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[breakyourlife]

how???
they arent me. they can only put money in
Right??

[Notably, he has taken the details down though. Apparentlyhe does listen sometimes?]

[fingersandteeth]

With the amount of bank account information you had up, they could take money out too. Or transfer it to another account.

That's why I wanted you to talk to Jules, Steve. Because if you don't know how online scammers work, you can get in a lot of trouble

[breakyourlife]

yeah thanks dad
i think i kno how 2 internet

[Although he is actually kind of worried now. This money guy's stopped speaking to him and even Steve's not dumb enough to eat up his explanation of why his bank account is suddenly full of zeros.]

[fingersandteeth]

I'm not your father, Steve.

[breakyourlife]

duh
ur only a buttsnack half the time. its a saying?

[fingersandteeth]

Yes. Of course.

(I'm sorry your father is a jerk.)

[breakyourlife]

lol y? hes not here

[fingersandteeth]

Because. Well. I like you (some of the time) and I feel like the people who I like should have nice things. Like fathers who aren't jerks.

But that's true. He's not here. Ultimately it doesn't matter.

[breakyourlife]

woa r we friends?

[Guess who's so desperate for validation that even someone claiming to like you sometimes is something to grasp onto?]

[fingersandteeth]

I suppose so, yes.

I mean, in a lot of ways I do think of the first eight of us as something like a crime *family*, but I'm still not your father. Although I'm happy to be an uncle and you're free to call me Tio Steven like Connie does, if you'd like. Which doesn't preclude us being friends or being friendly.

[breakyourlife]

wow thats real nice of you dude

i cant believe u like me
wait until uncles day ur going 2 get the best present

[Honestly, it's a good job this is happening over text. Steve is... emotional when it comes to father uncle figures. There are probably tears.]

[fingersandteeth]

I do, although sometimes you frustrate me, such as when you're being particularly obtuse. And I think you need to learn to think things through before doing impulsive things--although admittedly, that's something I struggle with too.

But underneath it all, you're a good kid.

Just try to pay attention to Jules, okay? You could learn some useful lessons with him.

[Steven might actually be smiling a little himself. He's still a little sore about the Armin concussion thing--but it's Steve P. He was just doing what Dirk told him to.]