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THIRD REBELLION ❅ TEXT
[A text hits the network around noon. It's very short and to the point, though it's not specifically addressed to anyone.]
How do you tell the difference between someone you're just friends with and someone you're romantically interested in?
[...Obviously it comes from Isaac. No one else could fail social on this level. At least he was trying to keep his fail minimized! The text was supposed to be private to Hughes. Unfortunately... Isaac is a fail with technology too. Have fun trolling!]
How do you tell the difference between someone you're just friends with and someone you're romantically interested in?
[...Obviously it comes from Isaac. No one else could fail social on this level. At least he was trying to keep his fail minimized! The text was supposed to be private to Hughes. Unfortunately... Isaac is a fail with technology too. Have fun trolling!]
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Y-yeah. It sounds stupid.
[Tsun tho.]
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[All right. Let's just...weigh our options here.
He could always turn Isaac down now, but he isn't sure of the result that would yield; while he's positive that Isaac will more or less be a kicked puppy by the end of this no matter how this goes - because honestly, there's no way for it to go that isn't "horribly wrong" - a rejection will result in tremendous amounts of awkwardness, to say the least, if not flat-out avoidance. Isaac is one of the few whose company he actually enjoys, so Kimblee would like to avoid the...ah, avoidance, if at all possible.
On the other hand, actually indulging him in this sort of thing isn't going to work very well, either; the level of genuine caring and affection that Kimblee is capable of (bluntly put, next to none) is never enough to sustain a relationship - he personally doesn't care, but his partner invariably does, and this tends to end in the other person trying to change him somehow. Isaac claims that what Kimblee will give him is enough, and perhaps it will be for now, but Kimblee knows that won't be the case for long - however, it's possible to make a bit of an object lesson out of that, isn't it? It'll likely sting when everything eventually goes to hell, but it will prove a point.
And oh, it will go to hell.
He doesn't have much to lose from accepting; Isaac isn't like Archer, whose personality would likely warp horribly as the result of engaging in something like this. There are already a multitude of rumors regarding him, so it isn't as though his sexuality is going to be called into question any more than it already is. The relationship will eventually collapse in on itself, it'll probably sting for a bit on Isaac's part, but at the very least there will be confirmation that this isn't going to work.
He'll only be mildly inconvenienced for a week or so - and he's only granting it that long because he's feeling particularly optimistic today.]
Well. Perhaps I'd be willing to indulge you for now.
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[He's not sure what to think of this. Kimblee shouldn't need very long at all to come up with a way to let him down gently enough - assuming Kimblee's even bothering with that. What else could it be though?]
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You... what...?
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[Don't expect an answer any time soon, Kimblee. Instead you'll just get a lot of this expression.]
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[no really
what
what is this
why are we doing it]
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Really? Are you sure? I mean that's...!
[THE AMOUNT OF 8D HERE...]
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OH
WELL
THERE WE GO
LETO TAKE THE WHOLE FUCKING VEHICLE TBH]
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That is what I said.
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That's... that's great! Thanks!
[Words aren't really happening very well right now, but Isaac's very obviously pleased. Holy shit he was not expecting this.]
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Of course, Isaac. Don't mention it.
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[But! Now that we've established that! ...What does he do now? Other than herp frantically at you, because he's doing a lot of that.]
[BEST DAY EVER, KIMBLEE!!]
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...well...
[yep
yep wat do]
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[You know, in case you somehow or other managed to miss that.]
[orz]
Well.
[Well.]
[He's just going to say what they're both thinking, okay? Don't judge him too harshly.]
...What now?
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You say that as though I have any idea.
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Well. I guess we'll... figure something out.
[It's best to start slow anyway! Really slow. Since you're a guy and he's a guy and how does this even work anyway?]
[...also orz]
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[...dear god, man, that expression is horrifying.]
Either way, you certainly seem pleased.
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Well, of course I am. I wasn't expecting you to go along with this.
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Is it really that important to you?
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[Isaac hesitates for a moment, turning his attention away from Kimblee for a moment when he finally responds. This is embarrassing...]
...Yeah. It is.
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It's something that he knows he probably should do; he has no empathy, but he has enough experiences and knowledge of the world to know that what he's doing is probably cruel. This isn't going to end well and he knows it; if he has any moral inclinations whatsoever, now is when he should stop.
...
Shame he doesn't, then.]
I'd no idea you were such a romantic, Isaac! It's almost adorable.
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What...? I'm not...!
[He totally is orz]
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Not what? Because regardless of which point you're about to argue - romantic or adorable - you're clearly wrong on the first point, and the second is too subjective for you to say.
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[Also stop it with the kittyface that's not helping.]
I'm not either, Kimblee.
[Tsuuuuuuun.]
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