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[stirtheblood]

You can try texting Vicious if you want.

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[notsospeedy]

I wasn't sure what kinda food you liked, so I made some traditional Diné frybread. You can eat'em savory or sweet!... um, some of'em are probably soggy by now, though.

[He pulls out a basket of lumpy, deep fried breads. They've gone cold, but they still smell good. There's some topped with shredded lettuce, tomato, cheese and ground beef, like a taco. Others with powdered sugar.]

[stirtheblood]

[oh. he comes over to peer into the basket]

I'll eat whatever, really. Never had anythin' like this before, though... you cooked it, huh?

[picks up one of the taco ones]

[notsospeedy]

Yeah. It's pretty easy, just dough deep fried in lard.

Since I was tellin' you all about the Diné, I figured - you might be interested in trying some of the food.

[stirtheblood]

...Feedin' me your home cookin', huh?

[Vicious certainly has some kind of feeling about that. He conceals it by taking a bite.]

[notsospeedy]

[Bashful, he scratches his face and glances down at the frybread. It's not fancy, but he tried his best?]

I hear cooking for someone you like's a good way to convey your feelings...?

[While the topping's soaked into the bread, what isn't wet is crispy - while soft on the inside.]

[stirtheblood]

[Vicious isn't picky, so even the soggy parts don't really bother him. He chows down on the whole thing in a few more bites.]

...What, ya think your feelings still ain't been conveyed well enough?

[notsospeedy]

[Roy's gonna have himself one of the sweet ones, meanwhile]

What can I say, I'm a romantic. I don't ever wanna stop conveying'em.

[stirtheblood]

...Heh.

Ain't what I'm used to, for sure. But if that's what ya wanna do, I certainly ain't complainin'.

[Vicious leans in to kiss Roy after Roy finishes chewing his bread, licking some powdered sugar from his lips.]

[notsospeedy]

[His lips are dusted and sweet. Roy kisses back, the taste of salt and sugar both on his palate now.]

I want... to make sure you never feel taken for granted.

[stirtheblood]

Hm. Don't think there's any danger of that happenin'.

[Vicious pulls away to grab a sweet frybread for himself, and continues to talk with it halfway in his mouth]

Ain't that more your sorta thing? Bein' the one people just assume'll be around for whatever they need?

[notsospeedy]

...They're usually right. If they asked, I'd come running. Sometimes, they don't even need to ask.

It's the other kind of assuming I hate. The one where they think they know what kind of help I need, 'cause of my history...

[A frustrated chomp that rings louder than the others]

[stirtheblood]

Don't matter whether they're right or not. It matters that it's your decision. There's a difference between knowin' what you're gonna do 'cause they know ya, and takin' it for granted that you'll do it. Expectin' it outta you without thinkin' about what it means.

...The other thing sounds pretty bad too, though.

[stuffs more frybread in his mouth]

[notsospeedy]

People who never fell down that hole of addiction don't know what it feels like.

Yeah, I never should've touched the stuff. And it gets hard sometimes... when I just want a break from it all.

But in their minds, I'll always be the guy who lost himself. Wasn't strong enough to resist the poison. Poor Roy, destined to lapse again.

[stirtheblood]

...Yeah, well, screw them. They can't say they wouldn't do the same thing in the same situation. It sounds like a lot of your heroes've got superiority complexes. You trip up, you ain't on the savin'-people team anymore. You're just someone to be saved.

[notsospeedy]

Well I ain't seen any Robins at my AA meetings.

It's not like I've never fallen off the wagon, but... still stings though. When that's all they see.

...Do me a favour, though?

[stirtheblood]

[he doesn't know what either a robin or an AA is]

What?

[notsospeedy]

[He grins, wry and a little bittersweet]

If you catch me trying to get boozed up, beat some sense into me until I snap outta it.

[stirtheblood]

...Heh. If it's a special request, I'll be sure to.

[notsospeedy]

What's it you always say? Don't let your sin own you?

[stirtheblood]

...Somethin' like that, yeah.

It's true it'll always be part of who you are. And there'll always be people who judge ya based on that. But you can decide what ya wanna do with that.

[notsospeedy]

Yeah. You get it.

Even if I'm small potatoes compared to you, it just feels nice. Being with you, I don't feel like I'm under some invisible pressure.

[stirtheblood]

[grins]

Well, everyone's small potatoes compared to me. And it's true ya ain't gotta do anythin' just to satisfy me.

[notsospeedy]

That just makes the extra feel extra nice, right?

...You like the frybread?

[stirtheblood]

When it comes to food, I like most stuff.

[...]

And it is kinda nice to get a taste of somethin' ya wanted to share with me enough to make it.

[notsospeedy]

I'll take that as a yes?

What do you like most, though?