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driftfleet ♪ IC Inbox: Year Three

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[Sometime after this mess, because Stefan's not even giving him the dignity of an actual call:]

Hey, next time you tell someone about your life experiences? Could you please try not to terrify a thirteen year old girl? I know they happened. I know what you've lived through.

I also know that Tina didn't deserve any of that, okay? Thanks, akhi.

Edited 2017-04-03 01:53 (UTC)

Huh? What are you talking about?

[YES, HIM TERRIFYING PEOPLE IS SO COMMON ITS EASY TO FORGET WHICH TIME]

[... that's just as terrifying, bro.]

When Tina got all that unicorn meat? And you told her it was cursed because your ex killed a unicorn?

Oh, that.

[He sighs]

I wasn't trying to terrify her, Stefan. If I wanted to do that, I would've told her that I've known sentient unicorns.

I hate to say this, but that's not much better.

[Come on, Allen . . . he's not expecting an apology or anything, but he's been stuck with a groaning and upset teenage crewmate for a while.]

Oh I'm sorry, was I supposed to let her eat cursed meat?

It can't be cursed if it's halal, which, by the way, it is.

[There's a long pause where Allen is honestly lost for words.]

I'm sorry, but that's not exactly how curses work, Stefan.

Besides, what's to say they didn't put a fake halal symbol on there?

That's what your whole argument hinges on? Schrödinger's unicorn??

My crew's comfort is way more important than me worrying about a curse which may not even exist.

No, my argument hinges on actual experience.

And isn't safety of your crew supposed to be more important? What if it was cursed?

Then Kirito or I would deal with it. As we always have, because I don't believe in letting kids deal with more than what they can handle.

Deal with it how, exactly? You don't even believe me that it's a possibility! Did you test it in a lab? Did you ask any mages about it? No! It sounds like you just read the label, and decided "Oh, it should be fine! Allen's just loony!".

And come on, she's thirteen, not five. She can handle "hey don't eat the meat, it might be cursed".

No, I decided that I'm never letting you babysit. There's a difference.

[Though he'll think about testing the meat later maybe, once everything's all said and done . . . ]

Just because you could handle it at thirteen doesn't mean she can. Kids aren't little grown ups. You can't just approach them like that.

Tch, fine by me.

[he hates babysitting anyway. The only reason he let Bran stayed with him was because of Ino and he didn't have anywhere better to go]

Fine, I'm sorry. I don't know how to talk to children. Okay?