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Meanwhile, in another part of town, Dream was hanging out with Blue again. This time at Ink's house. Blue was fun, Dream didn't understand why he was being asked to be cautious with him. It was a smaller group today, just Blue, Ink, and Dream. So far. Apparently a couple of the others… were maybe going to show? They might be busy so there was a chance they wouldn't.
"So your brother is dating Error?" Ink asked, while reaching over to steal from Dream's plate. Blue mock glared at him and he just grinned back.
"I can't believe I didn't already know that!"
"Well, I wasn't trying to hide it? It's just weird." Dream poked at his food.
Well, that was concerning, "What's weird about it?"
"It's not just Night and Error, their whole group are together-together. I'm worried."
Ink laughed, "Yeah, that's really fucking weird."
"Ink!" Blue hit him, not hard enough to hurt.
Ink of course, dramatically fell off the sofa, swearing that Dream would avenge him. Dream, for what it was worth, did hold up his fists at Blue, shaking as they were from his laughter.
Eventually the three calmed down.
"I get why you're worried. He didn't tell you, right? If you were anyone else I'd maybe say 'perhaps he doesn't trust you', but really, I don't imagine he really expected things like this to happen already. From what you've said, it seems short-notice."
Dream took notice of Blue's words. "... Why would you have said that?"
"It's funny to watch people fall out." Ink reached his hands pathetically in Blue's direction, "help me up."
"No."
"I will!"
Once Ink was sat up - and had stolen more of Dream's fries - he glared at Blue, "At least someone here loves me."
"Seriously," Blue returned to the topic at hand, completely ignoring Ink, "I expect he was going to tell you in a better way. I can't imagine dating that many people is easy?"
"When I left, Killer was inflating a paddling pool in the yard. I'm scared of what I'll go back to."
"That sounds like a disaster, what with Error."
"What about Error?" Dream asked.
"He's got issues, can't touch people without freaking out! It's ridiculous-" Ink said.
"Oh."
"Oh fuck! That's why Nightmare was mad the other day!"