It's complicated. (Which was something Dirk often said but genuinely meant. Most of his life involved things that had to be rigorously explained and often with several footnotes of information if he were to properly do it.) Partly due to my personality. Splinting my soul is risky both for the obvious reasons but also because God only knows when a splint decides it wants to be the new alpha.

(He was pretty wary about Ult Dirk, if he's being honest, but he believes Ult Dirk is at least a more well-contained splint. He isn't freely floating around like Lil D or his dream self.)

I've never even known what 'innocent' is supposed to look like. What it even means. Does it really make people's lives more valuable than others if they are 'innocent'?

(Dirk, don't get philosophical, c'mon.)

Yes, of course. Just ask him to tag along and he gladly will. Not sure if he will participate, but he seems to enjoy people doing things with him.

(Dirk doesn't take offense. He would never pretend to be soft about children nor did he care that he lacked that nature. In a world without human repopulation, it was hard to care that deeply about the impossible. He snorts softly.) Yeah, others are already beginning to treat him differently.

(People and their tendency to care. Ughhhh. He grins at the brother thing, because, yeah.)

Far more agreeable and obedient, yes. Plus the bunny outfit is really cute.