week 3; thursday

[scythegun]

[Top Dollar will find a letter slipped under his door, like before. It's written in the same elegant handwriting, though it looks a bit rushed this time.]

Please meet me in my room. I need to discuss this with someone.
-Y

[You'll find that he's left the door open so you can let yourself in. Yeager's currently working on something at the desk, though it looks like he hasn't been very successful given how many crumpled sheets of paper there are.]

Comments

[devilsnight]

Assuming things go to hell and I don't have one, yeah. I'm not worried about anything that's in my room - I'd prefer that people not go through my shit, but I get that that isn't an option.

[scythegun]

No, no, I understand entirely. I'll take care of everything I can. It certainly would be a shame to lose you to everyone's idiocy now!

[devilsnight]

Good to know the part where I'm not going to murder anyone at this point goes without saying.

[scythegun]

Of course it does! I'd be sincerely disappointed if you were stupid enough to act on a motive!

[devilsnight]

[Oh, for fuck's sake.]

Would you, now.

[scythegun]

Ja, of course! Do you really think I wouldn't care at all if you passed due to an act that idiotic?

[devilsnight]

Actually, no, because that'd be entirely my own goddamn fault.

[scythegun]

Oh, I certainly wouldn't blame anyone but you. But it would be a shame to learn that you'd be that stupid!

[devilsnight]

Jesus Christ. Keep this up and I may actually think you give a fuck.

[scythegun]

That certainly would be awful, I can't have you thinking that I care!

[devilsnight]

Don't worry, I'll hold my fuckin' assumptions back.

[...]

You got everything you needed to out of your damn system now, or...?

[That's about the closest he's getting to asking if you're okay, buddy.]

[scythegun]

[He knows. It's appreciated.]

Ja, I did! I needed to just... get everything out, I suppose!

[devilsnight]

Good to know.

[And it...is, really. Somehow. Huh.

God, he's got to quit doing this with people around here.]

I'm not all that used to people talking to me about stuff like this, but it's not too bad, I guess.

[scythegun]

Neither am I, honestly. I'm certainly not used to talking about it either! It's a bit uncomfortable.

[HE TRIED...]

[devilsnight]

...Yeah, my sister is usually the only one who hears about this shit.

You're the only one here that has, and I'd like to keep it that way.

[scythegun]

Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. I figure we're even, ja?

[After all, he doesn't want anyone to know just how badly this fucked him up!!]

[devilsnight]

...Yeah. Yeah, I guess we are.

[If anything, he does seem more relaxed than he was at the meeting earlier; still sort of tense because that's just kind of a permanent thing, even on good days, but he's calmed down quite a bit.]

Keep this up and I'll give you something to call me that's an actual name, maybe. Not like I don't tell you pretty much everything else.

[scythegun]

[...]

I'd like that, actually.

[...HE'S TRYING REALLY HARD NOT TO LET YOU KNOW JUST HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS BECAUSE HE CAN'T CALL YOU TOP DOLLAR IT'S TOO STUPID]

[devilsnight]

[OKAY LISTEN I CANNOT EMPHASIZE THIS ENOUGH HE HANGS OUT WITH PEOPLE CALLED T-BIRD AND SKANK]

It's not something I want people throwing around, though - I don't really use it anymore.

[scythegun]

Sometimes a name just doesn't fit anymore and you trade it out for a new one! I've seen it happen before.

[did you think his name was always this awesome?? no. no it wasn't.]

[devilsnight]

[okay but was your name less poorly-spelled before.]

...Jason. The name I started out with is Jason.

[scythegun]

[absolutely.]

Jason... It's fitting! I like it.

[OH THANK GOD HE FINALLY HAS A NAME TO CALL YOU THAT ISN'T TOP DOLLAR wait]

Your secret is safe with me! I promise I won't let anyone overhear it!

[dammit he can't call you that to other peoples' faces]

[devilsnight]

[...this is So Weird, yeager]

...Jesus, I haven't been called that in all seriousness for almost ten years. My sister doesn't even call me that.

[scythegun]

Ten years is an awfully long time!

[just!! saying!!!

. . .]

Does your sister seriously call you "Top Dollar"?

[devilsnight]

No...? She doesn't really call me anything.

[...]

I mean, she doesn't really talk around anyone but me anyway, so it's not like she needs to.

[...top dollar, no.]