milky's bullshit containment zone

[weaseled]

Who ⚔ Yael & assorted nerds
What ⚔ A dungeon run and other things
When ⚔ After the party
Where ⚔ Errywhere
Content Warnings ⚔ Men with their tits out? Alcohol??? No correlation there surprisingly. nsfw i'm sorry mom

Comments

[weaseled]

[He is surprised, as a matter of fact. For a boy that looks like he has nothing in his head but a pair of ping pong balls, he's remarkably world-wise. Perhaps that's why Yael feels that Brambles is someone he can get along with.]

Sorry about your friend. He in a better place now?

[Yael has had his own familial struggles, but it's nothing he cares to talk about.]

[dapples]

I think so. His family more or less shunned him, and he still struggles. There's no rush in getting over these things ... but he's told me that his found family helps him keep it together.

[weaseled]

I see.

[Yael is quiet for a moment longer, letting Brambles' words sink in.]

Anyone can pull themselves up out of a rut if they try, huh. That's inspirational stuff.

[dapples]

[ He thinks for a moment. ]

Mm. Less that. More like ... it's easier to deal with hardships if you have a support network.

[weaseled]

A support network.

[Yael huffs, perhaps tellingly. A support network... He's lived and survived on his own for a long time now without one. Those who have them are quite fortunate, he thinks.]

And what if you don't? Tough shit?

[dapples]

Of course that's not what I meant. You have to do what you can with the cards you've been dealt, and if something isn't working ... to try something new. At least, that's how it was with my best mate.

[weaseled]

Mm. You've got a pretty good head on your shoulders, you know that? Though you don't look it.

[Brambles has that whole vapid twink look going for him, but Yael supposes he might look different in real life.]

[dapples]

Haha! Well, all I look like is my avatar!

[ SAID LIKE HE ALSO ISN'T A VAPID TWINK IN REAL LIFE ALSO, ]

[weaseled]

[Why? Why is he a twink magnet??]

Seriously? ...No, that explains it all, actually. You need a better haircut.

[dapples]

[ they're in such low mass that they start to orbit larger life forms that they enter the vicinity of ]

What haircut would you give me, then?

[weaseled]

[You know what? That explains everything. Science is so magical...]

Hmm. How about a mohawk?

[dapples]

Really!? I'm nowhere near cool enough for one of those ...

[weaseled]

Cool?

[Yael can't help but snort. This kid's pretty cute... you know, for a nerd.]

You really think mohawks are cool? They're pretty damn lame if you ask me.

[dapples]

Of course they're cool! They're worn by, like, punks and rockers and stuff. Musicians. Cool people and rebels.

[ although ... ]

Maybe it's just England that they're cool in ... [ where even is yael from anyway??? ]

[weaseled]

[Yael snorts, unable to imagine a mohawk ever being cool anywhere.]

Heh, maybe. The English have a weird sense of what's cool and what isn't. No offense.

[dapples]

Haha! None taken. You're right, though. There are many oddities in England.

[weaseled]

[Yael yawns, flopping back in the grass.]

Yeah? Got any examples in mind? Suppose I could tell you a few stories about Egypt in exchange.

[dapples]

[ He brightens! ]

Wow! You're really from Egypt!? I've never met anyone from Egypt before! I'd be more than happy to swap stories!

[weaseled]

You've got yourself a deal. First things first: how do you feel about cats? Choose your answer carefully.

[dapples]

Cats are lovely. They're a huge part of Egyptian culture, aren't they?

[weaseled]

They sure are, and the brats know it too. I never had a cat of my own growing up, but I didn't need one when I had half of the neighborhood strays hitting me up for scraps every evening. Those things were better fed than I was.

[dapples]

Aww, wow! We have nothing happening like that in England ... the most you'll get is hearing two alleycats having a fight at three in the morning. I wouldn't mind feeding cats passing by, but I know I might never be able to stop ...

[weaseled]

Come visit Egypt. If you're the kind of nice guy who can't help sharing his lunch with the local strays, you'll be drowning in cats before you know it.

[dapples]

It would certainly be an experience, I'd absolutely love to pop over to Egypt.

[ pop over, he says, like it's not a flight halfway across the world ... ]

[weaseled]

Pop over? Isn't the UK pretty far?

Besides, I don't live there anymore. I wouldn't be able to give you the grand tour of every cat in the neighborhood.