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[Oh.. mother fuck.]

He's n-..

[His face does hit his knees then, because oh holy shitting hell.]

Jane, this isn't going to make any fuckin' sense to you, but just listen. I'm sorry, okay? I.. I'm sorry.

[It's no matter what he hits his head on; she can't particularly hear him over her aggressive snuffling.]

What have you got to be sorry for? You haven't done anything but take care of us. I'm probably overreacting a little, but...

No. No, listen..

[Sigh... God damn.]

You were right. You were right about everything.

'Everything'? What...

I don't understand, I didn't even say anything.
I mean I freaked out on Jake and then on Roxy and you too, but...

What? I don't know what you're--

Shit, this is fuckin' stupid. I'm comin' out to find you. Don't move.

What? Don't mo--
Dirk, how are you gonna find me if I don't even know where I am?
Hey!

[It's been a while since Dirk figured out how to track people on his watch. Sorry, Jane, he still hasn't shaken that habit of disappearing at inopportune times but true to his word he's by her in under a minute, and for a few moments he just stares at her.

Honestly, she looks a mess.

She looks a mess, but she's there and she's real and it's Jane, and every moment he's spent pretending he doesn't really miss his friends that much comes crashing down in an instant. Something in his chest aches and the only outward expression of any emotion at all past that infallible poker face is a quick huff of a quivering breath through his nose, and a faint dropping of his shoulders.

Dirk clears his throat and walks over, placing first one hand then the other on her upper arms. His fingers squeeze briefly, then he abruptly tugs her into a hug, resting his chin against the side of her head.]

... I'm sorry I forgot your birthday.

[It's only one of a multitude of things he's sorry for, but that's a good place to start, right?]

[ The disappearances are something one gets used to. The sudden appearing is another one entirely.

She knows that she looks terrible. Her face and her eyes are red and damp and her nose is running and everything just feels like it's crushing her down but he hugs her anyway and seems like a little weight pulls away when he does.

So she smiles and squeezes him back and tries not to put snot on his shirt.]

It's alright, Dirk. You were busy worrying about... about Jake. I'm not going to be mad at you for that.

[Don't bother trying to let go in the next minute or so. The girl needed a hug more than anything.]

[Poor Jane. She's always been so good about everything, and especially with putting up with him. Him and Jake.]

I was busy bein' a selfish asshole, you don't need to sugar coat it for the sake of sparing my feelings.

[Despite the fact that it's only a short amount of time before a friendly hug starts veering dangerously close to being something that he instinctively shies away from he lets her hang on, keeps his arms around her, because she deserves this more than he deserves to pull away for the sake of his own comfort.]

Jake.. Jake was a mistake, he-- no, I don't mean it like that, but I never should've... [Sigh.] I said you were right, and I meant that, but.. fuck, I was wrong, Jane. I was so wrong about so many fuckin' things.

[It's a strange feeling not knowing if you should laugh or cry more.]

But I'm the baker. If I don't sugar coat something, who will?

[Hugging Dirk is like hugging a cat; it can only last for so long but it's great while it lasts. So she'll squeeze him again, maybe take a deep breath of Dirk smelling air and back up enough to look up at him. He can pull away if he likes but she'll keep her arms around him until he decides to do it.]

It's not a mistake to care about people, Dirk. He may be a pain and a complete goober and he's being selfish by hiding away from you but I've been just as bad by acting like I have been and for yelling at him like I did. I wish we didn't have to deal with all this and we could all just be happy instead but... [sniff]...
Now. You keep telling me I'm right but you're not explaining about what.

[The bit of space between them when she draws away is enough for now, so he clasps his fingers around Jane's upper arms again and holds her there as if he's worried she might disappear if he lets go. It's not something he does consciously, but he's lost so many friends here, it's hard to think that the same thing isn't going to just happen again.

She's right, though. He's just going on and not really explaining what he means.. as usual.]

Yeah.. this is fuckin' difficult when it sounds like you're missing a few vital episodes of our lives that'd be more complicated to explain than a Kyary Pamyu Pamyu music video.

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