[Video] [Filtered from Lup Taaco]

[barold]

[There's a fidgety middle-aged man on your screens, a bespectacled man who looks like he has absolutely no clue what he's doing. Evidenced by the fact that only about half of his face is even in frame.]

Hello. Uh, no that's... G-Greetings! No that's worse...

[He sighs.]

Okay. Say that you, uh... completely hypothetically... haven't really seen your significant other in a while. Couple months. 'Cause of somethin' you did. Hy-Hypothetically. And you're hypothetically lookin' to get'em a little somethin' now that you're uh, back together again. Just a little present, like, nothin' special, j-just somethin' nice t'show y'love'em.

Your hypothetical significant other also already has everythin'. And they're magic.

[Barry hasn't gotten any answers yet, and he already looks demoralized.]

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Uh. Thanks for yer time. How do I make it stop record--

Comments

[private text]

[barold]

Something on your mind, Atem?

[private text]

[puzzlingly]

all of the universes knowledge has been making waves into my thoughts lately
so yeah quite a lot
why?

[private text]

[barold]

Cool.
Any reason all that knowledge makes you agree with someone openly threatening me?

If you have something to say to me, Atem, please do.

[private text]

[puzzlingly]

oh
is that the part you chose to focus on?

i think weve talked about this barry

[private text]

[barold]

When people I consider friends bypass me in favor of someone hostile, I do focus on that, yes.

[private text]

[puzzlingly]

youre missing the point

[private text]

[barold]

Then tell me what the point is.

Please enlighten me.

[private text]

[puzzlingly]

hes worried about lup

but that also wasnt the point

[private text]

[barold]

Do not insult my intelligence. Of course I know that.
He beat the shit out of me because of that.

I will ask again.
Tell me what the point is.

[private text]

[puzzlingly]

「Hmm. Alright, he didn't know that, but it's not his problem either. Barry is a grown up (very grown up) man. He probably knew he had it coming.」

not sure why youd think id do that
but if you dont know what she wants at this point barry... idk what to tell you

[private text]

[barold]

I can comfortably guess what she might want.
The point of this was asking for help.
Because she deserves more than what I can give her.

If you have no help to offer, that is fine.
Just leave.

[private text]

[puzzlingly]

「Ouch... that's...」

dont you think its time for you to do that?

「It's not at all how he wanted to tell him that that's all that she would ever want from him, to be with him, but, well... here we are.」

[private text]

[barold]

[It takes a long time for Barry to respond to that.]

I am scared to.
I cant let her down again atem.

[private text]

[puzzlingly]

then dont
go home already

「Home. Lup had said it herself. Home isn't a place, it is the people they love. Barry is her home and Lup is his.」 

[private text]

[barold]

I try, Atem...

i dont mean to make this difficult
its already difficult for everyone
and i know i make it worse

you try to teach me to be brave, atem, and
i try
i really do
guess im just a real shitty student

[private text]

[puzzlingly]

where are you?

[private text]

[barold]

orchard
needed some fresh air..

[private video]

[puzzlingly]

「The orchard... East Island. It'll just take too long to get there... He changes to video.」

Why, don't the islands have enough fresh air already?

「The irony is in how much water and wind they usually get nowadays, but he's obviously jesting, maybe as an attempt to lighten the mood a little, or just because that's what he does.」