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[themightybosstone]

I aint poutin'

[ He says. Pouting. TAIL SWISHING.

He does climb up to his feet at the promise of drinks though. ]

... Kay I'm down for a beer or two.

[throughbamboo]

At least two.

[this sounds like an at least two beer conversation, without even getting into it. Leading the way to the bar to get them started]

[themightybosstone]

[ lbr this is a hard liquor conversation, but they'll get there.

Brocade immediately goes for a bar stool instead of a booth. Way more comfortable on the tail. ]

So.

[throughbamboo]

[more comfortable for big guys too tbh]

So.

[themightybosstone]

[ Bites off the crimped cap, spits it out and chugs down like a third. ]

I fucked up.

[throughbamboo]

[poppin' open his own and taking a sip]

S'what ya said in yer text. What happened?

[themightybosstone]

So. One of them pastries gave me a want to be real competitive. Violently.

.. An' they were just a.. just a normal person.

[throughbamboo]

The cupcakes? Fuck - they all right?

[themightybosstone]

I hurt em bad.

You know Lithium's sis, right?

[throughbamboo]

. . . know of her, haven't met her.

[themightybosstone]

[He doesn't answer, the next part is a little too hard to say out loud.]

[throughbamboo]

. . .

She okay now? D'ya know?

[themightybosstone]

Physically? Yeah. I brought her one of the healin' potions when I got my head on.

[throughbamboo]

[a slow nod]

S'what I meant.

. . . shit, 'Cade.

[themightybosstone]

[ He's finishing that beer off. ]

I lost control. It wasn't even- I can't say it weren't me.

I did it.

[throughbamboo]

[he takes a long drink of his]

Ain't somethin' you'd do if shit were normal.

[themightybosstone]

...

That's the problem, bro.

I don't actually know if it is or not.

[throughbamboo]

[. . .

He frowns and looks over]

Whaddaya mean?

[themightybosstone]

[ He tilts his empty beer bottle back and forth. And orders a second round. It's a good way to give himself time to order his thoughts a bit. ]

Someone who knows me better than fuckin' anyone told me... that uh, that's just who I am. Who I've always been.

So I've been giving it a think.

And I can't say he's actually wrong.

[throughbamboo]

[the frown deepens as he puts his bottle down, shifting a bit to better look at Brocade]

How so? 'Cuz ya never struck me that way.

[themightybosstone]

I can't exactly say I don't like hurting people.

Dude, I do. I LOVE fightin'.

But like, I weren't able to notice all this time that one of my buds actually didn't.

[ Cracks open the next one and takes a big gulp ]

And that makes me the worst.

[throughbamboo]

Lovin' a fight an' lovin' hurtin' people are two very different things, Brocade.

[themightybosstone]

Can't do one without the other, bro. And it's what I'm good at.

[throughbamboo]

Y'don't love fightin' 'cuz ya get to hurt people, do ya?

[themightybosstone]

...

I dunno.

I don't think so, like, don't go past the bell or the tap, yeah?