GG: when i was REALLY young, i was sure the doll sitting across from him did it GG: and for a long time i was terrified of the evil blue girl!!! GG: she sort of haunted my childhood and i had trouble sleeping for a long time
The funny thing is, you probably did have trouble sleeping because of an evil blue girl. Vriska's been awfully trigger-happy lately.
GG: but of course i got older and realized that was silly, but then i just speculated that maybe it was suicide
Homestuck's overall tone isn't too dark, but sometimes it sucker-punches you with shit like this.
The Jade who 'got older' was still younger than thirteen. She thought he killed himself, and then she stuffed and mounted his corpse.
AT: i JUST WANTED, AT: tO MAKE IT POSSIBLE SO THAT i WAS THE ONE INVOLVED WITH BEING THE HERO THERE, AT: tO SAVE YOU, AT: lIKE, tO PUT MYSELF IN YOUR STORY, iN A BRAVE CAPACITY, [...]
I think I just got monkey-pawed.
Tavros, when I said I wanted you to learn from Vriska...
This was not what I meant!
AT: tHAT'S WHAT FEELING GOOD AND POSITIVE ABOUT YOURSELF IS ALL ABOUT,
Kanaya and the rest did their best, but the simple fact of the matter is that Tavros doesn't understand self-esteem. He needs therapy, not well-meaning teenagers.
AT: rEMEMBER, i TALKED TO YOU A LOT WHEN YOU WERE SLEEPING, [...] AT: wE TALKED ABOUT LOTS OF THINGS, aND WE HAD SOME THINGS IN COMMON, aND IT WAS NICE, [...] AT: aND i THINK [...] AT: tHAT MAYBE i HAVE SOME POSSIBLE RED FEELINGS FOR YOU,
My expression is Jade's. We are in sync here.
GG: i dont think i can reciprocate! [...] AT: bUT WHAT ABOUT, AT: mY ATTRACTIVE BRAVADO, [...] AT: iSN'T THAT, AT: sUPPOSED TO BE VERY ATTRACTIVE, aND ENCOURAGE THE MAJOR HAVING OF FLUSHED FEELINGS IN OTHERS,
Forget Karkat and Vriska. I think it's Tavros who's been watching too many Earth movies.
I can't dunk on him like Eridan - there's a world of difference between the two - but I am a little worried that the Prince of Hope has been coaching Tavros behind the scenes.
