[Now he feels stupid. Which is embarrassing. Which he fucking hates, because he's an idiot, but he doesn't want Dave to know he's an idiot, and it's almost physical, the way Dirk draws back a fraction, as if trying to put space between himself and his mistakes or maybe just between himself and the inevitable rejection.]
No, I mean, you're... older? Than the other players from your session. Aren't you?
[God this is uniquely terrible. This is nothing like he pictured it, not in his most hopeful moments and, frankly, not in his most pessimistic ones, either. They're supposed to be climbing a mountain.]
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No, I mean, you're... older? Than the other players from your session. Aren't you?
[God this is uniquely terrible. This is nothing like he pictured it, not in his most hopeful moments and, frankly, not in his most pessimistic ones, either. They're supposed to be climbing a mountain.]