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There was still a lot of concern in Danny's expression as he looks at his friend.

"As long as it helps. It did help, right?" He knew that Varian had been having a rough time of it lately.

"And... is it a little terrible to feel glad that you trusted me that much?"

Because he knew that that that couldn't have been easy to say. Any of it.

"Yeah, Danny. It- it really helped a lot. It feels...I dunno. Better? Being able to tell you."

Because he does trust Danny, an awful lot. Being able to entrust him with this has taken a weight off. He manages a smile.

"Nah, that's not terrible. It's...I don't trust a lot of people, obviously," because if that story didn't show why, nothing would. "But I do trust you. You're one of my best friends here. I... I wanted you to know. Especially after how much you've had my corner. You deserved to know."

Danny snorts. "With a story like that? I don't blame you."

And he can't help but smile warmly at that. He hadn't said much about it himself... but he really treasured Varian's friendship. He'd never been able to make friends easily, and he'd never had many.

"Don't forget, you've had my back too," Danny says stubbornly. "It... really helped, you know. That you tried to help me when I was freaking out about all this ghost stuff."

"Yeeeaaah. It's um- a lot."

He's been through a lot, he's put other people through a lot. It's just a whole lot of a lot.

"Yeah, well. You needed my help. I wouldn't have let you suffer if I could have helped you in any way."

"The thing is... I don't think a lot of people would have done that. You could have just told me to figure stuff out on my own, but you didn't." Danny trails off on a tangent. "I wonder if not being sure whether you died or not counts as an existential crisis? Or just being really confused."

He shakes it off and claps his hands.

"Anyway I think that's enough of all that for today. Want to go do something dumb to get our minds off stuff?"

"...Oh," his tone suggests he never considered that at all, even for a second. "I'm pretty sure it counted as a pretty big existential crisis. I definitely wouldn't have left you deal with that alone."

Still, he welcomes the subject change a lot. Talking about his past is a heavy one and he's glad to move on. He stands up, smiling gratefully.

"Yes, please. Literally anything than this."

Danny gladly goes along with the change of conversation. Not least because between learning about how hurt one of his best friends had been and getting a glimpse into what his life could be, what he could be capable of... He had a lot to unpack. But later. Much later.

"I've got a stockpile of video games, if you want. Or we could go out somewhere and do something."

Learning one of your best friends went to prison for high treason and attempted murder is definitely what someone would call A Day.

"I'd love to try some videogames! I'm still trying to figure those out."

Just a bit. But hey Friendship beats treason.

"Cool! I've got some I've been meaning to try."

Danny jumps off the couch and goes over to open a cabinet by the television.

"Any of these look interesting?"

Friendship beats treason!!! Varian heads over them to squint at titles which mean...literally nothing to him. He cants his head.

"Uhhh are any like...action stories? Or- um. Action...games, I guess? I'm still not quite sure how the genres work here. They're different from books."

Yes, Varian. Video games are in fact different from books.

Danny thinks a moment, and pulls out a few to try.

"Maybe one of these? Hey, this one's two player! And its an action story. With pirates. That could be a good one to start with."

Varian perks up at that.

"Okay! Pirates are cool! And that sounds like fun, especially if we can play together."

Danny is absolutely gonna beat his ass at this until he gets the hang of it. Enjoy being ahead of him on the learning curve for a lil' while, Buddy.

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