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[ This is a terrible conversation. Just awful. Possibly the goddamn worst. And now he's rubbing his wrist, where there's still a scar from the cuff but at least not a scar from that, thank god. ]

Probably better company than I was, then.

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Well, the hallucination version of you was kind of a jerk.

[So is the regular version, but.]

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Well, at least your hallucinations are in character.

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Yes, at least my delirious mind gave me that.

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[ Okay, you know what, he's getting off the couch to go rifle through the fridge, because this sucks. ]

You want something to eat? Drink? Not that talk of incredibly necessary but still super gross corpse-chopping gets the appetite going, exactly, but, uh. I need like an entire bowl of cereal marshmallows.

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Oh, so what are you offering me? The cereal after you've picked all the marshmallows out?

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Well, that is the healthy part.

[ He turns back to Piper from the kitchen, just to stick his tongue out, because he is an Adult and Mature. ]

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After what I just had to talk about, I deserve marshmallows.

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Oh, good, because I just bought a couple huge bags of 'em off the internet. No more cereal parts for me.

[ Two bowls of marshmallows it is, then. A real Susie Homemaker, this one. ]

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An innovation for every five year old and grown man that acts like one.

[Says a man about to eat a bowl of marshmallows.]

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Hey, don't knock it 'til you've tried it.

[ He deposits a bowl of rainbow marshmallows in Piper's lap (with a spoon, because he's a GENTLEMAN), and plops down on the couch next to him, setting his feet on the coffee table. ]

You can't be all maudlin while you're shoving marshmallows into your face, that's just laws of nature.

[ Or so he's hoping, anyway. For himself, mostly. ]

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I appreciate the concern for my emotional health.

[He feels kind of silly eating a bunch of marshmallows with a spoon, because he is ingrate.]

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Well, y'know, I care and stuff.

[ Embrace it, Piper. Embrace the silly. ]

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Yeah, it really shows.

[Well he's eating it, so it's apparently not too silly]

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Hey.

[ He leans, all heavy and obnoxious, against Piper's shoulder. Look, see, he missed being all touchy and annoying, okay? ]

You've seen how I treat the guys I don't give a damn about.

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[He sighs.]

Yes, that's true. I guess I should be extra grateful then.

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Definitely. Shower me with gratitude, tell me how great I am.

[ He's had a rough few days, please lavish attention upon him. ]

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[He gives him a shove.]

Don't push your luck.

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But Piiiper, that's what I'm best at!

[ He bumps right back against his shoulder again. Shoving is so rude. ]

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Oh, shut up and eat your marshmallows! You're the one that wanted them.

[He's elbowing him in the side this time.]

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[ Fine, fiiiine, squirming away to his side of the couch. ]

Yeah, but yours were a gift, so chow down on that sugar while you can, buddy.

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Yes, because I'd have such a hard time getting my hands on some otherwise.

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Yeah, but where else are you gonna find company this good, huh?

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You really don't want me to answer that one.

[LEFT YOURSELF WIDE OPEN THERE.]

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Careful, I'm in a delicate emotional state here.