If only Robbie hadn't been a teenager or been surrounded by them for the last 11 years, Dipper might've stood a chance with his simple 'sup. Don't mind me, I'm as nonchalant as beige, if only I hadn't forgotten my overcoat, etc etc. Yeah right.
Dipper came here, without a reason or invitation or explanation. Sure, that last one might just be 'I'm bored', but there are at least three rooms on the outpost that are immediately more interesting than Robbie's. They wouldn't have required knocking or explaining.
Instead, Dipper is suffering through a short what's up and a whole lot of shyness - not that Robbie would know what real shyness feels like, but he sure as hell can tell what it looks like. Dip's a row of bangs away from being Veil, and that's worrying. Dipper's smart and reasonably self-assured. Not as crazily confident as his sister, but he's carrying himself so... small, with his hands in his pockets like that. Robbie used to do that, when he felt dumb or awkward as a teen. He'd try to make himself even smaller physically without thinking about it.
From this end, it doesn't work at all. Dipper does not disappear or get less attention as a result. Robbie finally releases Niels, who bolts to a higher bunk with a growl, and gestures for Dipper to sit on one of the lower bunks.
"Let's see. I'm sharing a room for the first time in ever, which sucks. Niels hasn't eaten today cause sweet potato is not appealing to a cat, and I'm trying to ration the food that I salvaged off Legion World... which I've been trying not to think about because this place is too small to go around freaking out on my teammates. How about you?" Robbie tacks the question on at the end carelessly, like it's an automatic response, to test the theory. It's been awhile since he was trying to learn how to be a teacher. He could be rusty.
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Dipper came here, without a reason or invitation or explanation. Sure, that last one might just be 'I'm bored', but there are at least three rooms on the outpost that are immediately more interesting than Robbie's. They wouldn't have required knocking or explaining.
Instead, Dipper is suffering through a short what's up and a whole lot of shyness - not that Robbie would know what real shyness feels like, but he sure as hell can tell what it looks like. Dip's a row of bangs away from being Veil, and that's worrying. Dipper's smart and reasonably self-assured. Not as crazily confident as his sister, but he's carrying himself so... small, with his hands in his pockets like that. Robbie used to do that, when he felt dumb or awkward as a teen. He'd try to make himself even smaller physically without thinking about it.
From this end, it doesn't work at all. Dipper does not disappear or get less attention as a result. Robbie finally releases Niels, who bolts to a higher bunk with a growl, and gestures for Dipper to sit on one of the lower bunks.
"Let's see. I'm sharing a room for the first time in ever, which sucks. Niels hasn't eaten today cause sweet potato is not appealing to a cat, and I'm trying to ration the food that I salvaged off Legion World... which I've been trying not to think about because this place is too small to go around freaking out on my teammates. How about you?" Robbie tacks the question on at the end carelessly, like it's an automatic response, to test the theory. It's been awhile since he was trying to learn how to be a teacher. He could be rusty.