ATRIUM SECURITY RECORDING 0328
HORUSS: -There is a fair chance this horse prefers being outside to inside at the moment, that is unless there are tiny demon children coming to break into a horse convention. Yet, there is no horse convention today. Today it is just one dumb pony heading out to find somewhere more interesting to run than in the gym room. There certainly is a more wide and open space out here in the world-
JAKE: -What a coincidence! If it's some place interesting to run, Jake can show the way. As Horuss wanders out in the open, there he will find Jake-- preforming some lunges in a nice clearing. Gotta stay fit!!!- JAKE: -Horuss will not be allowed a chance to decide to change directions because Jake is spotting him almost right away.- What ho chum! -straightens up with hands on his hips and his mustached face fresh with sweat.- Youre horuss i recall! Hello!!!
HORUSS: -Distressed neigh as he is stopped in the middle of his escape-turn. Curses. Now he was forced to dance to this moron's sour string quartet. He looks over his shoulder, taking a moment to reply just so that he could attempt to seem as uninterested as possible- HORUSS: Correct. You are the Jake English human. Introductions are thus rendered useless. -Could he run away? Would that make him seem like a scared little filly?-
JAKE: Bahaha reigndered useless you say? -big old chummy laugh- Its a sure great thing to see you bro! Its been some time huh?
HORUSS: Yes. It has been some time. -What are you trying to do human? Why are you trying to be friendly to this grumpy horse?- I am trying to find somewhere to gallop, if you will e%cuse me.
JAKE: Oh gallop. Would that a euphemism for something such? -He says this with such a genuinely curious look on his face.-
HORUSS: -Is he making little sense? Why is he hard to understand- I am going for a run. Nothing else. -He even points to his legs. Look. He's using these to run-
JAKE: Oh! Might i join you? -asking the question, his face brightening up- Im out on a jog as well! :D JAKE: Come on now! Well have a swell time the two of us! -runs in place-
KANKRI: -It is a rather nice day, so who WOULDN'T want to be out enjoying it? Also Kankri was always the one to consider himself someone who "seizes the day" so to speak, so going for a pleasant stroll outside seemed like a perfectly great idea to stay active, also perhaps it would do well to lighten his mood. Kankri had been feeling rather melancholy since Rufioh messaged him and then proceeded to near actually explode in his chat client window. However, upon traveling outside, Jake and Horuss come into Kankri's line of sight. Two more people who make him a tad nervous/uncomfortable to be around for completely different reasons. So the question is, now that he has seen them, will he approach?-
JAKE: -its kind of hard not to notice someone wearing a bright red sweater. Jake will be spotting him promptly.- Ah! Kankri! Here to join the work out club buddy? -Just be cool, English. It'll be okay!-
HORUSS: -He will not even notice Kankri because he is much too busy taking particularly close note of the way Jake English human's legs moved. Why must he wear so little?- HORUSS: A swell time? I herdly think that is the appropriate way to- .. -and there is a Kankri. He just stares at him. He is no longer alone. Woe is he-
KANKRI: -He has been spotted!! Which is actually quite wonderful, because clearly if Jake didn't want to interact he wouldn't have said anything, however Kankri can't quite shake the feeling that maybe some how Dirk might just suddenly know he's about to talk to his problematic boyfriend, and of course he is also nervous about upsetting Jake again. Though despite his mild worries, Kankri does walk up to this little group forming.- KANKRI: Well, I am n9t sure I am technically w9rking 9ut, 6ut I d9 think it is imp9rtant t9 get s9me s9rt 9f exercise regardless 9f h9w mild, and the 9utd99rs is easily m9re prefera6le then c9ntinu9usly navigating the c9rrid9rs 9f the ship. -He nods his hellos to Horuss. Ah yes, the weird staring. Kankri had not forgotten that this was all Horuss did to him when they first met. KANKRI: Y9ur name is H9russ is it n9t? I was intr9duced t9 y9u 9nce ar9und when I first arrived, 6ut I d9n't 6elieve we have interacted much since. Y9u are a friend 9f Rufi9hs?
HORUSS: -AND he has tensed up completely. If he was not clenching his buttocks in discomfort before this, then surely, now he could carve a bloody diamond between them if he wanted. Any mention of Rufioh was like a fricktastical slap to the face.- HORUSS: -He neighed in discomfort, crossing his arms in what he assumed would make him look less vulnerable- I herdly think "friend" is the right word for it aneighmore. Vantas, am I correct?
JAKE: -stretching his arms, observing these shenanigans like :O -
KANKRI: -He certainly picks up on the sudden rigidness of Horuss' stance, and it makes him shift a little with unease.- Actually, I'd rather if y9u called me Kankri. There are quite a few tr9lls with the hatchname Vantas 9n this ship, als9 I find that a first name 6asis makes f9r m9re easy casual c9nversati9n. KANKRI: Als9 I'm s9rry. I wasn't aware that there was s9me s9rt 9f... falling 9ut 6etween y9u tw9. I really d9n't kn9w much a69ut h9w y9u tw9 are 9r were acquainted, just that at the m9ment y9u and Rufi9h seemed s9mewhat c9mf9rta6le with each 9ther when I was intr9duced t9 y9u.
JAKE: -standing there just wondering who the heck this Rufioh fellow is. Has he met him before?-
JAKE: -trying to remember if he has...-
HORUSS: It c001d certainly hoof been much more comforstable if he had not decided to act like a wriggler and do something udderly foalish. -Ah, he is huffing and getting worked up over this. He is needing that run more than he did previously- HORUSS: Surely he must hoof mentioned it if you two are friends. -He actually has no idea how they are around one another at the moment-
JAKE: -It sounds like drama is afoot! Rapidly glancing between Horuss and Kankri.-
JAKE: -Wait until Dirk hears about this.-
KANKRI: I-... Well 9f c9urse we are friends! -Are they though? Are they really??- Certainly there have 6een times where Rufi9h and I have had 9ur differences, 6ut I am certain that w9uldn't c9me 6etween us. I als9 d9n't press him f9r much, s9 perhaps he just f9rg9t t9 menti9n s9me s9rt 9f th9rn c9ming up in relati9n t9 y9u, 6ut n9 he hasn't menti9ned y9u at all. KANKRI: -AND JAKE DONT TELL DIRK ANYTHING.-
JAKE: -casually sipping a water bottle. Slrrrrrrrrrpp.-
HORUSS: -Aaand he is fuming enough to be ready to just storm away. Rufioh not mentioning him makes him angrier than he should be! - He made no mention of me to you at aneigh point? -He huffs through his nose, turning his glance away- I was foalish enough to trust a rustb100d in my quadrants again, so of horse this is what I get. HORUSS: Jake human. Where do we run? -He has had it with Rufioh talk-
JAKE: Horuss troll! Up the jungle trail! -makes a dramatic pose, pointing in that direction. Are there bad feelings?? Jake is really bad at picking them up. He does glance at Kankri though, a little bit concerned.- Would you like to join us kankri?
HORUSS: -He may already be about to head up the jungle trail, but for once he is letting the human finish before he heads off-
KANKRI: -Oh. Ohhohoho. You did NOT just say that Horuss. Alright, perhaps the friendship Kankri had with Rufioh was hectic at the best of times, but no one gets away with dragging hemospectrum into this.- KANKRI: Excuse me???? Did y9u just n9t 9nly reffer t9 s9me9ne with a pr96lematic hem9-ph96ic slur term 6ut als9 in the pr9cess 9f saying s9 string t9gether the c9ncept that any9ne 9n the warmer end 9f the spectrum, 9r the 6.9.U.Y classes sh9uld 6e c9nsidered a p9ssi6le waste 9f y9u quadrant advance interacti9ns?? 6ecause that is certainly what I am hearing 9ut 9f what y9u just said. N9t 9nly is that h9rrifically caste 6aste micr9-agressi9ns t9wards the warmer end 9f the spectrum, 6ut als9 pers9nally 9ffensive t9 69th that individual and anytr9ll wh9 shares his 9r her caste placement 9n the 6inary spectrum!! D9 y9u even kn9w the ramificati9ns 9f what y9u are saying? 6y implying that they were n9t w9rth y9ur advances, y9u are als9 c9ndeming any9ne cl9se t9 his 9r her placement 9n the kn9wn spectrum 9r th9se 9f an 9ff-spec clasificati9n, including 69th cis-6l99ded su6 gr9ups, different hem9-identifying su6 gr9ups, and even p9lly 6l99ded identifying min9rities! It is this exact s9rt 9f mindset that leads t9 s9 much 6ig9try and stigma t9wards th9se 6el9w the Mid6l99d, 9r 9.J.T's spectrum range and lack 9f respect f9r th9se 6l99d castes 9verall. Pers9nally I am appalled that y9u, a friend 9f Rufi9h's regardless 9f what y9ur pers9nal standings with each 9ther are n9w, w9uld 6e s9 tactless as t9 use such language, ESPECIALLY c9nsidering h9w Rufi9h was such the p9litical figure head and m9tivati9nal spear f9r a wide array 9f p9litical awareness in regards t9 the distress 9f the p9pulati9n as a wh9le, and n9t just 9f the upper class, 9n 6ef9rus! KANKRI: -He is actually getting red in the face from this topic, and from the way his body language is bristling, its clear that this is a rather thorny conversation for him.-
DIRK: -this is clearly the perfect time to walk up being jake-
JAKE: -absolutely FLOORED by this rant. In all honesty, Jake is astonished! And kind of staring at Kankri with great big eyes.- ...Quips and daggers son. This intensity is off the friggin handle! -Dirk are you seeing this?-
KANKRI: -He hasn't even noticed Dirk yet, he is so fueled up and all his visual attention is used scowling with disapproval at Horuss.-
DIRK: -he didn't catch that entire rant, but that look on kankri's face is enough to capture his attention. he leans his arm up against jake's shoulder, which looks silly and awkward since he's so much shorter than him, and mumbles to him- (What's going on?)
HORUSS: -Do you want to go, sir? He could do so much worse right now than refer to rustbloods as rustbloods, and he is not in the mood to listen to Kankri's sjw crap. In fact, he is not in the mood for anything, period. All he wants to do is run this off and maybe PUNCH someone in the face to get rid of his aggressions- HORUSS: Hoof you finished? I am in every right to call a kettle a kettle, regardless of what microaggressions you read into my e%periences. Of horse you would get fired up over all this. Not everyone can be as admirable as Karkat Vantas. -admirable my butt. -
JAKE: (Some fellow named rufioh seems to be causing quite the dose of drama between misters kankri and horuss here. I believe even some social slurs have been tossed around? Golly heck man.) -stroking his mustache- (Do you know him?)
DIRK: - intensifies- (Yeah. Rufioh's a good buddy of mine.)
JAKE: (Wowza! Maybe give him a heads up some time soon?)
HORUSS: -Senpai senses are tingling, but he's too busy being mad right about now-
DIRK: -senpai is going to notice you in all the wrong kinda ways-
JAKE: -also why is dirk leaning on him? Jake is very sweaty right now.-
DIRK: -when ISN'T jake sweaty??-
KANKRI: -Punch him, just go ahead and do it. He's been wrecked before.- Y9u are n9t calling a kettle a kettle, y9u are using pr96lematic slurs t9 simply em9ti9nal w9und and insult with purp9se! Als9 there is n9 reas9n f9r y9u t9 drag the name 9f my castemate int9 this discussi9n. I hardly understand why 9r h9w his "Admira6ility" is related t9 this t9pic, unless y9u are actually trying t9 c9mpare the tw9 9f us! And if y9u were d9ing s9, then it is a 6aseless c9mparis9n as he and I are sadly n9t much alike, 6ut I 6elieve a g99d am9unt 9f that is having t9 d9 with 9ur vastly different s9cial up6ringings as he was raised 9n Alternia, and I was n9t! S9 there really is n9 need t9 6ring him int9 this regardless, 6ecause this de6ate- I mean argument-- I mean DISCUSSI9N, has n9thing t9 d9 with him 9r me, 6ut all t9 d9 with y9ur hem9-ph96ic view 9f the warmer hued spectrum secti9ns!
JAKE: -processing all of this information.- (...Shucks dirk. Is it true warmblooded fellows and sheilas are treated differently among trolls?)
JAKE: (I mean ive seen the stuff in movies but yikes!)
DIRK: -listening to this, he grows much more somber and glances from kankri to horuss.- (Yeah. That is... certainly a thing.)
JAKE: (Gosh.) -now he is sad, thinking about all of his warm-hued colored friends having a hard time.- (How unjust!)
HORUSS: -He is not going to punch anyone. He doesn't punch flesh. It breaks so easily. What he wants to do is run as fast as he can for two hours until his legs are burning up.- You are free to think what you want of me, as I see no reason why your view sh001d matter. Yet, you herdly know a thing aboat me, aboat Rufioh, or aboat the natural order of things, and as such I am sure this conversation will end up being much too one sided in the end. HORUSS: -It did not matter what the humans were saying or thinking. He was an angry troll with less than admirable views when it came to certain things- Now, will you allow me to do what I came for, or do you insist on lecturing me yet again on my bias? Because believe me, I hoof herd this enough times before, and I find it equally infuriating every time.
KANKRI: -All these blue bloods make his blood boil. And not in the good way. By the time Horuss is finished talking, Kankri's fists are clenched tight as his sides, and he looks like he is about to bust a god damn vein.- Well n9 clearly y9u haven't heard it en9ugh times as y9u still c9ntinue t9 g9 9n an act as if y9ur acti9ns and y9ur insults are perfectly accepta6le! I may n9t kn9w what y9ur planetary s9cial cust9ms p9int 9f view are, 6ut frankly speaking I am quite certain y9u are speaking fr9m upper caste privilege, which is t9 say that while Y9U may n9t view what y9u are saying as h9rrifically c9nfr9ntati9nal, there are plenty 9f th9se wh9 w9uld indeed take y9ur micr9agressi9ns as pers9nal attacks, and I am m9re then willing t9 stand here and speak 9n their 6ehalf until perhaps y9u may6e get s9me s9rt 9f grasp 9f that c9ncept!
KANKRI: Als9, just an f.y.i. My views /d9/ matter 6ecause I am a tr9ll just the same as y9u 9r as any 9ther tr9ll regardless 9f my spectrum standing, 9r PR9UDLY lack there 9f it!!
JAKE: -What if he just... kind of went to approach Horuss with his hands up. Wish him luck, Dirk.- Alrighty gents! Gentlecolts? Hehe that one was- No wait sorry. JAKE: -clears his throat- Now i for one am all about a good natured scrum every now and again... but as soon as words such as infuriating and horrifically confrontational get tossed around then by jove! I do believe thats when a fella has to step in with his foot down. JAKE: Might we absolve this issue in some manner that doesnt involved raised voices? -glancing at the two arguing trolls like :( -
JAKE: This isnt how crewmates ought to behave i say! Were all on the same side here!
DIRK: -crosses his arms, shifting his weight while eyeing both of the trolls. they best choose their next words CAREFULLY.-
HORUSS: -He came here to run and oggle muscular thighs (Well, the latter was a later addition to his plans), why must he go through this conversation yet again? It didn't sound so annoying coming from perhaps Feferi, but coming from this little...this little scumbag, it was enough to make him bare his bloody fangs, a sneer rasping at the back of his throat. Heck, the only thing keeping him from saying worse things to Kankri was Jake jumping in like some cowardly action hero- HORUSS: I am not in the mood for this. Pick your fights with someone else the ne%t time, Vantas.
KANKRI: -He looks around Jake even if he has to, just to keep his stern, disapproving glare locked on Horuss.- We a69slutely are 9n the same side, Jake. H9wever that d9es 6y n9 means equate t9 having t9 stand 6y in silence as the rights and respect 9f tr9lls is trampled 9n- I AM N9T PICKING FIGHTS!
KANKRI: -But he sure is close to snarling-
JAKE: For cripes sakes kankri! -waves his hands urgently- The man says hes not in the mood hes not in the mood!
JAKE: Shall we go mister horuss? -edging off towards the horse troll-
DIRK: -grunts a little in the background. can't imagine he'd ever be in the mood for that particular criticism.-
KANKRI: -Dirk's grunt is the first thing to get Kankri's tunnel vision off of Horuss as he looks for the cause of the noise. And upon seeing Dirk, if he wasn't tense before, he certainly is now.-
HORUSS: -He is not in the mood, Kankri, he does in fact have a headache. Better luck next time.- HORUSS: -He huffs through his nose again, adjusting his goggles as they had steamed up quite badly when he got angry- I am in the need of a good gallopp, yet I am uncertain if you can keep up.
KANKRI: -He is too riled to deal with the added stress and wariness that comes with being near striders-
HORUSS: -He happens to be actively ignoring senpai now, because he doesn't want him to think little of him, and if he pretends he doesn't know he is there, then he can...pretend he isn't there-
DIRK: -have even MORE ANXIETY, KANKRI, as dirk starts heading over to him, but he's keeping his eyes trained on horuss and jake-
KANKRI: -WHY ARE YOU COMING NEAR HIM. His hackles are still raised, is this really a wise choice??-
JAKE: What! Now how can you judge that? -appears outraged- I will have you know my stamina is a quality which knows no boundaries! JAKE: Limitations to boot! I shall run miles and break nary a single sweat. -Mostly because he's already sweaty.- Its no skin off my back! JAKE: Shall we? -gestures down the trail-
DIRK: -quiet sweating about mention of jake's stamina AGAIN. help him.-
DIRK: -finally looks back to kankri once he's in closer proximity- Hey. You cool?
HORUSS: At least you hoof the guts to attempt. -He can admire that. You may be a weird human, but you have his respect, Jake English- HORUSS: -As such, he heads down the trail hoping he had heard the last of those caste based conversations-
JAKE: Youre darn tootin! -about to scurry after Horuss when WAIT. HE FORGOT SOMETHING.- JAKE: -scampers over to Dirk and Kankri- Dirk!!!
KANKRI: C99l? N9 I am m9st certainly n9t-- -He nearly freaking startles when Jake comes back over-
KANKRI: -Hes so on edge.-
JAKE: -crashes into Dirk with a big sweaty smooch. MWAH.- JAKE: Have a fantabulous afternoon love! :D JAKE: -and then takes off.- Hasta la vista kankri!
DIRK: Yeah, you-- you too. -<3-
HORUSS: -No. Don't do that-
HORUSS: -He is now sweaty and uncomfortable and jogging away from all of this. No more of that sappy stuff-
HORUSS: -Give him a good round of fisticuffs any day-
DIRK: -they can do that too-
JAKE: -You say that but now Jake is racing past Horuss, too full of energy and also far too familiar with jungle terrains. NYOOOM-
DIRK: -clears his throat, looking back at kankri- Ahem. Anyway, DIRK: I don't blame you for getting all worked up. DIRK: If it were just me bearing witness, I totally would've encouraged you tear into him more. -shrugs- But Jake is a gentler soul than I.
HORUSS: -HE WOULD BE DEVESTATED if he heard that, but he did not, because he was too focused on catching up to the hairy roadrunner-
KANKRI: -Kankri turns his head to squint at Dirk, trying to see if there is any lie in what he is saying.- KANKRI: Well. KANKRI: It w9uld n9t have escalated any further then it had. I d9 n9t "Tear int9" pe9ple. I 9nly try t9 educate. KANKRI: .... Th9ugh this has 6een 9ne particular m9ment in which I 6ecame rather pati9nate a69ut the t9pic at hand. -He is finally starting to unclench his fists at least. Gosh. This was too much for him.- KANKRI: -Kankri lets out a sigh.- My intenti9n wasn't t9 fight with him, like he was implying, I 9nly came 9ut here t9 get fresh air, and h9w is it my fault that I had n9 idea he and Rufi9h were n9 l9nger 9n g99d terms! Had I kn9wn perhaps I w9uldn't have 6r9ught it up, 6ut I didn't and s9 I did, 6ut whatever issues th9se tw9 h9ld d9es n9t excuse H9russ' 9wn faults! -He probably shouldn't be venting to Dirk but... He is just so exasperated.-
DIRK: -he is a good listener when he isn't feeling frustrated himself. he just nods along as kankri vents.- Not that it'd be awful if you were fighting with him. -shrugs- It's something worth fighting for. DIRK: And damn, it's real condescending just to brush something like that off cuz he ain't in the mood. If you say something shitty, just own up to it. DIRK: But that's just me statin' my onion.
KANKRI: Well I w9uldn't want t9 fight with him 6ecause fighting, 6e it physical 9r even c9nversati9nal, d9es n9t create any w9rth while results 9r p9sitive resp9nces. KANKRI: And yes, while it is really quite c9ndescending f9r him t9 d9 s9, I am afraid that m9st likely his s9cial up6ringing has driven h9me the p9int that it d9esn't matter h9w wr9ng he is. KANKRI: 6ut it isn't as th9ugh I am n9t used t9 such a 6latant 6rush 9ff when it c9mes t9 this t9pic. -He sounds so bitter.-
DIRK: -hmms a little- That's real unfortunate, man. -he is being sincere, despite how that MAY sound- DIRK: Hopefully he works that outta him eventually.
KANKRI: Yes. Here is h9ping. -He isn't sure how he feels about this strange moment of okayness he and Dirk are sharing, but it isn't unpleasant.- KANKRI: H9wever, I think I need that peaceful walk n9w m9re then ever and I 6elieve there is en9ugh distance 6etween H9russ and I t9 achieve that. S9 if y9u w9uldn't particularly mind, I am g9ing t9 6e taking my leave.
DIRK: Sure thing, dude. DIRK: Take it easy. -geez, he's gonna be left all alone here! oh well. he's glad he was able to see kankri in a better light. he really doesn't enjoy disliking people.-
KANKRI: -It was nice to have a non confrontational conversation with dirk as well, but Kankri knows he needs to scurry off and collect himself, and so he does.-
