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[helpdesk_hero]

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[helpdesk_hero]

I try, Josh. You're one of a very small group of people that I'd give just about anything for.

[To the point where he threatened to just about kill Damian to protect Josh. Theirs was definitely an awkward relationship.]

[goldtoxicity]

same
when i was in the church i relived the day we met

[ ... ]

when i woke up i just kept thinking about how much worse my life woulda been if pierce didnt bring me back into that room
duncan probably still wouldve ratted me out but if he didnt
dude id just
live in hiding hating myself forever
id never have tried at school at all ever
or had friends who actually gave a shit about me
and with the powers i have at the level i have i know that only wouldve ended in tragedy

[helpdesk_hero]

[Well that's more honesty and intimate sharing of oneself than David had expected tonight. And David needs a moment to process that.]

Statistically speaking, you're not wrong. You would have been a walking nuke. I just... hope you forgive me for the guy I was back then. I'm trying to be better about it.

I'm sorry you had to relive the pain of that, though. What happened that day wasn't good for anyone.

I think, though, that the most important thing I still have to teach you is that it's okay to let yourself be happy, Josh. No matter the mistakes of your past. Of course, I'm still learning that one too.

[goldtoxicity]

no im sorry
duncan told me itd be fun and in my head i thought itd be like fighting sabretooth or whatever even when i knew it was a bunch of scared kids
and it got too real too fast and i could have made a huge mistake bc i didnt want this asshole to stop being my friend
thats insane
you were right to be angry at me and to act like you did. i had to prove that i wasnt actually that guy to you.

[ there. honesty. positive progress. ]

and its less what ive done
and more what i know im capable of

[helpdesk_hero]

That is what an omega level mutant is. What you’re capable of. Which is so much.

Harnessing that is never easy.

[goldtoxicity]

no youre right

[ It's a lot to unload on him. But it's easier over text, even though they're probably just a few doors apart. ]

i think
maybe im holding myself back too much
what u said about that shadow thing
its part of me and im still too scared of it to act

[helpdesk_hero]

We all have aspects of ourselves we're afraid of. And that one is a fear that is reasonable for you. But we'll figure it out. How to teach you to control it more. Even if that means, you know, having to take yoga with you.

[goldtoxicity]

you cannot keep up with my yoga dude

[helpdesk_hero]

True. But health, man.

[goldtoxicity]

i guess i should get back into it...
could be fun

[helpdesk_hero]

It could. And I'm very flexible.

[goldtoxicity]

yea yeah
not as flexible as me

[helpdesk_hero]

You manipulate your own biology too much. It's cheating.

And you're less flexible than Noh-Varr. Even I was shocked.

[goldtoxicity]

i do not
all thats entirely subconscious it doesnt count

ill believe it when i see it

[helpdesk_hero]

It counts.

Noh-Varr is triple jointed.

[goldtoxicity]

does not
and im determined

[helpdesk_hero]

Good luck with that, then.

[goldtoxicity]

i dont need it!

[ and then. a little more seriously. ]

would it be cool if he came over in the next few days to scope the place out?

[helpdesk_hero]

Not a problem at all. It is your house, you sorta get to choose that stuff.

[goldtoxicity]

its OUR house

[helpdesk_hero]

Of course it is.

[goldtoxicity]

is this about the kitchen

[helpdesk_hero]

No, Josh. It's that I don't contribute to this home. So it's yours.

[goldtoxicity]

what are you talking about??

[helpdesk_hero]

It's your home, Josh. The one you've created. That and if you were taken out of here, I'd have nothing there.