the punchline to the joke is asking "someone save us"

[traumatizing]

STILL HERE, HUH?

Looks like you're still on Tera. By choice, or maybe you missed your chance to get home. Doesn't matter really, you're here now and you gotta deal with the fallout one way or another. Here's hoping that works out for you.

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[traumatizing]

Yeah, well. [He shrugs a shoulder.] Didn't have a choice, so.

[notahobby]

Why's that?

[traumatizing]

Well, between the Registration Act and things with my family...

[He trails off, gesturing vaguely. He's apparently forgotten this isn't just standard knowledge.]

[notahobby]

[Maxxie keeps petting Terry's hair, trying to be calm and soothing.]

You can explain it all to me later.

[traumatizing]

[He doesn't really want to, but Terry nods and rests a hand on Maxxie's chest.]

None of that really matters anymore anyway.

[He sounds at least 70% happy about it.]

[notahobby]

Well then I'm here if you ever want to talk.

[You hear that undying optimism and good attitude? Aren't you glad you have this back in your life Terry.]

And I'm here for everything else too.

[traumatizing]

[He's honestly so happy about it that his heart hurts just a little thinking about how great Maxxie is. Terry pats Maxxie's chest and sighs, for once not sounding like he's about to start crying when he speaks. If anything it's almost upbeat.]

I missed you.

[notahobby]

[Maybe the appropriate response here would be "I missed you too," but that is not what happens. What happens is Maxxie wrapping his arms around Terry and squeezing him tightly, like he can't help himself, zero regard for the fact that his stomach is still a gross mess.]

C'mere.

[traumatizing]

[Terry makes a weak noise of fake protest when he feels that gross mess transferring to his stomach too.]

But I already showered today.

[notahobby]

Whatever, it's not like you're planning on going out soon anyway.

[So Maxxie can press his jizz-covered tummy to Terry as much as he wants guilt-free.]

[traumatizing]

[Terry makes another noise of complaint, but he's still cuddling up to his awful boyfriend anyway.]