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[rideme]

"You've got the Iron Bull here. I'm listening.

BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP.

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voice;

[amadaman]

[Ken's being a good kid! he's holding himself to the promise! So there's a call.

Remember that one ominous voicemail where he sounded like he was going to pass out? Well this time it's all weird sounding like he's been crying. which he was.]

He's ok. He was... he was in his room dancing.

voice;

[rideme]

What happened.

[Maybe a little sharper than necessary -- but!! Still. This is Serious.]

[amadaman]

It wasn't Dipper.

His world's always had really weird stuff. Gnomes. Mermaids. Unicorns.

Demons?

[rideme]

[Just. The biggest groan ever.]

Go on.

[amadaman]

And that... was him.

And I... [he trails off instead of saying "might have made a contract with it."]

[rideme]

And you...?

[Sorry, smol bean. Not letting that go just yet.]

[amadaman]

I was really worried. I thought it was Dipper and I really wanted him to stop.

So I...

made a deal with him...?

[rideme]

...


You did WHAT?

[amadaman]

[Boy man you are loud.]

The part when he said I had to do something for him in return.

I accepted that. Remember?

[rideme]

Why the fuck would you do that?

[amadaman]

My best friend -- or what looked like it -- was stepping barefoot over glass, Mr Bull. And he tried to do more. I wasn't just going to do nothing.

[rideme]

Why do you think I wanted you to go with someone? Huh? So you wouldn't do something stupid like making a deal with a fucking demon!

[amadaman]

It happened over the call! Someone coming with me wouldn't have made a difference then.

[rideme]

Then we're going to fucking undo this shit.

[amadaman]

... What do you mean we're going to undo it?

[rideme]

I'm going to kick its ass.

[amadaman]

No you're not!

[rideme]

Yeah, I am.

It's what I do.

[amadaman]

Just because you're strong, Bull, that doesn't mean-- no!

[rideme]

I kill demons.

That's all you can do with them.

[amadaman]

Dipper wants us to stay away from him.

I don't want him getting no aggravated and going after him either. I'm fine.

[rideme]

He doesn't have to know.

It's better if the damn thing dies.

[amadaman]

I know that! But things don't stay dead here. What if it gets angry?

I don't want to see anybody else I care about get hurt. I've had enough.

[rideme]

What if it stays dead because it's a fucking demon.

It's worth the shot. You think you're the only one who's had enough of dead kids?

[amadaman]

That's not what I'm saying and you know it.

It's their world that thing comes from and if they don't know, we know even less. After living with me and Charlie, you should know better than anyone that magic and demons don't all work the same way between worlds. We can't just move immediately and try to kill something we don't understand, Mr Bull.

We've all lost things. You've lost people. So have I. And even if I have to cut off both your legs I'll stop you from running in there and putting Charlie through what I watched my friends go through.