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[heartsink]

Is it still snowing?

[crab]

WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT, ALL SNOW HAS SPONTANEOUSLY CEASED TO FALL, RIGHT AS I RECEIVED THIS TEXT.

IF YOU TAKE YOUR OWN ADVICE, YOU CAN ALWAYS GO BACK.

[ why is he asking her to come down to earth he left the moon to get away from her ]

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I already asked my favor. If I ask any more, I'll be the one with superheroes hounding me.

[ for friendship!! ]

You're the one who called going to Earth the chumpest chump move, anyway.

[crab]

WELL IT IS
I STAND BY MY STATEMENT.
YOU SHOULD STILL GET YOUR ASS DOWN HERE, THOUGH.

[ he's lonely. ]

[heartsink]

Why?

[crab]

WELL GOLLY GEE I HAVE NO FUCKING IDEA
HOW ABOUT THAT THING THAT WAS THE ENTIRE REASON FOR CONTACTING YOU?
YOU KNOW, THE MATTER OF MY HAULING YOUR LUGGAGE AROUND WHEREVER I GO UNTIL YOU SEE FIT TO COLLECT IT.

[heartsink]

If it's that much of a burden to you, throw it away. I'm not stranding myself on that island with those people.

[crab]

OH MY GOD, YOU ARE SO PREDICTABLE. I'M NOT THROWING IT AWAY.
YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE WITH *ANYONE* IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.
YOU'RE ACTUALLY FORCED TO FIND YOUR OWN WAY DOWN HERE RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN BECOME A FUCKING SNOW HERMIT IF IT SUITS YOU, JUST COME PICK UP YOUR STUPID CLOTHES.

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If I'm so fucking predictable, you should know exactly why that sort of arrangement doesn't suit me at all. I'm not going down there.

[ swearing???? emotion???]

[crab]

WHY DO YOU MAKE EVERYTHING INTO SUCH AN ENORMOUS FEDERAL ISSUE
ALL I WANT IS TO HAND OVER YOUR BELONGINGS. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR HOW DIFFICULT YOU ARE MAKING THIS.
THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SMOOTH, BUSINESSLIKE EXCHANGE AND EVENTUAL TRANSACTION.
I INFORM YOU THAT I HAVE YOUR CLOTHES. YOU SAY YES I WOULD LIKE MY CLOTHES. I SAY GREAT, MEET ME WHENEVER. YOU MEET ME WHENEVER AND TAKE POSSESSION OF YOUR CLOTHES. WE GO OUR SEPARATE WAYS, FREE OF BOTH MIGRAINES AND ANEURYSMS.
NOT WE SPEND AN HOUR ARGUING ABOUT WHICH ONE OF US GOES TO WHICH SPINNING SPACE ROCK.

[heartsink]

Then maybe you should have brought it up, when we were on the same rock to begin with.

[crab]

WELL MAYBE YOU SHOULD SHUT THE FUCK UP.

[heartsink]

Maybe you should acknowledge that you're wrong, rather than hope I won't point it out when you are.

[crab]

DO YOU WANT YOUR STUFF OR NOT

[heartsink]

Not if it means I have to go to Earth to get it.

[crab]

WHY???

[heartsink]

Because
I
don't
want
to.

[crab]

NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
I DON'T WANT TO BE WEARING A SHITTY CHRISTMAS SWEATER, I STILL HAVE TO DO IT.
AND IF MY NOT WANTING TO DO THINGS ISN'T AN EXCUSE NOT TO DO THEM, IT SURE ISN'T FOR YOU.

[heartsink]

It's not my fault if you cave under pressure.

[crab]

BEING PINNED TO THE FLOOR FOR AN HOUR ISN'T PRESSURE.
IT'S EXTREME DURESS.

[heartsink]

Okay.

Then, it's not my fault if you cave under extreme duress.

[crab]

OK HOW ABOUT THIS
IF YOU CAN SUGGEST AN ACTUAL CONCRETE METHOD BY WHICH I CAN MAKE THE TRIP BACK TO THE MOON
NOT JUST "ASK THE NETWORK, SEE WHAT HAPPENS"
AND ALSO MAKE THE TRIP *BACK*
I WILL PERSONALLY TRAVEL UP THERE TO GIVE YOU YOUR STUFF.
IN THE EVENT THAT YOU CAN'T, HOWEVER, YOU HAVE TO COME DOWN HERE AND SUFFER WITH ME.

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Ugh.

[heartsink]

Talk to Ashraf.

[crab]

WHICH ONE'S ASHRAF?