yeah that makes sense, i don't know if i could either...
[It's tough to think about, honestly. He cares so much for Ari, but she's forgotten everything he's been going through, everything he's been struggling against. How could a relationship like that last?]
so who knows? maybe she's one of those that doesn't care
just don't try to impress her by doing fancy shit, she's probably seen it all before. go for something simple but meaningful and that'll leave a much more memorable impression
we started dating after she got the app too but she had to leave town because of a health scare with her mom
the last time i talked to her was a little while before that retrospec post went up, the one wendy posted. i hadn't talked to her since she left since we lost all that time at the con and then disappeared for three weeks... but when i talked to her she didn't remember anything that had happened from when she got the app to when she left the city
she... doesn't remember that we ever started dating
[That's what had started the drinking binge that day, honestly. At least, until Vera had come to sit with him and taken the bottle away.]
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from what i can tell, she's pretty down to earth. i haven't ever felt that she was talking down at me at least.
[he's actually feeling a little encouraged]
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[It's tough to think about, honestly. He cares so much for Ari, but she's forgotten everything he's been going through, everything he's been struggling against. How could a relationship like that last?]
so who knows? maybe she's one of those that doesn't care
just don't try to impress her by doing fancy shit, she's probably seen it all before. go for something simple but meaningful and that'll leave a much more memorable impression
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i love this thread so much]oh hell no to fancy shit. i know better than to be something i'm not. that only leads to trouble.
sort of sounds like you speak from experience though.
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my
[Oops. He still doesn't know how he should refer to Ari. He doesn't want to call her his ex, and yet...]
i guess she's my ex now
our parents knew each other so we wound up at the same events sometimes
she liked the simple stuff we did together a lot more than the lavish stuff
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but then you got the app and she didn't?
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we started dating after she got the app too but she had to leave town because of a health scare with her mom
the last time i talked to her was a little while before that retrospec post went up, the one wendy posted. i hadn't talked to her since she left since we lost all that time at the con and then disappeared for three weeks... but when i talked to her she didn't remember anything that had happened from when she got the app to when she left the city
she... doesn't remember that we ever started dating
[That's what had started the drinking binge that day, honestly. At least, until Vera had come to sit with him and taken the bottle away.]
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[Tatsuo just stares at his phone for a bit. Because damn Dante.]
that's awful
i'm sorry. that's a terrible thing to find out that way.
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at least this way she doesn't have to worry about retrospec changing her
it doesn't matter anymore
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srsly. give the poor boy a break already.]doesn't mean you can't still watch out for her
or that you don't still care about her
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IT'S NOT MY FAULT???? i didn't plan this lmao]i know
i'll still be here if she needs me
[IT'S TIME FOR A SUBJECT CHANGE THIS IS GETTING TOO CLOSE TO TALKING ABOUT HOW HE FEELS AND HAVING TO ADMIT TO FEELINGS AND STUFF]
anyways we weren't talking about me, we were talking about you
so what's your plan
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[FEELINGS ARE IMPORTANT DANTE]
i might as well stick with the basics. ask her out for coffee. that goes well, maybe dinner and something active, like rock climbing.
[lmao no rock climbing for Tatsuo anytime soon]
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hope it goes well
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