[all those future Daves are different in the sense of them having different experiences than him — but that's only until he becomes them, assuming they are part of a stable time loop. the ones who aren't? those are the real splinters, the versions of himself for whom he can't really speak for anymore, because they aren't really him just as much as they are. who knows how many doomed timelines there are out there, jammed with doomed Daves that he's not even aware of.]
[and sometimes, he can't help but pause, because it occurs to him that the Alpha Dave is probably pausing and wondering the exact same thing, lumping him together with all the other doomed Daves like they're just an abstract concept, and ultimately, something he can't really concern himself with.]
[but he does it, too. and he just got done saying that he's got better things to be thinking about than dumb shit like that. so he quirks an eyebrow at Ryuji, slightly hidden behind the shades, and steps past him so he can have a look at what's in the cupboard.]
[and.]
[............. huh. he's just gonna pull out the kigurumi and monkey ears, holding them in front of him so he can get a better look.]
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[and sometimes, he can't help but pause, because it occurs to him that the Alpha Dave is probably pausing and wondering the exact same thing, lumping him together with all the other doomed Daves like they're just an abstract concept, and ultimately, something he can't really concern himself with.]
[but he does it, too. and he just got done saying that he's got better things to be thinking about than dumb shit like that. so he quirks an eyebrow at Ryuji, slightly hidden behind the shades, and steps past him so he can have a look at what's in the cupboard.]
[and.]
[............. huh. he's just gonna pull out the kigurumi and monkey ears, holding them in front of him so he can get a better look.]
[huh....]
Really?