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[weboftime]

I don't think I'm ready for that.

[greatoldjohn]

No one here was ready to face monsters trying to kill them.

You don't have to fix everything or do what they say or let them hurt you. But putting your comfort over their pain isn't fair when you caused that pain and they did nothing to deserve it.

[weboftime]

And if I don't mean it yet?

[greatoldjohn]

Say it anyway.

You barely know what it means yet. Of course you don't mean it.

If you want to, later, you can say it again. But you can't come to understanding it by just avoiding it.

[weboftime]

I need to talk to Trixie.

[greatoldjohn]

It's not a bad idea. But don't use it to avoid responsibility.

[weboftime]

I won't.

But I trust her.

[greatoldjohn]

I'm glad.

For the record, I am pissed at you.

You pulled this shit the day before my birthday.

I'm going to have a party next week so everyone will be out of death tolls and at the moment, you aren't invited but I might ask Trixie to bring you some cake.

[weboftime]

I won't be out of here by then.

But I'd like some cake if you feel like sharing.

[greatoldjohn]

That works out then.

I might. You might also get the tester recipe cake. It's my first birthday so I want it to be a good cake.

[weboftime]

I don't mind. You deserve a good birthday.

It was cake that Trixie gave me to remind me of what I am. Cake and pop.

[greatoldjohn]

I don't know what pop is. But cake does seem to make people happy.

[weboftime]

Soda.

She used to bring me sweets quite a bit.

[greatoldjohn]

Oh.

I can't really do sweets.

[weboftime]

What do you mean?

[greatoldjohn]

What do you mean, what do I mean?

I don't have a body. I can't eat anything.

[weboftime]

I know. But you still make cakes.

That's all I meant.

[greatoldjohn]

Oh. Yeah.

I like hearing what people have to say. And I like having something to focus on while they eat.

[weboftime]

You like the service of it? Making them happy?

[greatoldjohn]

Service?

I never considered it service.

Making them happy is something I want to do.

And making it is like a game. Getting it right is a prize for me.

[weboftime]

That's a service.

It isn't a terrible thing. I tried to find enjoyment in it for a while.

[greatoldjohn]

It doesn't feel like service to me.

Maybe that's the difference.

[weboftime]

Maybe it is.

I should let you focus on Arthur.

Thank you.

[greatoldjohn]

Ugh. He's a fucking asshole when he's deathtolling.

Talk to Trixie. I'll talk to you later.