment is interesting, considering Eridan is about as deadly as a ray of sunshine on Alternia right now. It's almost a complement, really. But Dave's too casual with a gun to his back, with his life in the palms of Eridan's hands--literally. It inspires Eridan to dig the barrel even more.
"You could say that, there's just somethin' about that nauseatin' face a yours that begs to be seen again." He looks to the saber, his mouth pursing into a thin line.
"Toss the sword away from you, we got business to do an' I ain't interested in you gettin' any ideas." He punctuates it with jabs from the tip of the gun against Dave's back. A latent threat that if Dave so much as makes him think he's getting hostile, he'll blow a hole through his spine.
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Dave is scared, even if he isn't showing it. He's trying not to freak out because he'll work better if he can keep a clear mind. The barrel digging into his spine is enough to make him let out a disgruntled hiss, his shoulders tensing all the more. This is exactly why trolls shouldn't have been given weapons, he thinks. He just hopes Eridan doesn't draw this out too much.
"Yessir." He says with enough of an obliging air to make him sick. His dad gave him that sword, man, but here he is tossing it to the side and raising his hands in surrender because he's all good and playing along. "So, what business are you looking for, exactly? I don't remember penciling you into my calender."
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Dave's complacency is great, honestly, and the amount of control Eridan has over the situation is soothing to the troll's temper. Even if Dave's a little sassy still, but that's fine. He wouldn't be Dave without it, it's annoyingly endearing to say the least.
"Funny that, I don't need you to pencil me into nothin'. I'm a bit too important for simple schedulin'." Another jab, "Turn around."
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"Seems like all the more reason to- ow. God, I'm moving alright? You're going to bruise my spine." He wouldn't be him if he didn't go down complaining like a bitch. The request reminds him of the teeth he has hanging around his neck and his gut wrenches. That could be an instant down spiral, but he can either look nervous or pull the accessory off with all the grace he had intended to use when he first put it on.
So he turns, with his head tilted up a little to give Eridan a nice look at it. He tries not to stare at the gun, he just stares at Eridan through his nice, sneaky shades.
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Perhaps to a troll that has no black intentions for this human this would seem like a pretty strongly forward advance, but to a troll who has been laying it on so thickly this whole time, it comes across like Dave knows and understands what's happening. And it's pretty touching! Eridan can't help the violet that raises to his cheeks as he stares at the necklace, or the nervous swallow that follows.
"An' here I wasn't sure if you had it in ya," what, he doesn't clarify before moving on, his eyes focusing back at his face as he jabs the barrel into his gut almost affectionately, "We're gonna play a game, you an' me."
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Is he.. is he blushing? Oh. Oh no, is he reading it like.. no. Has he felt this way the whole time? Suddenly flippant comments make more sense, context has been added and Dave's gut is twisting even harder in horror. Nope. No way. He's been fucking encouraging him this whole time with his natural charisma and bad boy attitude. The idea of a game with Eridan just got a whole lot more horrifying, but he can't turn him down easy now. There's absolutely no room for a clarification of the platonic nature of hatred he has for Eridan.
He swallows hard, feeling world's of uncomfortable even before he's being jabbed in the gut with a gun. What's worse at this point in time? Really. But if he can just. Keep playing. He might be able to wiggle away in one piece.
"You had me at you and me." He quirks that brow again. "Is this really the time or place for a little impromptu chess? Maybe we can take the gun out of the situation and make this a little easier on the blood pump. Just you and me." Fucking kill him. He's already dead inside.
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"I think the gun's necessary." He replies smoothly, "It adds a danger element, and what would this be without it?"
It's honestly more that Eridan wants Dave to fear him a bit, to see that he isn't so easily overpowered, and that he deserves some goddamn respect. Whether any of this actually occurs to Dave is another matter entirely. Eridan definitely likes the rest of what Dave says, and it leaves him grinning, preening almost. Yes, this is nice, this sort of hatred between them is great, and the fact that Dave does want this just between them, confirmation, validation... It's enough to leave the sea dweller almost giddy.
The stare he's giving Dave is almost dreamy, but then he moves his gaze to the horns on display behind Dave. They're a bit weird, kind of morbid really. But then, his eyebrows raise as he gets an idea.
"Dawe--grab one a those. Put 'em on. If we're gonna be doin' this shit proper, you need to be proper." And by proper he means a troll. Sure, no silly horns will actually make him so, but it fits the game he wants to play.
Humans don't FLARP, trolls do.
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Fuck it. If he wants to live now and not die embarrassingly he's going to have to play along.
"Intimate." He spits out in response, trying not to pull a face like he just french kissed a lemon. "It's no fun if we don't even out the playing field, right? Guns are so.." He twists his hand as he searches for the word. "Inelegant? I guess."
He doesn't yet realize that Eridan wants his fear and uncertainty, because he's playing right into that. The dreamy look Eridan gives him is more uncomfortable than anything, he doesn't like being looked at like that by anyone. Let alone some asshole alien with an obsession.
"What's proper about that?" He raises a brow, but he continues to be compliant as he shuffles toward them. This is going to be humiliating no matter what, isn't it? He looks at all of the horns like he needs to choose between eating two disgusting dishes before reaching for a spiked pair reminiscent of Terezi. Though he takes them, he's yet to put it on his head. He's just holding them and giving Eridan a look like c'mon, really? If he weren't wearing shades, he'd almost be giving puppy dog eyes.
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He watches Dave as he selects his horns, rolling his eyes when he picks the ones that resemble Terezi's the most. Of course. Though he'd feel weird if Dave picked the pair that looked most like his own, so he lets it pass. He raises an eyebrow when he doesn't put them on, however. Since that's. The point. Dave. He absolutely ignores the look, were it not for the glasses blocking the puppy dog eyes, he might have had some mercy.
For a second.
"What's proper about it is we're gonna be playin' a troll game, an' you ain't wery troll-ish, now are you?" He motions with the barrel of the gun from the horns to Dave's head, "Put them on an' pick a troll name, 'cos Dawe ain't one."
Is he serious? He certainly looks it. For all he's obviously amused by this whole thing, there's most certainly a tone of seriousness behind it. He is as serious as a heart attack right now.
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It's not that bad. It's not that bad. It's not that bad. It could be worse. Oddly, that doesn't seem to ease the knot in his gut, the one that tightens every time he sees that gun. He's not nearly so reckless as to imagine being shot is really better. The more he thinks on it, the more it seems obvious Eridan wouldn't shoot to kill anyway. He can't afford to be lurching around the Arena with gunshot wounds, just as much as he can't afford to bail on his friends by dying, come to think of it.
"Negatory, I am a meat popsicle by definition." He nods evenly, as if parroting off a trained response. His lips twitch as he bites down the urge to spew out a long, metaphor filled 'fuck you' speech for Eridan. He thinks on it for a brief moment, but in his heart of hearts he can't stop being a smart ass. "Daveve, obviously." He shrugs. "Seems like a logical course of action." And a purposefully irritating one given the amount of v's in that name.
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He could make him put on the grey make-up he can see just over yonder, but he thinks the horns will do. Besides, he wants to get to the main event, and waiting for Dave to cover himself with grey would take too long. That aside, it's pretty space racist that they've even offered this shit to humans. As if giving them the chance to dress up as them and mock them or something.
Fucking humans, seriously.
"Dawewe--" he frowns, but it's a proper troll name, and so he lets it slide, even if he can't pronounce it correctly. Eugh "Last name too, Strider has one too many letters."
Hopefully he won't make it something with too many V's either. The jackass.
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It could be worse. Never stop saying that. Even as Eridan draws this out to be the dumbest and longest moment he's ever lived to experience.
"Stridr." He answers blandly. "There's no 'e'." He adds before Eridan can correct him and draw this out even more. "Alright quick let's play, I am raring to go you have no idea. I'm looking so fresh with my horns and I am the exact right blood caste for this hypothetical situation."
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"Fine, Dawewe--er, whatewer, that works, no need to nitpick since you're beggin' to get goin' with this an' all." Yes, he's definitely begging, Eridan. "The game we're gonna play is a game I used to play back on Alternia, I'd be a filthy lyin' bottomfeeder if I said I didn't miss it, so you're gonna be indulgin' me. The game is called FLARP, ewer heard of it?"
He eyes him curiously, before going on, "I'd be surprised if not, since Ter played it quite a bit. She didn't compare to me or Wris, seein' as she an' me were the best a the best, but she had her merits, I'll admit. Respect where it's due, all that shit."
Now he's pacing past Dave, glancing at all the merchandise, but he's keeping himself turned just enough to keep the gun pointed at Dave, finger tightly on the trigger.
"Shame there ain't proper costumes in this place, I'd kill to hawe my ol' FLARPin' coat. Anyway, I was--am a seagrift, and I'd say we could roll you a class, there ought to be dice around here somewhere--but that'd be a waste a time 'cos I know exactly what you're gonna be." He says rather pompously before facing Dave entirely again.
"You're my captiwe, my war-slawe, if you will. Your stats don't matter. As for blood caste, I think that sickly red hue you like so much suits you just right."
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"She never mentioned it. Or you. From the shame, probably." There's an attempt to sound rueful there, as if also in mourning for his stupid jacket. He doesn't like the way Eridan's hand sits on that trigger, he can still feel his heart in his throat and he feels sick. Playing along will be easy, but Eridan's temperament is a little unpredictable. Just a fucking tiny bit.
"Sick. Alright sir, what would you have your humble man slave do at this quintessential moment in time? Because, as we know, my opinion is absolutely moot and there's no need to restate this but I will anyway because I want to be absolutely crystal clear on that part. Sir."
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"I wouldn't be surprised if that's the case." He agrees easily enough, seemingly buying Dave's rueful tone. Whether he actually does or not doesn't matter, the fact Dave's humoring him is enough. Sad as it is.
Rolling his eyes, he gives Dave a flat look, "Could you, at the wery fuckin' least, get into character? Who the fuck wants to be a slawe? Not many with workin' pans, but I mean... if that's your, uh, thing, then sure."
Makes him think of Equius, and while in his more desperate days he hit on that sack of stinky sweat, he's still kinda weird. Sure, Eridan would take advantage of his need to be dominated by a superior without a doubt, but he's still fucking weird and uncomfortable. But Eridan could swallow it for the sake of his superiority being respected.
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"Right, well if you wanted me to play naughty rebel slave you should have said something. I'm an actor, I need more specifics. I need to know the drama, the headspaces. What's your character thinking? What's my character thinking? What's my motivation? I think, if we really want this to work, we need to get right down to how this.." He lifts his hands as if to illustrate some sort of metaphorical amalgamation of what this. "Makes you feel." He gestures toward Eridan.
When in doubt, bullshit your way out, right? But he has a gun so..
"Alright so just imagine I'm shaking in my boots. I'm scared. I'm a troll-school drop out, I hit the seas on a whim thinking I could make something of myself and now I'm spending every other night in some strange man's bed. He gives me money but it'll never ease the pain I feel inside knowing that my child will never know his father. You kidnapped me and for the first time ever I have direction. That direction is you. I hate you. Should I mop something?"
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However, he's staring at Dave as he goes on about this, really getting into the whole thing, apparently. The questions leave Eridan surprised, and thinking actually. He watches Dave's hand movements, and then looks seriously contemplative. Sure he roleplays and shit, but it's mainly showing, not telling, so actually thinking about this and parsing it into words is new.
But no less fun.
When Dave goes on, Eridan can't help but gawk at him in embarrassed surprise at what he's saying. He didn't mean Dave's a fucking sex slave, holy fuck, that's not--he just wants Dave to hate him, and being a captive slave is a good way to spark the ire. He's not--"Wait hold the fuck up. I think you're takin' this to a context I wasn't meanin' for you to."
Eridan's rolling his eyes, trying to not show how much that interpretation of the situation has thrown him off. Sure, Dave goes on about hating him, which... makes his heart flutter a bit, but the rest of that... yeesh.
"I said you're a slawe, not a goddamn pail-whore. I ain't--My character wouldn't hawe yours in his 'bed' as you called it, and if you're a slawe anyway you wouldn't be gettin' money, that's not what a slawe is. Also, what fuckin' child?" Eridan almost sounds offended trying to understand where the fuck this all came from, and honestly, he is a little offended. Don't you hijack this, Dave, this is HIS scene, and you're not gonna ruin it with your weird asshole rambling!
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Of course, Dave hadn't legitimately thought this to be sexual at all. He flippantly brought it up just to rub in how creepy this is, not that Eridan really understands the delicacy of his humor. Or anything to do with reading a social situation.
"Oh, really?" He does his best to sound unimpressed, like Eridan is childish somehow for not having ill intentions with this role play. Even if he's a little relieved. Hugely relieved. He can't show it. "Ever think this is what happens when you send me in blind? Slave is very vague, it implies a lot of things. Okay. So I'm walking out here or whatever, looking demure but also not happy to be here and now you're probably going to tell me to do something. That's your cue, go."
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Eridan's face is all the more flushed at Dave's unimpressed reply, glaring brazenly at him for it. "Oh, my fuckin' bad I ain't some skeewy perwert that wants to feed into your apparent master-slawe rape fetish, or whatewer!"
But then Dave goes on, and Eridan is feeling a little less like he's in control here, and it's certainly pissing him off! So he snarls a semi-fangless snarl at Dave, pressing the gun to him, the barrel digging a bit.
"Don't get fuckin' sassy with me, worm. You keep pushin' this shit an' I'll paint the wall behind you with your disgustin' blood. Now shut your fuckin' trap an' get walkin'." The words are growled out as he nods towards the exit of the store. If they're gonna go hunting together, this store isn't the place for it.
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"Yeah, alright. You got it." He straightens his shoulders and looks straight ahead, miming zipping his lips and staying silent for a long moment before he gives Eridan an uncertain look. "Out there? Out of our cozy little place?" He's not terribly certain he wants anyone to see this, but it might be his only shot at getting a hand or making an escape. He really hopes it can be the latter, he really wants to believe he can handle this.
"Field trip it is." He says compliantly, striding forward a little faster than Eridan probably wants him to be. He needs to think fast, so clearly he needs to walk fast. That's how it works, right?
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He offers nothing but a flat look to Dave's question, which says more than he could verbally. Yes, out there, for all to see Dave, that's what he wants. At least Dave's moving the fuck along right after, that much is nice. Even if he's kinda. Going a little fast there.
Uhm.
"H--Hey! Don't walk faster than me, asshole, you stay at the tip of the barrel, and not a bloody inch further." Eridan's picking up his own pace to match Dave. Of course, he realizes that Dave's probably wanting to think of a way to escape, and so Eridan's keeping a close eye on his body language, if he looks like he's going to sprint, he'll squeeze the trigger and hope that he might not hit something too vital.
Even if the shot from the gun alone is pretty lethal in and of itself.