friends across the dark

[enigmaster]

Inter-dimensional Pen Pals

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[agoodname]

I know that.

[. . .]

I...wasn't aware that you agreed, however.

[enigmaster]

If I thought you were stupid, I never would have had any conversations with you at all. Obviously.

[agoodname]

I assumed that impression was rather destroyed when I told you what had happened between Fish and I.

1/3

[enigmaster]

Well, I didn't mean-- I thought that specific thing was stupid, but that doesn't mean I think you're-- I know some of the things I said were...

2/3

[enigmaster]

I was worried and I got... angry and I wasn't thinking and--

3/3

[enigmaster]

Look, I'm sorry, okay?

[agoodname]

[I'm sorry, okay?-- --and Oswald just....blinks, startled. He...wasn't expecting that. An apology.] I... me too. [his voice wobbles a little] I was angry, and I was hurt and I...I also said things I shouldn't have. Things that aren't true. I'm sorry, Edward.

[enigmaster]

God, the whole thing was so... stupid, I just...

I don't know why I lost my temper like that, it was utterly ridiculous and you didn't deserve that, but once I started I just couldn't back down.

[agoodname]

I don't know either, but once you did, I lost mine as well. I just...[. . . .]....it hurt, and I wanted you to hurt also. I wasn't thinking, I was just speaking and it...it wasn't fair to you. Or true.

[enigmaster]

Right... ...I really don't think you're stupid. Of course not. You're honestly one of the most intelligent people I know.

[agoodname]

....I am?

[enigmaster]

...Yeah?

Oswald, do you know how rare it is for me to find someone I can talk to on an equal level?

[agoodname]

......oh. Well, I'm...glad. That you consider me on your level, still. [he worries his bottom lip] Edward, I'd...I'd very much like us to be friends again. If you're amenable.

[enigmaster]

I... think I'd be amenable to that. Yes. Certainly.

...I'd like that.

[agoodname]

I---good. [he sounds utterly relieved] That's...that's good.

[enigmaster]

...I have missed our talks. A great deal.

[agoodname]

I have also. Has...everything been alright over there?

[enigmaster]

Oh, you know... Fine, really. Still dealing with unwanted guests. The city's being chaotic as always, but that's helped me lie low, so. You know.

And... on your end?

[agoodname]

That never hurts. Lying low, that is, when it's warrented. [as for him] Things are alright. Being mayor is both incredibly rewarding and exhausting. There are a lot of hands to shake and schools to visit and ribbons to cut but...[he hesitates for a moment]...it feels like I'm doing something my mother would've been proud of.

[enigmaster]

...I'm sure she would be.

[agoodname]

I...hope so. Also it leaves something a little cleaner, at least on the surface, to my father's name as well.

[enigmaster]

...Ah. Of course. [As someone doing his absolute best to distance himself from his own father's name? Can't relate.] Well. You know I remain available, if you need my help with anything.

[agoodname]

...I do. [there's a warmth in his voice, then, seeping in relieved and fond]

And I for you, Edward. Should you need anything.

[enigmaster]

I'll keep that in mind, I suppose. [The thought is appreciated? It's not really as if there's a lot Oswald can do.]

[agoodname]

[....alright he huffs a bit at that]

I know there's not much I can do, but nevertheless....