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[bloodandbrass]

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[hardlydead]

Whatever you say, Chuck.

[bloodandbrass]

[ he doesn't like that, because it sounds like he lost the argument. whatever argument they were having.

but he doesn't reply, either. ]

surprise

[hardlydead]

[ initially david leaves it alone — a conversation ending because evan just decided to stop replying is nothing new — but he's kind of fed up of just letting things go. this is by no means even the weirdest or most striking thing he's said that david's let slip by like it never happened, but... ]

[ some hours and a barely survived trial with hag later david decides to follow something up. ]

You know Huntress is the only person I've ever heard you call by their actual name.

[ he'll probably just say something about respect. whatever. ]

[bloodandbrass]

[ the text surprises him, even more when it comes from david. usually david's the type to understand when a conversation is over.

it's the same conversation, at least. he's not sure he likes where it's going, but it isn't a tangent. ]

one of the only ones who's earned it.

[hardlydead]

Always thought you just never bothered learning anyone's name.

[bloodandbrass]

i know everyone's name. just don't usually give a shit.

[hardlydead]

Oh.

[ why does that hit with a little discomfort? he doesn't know what the feeling is but he doesn't like it. ]

Should've guessed.

[bloodandbrass]

we've both been here this long and you think i didn't? nobody can shut up around here. i didn't have to try learning anything.

[hardlydead]

Maybe it all went in one ear and out the other, I dunno.

[bloodandbrass]

used to. did for a long time.

too many assholes made it harder to ignore.

[hardlydead]

So it wasn't my smartest assumption. I can admit that.

[bloodandbrass]

woulda been right before five hundred of you showed up.

[hardlydead]

You're telling me it's harder not to know who we are now there's 50 of us?

[bloodandbrass]

like i said. none of you shut up. hear all sorts of names.

[hardlydead]

[ kind of makes david relieved he never talks about his life if people are running their mouths enough for evan to pick up on shit. ]

"All sorts."
So not just ours.

[bloodandbrass]

no. most people on my side, too. not that i give them that respect.

[hardlydead]

That how you learned Huntress' name or did she tell you herself?

[bloodandbrass]

she told me.

[ there was a lot leading up to that point, but david doesn't need to know about it. ]

don't thinks she really cares about being called huntress. just a description to her.

[hardlydead]

[ but david wants to know!!! ]

Least it's a halfway normal name. Pretty sure Wesker must've come up with his himself, who the fuck on our side is gonna call him "The Mastermind"?

[bloodandbrass]

[ it's embarrassing ok. ]

some people can't manage their egos.

can't imagine what dumbass bullshit you would have come up with on your own. can't imagine the mental effort that went into 'trapper'.

[hardlydead]

They were probably arguing about it for days.

[bloodandbrass]

probably lucky you weren't there to offer a suggestion.

[hardlydead]

What? You don't like Chuckles?

[bloodandbrass]

you weren't the first with that. just the worst.

[hardlydead]

So you're saying it might've taken off.