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[ceruleo]

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[ceruleo]

Excuse you!

I'm wounded over here, Keith! You got a lot of nerve, pal!

[secondnature]

Look. I'm just trying to get you archery lessons.

Not arrows to the face.

[ceruleo]

'Arrows to the face', please. You say that like it's likely!

[secondnature]

It might be with her. It's easy to make her mad.

[A ... more evenhanded statement than "I've seen you with girls," which is what he initially burst out in the room but hadn't made it into the stage of him "thinking it at the magitek."]

[ceruleo]

The hard-to-get type, huh? Duly noted.

[ rip ]

[secondnature]

Lance, don't do this.

[ceruleo]

I'm just gonna talk to her, okay?! Jeez!

[secondnature]

I trust you. Just ... don't do anything weird.

[ceruleo]

Yeah, whatever, dad. Get off my case.

[ /mature ]

[secondnature]

Fine. But if it goes badly, don't say I didn't warn you.

[secondnature]

And don't ever call me that again.

It's weird.

[ceruleo]

Have it your way!

Thanks for the heads up, I guess.

[secondnature]

You're welcome.

some time later...

[ceruleo]

You told her I'm ANNOYING?!

[secondnature]

I had to warn her!

[ceruleo]

[ He is actually, genuinely—hurt. A little. ]

Whatever. I'm not—whatever!

[secondnature]

I said it was easy to irritate her!

[ceruleo]

[ it's not about that!! ]

You really think I'm annoying, don't you?!

[secondnature]

We've already had this conversation.

[ceruleo]

Yeah, well, it hurt then and it still hurts now, okay?! Sorry!

[secondnature]

Look. I don't have a problem with your thing. Or you being you. I'm sorry if it seems like that.

[Keith probably stared at this for a long, long time before he came up with those words. He's Trying.]

[ceruleo]

[ rubs face. ]

No, I know. It's

[ It takes a moment for the next message to come. ]

I'm gonna go cool off I guess. Got archery lessons in the morning.

[secondnature]

[Insert a long sad thing about Keith's smadness and insecurities.]

Fine. Sleep well.