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@lifesteeler hit the ♡

      the anger inside of you bubbles to the top as you see her. of course it was too good to be true that you would be transported somewhere and not have to ever see any of them again. you keep your calm for the most part as your pathways cross. you’re definitely not about to make communicating with her any easier than it usually was.

DAMARA: ああ。あなただ。 DAMARA: 話すつもりですか？ DAMARA: または。ちょうど私の服を脱ぐ。そして。私たちはどちらも幸せになれます。

   MEENAH: oh

Oh is right. This wasn’t a reunion you were looking forward to, either. New planet or not, you had a feeling things with Damara wouldn’t be any less uncomfortable now than they were the last time. You also aren’t having an easier time understanding her.

( @lifesteeler )

PORRIM: Meenah

PORRIM: Why am I no+t surprised to+ see yo+u here to+o+?

a very nonchalant shrug follows, it isn’t something often admitted but a familiar face is very much welcome here. meenah herself is looking identical to when porrim last encountered her, though the only difference being they’re both part of the world of the living again.

PORRIM: No+t getting into+ to+o+ much tro+uble yet are we? At least no+t witho+ut me.

MEENAH: dunno maryam MEENAH: guess its where we meant to be now MEENAH: feels like it was just me at first and now yall are all followin behind

As it should be. You won’t pretend like you weren’t hoping for that, though. If you’re going to be stuck here, then your friends oughta be as well... and, well, you’re sure you’d start to miss them if they weren’t. Most of them. Porrim counts.

You grin at her.

* STARTER CALL.  /  for @lifesteeler​.

LATULA:   oh sh111ttttzz ,  is that you p4ych3ck ?  LATULA:   how’s 1t go1ng for y4 grl ?  not th4t 1t r34lly m4tt3rs b3c4us3 w3ll… w3′r3 d34d LATULA:   uhhh— boo-y4h ?!?!  c4n 1 g3t 4 up top for th3 d34d grlz 1n 4n 4lt3rn4t3 d1m3ns1on onc3 4g14n for th3 th1rd t1m3 or som3thing l1k3 th4t 1 don’t 3v3n r3m3mb3r 4nymor3… LATULA:   1f you leave m3 h4nging h3r3 1′m str1pp1ng you of 4ll your r4d-cr3dz dont try my p4ti3nc3 here, p4yd1rt.

MEENAH: oh fuck MEENAH: pyrope hey MEENAH: up until now i thought i was the only dead bitch from our session in this jam so yea ill highfive to that

This is going to hurt, but no, you’re not about to leave her hanging. You put your hand up with a grin because, honestly, you’re glad to see her.

MEENAH: you good over there, definitely-not-meulin MEENAH: your signs kinda swimilar tho MEENAH: meulin but with muscles MEENAH: an hopefully less screechy

Why no, you don’t particularly care how poorly trolls who’ve maybe never seen you before might react to you. After mostly only seeing your friends and their dancestors and far too many ghosts of each, brand new faces are kind of interesting.

MEENAH: look like youve sean a ghost

☆ . on the contrary, leon has seen far too many of the grey people with the candy corn horns, and he wants to know where the hell they’re coming from. he’s learned not to ask questions he more than likely won’t understand the answers to, so he’s just been dealing with it, but it’s still strange. they must be coming from the same place.

at least this one isn’t bullying him (yet.) well, maybe she slightly is, but there’s a compliment in there. “can’t the same be said ‘bout ya’, but just reverse? man, i’ve been seein’ a lot more people with piercings lately! it’s kinda excitin’! if ya’ ever lookin’ for more, ya’ should let me do it.”

   A compliment from you is a high honor, you’d like to think, so you’re glad he seems to appreciate it. Then again, now that you think of it, an insult from you should be just as high an honor. At least you killed two birds with one stone here.

MEENAH: you know what MEENAH: thats fair

MEENAH: guess were becomin less of a rarity MEENAH: and more people are decidin not to be wusses aboat pokin holes in their bodies MEENAH: thats somefin you like to do yourshellf huh MEENAH: i can appreciate someone whos willin to do it. like me 

Haha, you’ve never pierced someone with a needle in your life. Only with your trident. Multiple times, to kill them.

You in fact, have a real trident. It’s a pretty one, given as a gift from Tavros some time ago. It’s obvious, strapped across your back, and while you don’t think to use it, it’s there. Instead, you go still for a moment when you spot the other, blinking a few times before offering a tentative smile. 

“)(ello to you too.” You pause, fidgeting for a moment to calm yourself down. “All of t)(e areas are, )(ON-ESTLY? Pretty interesting. It depends on w)(at you want. But, I’m a gull w)(o likes a little bit of everyt)(ing.”

Eventually though, (a lie, you mean quickly) you turn to other topics. 

“Before we proceed wit)( nervously gauging our relations)(ip, are we going to )(ave a problem w)(ile we’re bot)( )(ere? I DON’T want to get into it wit)( you, Meena)(.” 

   Your fins hypothetically perk up at the word ‘gull’. Man, why does she have to make everything harder by using puns? You already thought she was cute, but puns are a whole ‘nother level of things that appeal to you specifically.

You’re just as glad to skip the small talk, although you can’t really say whether it’s less or more awkward than what comes next. She’s just as aware of your caste-related issues as you are, then. You suppose it was bound to happen.

MEENAH: yyyeah uh MEENAH: i dunno if i can promise an answer to that MEENAH: cuz like MEENAH: i dont reely want to have a problem either? and if we aint even on our planet then it feels extra pointless

That’s what you think so far, anyway, for someone who just got here. You put a hand to the back of your head, totally unprepared to start spewing all this to her.

MEENAH: what the fuck MEENAH: youre all adorable

 for. @lifesteeler.  / * STARTER.

woah !  watch the fork ,   you almost gave me splinters, that thing is way to big to be swinging it over your shoulders like that ! 

   MEENAH: hey davecape

You’re going to keep calling him that whether or not he’s got his cape on. You’re not really paying attention to that, anyway, too busy looking down the goddamn massive HOLE taking up the center of the island.

MEENAH: is it just me or was there someone makin noise from down here last night MEENAH: wonder if they got out or if theyre just fuckin dead now MEENAH: i cant believe i missed that MEENAH: this whole thing is p wack

   How lucky of you to run into Vriska, and you aren’t being sarcastic about that. She’s the only Serket you’re prepared to see, honestly, because you’d certainly have a harder time facing (Vriska) as well as Aranea, both for differing reasons.

MEENAH: oh hey

MEENAH: dont think i reely saw you in that clusterfuck of a fight MEENAH: where i was busy tryna kick me some giant green muscle ass  MEENAH: but anywave  MEENAH: howd things go for you? or did you get cliffhanger’d before coming here like i did

   You’ve gone from seeing, like, less than ten humans your whole (after)life to seeing whole schools of them in this place. At the moment you’re going to have to approach them without any intentions of asking them to join an army, but that’s fine, you GUESS.

Seeing someone with a style kinda-somewhat similar to your own is a good alternate reason to strike up conversation, right? Yeah, that’s something you can appreciate.

MEENAH: yall are still weird as shell with your lack of horns an all but i guess you make up for it with those piercings MEENAH: so MEENAH: sweet bling

   Your extensive exploration of the Golden Ward has landed you on the beach for now, where, along the sandy shore, you find someone you’re usually inclined to avoid. More specifically, you’re inclined to avoid the URGE that comes with seeing her.

You imagine that if you had your real trident, in all its sharp and golden glory, you could land an easy kill while she’s not looking--

augh, no, that’s really not what you want to do. She’s already spotted you, anyway. Straightening up, you muster up some small talk to see if it helps.

meenah peixes, homestuck

remember the condesce? here she is as a teenager

she’s less evil though i promise

heiress to the alternian throne but she ollie’d outta that responsibility

mean and stabby sometimes but not all the time?

not the best at making friends (why could that be) but god does she love the friends she's made so far!!! even if she got them all killed once! that’s in the past you see

thinks highly of herself and tries to be cool all the time but she’s actually a huge dork

gives the best advice and motivational speeches 

fish puns

please amuse her with fish puns she’ll get so excited

❝ CONDESCE. FINALLY YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO SHOW YOURSELF. AND NOT BE USELESS. THE TIME HAS COME FOR YOU TO DESTROY THIS ISLAND AND SLAUGHTER ALL OF INHABITANTS. YOU WILL DO THIS FOR  ME AND YOU WILL DO IT RIGHT NO– ❞

❝ .. YOU ARE NOT THE CONDESCE. YOU ARE THE ANNOYING FISH GIRL. WITH THE FORK. ❞

MEENAH: oh