[... no, he will NOT be swayed by such an incredibly compelling pre-plank speech, even as his grip on Ryuji's arms gives just the slightest, as he transfers that strength into maintaining his poker face.]
[don't you dare laugh, Dave Strider!!!]
[he leans in closer, intent on regaining the control over the situation that he had before Ryuji let loose with probably the smartest thing that either of them have ever said.]
Pretty goddamn moving, dude. [something highly amused is threatening the corners of his mouth again.]
I mean, you're still going in the pool. But don't worry, I'll make sure to throw your Emmy for best speech in after you.
[they don't ... give Emmys for that, Dave. but yeah, he's going to go ahead and start casually shuffling Ryuji to the edge of the pool — if Ryuji's going to fight back, now's the time to do it.]
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[don't you dare laugh, Dave Strider!!!]
[he leans in closer, intent on regaining the control over the situation that he had before Ryuji let loose with probably the smartest thing that either of them have ever said.]
Pretty goddamn moving, dude. [something highly amused is threatening the corners of his mouth again.]
I mean, you're still going in the pool. But don't worry, I'll make sure to throw your Emmy for best speech in after you.
[they don't ... give Emmys for that, Dave. but yeah, he's going to go ahead and start casually shuffling Ryuji to the edge of the pool — if Ryuji's going to fight back, now's the time to do it.]