hehe. yeah, he's big on helping out. gotta warn you now, if that's not your speed, you should probably keep your distance from him.
[ For all it may sound like this is for Iris's benefit, and intentionally so, Jake's motives are a little more self-serving. Finn's investment (overinvestment) in other people had gotten him into trouble before. Trouble that took him years to get over. Now, for the first time, Finn actually had peers around... human ones, to boot. All the years of longing to find his people had finally born fruit, and Jake was lying if the idea didn't terrify him a little.
The people in your imagination were a lot less likely to disappoint you. ]
[ if iris is surprised or put off by the sudden shift in tone of this conversation, he makes no indication of it. of course he hadn't really been mad at finn for making him hike, he knew he could have always stopped it if he wanted, but he's sure someone like jake, who's no stranger to jokes and pranks, didn't genuinely believe all his bellyaching... so he has to assume this is coming from some place else.
iris doesn't have siblings. he wishes he did, sometimes. but even in his wildest dreams, he never imagined someone caring for him as much as jake clearly cares for finn.
he's glad finn has that. ]
can't really blame him, you know? i'm pretty great
[ maybe if they weren't here... maybe if they were back in seattle, in a world that knows what iris is and condemns him for it... he likes to think if that were the case, he wouldn't have let it get this far anyway.
he hopes it's okay to be a little selfish for now. ]
[ Iris would be right on all counts, the impersonalization of text giving the boy a glimpse into Jake he might not otherwise allow if he had access to the helpful disguise that tone of voice and a grinning expression could provide. It was a joke, was meant as one, except for in all the ways it wasn't.
Just one of the many ways things got complicated when people grew up. Jake fires off a quick response, as if subconsciously detecting the inadvertent shift in tone he'd kicked off. Time to course correct. ]
oh trust me, i know all about how great he thinks you are. hope your ears haven't been burning too bad.
anyway, my advice? rolled up newspaper. works every time.
[ How do you think he knows it works?? But that, and Iris's very embarrassing little moment, is besides the point here. There was a more pressing topic on the table. Like this snot nosed kid, threatening him with hiking.
Sure, Jake liked bumming around outside with his lil' bro, but climbing rocks? Like, vertically? Maybe when he was 30, but now?? ]
ohhhh okay. i see how it is. well this ain't this dog's first walk around the block, kiddo.
whaddya you want in exchange for keeping him occupied? 'cuz i got a nap schedule to keep.
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[ For all it may sound like this is for Iris's benefit, and intentionally so, Jake's motives are a little more self-serving. Finn's investment (overinvestment) in other people had gotten him into trouble before. Trouble that took him years to get over. Now, for the first time, Finn actually had peers around... human ones, to boot. All the years of longing to find his people had finally born fruit, and Jake was lying if the idea didn't terrify him a little.
The people in your imagination were a lot less likely to disappoint you. ]
he gets attached quick.
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iris doesn't have siblings. he wishes he did, sometimes. but even in his wildest dreams, he never imagined someone caring for him as much as jake clearly cares for finn.
he's glad finn has that. ]
can't really blame him, you know?
i'm pretty great
[ maybe if they weren't here... maybe if they were back in seattle, in a world that knows what iris is and condemns him for it... he likes to think if that were the case, he wouldn't have let it get this far anyway.
he hopes it's okay to be a little selfish for now. ]
but i'll keep that in mind, jake
thanks
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Just one of the many ways things got complicated when people grew up. Jake fires off a quick response, as if subconsciously detecting the inadvertent shift in tone he'd kicked off. Time to course correct. ]
oh trust me, i know all about how great he thinks you are. hope your ears haven't been burning too bad.
anyway, my advice? rolled up newspaper. works every time.
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he thinks i'm great?
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no
no no that's probably not something he should be focusing on ]
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maybe next time i'll just tell him his brother wants to spend time with him instead
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Sure, Jake liked bumming around outside with his lil' bro, but climbing rocks? Like, vertically? Maybe when he was 30, but now?? ]
ohhhh okay. i see how it is. well this ain't this dog's first walk around the block, kiddo.
whaddya you want in exchange for keeping him occupied? 'cuz i got a nap schedule to keep.
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you know? i think i'm gonna keep this one in my back pocket
let's call it a blanket IOU
something tells me it's gonna come in real handy one day
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yeah you know what, stay away from my brother actually!!
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