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Who: Dirk Strider
When: middle of the day
Where: The park
Style: Starting with brackets, but your choice!
Status: Open!
Summary: Events back in his world have left Dirk with a lot on his mind. The best way to deal with that is obviously to beat up something, right?

[It's been almost two weeks since Dirk returned to Vatheon, and it hasn't been the best, to say the least. What's worse is that there hasn't even been a curse to make it shitty. The only problem is him. Because most of it's his fault, really. It's his fault things are still awkward between him and Roxy, it's his fault there are still problems with Jake, it's his fault that Jane's feeling awkward. Somehow. The house has been completely full of awkward, and he's really getting tired of it.

That's why he takes one of his prototype robots out to the park, in theory to test its reactions, but somewhere along the line 'testing' turned into
'beating the shit out of,' until finally it went down in a dented, sparking heap.

As soon as it stops working, Dirk prods it with a shoe, scowling down at the wreck he's reduced his bot to.]

Fucking... stupid piece of shit...

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Mostly?

[She moves a step closer, tilting her head in an attempt to catch his eyes.]

Against all odds, I am capable of feeling more than one emotion at once.

[He's mostly joking. Sort of.]

It's complicated.

[That gets a curious look, but no verbal questioning. Humans are still somewhat strange to her.]

I have time, if you wish to speak.

[It doesn't help that Dirk's making references to conversations that the Dolorosa has no way of knowing about.

Dirk gives her a long look, and finally shrugs.]

You know what? Sure. What the hell. Maybe an outside perspective will help with this entire crock of horseshit.

D'you know any of the other human kids familiar with trolls?

[Yes, that doesn't help, but she's used to dealing with difficult youngsters.]

Ah.. only one, I think. Her name is Jade.

Right. She's not really involved in the situation.

[Except for the part where the batterwitch used her for punching Dirk in the face, but Dirk isn't even sure what's up with that.]

There's a friend of mine, Jake English. Who was basically my best bro, despite all the hoops I made him jump through even to talk to me. And I, like an idiot, had a crush on him for years.

[A crush..? Ah, one of those strange human words again. She's getting the hang of them, slowly.]

I see.. did he not reciprocate?

He tried to, back home. Ended up ignoring me for a while. And then he did the same thing here, despite the fact that I was taken from a point in time where I hadn't even asked him out yet.

I know little of the workings of human relationships, but it strikes me that this is not a very good one.

It wasn't. Which is why I broke up with him at home. And here, technically.

[Doesn't mean he doesn't feel shitty, though.]

Ah..

[Another glance is shot at the decimated robot.]

But, despite its inevitability, this decision still upsets you.

No shit?

[He snaps, but then he lapses into silence for a moment.]

Just because it was practically fated to go to hell doesn't mean I wanted it to.

[The snapping doesn't even seem to get a reaction at all, though her expression softens when he speaks again.]

Sometimes.. things do not work out how we might wish them to, no matter how many times we try. [Talk to her about Fate, Dirk, she knows about that.] What is it that you do want?

Hah. Fuck, there's a whole laundry list for that. If we're going through the hole list, a world that isn't dead would be a great fucking start.

Mm.. [She nods, recalling what he'd told her.. what the Empress had done to his planet.] .. What else? Things that you might want while you are here?