Crankshaft Memory [Crankshaft Rafflesian Rework}

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Lex: You've been giving me a stare for a good bit by the way.

Dotty: Still not over it.

Lex: I mean..

Lex: I want them to know how serious we all are, you know?

Lex: Want them to see that we're in it for the long run so...

Lex: Yeah.

Dotty: I mean you knew I'd say yes...

Lex: Yeah.

Lex: Gonna be a long time til we get to the main event but.

Lex: You know, is what it is.

Dotty: I could cry honestly.

*I could cry too...*

Dotty: Guess I just... never pictured I'd be the type you know?

Lex: I gotta invite all sorts of people once the news is out.

Dotty: Same! Spice, Targe, Kurt, Budgie..

Lex: Budgie still seeing that witch?

*Oh god was it Manzana?*

Dotty: On and off, she travels a lot. Could invite her too..

Lex: Geezer, my cousins, my parents if they're chill...

*I'll beat their asses myself if they don't..*

Dotty: Lupe, Tackle, Erica.

Lex: Think if I invite some online folks they'd make it?

Dotty: Maybe, don't see why not.

Lex: I wanna invite everyone, have a good time and all you know?

Dotty: Yeah.

Lex: And I want everyone to know. I wanna be like, loud and annooying until everyone gets the point.

Dotty: You may as well right? Nothing to hide.

Lex: Not a thing.

Dotty: Should dress up the little dude.

Lex: The Patchimus? Honestly Little Dude might be a good name.

Dotty: Honestly? Gives that vibe.

Lex: Little Dude for now, working title.

Dotty: I'll get stuck on that.

Lex: Oh god there's some folks from high school.

Dotty: Yeah. And I got a lot of people from the old days.

Dotty: Including Mori...

Lex: No way?!

*Yeah what the fuck?*

Lex: Think she'd come?

Dotty: Yeah just... I should talk about that some. You up for that?

Lex: Yeah. Let me in on it.

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Lex: So you actually knew her?

Dotty: Yeah. Back then.

Dotty: She’s the whole reason I got all rebooted to begin with you know?

Dotty: So I guess I owe her a lot..

Dotty: I remember them being kind of a sad person.

Dotty: But we met around the time things went to shit.

Lex: Angel’s egg?

Dotty: Yeah…

Dotty: Everything I remember about that feels rough and awful but..

Dotty: It was hella important. Formative.

Dotty: Think the version of me that exists today still feels a lot when I think about it.

Dotty: It makes me sad… but it also makes me happy that we’ve got what we do going on. Yu know?

Dotty: Wouldn’t give it up for anything.

Dotty: Making a lot more friends these days than I had back then.

Dotty: Hell, making friends in general on my own. Including you.

Lex: I mean that was pretty much a moment of fate right there.

Lex: Got in some beef, you had to check in as a duel official.

Dotty: You liked to punch too high back in the day.

Lex: Don’t let anyone disrespect, even if they’re stronger than you.

Lex: I’m not a coward.

*Preach.*

Dotty: You’re a little too brave.. But that’s what I like about you, you know?

Dotty: I want to introduce you to my old friends from back then one day.

Dotty: I want them to know that I’m happy…

Dotty: You and Jam… I dunno.

Dotty: Didn’t think I could see myself with the perfect people like that but… here I am.

Lex: I’m really not perfect.

Dotty: You are to me…

Lex: Like..

Lex: I’m a clumsy fucker.

Lex: I get angsty all the time.

Dotty: You never back down.

Dotty: You make sure I live my life as best I can.

Lex: I stay up too late..

Dotty: We have the best late night adventures.

Lex: My teeth are bad.

Dotty: They’re cute.

Lex: Maybe. Like, in a puggy kind of way.

Dotty: You’re not puggy.

Lex: Same energy.

Dotty: Nah, you’re more like… uh…

Dotty: What do you call those dogs with the long faces.

Lex: Oh god the weird horse ones?

Dotty: Yeah.

Lex: I can’t see it.

Dotty: Either way, don’t want to hear you downplay yourself, you know?

Lex: I’m gonna get better about it.

Lex: You used to do it too though.

Lex: Going off about being rusty and gross.

Dotty:  Yeaaah.

Dotty: You make me feel pretty though so..

Dotty: it’s been easier.

Lex: Hehe…

Dotty: I guess I just want you to know that you’re everything to me, you know? Both of you.

*Awww…*

Lex: We know..

Lex: Think about you all the time, you know?

Dotty: Same here.

Lex: Gonna be a lot to plan stuff ahead.

Dotty: Yeah.

Lex: But like… we’ve got each other.. We know so many good people.

Lex: There’s some scary stuff ahead and like..

Dotty: No kidding.

Lex: But like, between the three of us? We’ll get through it just fine.

Lex: No matter what.

Dotty: No matter what.

Lex: Love you..

Dotty: Love you too…

Lex: Heh, look.

Lex: Our little patch buddy’s dozed off.

Dotty: That’s a good sign you know. New pets have trouble sleeping the first night at a new place.

Lex: Yeah. Good omen?

Dotty: Maybe.

Lex: We should get some rest too..

Dotty: Yeah.. feeling sleepy myself.

Lex: You ready? Gonna hit the lights.

Dotty: Mmhmm!

Dotty: See you in the morning…

Lex: You too…

 

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TCG Night
Perspective: Lex
CW: Accurate depictions of TCG Locals.

 Mickey: You managed to finally show up to locals, what took you?

Lex: Had a lot going on, plus I had to research…

Mickey: Fair, fair. What’d you bring today?

Lex: You wanna take a look?

Mickey: Yeah dude, let me see the sauce.

Lex: Alright..

Mickey: Rabbit control? Really though?

Lex: Yeah, I saw there was new support so…

Mickey: You’re asking to get mugged with this.

Mickey: Like, rabbit control’s not bad but it’s so honest you know?

Mickey: People cheese the hell out of it.

Mickey: See you’re running 4 copies of Old Yeller though. See that’s fine.

Lex: I teched it out a bit.

Mickey: I can tell.

Mickey: Only three copies of Chaos Bee?

Lex: Couldn’t get the fourth in time, like…

Mickey: Shit’s a common dude, let me look through my extras.

Mickey: Found it.

Lex: How much?

Mickey: Take it, already got two playsets.

Lex: You sure?

Mickey: You wanna win, right? Take that shit.

Lex: Alright, if you’re sure.

Lex: So how competitive is this place?

Mickey: Mixed bag, there’s some real sweats here.

Mickey: Me included.

Lex: Yeah? What’d you bring.

Mickey: You’re not ready.

Lex: Can’t be that bad.

Mickey: Check it.

Lex:... I don’t know what that is.

Mickey: Thought you did research? You didn’t look at the newest set?

Lex: I tried but then some of the stuff needed a degree in law to figure out so like…

Lex: I figured I’d wing it, you know?

Mickey: Dude. It’s fine though, you probably won’t see me in bracket anyway.

Lex: Cocky.

Mickey: You’re lowest seed since you’re new.

Lex: There’s seeding at this local?

Mickey: Yeah, I go to regionals regularly so… you’ll have to work pretty hard.

Lex: I’ll do my best. Anyone I should look out for?

Mickey: Yeah, there’s a dude in the corner over there. One with the sexy playmat.

Lex: That’s not specific, I see like three of them.

Mickey: The demonitizable one.

Lex: Yeah Like I said.

MIckey: Dude plays Bad Wax Turbo. He’s a fucking criminal.

Lex: That good?

Mickey: Nah he sucks ass, he’s just awful to play against.

Lex: It’s fine.

Mickey: Maybe.

Mickey: We got time til signups start though. You wanna play a quick set?

Lex: Yeah, I’m down.

Mickey: Nice.

Mickey: Good to see you finally showed up though, seriously.

Lex: Yeah well, I needed a break like this.

Mickey: Gonna roll dice. High or low?

Lex: Low.

Mickey: Got a 3.

Lex: 1.

Mickey: Fuck off. Fine.

Lex: I’m going first.

Mickey: Go for it.

Lex: Ah..

Mickey: You brick?

Lex: I drew jack shit.

Mickey: Game two?

Lex: We’ll play this out.

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MORI Prologue Part 1
Perspective: Dotty
CW:None

 Dotty: Hey, can I talk to you?

Jam: Go ahead. What’s up?

Dotty: Just thinking about the past few years a lot.

Dotty: We’ve really seen a lot together, huh?

Jam: Yeah.

Dotty: We’re moved in, engaged, made a lot of friends along the way.

Dotty: Can you like, ground me for a bit?

Jam: What’s up?

Dotty: Just… sometimes when there’s too much of a good thing, you can’t help but worry, you know?

Dotty: Worried that's not gonna last?

Jam: I mean.. That’s a trauma response.

Jam: You've gone through a lot, even in just the past year.

Dotty: I know…

Dotty: I’m meeting with some old friends tomorrow and I’m nervous about that too but like…

Dotty: I dunno.

Jam: You want me to hold you a little?

Dotty: Yeah..

Jam: Come here.

Jam: God I forget how big you are.

Dotty: Built to last.

Jam: No kidding. I mean I like that.

Dotty: Both of you do. Makes me happy…

Jam: Good.

Jam: Lex is listening too by the way.

Dotty: Oh! Hi!

Jam: She says Hi back. So…

Dotty: So?

Jam: What’s got you nervous like this?

Dotty: It just happens I guess.

Dotty: Is it silly?

Jam: No?

Dotty: Like… nothing bad is likely gonna happen but-

Jam: It’s not.

Dotty: I guess just… you’ll be here tomorrow, right?

Jam: Right.

Dotty: And the next day.

Jam: And the day after.

Jam: I’m not gonna leave you out of nowhere.

Dotty: I know.

Jam: Let’s just talk for a bit, alright?

Dotty: Okay…  Yeah.

Jam: You're surrounded by people who love you.

Jam: You've got a Patchimus sleeping at the foot of the bed.

Dotty: Two rabbits.

Jam: That's more than a lot of people have.

Dotty: Hehe.

Dotty: Does help. Just...

Dotty: Thinking about what's good.

Dotty: When I finish up meeting folks, I want to talk about it with you after.

Jam: Yeah, go ahead. Call me if you need help at any point too.

Dotty: Mm... wanna just put on a movie and lay down together for awhile?

Jam: Yeah, Got anything in mind?

Dotty: Not really. Just need some backnoise before I dump some thoughts.

Jam: I'll browse around then, hold on.