texts from last night

[preternaturalist]

y'all know what to do

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[gwisinbang]

Oh, come on, it's fine.

So what happened? Who tricked you?

[acrobaticdeer]

Some of the seniors that were at the party.

[gwisinbang]

That's not very nice of them. I'm glad you got out of there.

[acrobaticdeer]

I really should've never gone.

[gwisinbang]

No, don't blame yourself. How were you gonna know they would do that to you?

[acrobaticdeer]

Maybe.

[he slides down a little in the passenger seat, his pout becoming more prominent]

If he was here, he would've made sure none of this happened.

[gwisinbang]

[ Jae takes his eyes off the road a moment to glance at him. ]

Hm? Who's that, who's he?

[acrobaticdeer]

A good friend of mine. He always looked after me, making sure nothing like this ever happened. He said I was too gullible and nice.

[gwisinbang]

I'm sorry he couldn't be there, if he would have stopped this.

...I don't think there's such thing as "too nice", I think sometimes it's just that selfish people are drawn to nice people and take advantage without thinking about the consequences.

[acrobaticdeer]

[a shake of his head]

Don't be. He would be shaking his head right now, looking disappointed, worried, and relieved. Then asking me whether I learned my lesson.

[his pout disappears, morphing into a smile at the thought]

Really?

[gwisinbang]

[ He glances over again, nodding. ]

Yeah. Really.

Like, I don't like the idea of [ one hand uncurls from the steering wheel for a moment to form half a set of air quotes, ] "too nice". Being nice isn't a failing or a weakness.

[ Not with his big, soft heart, it isn't. ]

[acrobaticdeer]

I don't think there is anything wrong with it being a weakness. You can even change it into a strength.

[gwisinbang]

Yeah, you totally can. I think most anything about a person can be turned into a strength.

[acrobaticdeer]

And strengths can become weaknesses!

[gwisinbang]

Yeah, totally. So I think that's why you can't get too caught up in thinking you're one thing or the other. Because you can change.

[acrobaticdeer]

Mm! I agree! Change doesn't happen overnight but if one keeps at it, it's possible.

[gwisinbang]

Yeah, of course. It's like anything that's important and gonna last. You have to put in the work, and it takes time. But it's doable.

So where am I taking you?

[acrobaticdeer]

Exactly!

Huh? Oh right! I'm so sorry! Um, if it's not too much trouble, my home. It's that far from here.

[gwisinbang]

It's okay! I'm sure you had other things on your mind when you texted.

Where's your house?

[acrobaticdeer]

It's about a mile away from the university. I'll be your GPS until we get there.

[gwisinbang]

Awesome. You're already nicer than the voice in my phone.

[acrobaticdeer]

Isn't that a given? They all sound very robotic.