→ 002; [voice]

[trashed]

[Guess who's actually doing a network post on his own free will, for once? That's right. This kid. But ever since he'd come back from his kidnapping, he'd been feeling a little bit...off. It wasn't something he could really place, though. Not yet.

He needed a distraction. One that isn't trying to pick a physical fight with people because that never seemed to end well here. If he's already not feeling on the top of his game it's going to end even worse than usual.]

What's the point of friendships?

[There's a bit of a pause, before he tacks on:]

Don't give me that warm and fuzzy stuff, either. I don't want to hear it.

[Well, that was short and sweet enough. He's just. Going to end it here.]

Comments

[dickmoves]

Bit of both. It's true, though. Friends are your first line of defense against attack.

[trashed]

Guess so. That's what you have allies for, though. They don't have to be friends.

[dickmoves]

No, see. That's where you're wrong. An ally will watch your back. But they're not going to risk their neck for you.

[trashed]

I wouldn't ask anyone to. I don't want to owe anyone anything, anyway.

[dickmoves]

I'm gonna take it that you're not the friendly type then.

[trashed]

I hope that wasn't your first clue.

[dickmoves]

Wasn't. But I was assuming you were going for jackass with a heart of gold.

[trashed]

You definitely got the heart of gold bit wrong.

[He's aware that he's a jackass at least.]

[dickmoves]

It happens.

[ Jackassery unite. ] So why are you asking about the magic of friendship then.

[trashed]

It's all everyone talks about. I just wanted to see why it was so great.

[It wasn't, really. To him, anyway.]