#karkatlog

-- growingGradience [GG] began pestering cranktankerousGeneticist [CG] at 13:02 -- GG: hey karkat :) CG: HEY JADE CG: HOW'S IT GOING? GG: its great!!! GG: did dave tell you dove is out of the infirmary? CG: WHAT THE FUCK, NO. CG: WHEN? GG: yesterday! GG: hehehe CG: OH, I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM AFTER TRAINING SO THAT MIGHT BE WHY. CG: STILL THANK FUCK SHE'S OUT OF THERE CG: ARE YOU GUYS SETTLING IN OKAY? GG: yes!! for the most part GG: dave is pretty much flipping out every time she looks at him wrong CG: LOOKS AT HIM WRONG? CG: WHAT, DOES SHE GLARE AT HIM OR SOMETHING? CG: IF HE WAS MAKING A FUCKING RUCKUS THEN I'D GLARE AT HIM TOO. GG: haha no!! just every time she acts a little upset GG: he is being very dave about it CG: OH GOD, BUT THEY CRY A LOT. HE *KNOWS* BABIES CRY. CG: PUNCH HIM IN THE ASS AND TELL HIM TO REMEMBER HIS READING MATERIAL. CG: OH... ACTUALLY. CG: WOULD YOU SAY HER CRYING IS LIKE SOME KIND OF UNHOLY WAILING NOISE? GG: uhhhhhhhhh? GG: she sounds like every other crying baby CG: ALRIGHT WELL CONSIDER MOST RESIDENTS OF THE SHIP HAD NEVER HEARD A CRYING BABY. GG: oh GG: well babies do cry loudly CG: THERE WAS A REPORT OF A SHREIKING DISTURBANCE IN THE UPPER LEVELS AND IF SHE WAS UP THERE AROUND 20 HUNDRED HOURS THEN THAT WOULD EXPLAIN IT. CG: IF NOT THEN I NEED TO CHECK THE VENTS FOR SOME KIND OF PREY OR.. SOMETHING. GG: well shes been up here for a while... so i guess it was probably her GG: i guess maybe we should orient everyone to what babies are like so nobodys alarmed >.> GG: i guess we still havent done the baby shower yet huh CG: IF IT'S NOT TOO MUCH FOR HER THEN WE SHOULD HAVE A WELCOMING PARTY. CG: I STILL HAVE THE SHIT FOR THE BABY SHOWER, WE CAN JUST USE IT. GG: yeah!! GG: thats a good idea GG: you should definitely come see her first though! GG: she needs to see all her family :D CG: RIGHT NOW? SHE'S NOT EATING OR SLEEPING OR SOMETHING? GG: if you want!! GG: dave had to handle her last night so i am taking care of her today :p GG: she is being pretty good right now CG: OH, THAT'S SMART. SPLITTING IT WITH SHIFTS THAT WAY NEITHER OF YOU GET TOO TIRED. CG: I'LL HEAD UP WHILE SHE'S IN A GOOD MOOD THEN. CG: I JUST HAVE TO GO BY MY BLOCK FIRST AND I'LL BE OVER. GG: ok!! :D KARKAT: *Straying from his patrol for a moment Karkat went to his block and dug for the dogmate? doll... thing? whatever. He figured a dog was good, Jade liked dogs, Dave didn't mind them, it was a win-win. Great. As he approached the room he commanded his k-9 to sit and stay then knocked on the door* JADE: its open! -she calls from inside, just perched on the bed with a lap full of baby- KARKAT: *Is it a lapfull because Karkat recalls Dove being tiny, so very tiny and fragile. He enters regardless and shuts the door behind himself* HEY. *observes the space briefly, then Jade, then Dove* JADE: -A VERY SMALL LAPFUL- JADE: hi :) KARKAT: *SHE'S SO SMALL* SHE'S STILL TINY AS HELL. JADE: yeah JADE: but shes doing better! KARKAT: *walks over and crouches* I BET YOU GUYS ARE RELIEVED EVEN THOUGH WE KNEW SHE'D GET OUT OF THAT FU- UH...THE. PLASTIC CUBE LIKE A CHAMP. JADE: -snrk- yes! we still have to get checkups for her but shes tough enough to handle all that -strokes her lil belly, and Dove yawns at Karkat- KARKAT: *HRK* I DIDN'T KNOW JOHN OR MS. PAINT HAD ANY... PEDIATRIC KNOWLEDGE, THAT OR THEY TOOK THE TIME TO STUDY IT WHICH IS STILL GREAT OF THEM. KARKAT: OUR MEDICAL TEAM DOESN'T GET ENOUGH APPRECIATION, ESPECIALLY MITZI. KARKAT: OH, I ALSO BROUGHT HER SOMETHING. JADE: -AGREED- oh?? :O KARKAT: *decaptchas the cotton fabric dog. He doesn't even know what colors so it's just black and white* YEAH. KARKAT: IT MIGHT STAIN EASY BUT APPARENTLY THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER FABRICS THEIR SKIN DOESN'T LIKE? THIS MIGHT EVEN BE ALL THAT GREAT? I'M NOT SURE THERE WASN'T SO MUCH ABOUT IT. KARKAT: SO JUST USE WHENEVER, IT CAN JUST BE A DESK THING FOR HER COON CRIB, MATRESS THING. JADE: !!! JADE: omg its so cute JADE: -reaches over and takes it- its perfect!! thank you! JADE: look dove uncle karkat got you a present! -wiggles it toward her some, Dove just blinks like wut- KARKAT: *Jade likes it which is GREAT, Dove's just blinking at it* WAIT UNCLE? I THOUGHT I WAS A SIDE DAD? WHAT'S THE SPECTRUM ON THAT? KARKAT: *looks at Dove* SHE LITERALLY GIVES LESS THAN TWO FULL DIAPERS ABOUT IT. KARKAT: WHICH I'LL COUNT AS A SUCCESS. KARKAT: AT LEAST SHE'S NOT CRYING. JADE: hehehe!! JADE: well you can be uncle and side dad JADE: that is basically what an uncle is anyway JADE: do you wanna hold her? KARKAT: UH... ARE YOU SURE? *he's got claws and she's the small he doesn't want to do the thing he'd be a pretty BAD Uncle Side-Dad* JADE: pbbbffttt JADE: you and dave both i swear JADE: yes!! you can wipe your hands off with one of the baby wipes over there, itll be fine KARKAT: *THATS NOT WHAT HE MEANT but she's not blind so he just goes to wipe his hands which is agood idea considering he was just with a dog. A clean dog that had a bath this morning but it was still a dog. He comes back and sits next to her with hands open then tries to make the awkward arm cradle thing he's seen in the books* JADE: .... -welp, she can't not laugh at that- JADE: oh my god KARKAT: OH, WHAT ARE YOU THE BABY POSTURE POLICE? JADE: yes i am!! you are under arrest for being adorable KARKAT: EXCUSE ME, APPARENTLY I CAN'T HELP IT. I HOLD SIRIUS WITH ONE HAND HALF THE TIME AND THE OTHER HALF SHE'S HOLDING *ME*. JADE: that is also cute JADE: -scoops Dove up and offers her over, she's all wide-eyed about moving around again- KARKAT: *Oh god, he just. Alright. She's moving and is surprised* YEAH, I'D BE CONFUSED TOO. WHY AM I BEING HANDED OVER LIKE A HOT SPUD? KARKAT: THIS ISN'T A GAME OF PASS THE BABY ONLY APPARENTLY IT IS. KARKAT: THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THERE ARE MULTIPLE PEOPLE BREATHING DOWN YOUR GROWTH CHAMBER IN WAIT OF YOU TO BE TOUCHABLE. KARKAT: MOST OF YOUR EARLY LIFE IS GOING TO BE PEOPLE IN YOUR GRILL AND POSSIBLY ANNOYINGLY MANHANDLING YOU. KARKAT: *GINGERLY takes the confused child* JADE: -gdi karkat, jade is just giggling the whole time handling Dove over- JADE: -and Dove stares right up at Karkat now that she's in his arms- KARKAT: *stares back* ARE YOU JUDGING WHETHER OR NOT I'M WORTHY? KARKAT: OR JUST CONTEMPLATING WHETHER OR NOT YOU SHOULD CRY? KARKAT: IS IT *REALLY* WORTH THE EFFORT RIGHT NOW? KARKAT: ON ONE HAND YOU COULD GO BACK TO YOUR MOM AND SHE COULD CALM YOU BUT ON THE OTHER IT'S A WHOLE OTHER ROUND OF BEING PASSED. JADE: shes totally admiring you JADE: look how big her eyes are! KARKAT: ARE HER EYES NOT ALWAYS NOT LIKE THAT? JADE: not always! KARKAT: THEN I'LL TAKE IT AS A COMPLIMENT, SHE DOESN'T IMMEDIATELY WANT ME OUT OF HER FACE. *she's also really cute* JADE: -jade leans over and spies on them both a little just smiling, Dove is still too smol to do much but she sure looks FASCINATED by all this- shell get used to you pretty quick im sure :) JADE: im really glad she has so many people around that care for her KARKAT: I'M HAPPY FOR THAT TOO, NOT ONLY HAVING YOU GUYS AS PARENTS BUT ALSO YOUR FAMILIES. KARKAT: SHE'S GOT A PRETTY HUGE FAMILY NOW AND SHE JUST GOT HERE. JADE: i know! JADE: its nice that she gets to know that JADE: dave and i never really had that so i think... it means a lot to both of us JADE: so... thank you, for being around for her KARKAT: *Looks at her then back down to Dove* YOU DON'T HAVE TO THANK ME FOR BEING HERE. KARKAT: ESPECIALLY WHEN A FEW YEARS ROLLS AROUND AND SHE'S SWEARING. -- cranktankerousGeneticist [CG] is now an idle chum! -- -- cranktankerousGeneticist [CG] changed their mood to CHUMMY  -- -- cranktankerousGeneticist [CG] changed their mood to DETESTFUL  -- JADE: >:O JADE: haha!! you better not JADE: then again im not sure i could stop her when she gets older KARKAT: IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ON PURPOSE, I'M JUST WARNING YOU. KARKAT: TEREZI AND I MADE A BET TO STOP CURSING SO MUCH AROUND SIRIUS, THANKS YOU'VE INFECTED TROLL CULTURE, NOT THAT RAISING YOUNG WAS REALLY IN OUR CULTURE. KARKAT: ANYWAY I DIDN'T LAST A FULL HALF HOUR. JADE: ha!!! JADE: well good try JADE: but if you kept at it im sure youd get the hang of it KARKAT: DO I REALLY WANT TO GET THE HANG OF IT THOUGH? *watches Dove* KARKAT: NOT JUST BECAUSE I WANT TO INFECT THE SHIP'S YOUTH, TRUST ME I'M ALL OVER THAT. KARKAT: IT'S NOT SUCH A HUGE PART OF ME BUT, I SAID BULLSNAP THE OTHER DAY. *looks at her like BULLSNAP* KARKAT: THAT'S REALLY. DORKY. JADE: ... JADE: -attempts to stifle a cackle- JADE: bullsnap!? KARKAT: UGHHHHHH. JADE: hot dog! JADE: -snaps- KARKAT: OH MY GOD. JADE: that sure is some bullsnap KARKAT: GOOOODDDD. KARKAT: ALRIGHT, SHUT UP. JADE: gee whiz karkat KARKAT: *looks at Dove* KEEP IN MIND TO NOT CONFIDE IN HER ABOUT ANYTHING NERDY. KARKAT: SHE WILL TAUNT YOU. KARKAT: MERCILESSLY. JADE: :) JADE: -Dove proceeds to blow a spit bubble at him in reply- JADE: oh yes she definitely got it KARKAT: GOOD, IT'LL SAVE YOU SOME FUTURE PAIN IN THE BUTT MOMENTS. KARKAT: THAT IS ALSO ADORABLE. KARKAT: AND PRETTY GROSS. KARKAT: BUT YOU'RE ALSO GOING TO BE 80% GROSS FLUIDS FOR A WHILE. SO I MIGHT AS WELL GET USED TO IT. JADE: also true! -reaches over to POP THE BUBBLE- JADE: she hasnt spit up yet but im waiting for dave to inevitably flip out :p KARKAT: REALLY? *sounds surprised* I THOUGHT THAT WAS A REGULAR OCCURANCE? KARKAT: SHE MUST BE PRETTY GREEDY. JADE: well its only been a day so im sure shes just saving it up... biding her time... to spring it on us at the worst possible time KARKAT: BEFORE YOU EAT AFTER BEING REALLY HUNGRY FOR HOURS. JADE: hahaha!! JADE: exactly KARKAT: GOD, I COULD ONLY IMAGINE. JADE: im sure you will see it before long >:) KARKAT: *APPARENTLY BABY BREATH ALONE SMELLS LIKE SOUR MILK* KARKAT: EUGH.... JADE: hahaha!! JADE: its ok though JADE: shes so cute it cant be that bad KARKAT: IT'S DEFINITELY GOING TO BE THAT BAD. KARKAT: THE ONLY GOOD PART ABOUT IT IS THAT SHE *IS* CUTE. JADE: thats the best part -boops her lil cheek, god she just LOVES THIS BABY- JADE: how is sirius doing? KARKAT: SHE'S DOING FINE, GETTING FAT AND BUT NOWHERE NEAR THROWING THAT EXTRA WEIGHT AROUND. KARKAT: SHE'S REALLY TIMID, WHICH I WORRY ABOUT, BUT I HOPE SHE GROWS OUT OF IT WHEN SHE PUPATES. JADE: im sure shell open up a little more over time! JADE: shy babies are adorable too :') JADE: i should visit her sometime JADE: i cant wait until dove is big enough to play with the other grubs KARKAT: OH, DON'T GET ME WRONG SHE'S DEFINITELY ADORABLE. I JUST WORRY ABOUT HER DEFENDING HERSELF. KARKAT: I'M SURE SIRIUS WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU AGAIN, YOU WERE WITH THE GRUBS FOR A WHILE RIGHT? JADE: yeah!! KARKAT: THEN SHE'D DEFINITELY LIKE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. KARKAT: THE GOOD THING ABOUT HER SHYNESS IS THAT SHE COULD PROBABLY BE IN HERE WITH DOVE AND NOT RIP SHHHHCSIITUFF UP. KARKAT: I SHOULD ACTUALLY GO AND BRING HER AND TEREZI LUNCH RIGHT NOW THOUGH. SPEAKING OF WRIGGLERS. KARKAT: *Hands back the baby and ollies on outtie* I'LL SEE YOU GUYS LATER.

-- twofoldAcrimony [TA] began pestering cranktankerousGeneticist [CG] at 23:22 -- TA: hey. TA: 2o. CG: YOU STILL EXIST. TA: ii know you were kiind of pii22y la2t tiime there wa2 a biig thiing ii knew wa2 comiing ii diidn't tell you about 2o. TA: here ii am. CG: OH MY GOD. CG: HERE WE GO. CG: I'M GOING TO PUT MY MUG RIGHT THE FUCK DOWN. CG: PLEASE, CONTINUE. TA: 2hut the hell up dude, thii2 ii2 2eriiou2. TA: ii'm talkiing biig 2hiit here. CG: FINE, I'LL REFRAIN FROM SAYING HOW YOU'RE USUALLY ALWAYS TALKING BIG SHIT AND GIVE YOU MY UNDIVIDED ATTENTION. CG: BUT SERIOUSLY WHAT'S THE MATTER? TA: ii'm goiing two get my 2hiit wrecked pretty 2oon. TA: liike 2traiight up. CG: ...WHAT. CG: WAIT. UH, FUCK. CG: ARE YOU, SURE? TA: yeah. TA: ii'm not the only one, but ii know that for 2ure. CG: .....SHIT. CG: SHIT, SHIT, SHIT. CG: WHAT- FUCK. ALRIGHT. NO WE CAN WORK, WITH SOMETHING. TA: okay ii diidn't want you two fliip out eiither, but ii don't know how ii wa2 expectiing thii2 two go iin hiind2iight. CG: NO, I'M NOT FLIPPING OUT. CG: I'M NOT. CG: I'M PROCESSING. TA: your proce22iing ii2 kiind of freakiing me out. CG: ALRIGHT LET'S JUST CG: BREATHE CG: BREATHE WITH ME. CG: ARE YOU BREATHING? TA: uhhh. TA: ye2?? TA: ii don't need a fuckiing breathiing coach kk ii'm fiine. CG: HOW THE DUCK ARE YOU FINE CG: **FUCK CG: FUCK. TA: ii am 2tartiing two thiink thii2 wa2 a terriible iidea. CG: NO, IT WASN'T. I'M SORRY JUST. CG: GIVE ME A MINUTE. TA: ii'm ju2t u2ed two thii2, ii mean. ii'll probably be cool or whatever, after ii get my 2hiit wrecked. ii'm pretty 2ure ii'm not goiing two diie, 2o liike. TA: there'2 that ii gue22. CG: WAIT. YOU'RE NOT? CG: FUUUUCCCCKKKKK, CAN YOU LEAD WITH THAT? CG: PLEASE??? TA: waiit, you thought ii wa2 goiing two CG: STILL, WE CAN. WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT IT. TA: oh. TA: okay yeah that wa2 probably a clariifiicatiion ii could have made. CG: THAT WOULD'VE BEEN GREAT. YEAH. CG: THE CLARIFICATION. CG: BUT YOU'RE NOT DYING. THAT'S MUCH BETTER. AND WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING, RIGHT? CG: ARE YOU OKAY? CG: OH SHIT, HAVE YOU TALKED TO TEREZI? TA: hell no. TA: you're the only per2on ii've told, and the only per2on ii plan on telliing. TA: ii talked two mt about iit but only becau2e he already know2. TA: iif ii tell tz 2he'll ju2t try two fiind a way two 2top iit and then blame her2elf for not beiing able two. TA: 2he doe2n't need more of that. CG: YEAH... FUCK. YOU'RE RIGHT. CG: SHE'S GOING TO BLAME HERSELF EITHER WAY BUT AT LEAST THIS WAY SHE ISN'T GOING TO BE STRAPING YOU TO HER BACK AND BEATING EVERYONE WITH A STICK. TA: yeah ba2iically. TA: ii thiink ii prefer the former. TA: 2o, yeah. TA: now you know my dark 2ecret. TA: FUCK that 2ound2 lame. CG: AND YOU NEVER ANSWERED MY QUESTION. TA: what? CG: WELL, IT'S YOU SO. CG: ARE YOU OKAY? TA: oh. TA: well, ii'm a2 okay a2 gettiing my 2hiit pu2hed iin entaiil2 ii gue22. TA: liike that'll be fun or whatever. CG: THAT DOESN'T SOUND OK, IT SOUNDS MORE LIKE HALFASS ATTEMPTS AT NONCHALANCE. TA: ii'd like two complaiin about iit but tbh ii don't really feel liike iit. CG: ALRIGHT... THEN DO YOU WANT TO SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER OR SOMETHING? CG: WE CAN CHILL OUT. TA: tz wa2 riight about me beiing a drama machiine a long tiime ago and all thii2 2eriiou2 2hiit keep2 hiitting the whiirliing bladed deviice and iit'2 alway2 been more iimportant than me beiing a 2hiit about iit. TA: ii gue22 once you 2pend enough 2weep2 alone where nobody ha2 an optiion two giive a fuck you kiind of 2tart takiing the fuck2 giiven le22 for granted. TA: anyway yeah. TA: that'd be kiind of cool. CG: DUDE. JUST. ALRIGHT I'M ON MY WAY. TA: ii 2hould go over there actually. CG: OH. OKAY. TA: my block ha2 way more people iin iit lately. CG: WHAT? TA: or ii gue22 ju2t one per2on and. TA: a 2mall. TA: entiity. CG: SINCE WHEN DO YOU HAVE PEOPLE IN YOUR- WHAT TA: ii'll ju2t tell you when ii get there, 2eriiou2ly iit'2 a long 2tory. CG: OKAY...? SOLLUX: -Here he is, one nerd delivered to Karkat's block. He knocks in doubles.- SOLLUX: -DID YOU EXPECT ANY DIFFERENTLY?- KARKAT: *How the fuck do you knock in doubles every knock is different you JACKASS. Oh.... he's going to miss this jackass and his dumb things that goes out of their ways to be doubled. Karkat takes a minute to open the door, twice Sollux had him all teary for the worry and then the relief but we don't talk about that. He just opens the door and steps aside* HEY. SOLLUX: -He notices the delay despite how eager Karkat seemed, and then...- dude. -squints- were you cryiing? -he's talking about it- KARKAT: WELL GEE, I THOUGHT MY BEST FRIEND WAS GOING TO DIE. *looks at watch* TEN MINUTES AGO. KARKAT: SHUT THE FUCK UP AND GET IN BEFORE I PUNCH YOU. KARKAT: I JUST MIGHT ANYWAY. SOLLUX: -oh man, he made karkat CRY, he feels kinda like a dick but he's also kind of... really touched gdi karkat- SOLLUX: yeah okay well don't 2tart cryiing whiile you do iit, that'd be a me22 neiither of u2 want2 two deal wiith. SOLLUX: -slinks in- SOLLUX: ... 2eriiou2ly, though. SOLLUX: uh. 2orry. KARKAT: DON'T APOLOGIZE FOR MY EMOTIONS RUINING WHAT WAS ONCE A WHITE TOWEL. *Hemotions, its a joke on blood AND manangst haha* KARKAT: IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT, IT WAS KIND OF JUST A THING THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. SOLLUX: okay well. SOLLUX: -awkward shrug- thank2 ii gue22. SOLLUX: for cryiing about me. SOLLUX: wow that 2ounded really iin2en2iitiive. KARKAT: NOT SO MUCH INSENSITIVE AS IT SOUNDED DOUCHEY. SOLLUX: iit 2ounded douchey AND iin2en2iitiive. SOLLUX: awe2ome. SOLLUX: ii meant cariing not-- cryiing, fuck. KARKAT: YEAH SEE, THIS IS JUST. GOING TO BE HOW THIS HAPPENS. SOLLUX: ii'm goiing two 2top now before iit get2 any wor2e. KARKAT: THAT'S PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA, SO EXPLAIN YOUR ENTITY THING WITH ME. SOLLUX: oh yeah. SOLLUX: uhhh. SOLLUX: -slumps onto his pile- SOLLUX: ... 2o ii 2tole a grub. KARKAT: ....WHAT? *His eyebrows furrow, enjoy the couch shaped pile that Karkat meticulously molded* KARKAT: *flops next to him* SOLLUX: jake and AA deciided two go on 2ome 2tupid adventure iin jiitter ciity and we found a bunch of mutant grub2 underground. SOLLUX: they deciided two hand them over two TV for tumut ii gue22 and ii ju2t. ii don't know. ii diidn't want two 2ee them all get 2ent off two the 2laughter 2o ii diidn't hand hiim over. SOLLUX: 2o now he'2 iin my block. SOLLUX: and 2triider'2 got the huge human lu2u2 attachment two hiim now and all the grub2 are gettiing 2ent two lauctii2 but he want2 two keep ciitriin 2o. SOLLUX: ii don't even know. KARKAT: *dead silence. Jitter city? That was forever ago but he can't really find himself worrying abou the time and this... this is a lot to take in.* KARKAT: *Karkat is of no immediate help, leave a message after the beep* SOLLUX: uh. SOLLUX: you okay? KARKAT: *leans forward, chin in hands* ...THERE WERE MUTANT GRUBS. ON ALTERNIA. AND YOU AND STRIDER HAVE ONE.... AND. THIS HAD BEEN THIS WAY. KARKAT: SINCE WE LEFT. SOLLUX: ... SOLLUX: ye2. KARKAT: *Exhales, fingers sinking into his hair as he bows more. He feels a migraine coming on for so many reasons and he doesn't even know HOW to feel. Annoyed definitely. happy? Thrilled maybe? That he wasn't the only one? Upset that they existed at all because who the fuck wants that and who wants all of this shithole of a universe even if they're living on what's supposedly a "safe" planet. How no one cared to tell him regardless of his job of protecting and having to know everything on the ship? Elated that they were getting the fuck out of there? Or just really motherfucking annoyed that just about everyone sans for himself knew about it? All? It seems like his emotions were settling on all and he didn't even know what he wanted to do. Pitch a fit mostly, let his body contort itself into whatever position would help elliviate the frustration and mixed up everything that he felt. Instead he was just. Going to try and... do something with all of this and not. Flip out. No, he's going to do that thing. He's fine. Just holding his hair and.....processing. Breathing. THat helps. Inhale* SOLLUX: .... uhhh. SOLLUX: (fuck.) SOLLUX: -he fucked up, he broke karkat, GREAT- SOLLUX: -he just reaches over and... rests a hand on his shoulder awkwardly- KARKAT: *When Sollux touches him he immediately recoils and HISSES, flailing his arms in the other’s general direction before flopping off the couchpile and falling hard to the floor to, well, basically groan loudly. Borderline scream while laying on his side* WHAT THE FUCK!!? FUCKING, WHY. **WHY** IS THIS SOME SHIT I’M *JUST*-- KARKAT: ARRRGHH!! I CAN’T *BELIEVE*, WAIT- I CAN. I CAN BELIEVE IT BECAUSE *THIS* WHY- DIDN’T ANYONE **THINK** THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING I SHOULD *KNOW*!? KARKAT: *Each emphasized word is accompanied with a kick or punch directed at the floor or not really anyone or anything and now he’s on his back with his hands smashed in his eyes* HAHA, LET’S NOT TELL KARKAT BECAUSE HE’S GOING TO FLIP HIS SHIT AND WOW NO ONE WANTS TO DEAL WITH THAT SHIT SHOW REGARDLESS OF HOW POSSIBLY IMPORTANT SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD EVEN BE?? DOES HE WANT TO KNOW? NO, FUCKNO! SHOULD HE? YES!!! THE PLAIN AND SIMPLE FACT THAT THERE ARE GODDAMN *MUTANTS* ON ALTERNIA THAT HE’S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE SOME CREEPY SECOND COMING FOR WOULD BE GREAT, MAYBE HE WOULDN’T FEEL LIKE EVEN MORE OF A SHIT FAILURE OF HIS GENERAL EXISTENCE AND POSSIBLY TO THE DESTINY THAT WAS MAYBE GOING TO BE THRUST UPON HIM BECAUSE HE DIDN’T SHARE DREAMS AND DAYMARES OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT BURNING IN A BLAZE OF ANARCHY AND HOT SATAN SQUARTED HELL FIRE! HE WOULDN’T EVEN HAVE BEEN MUSING THE SLIGHT POSSIBLITY OF TRYING TO FINISH WHAT THE FUCK STARTED SWEEPS BEFORE HE WAS SO MISERABLY SHAT OUT OF THE MOTHERGRUB OR NOT EVEN *THAT* MOTHER GRUB! KARKAT: IT’S POSSIBLE THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE LIKE THIS OR IT WAS JUST SOME WEIRD HAPPENSTANCE BUT IT IS STILL A THING THAT’S HAPPENED AND MAN IF THAT WAS SOMETHING HE COULD’VE GOTTEN A BIT OF INFORMATION ON BUT **NO** LET’S TIPTOE THE FUCK AROUND IT!! *His head pounded, his teeth ached from the hard clenching, chest rising and lowering between brief ranting breaths and those were definite tears that slipped past his fingers and man if that wasn’t enough he couldn’t even do his job. He didn’t believe anyone had faith he could do his goddamn job because of all the shit that goes on and now something else is going to happen that he can’t protect people from and he’s not doing a goddamn thing other than “chilling” with his best friend that’s going to get fucked up and* AND NOW I’M ROLLING ON THE FUCKING FLOOR LIKE A WRIGGLER AND I FUCKING *HATE* THIS. I HATE EVERYTHING THAT’S GOING ON AND I HATE THIS SHITTY UNIVERSE AND I HATE MYSELF AND MY DUMBASS BRAIN FOR NOT PUTTING ME OUT OF EVERYONE’S MISERY. GOOODDD I’M FUCKING PATHETIC. *he was rolling to the side now, just. No. He didn’t want to deal* SOLLUX: -Holy... shit. Okay, that was not what he was expecting out of this, but listening to Karkat go off, it certainly shot a serious reality check into his blood. There was a lot he hadn't been talking about for a while, and especially not to Karkat, someone who had been there through basically... everything, even if it was just to shit talk. And now he was clearly holding back the shit storm of the century, and Sollux figured maybe in a weird way it was /because/ he hadn't been around for Karkat to let loose on. He had probably been the only one that ever really saw Karkat get that bad that was still around, so maybe it was true. Or maybe it was all just coincidence. Maybe both. But clearly, telling him this now had been a lot more impactful than he had expected, though he wasn't sure it would be too much less so had he told him to begin with. Still, in another weird way, it was kind of reassuring to see Karkat like this -- not to see him upset, but to know, in a sense, that he was still the Karkat that Sollux remembered. He was quiet and wide-eyed, just watching him through most of it, a hand of his own rising and combing through his hair before it pulled his glasses off so he could pinch the bridge of his nose with a sigh, and then he lowered himself to sit next to Karkat on the ground.- SOLLUX: you're not... pathetiic, you're ju2t fuckiing-- fliippiing your 2hiit, okay? SOLLUX: iit wa2n't liike ii wa2 2neakiing around and chuckliing two my2elf that ii had 2ome dark 2ecret two ruiin you wiith tucked away iin my coat pocket, all hunched over liike a creepy a22hole. SOLLUX: but ii al2o kiind of get that'2 not what you're really up2et about here even iif that'2 why you ju2t performed an acrobatiic 2omer2ault off the goddamn handle. SOLLUX: ii'm ju2t gonna be hone2t, ii'm an a22hole and ii diidn't really know. SOLLUX: ii diidn't really tell anybody about iit, though, iif iit make2 you feel better. ii only told diirk becau2e he wa2 bound two fiind out anyway and ii'm pretty 2ure iit'2 the 2ame for everyone el2e who know2. SOLLUX: okay ii'm kiind of goiing on a 2tupiid tangent whiile you're liike hyperventiilatiing on your floor now. SOLLUX: what ii'm gettiing at ii2-- ii'm 2orry nobody told you. that ii diidn't tell you. SOLLUX: but all that 2hiit about you beiing the mutant grub me22iiah or whatever ii2 al2o kiind of a 2hiit expectatiion two put on your2elf. SOLLUX: you don't have two be anythiing ju2t becau2e 2ome weiirdo2 iin a cave whii2pered about iit or whatever. SOLLUX: but hell they miight be riight, you're doiing fuckiing great at 2urviiviing on thii2 piiece of 2hiit 2hiip wiith all the2e dumba22e2. SOLLUX: ii'm hone2tly 2hocked and awed you haven't had more 2creamiing 2hiitfiit2 at that entiire league of iidiiocy, 2o. SOLLUX: good job. SOLLUX: -man he is the best at comfort and understanding- SOLLUX: -despite the pseudo sassy words, his tone of voice is actually pretty soft and really doesn't sound that sassy at all, he's trying- KARKAT: *While Sollux talk Karkat's face proceeded to leak on the floor, mostly from his eyes. He didn't even know what the fuck he was going to say next. Why say anything at all? He just spent time getting his shit semi-together before sniffing and giving a shaky exhale.* THANKS. *For what? Telling him and trying to do the cheering up thing at least? A lot* KARKAT: *lifts shirt to wipe his face and not look so much like a shitass mess* SOLLUX: -just decides to psionically float another piece of Karkat's clothing from... somewhere in his room to drop on his face. you know. helpfully- KARKAT: *thank friend* KARKAT: *Oh bonus Terezi had worn this* KARKAT: *he's going to sniff it subtly and calm his nerves* SOLLUX: -he's quiet for a long moment, too, just letting Karkat calm down and avoiding making any more stupid comments for now until Karkat seems to want to make some motion toward existing at a more reasonable level- KARKAT: *You'll be waiting a while he's nearly never reasonble* KARKAT: *But at least he's not a crying anymore and sits up, still holding that shit* ALRIGHT. KARKAT: LET'S. SOLLUX: -he's moving, that's a sign- KARKAT: NOT HAVE THAT BE THE ENDING NOTE TO ALL THIS. SOLLUX: yeah, okay. SOLLUX: ... would you hii22 at me agaiin iif ii liike, hugged you or 2omethiing. KARKAT: NO. KARKAT: I'D LIKE A HUG ACTUALLY. SOLLUX: oh. SOLLUX: okay. SOLLUX: -this is... kind of new for them, but apparently it's not bad, so he wasn't a total idiot for asking. he hesitates for a second and then he gets his arms around him, just kind of... pulling him into him.- KARKAT: *Karkat scoots closer to Sollux so he could get a good hug in. Wrapping his arms aroung the other and holding him tight. He didn't want anything to happen to this asshole but Sollxu had a conversation with him about how that. wasn't a thing. And interfering could just put you in the linelight for how they get hurt. God it was hard and he hopes he has a little while before.. whatever happens happens* SOLLUX: -A part of him just wished he felt better at reassuring anyone, but... he saw too much disaster to know if he would ever really feel confident about that. He couldn't say it would all be okay, because he didn't know that. All he knew was what wouldn't be okay, and that didn't leave a lot of suggestions for how things might turn around. But once Karkat was done flipping his shit, he knew he would pull it together, and this was proof enough of that, he supposed. They would deal, somehow.- SOLLUX: why don't you turn the gv on and fiind 2omethiing 2tupiid for u2 two do now. KARKAT: YEAH, SHIT. THERE'S THIS DUMB THING I RECORDED THE OTHER DAY. KARKAT: IT'S KINDA FUNNY. KARKAT: WE CAN WATCH THAT. KARKAT: *It's standup Sollux, prepare yourself for the comedyfest* SOLLUX: lol great, ii2 thii2 more of your awful comediian2? KARKAT: WOW, NO. IT'S MY GREAT COMEDIANS AND YOUR AWFUL TASTE. SOLLUX: fliip that around and you wiill have the thiing that ii2 true. SOLLUX: but whatever, ii'm game. KARKAT: MY GREAT TASTE AND YOUR AWFUL COMEDIANS. WOW, YOU'RE RIGHT. SOLLUX: -snrk- KARKAT: *TURNS IT ON too BAD SoLLUX, oh... then yEAH* SOLLUX: (fuckiing a22hole.) KARKAT: *YEAH WERE WATCHING THIS* KARKAT: *snorts* WHATEVER PRICKASS. SOLLUX: -FUCK YEAH WE'RE WATCHING THIS, and sollux only mildly complains, he deserves an award- KARKAT: *No punches is the reward, But Karkat enjoys this time with his buddy... while he still can.*

KARKAT: *Alright, it's been a while since he's interrogated someone but he was all set to do it. Especially since this asshole is the reason that Terezi got hurt in the first place. He was a little gruff, whatever. Karkat was pretty sure the dude couldn't argue down the actual shit that his lusus would bring home on a good day. He walks past the guards that are standing watch outside his infirmary room and walks right in to get a good look at this sorry asshole* SLICK: -He's laying in the infirmary bed, looking pretty knocked out right now. It's obvious one of his arms is missing and he's got a patch over his eye on the other side, amongst various other patches on his body from the burns. To sum it up, he don't look so good. But he seems to stir when he hears someone entering the room, his one good eye blinking open and narrowing. To him, there's a grey blob nearby. Damn it. Must be one of those aliens again. Where the hell is he, even? A few more blinks and -- aw, shit, yep, he's definitely missing an eye. He recalls that was Snowman's doing.- KARKAT: WOW, YOU LOOK LIKE SHIT. BUT AT LEAST YOU'RE CONSCIOUS. *Shuts the door and goes to stand at the foot of his bed* I GUESS NOW I'LL SEE HOW COHERANT YOU ARE. SLICK: -He can at least make out what the alien's saying, and his head's starting to clear up from the fog a bit. He glances around, first to the right, then the left. He doesn't see his card deck anywhere nearby, which is just his luck. Oh, well. He also finds out pretty quickly that trying to move his left arm doesn't get him anywhere. Thankfully what is nearby is a glass with a straw in it, probably for whenever he did wake up, but all he really sees is something long with a point. He reaches for that straw and pulls it out of the glass, and then he's sitting up (ow fuck ow) and jabbing the straw in Karkat's direction. The straw hits -- and then makes a stupid crumply sound, because quite apparently, it's a bendy straw, and now it's in an L.- SLICK: that wasnt supposed to happen SLICK: ugh SLICK: -drops the straw and facepalms with an "ow" before flopping back again because EVERYTHING IS OW- KARKAT: INCREDIBLE. SO, NOW THAT WE DID THE WHOLE "YOU EMBARRASSINGLY ATTEMPTING TO STAB ME WITH A DRINK TRANSPORTER TUBE AND POSSIBLY EXTENDING YOUR STAY BECAUSE YOU MIGHT'VE RE-OPENED HALF YOUR WOUNDS LIKE A DUMBASS LET'S HAVE A CONVERSATION BEFORE THE PAIN CAUSES YOU TO BLACK OUT IN A SAD HEAP. SLICK: -he's tempted to shove himself up, but right now laying here feels like a much better decision, and he needs to figure out where his actual weapons are before things get crazy in here.- SLICK: what do you want kid KARKAT: MOSTLY TO ASK WHAT THE HELL YOU AND ALL THOSE OTHER CHUMPS WERE DOING AT THE MUSEUM. SLICK: dont you aliens ever do any communication SLICK: i already answered this question SLICK: how the hell do you all stumble onto the felts territory like a blind puppy SLICK: just real fuckin sad KARKAT: SAD? RIGHT. LIKE A BUNCH OF ADULTS PLAYING ASSTAG WITH "TERRITORY". KARKAT: AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED IT'S NO ONES GODDAMN TERRITORY. SLICK: still had to deal with em didnt you KARKAT: AND I'M DEALING WITH AN ASSHOLE FROM THE WHOLE UNFORTUNATE EVENT RIGHT NOW. KARKAT: YES. KARKAT: THAT IS DEFINITELY A THING. SLICK: you some kind of masochistic glutton KARKAT: APPARENTLY. OTHERWISE I WOULD'VE QUIT A LONG TIME AGO. KARKAT: THAT DOESN'T ANSWER THE QUESTION THOUGH SO LET'S DO THE ANSWERING BIT NOW. KARKAT: NOT THAT THIS BACK AND FORTH ISN'T GOING TO BE THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY DAY. SLICK: you sound like you already got it all figured out SLICK: you knew about their stash SLICK: had nothin to do with me KARKAT: OH. KARKAT: SO YOU JUST GOT A LITTLE LOST ON YOUR WAY TO THE RESTROOM OR WHAT? KARKAT: YOU CAN'T REALLY EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THAT YOU WEREN'T INTERESTED IN IT. SLICK: i had a beef with em same as you KARKAT: JUST A RANDOM "RUN IN AND FUCK UP THEIR SHIT" DEAL. KARKAT: DRUGS ASIDE, LETS JUST. MOVE ALL THEIR FURNITURE TWO INCHES TO THE LEFT. KARKAT: THAT'LL SHOW THEM. SLICK: so what if we were painting the place red SLICK: dont tell me none of you got out unscathed KARKAT: NO WE DIDN'T, ESPECIALLY WITH NO THANKS TO YOU. KARKAT: *Frick you you running frick got his matesprit hurt, what a DOUCHE* SLICK: well that coulda been different if i wasnt getting harangued instead of the felt SLICK: cant get anything done with a buncha alien ladies under my shell KARKAT: RIGHTFULLY RIDING YOUR SUSPICIOUS ASS AND DOING THEIR JOBS. KARKAT: TELL ME SOMETHING, YOU'RE LOOKING INTO SOMETHING ALREADY SHADY. KARKAT: THEN SUDDENLY SOME CARAPACIAN DOUCHE WITH A BLADE HAPPY WRIST SHOWS UP. KARKAT: I THINK I WOULD DEFINITELY GET UNDER THAT FUCKERS SHELL. SLICK: whats your point here SLICK: i told her to get outta my way SLICK: she got in my way SLICK: seems like a natural progression to me KARKAT: MMM, PERSUASIVE *AND* EXPLANATORY. YOU'RE RIGHT. SHE SHOULD'VE MOVED. KARKAT: THE GANG THING YOUR DOING IS REALLY BENEATH SOMEONE OF YOUR HIGH INTELLECT. KARKAT: I'M REALLY IMPRESSED SIR WHATSYOURSHIT. SLICK: you got a sassy mouth kid KARKAT: THANK YOU. KARKAT: MY LUSUS RAISED ME GOOD. SLICK: you dont need me to tell me all the stuff i already did so what do you really wanna know here KARKAT: *Sighs for a minute and picks up a chair before sitting in it backwards* EVERYTHING. KARKAT: TELL ME ABOUT THE FELT, I WOULD SAY TO TELL ME ABOUT YOU BUT I WOULDN'T REALLY HAVE A REASON TO BELIEVE MOST OF IT. KARKAT: HELL TELL ME ANYWAY. KARKAT: IT'LL BE FILLER ON MY PAPERWORK IF ANYTHING. SLICK: which ones did you run into KARKAT: *takes out all his reports* TWO GNOMES THAT ACTED LIKE A COPY MACHINE, A CARAPACIAN WITH A STICK UP HIS ASS FOR WARDROBE, ANOTHER FAT GNOME THAT APPARENTLY WARPS TIME AND SPACE, TWO DEAD: ONE APPARENTLY APPEARING OUT OF NO WHERE AND ACTING AS A BULLET MAGNET THE OTHER WITH AN OBSESSION WITH DOLLS. *SIGHS and TURNS PAGE to recount all of these assholes and all the various assholish things they did putting in the carapacian guys that were spotted and all the assholish things they were doing* SLICK: -head in hand- alright alright you get it SLICK: time is their thing SLICK: each of em got a different power SLICK: pain in the ass to kill KARKAT: AND WHAT ABOUT THE ONE YOU WOULDN'T FIGHT? WHAT'S HER DEAL. SLICK: snowman SLICK: you kill her you both die SLICK: everybody stops roughhousing when shes around if theyre smart KARKAT: *eyebrow raise* SHE HAS THAT MUCH POWER PROTECTING HER THAT EVERYONE JUST FUCKING STOPS? SLICK: aint a metaphor kid you kill her and youre dead SLICK: not a lot of room for leeway on that one KARKAT: *SIGHS* YOU'LL HAVE TO EXCUSE HOW FUCKING IGNORANT I AM ON THE TOPIC BUT WHY IS THAT EXACTLY NOT A METAPHOR WITH VERY LITTLE LEEWAY. KARKAT: VAGUE INFORMATION IS GREAT BUT I'D LIKE SOME SOLID GRUBLOAF REASONING. SLICK: alright let me break this down for you in real nice bite size pieces SLICK: stab her in the chest SLICK: bam you got a stab wound in your chest SLICK: now youre dead KARKAT: NOW THAT'S A HELL OF A LOT MORE HELPFUL THAN BEING A VAGUE ASSHOLE THAT THINGS HALF-USEFUL STATEMENTS ARE FINE. KARKAT: AND THAT IS ALSO BULLSHIT. WOW. SLICK: youre tellin me SLICK: you got no idea how many holes id love to put in her KARKAT: I CAN IMAGINE SINCE SHE SNUBBED OUT HER NASTY CIGARETTE ON YOUR FACE. SLICK: cigarette holder SLICK: its a lance KARKAT: *looks at recount* RIGHT, MY BAD. EITHER WAY, STILL HURTS LIKE HELL. KARKAT: AT LEAST YOU'RE LUCKY ENOUGH WE HAVE YOU. SLICK: yeah im lovin the third degree on top of my third degrees KARKAT: YOU COULD HAVE ALL OF THAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE JUNGLE. OR YOU COULD'VE BEEN LEFT IN THAT BUILDING TO DIE. KARKAT: AGAIN, YOU'RE WELCOME. *stands and captchas that chair* KARKAT: TRY NOT TO STAB THE MEDICAL STAFF WITH WITH STRAWS OR ANYTHING ELSE. SLICK: -he would say "no promises" but that probably wouldn't have helped his situation much. he just sort of grunts at that and squints some more. he would figure out where his crap was eventually. really, could a guy get a nurse around here???- KARKAT: *Ms. Paint is very busy sir. You need to wait your turn and not be a prick and don't stab her, oh god do not stab her Karkat loves Ms. Paint. but he does leave the room and goes to play the recording of this entire conversation for Terezi. He probably sounded cool right? Of course he did.*

-- grimAbettor [GA] began pestering cranktankerousGeneticist [CG] at 15:00 -- GA: Are You Ok CG: HEY. YEAH, I'M FINE EVERYTHING'S GOOD. CG: HOW ARE YOU? AND WHO WAS THAT DOUCHE? GA: I Dont Know Entirely But His Moniker Was Slick And Terezi Had Been Insistent On Pursuing Him GA: It Was Why She Was Hit By The Explosion That Injured Her GA: Also Im Fine CG: FUCK. SO SHE WAS CHASING SO INCOPERATIVE ASSHOLE AND THAT'S WHY SHE GOT INJURED?? CG: GOD DAMMIT, AT LEAST YOU'RE ALRIGHT. I'M GLAD YOU DIDN'T GET CAUGHT UP IN CG: UH, WHATEVER EXPLODED. GA: Yes Thats Pretty Much What Happened GA: She Crawled Through A Vent After Him And Shortly Afterward That Was When The Explosion Occurred GA: I Retrieved Them Both After The Previously Locked Door Blocking My Entrance Was Blown Off Its Hinges GA: There Was Also A Woman There Who I Suspect Was Connected To The Vibrating Green Men In The Main Area CG: OH FUCK THOSE GUYS. CG: WAS SHE AN IDIOT TOO? CG: I'M SUSPECTING SHE WAS IF SHE HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE JACKASSES IN THE MAIN ROOM. GA: No She Was Not An Idiot GA: She Was Well Dressed And Seemingly Quite Intelligent If Not Incredibly Mysterious GA: But She Vanished Before We Could Speak Much GA: Quite Literally CG: LITERALLY VANISHED OR LITERALLY BEFORE YOU COULD SPEAK? GA: Literally Vanished GA: We Did Speak Some GA: But All I Could Really Gather Was That She Had Some Sort Of Ownership Over The Facility Or The Drugs And That Injuring Her Would Be A Bad Idea For Some Reason CG: WELL IF THE BITCH COULD SWUAT OUT SMOKE BOMBS AND QUEEF HER WAY INTO NOTHINGNESS THEN I'D IMAGINE SHE HAS SOME OTHER BULLSHIT ABILITIES. CG: SO I'M GLAD THAT ATTEMPTING TO INJURE HER WASN'T A THING. CG: THANKS FOR HAVING SENSE ENOUGH TO NOT RUN UP ON SOME MASTER OF MORONS KANAYA. GA: Youre Welcome I Suppose GA: I Just Followed The Context Clues CG: (( *Squat WHOOPS CG: IT'S A HELL OF A LOT MORE THAN WHAT SOME OTHER CRAPASSES WE WORK WITH COULD DECUCT. CG: THE FACT THAT SHE PROBABLY OWNED THE PLACE IS ALSO SOMETHING WORTH LOOKING INTO. CG: DO YOU THINK SHE'S AFFILIATED WITH THE CARAPACIAN DOUCHE? GA: In Some Capacity GA: They Were Enemies GA: She Injured Him Before Leaving GA: His Refusal To Fight Back Was My First Clue That Something Was Strange About Her GA: Since He Seemed So Readily Violent In Mine And Terezis Presence CG: SO DO YOU THINK HE COULD BE A GOOD GUY WITH A STICK UP HIS ASS? GA: Its Possible GA: He Did Say He Was Trying To Destroy The Drugs GA: But Theres Also The Possibility That We Simply Stumbled Accidentally Upon A Gang War Of Some Kind GA: Either Way That Brings Me To Another Relevant Subject GA: Eridan Wanted Me To Tell You That You Have His Permission To Interrogate Him GA: I Figured That You Would Be Better Suited To Dealing With His Particular Demeanor CG: I WOULDN'T DOUBT IT. BUT SURE I'LL TALK TO HIM AND SEE IF I CAN GET ANYTHING OUT OF HIM. CG: ESPECIALLY IF HE'S A SURLY ASSHOLE IT SHOULDN'T BE THAT HARD I GUESS. GA: Yes I Would Consider That Among Your Areas Of Expertise GA: How Is Terezi Doing By The Way GA: I Havent Been Able To Visit Yet CG: SHE'S STILL LAYING HERE, WELL NOW SHE'S AWAKE AND IS "TOT4LLY F1N3" WHICH IS HORSESHIT. GA: Oh Good GA: Well GA: That She Is Awake GA: But No I Very Much Doubt She Is Totally Fine GA: She Was Incredibly Resilient Even After The Blast Though GA: I Dont Know How She Managed To Stay Awake For So Long CG: SHE'S A FUCKING TROOPER. ALSO GENERALLY RELIABLE AND HARD AS SHIT TO TAKE DOWN. CG: SOMETIMES I WORRY SHE'S TOO STUBBORN AND SHE JUST MIGHT BE BUT I'M PARTLY GLAD FOR IT. CG: AT LEAST SO LONG AS SHE SIMMER THE HELL DOWN AND LETS HERSELF HEAL. GA: Agreed GA: Ill Come Check On Her Later CG: I'M SURE SHE'D APPRECIATE THAT. CG: IF YOU SEE SOLLUX BE SURE TO THROW HIM IN HERE TOO. GA: Oh Yeah GA: Yes I Will Definitely Do That CG: EITHER THAT OR DIRECT ME TO HIM SO I CAN KICK HIS ASS FOR NOT ALREADY BEING HERE. GA: Something Tells Me He Doesnt Even Know What Happened Yet CG: HE MIGHT NOT. WAIT, FUCK. CG: HE PROBABLY DOESN'T. CG: GODDAMMIT. GA: Maybe You Should Talk To Him CG: YEAH HE NEEDS TO GET WITH THE PROGRAM I'LL DEFINITELY SEE IF I CAN GET A HOLD OF HIM. IF NOT THEN I'LL GET SOMEONE TO GET HIM. GA: Ok CG: YOU TAKE CARE THOUGH. GA: You Too Karkat GA: Bye CG: YEAH. LATER. -- cranktankerousGeneticist [CG] ceased pestering grimAbettor [GA] at 16:42 --

-- grimAbettor [GA] began pestering cranktankerousGeneticist [CG] at 17:03 -- GA: Hi Karkat CG: OH, HEY KANAYA. CG: WHAT'S GOING ON? GA: There Is Not Much Presently Happening GA: At This Particular Moment CG: ARE YOU FEELING BETTER? GA: What Was I Recovering From GA: Oh Yeah GA: Being Sick GA: Yes Im Fine CG: YEAH, THAT'S GOOD. I'M GLAD FOR THAT. CG: THAT YOU'RE FEELING BETTER FROM IT. GA: Karkat I Miss You And Also Can We Talk GA: In A Face To Face Manner Preferably CG: YES, YEAH. I REALLY WANT TO DO THAT. I CAN MEET YOU IN YOUR ROOM OR YOU COULD COME TO MINE. CG: EITHER IS FINE REALLY. CG: MY BLOCK'S CLEAN. GA: Ok GA: I Will Come To It CG: OKAY, I'LL MEET YOU THERE. CG: I'LL BE THERE BEFORE YOU GET THERE ACTUALLY. CG: SO IT'LL BE OPEN. GA: Ok KARKAT: *Karkat didn't really have time to sit back and think about things, he was far from the living quarters being in his work office. If anything sometihng twiste in his stomach nervously. He really had missed her and he's been spending time with Terezi and Damara but he hadn't seen Kanaya in fuck knows how long much less talked to her and she was on the same ship even! It was almost like when they weren't in the same area and just messaged each other every once in a while but there weren't so many messages to be had now. Either way he took off his hat and made his way to his block with a fast pace, unlocking it and looking around. Alright. Clean-ish. Fuck, fucking hell. In what was absolutely not a tizzy he stumbled around the place to try and make it... not so shitty and just shoving things in places. Yes perfect. Clean fuking cHrist* KANAYA: -It feels strange heading to Karkat's block after all this time of... what has she even been doing? She doesn't know, but she knows that this feeling is her own fault. Waiting this long was definitely her fault, because she had thought about doing this every day since she had spoken to Eridan. Why hadn't she? That had been the question she asked herself over and over; it wasn't as if she had decided she didn't care about him. It had always been quite the opposite. But maybe she was moving to Karkat's block in order to find all the answers, that maybe he could help her make sense of it all, even if she felt the truths weren't as difficult to reach as she wanted to think. She's nervous when she knocks on the door, but she's here, and that's at least... something.- KARKAT: *fUCK!! Alright, there was a definite crash and tumble of something. Muffled cursing, something sliding and then some attempted quiet but hasty steps to the door if Kanaya's hearing was well enough. His hand hovered over the panel for a moment and he took a breath. Goddammit, his hand was shaking but he pressed it anyway and let the door slide open to stare at Kanaya, keeping that hand against the wall for the time being* hey. HEY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO KNOCK YOU KNOW. YOU COULD'VE JUST COME IN, BUT COME IN. KANAYA: -Her eyes widen a fraction at the sound inside, and she can't help feeling even more guilty than she already had. Maybe he wasn't well. Maybe he hadn't been for a while. How was she to know? Once the door slid open, her brows were knitted as she met his gaze. She wasn't sure what to say to that, so she just nodded, stepping inside. She looked around for a long moment before finding a seat on... something.- KANAYA: Are You KANAYA: Ok KARKAT: *Karkat's in possession of many things for sitting, he has a loveseat and a table and chairs to that table though the loveseat was nearer to the door with his regular layout. Was he alright? Maybe? He wasn't so sure about that.* ARE YOU?? *Alright, dial it back. He sits down and lets out a breath* I MEAN... WELL YOU, STILL BUT- IS EVERYTHING. FINE? KANAYA: -The loveseat it was. Her hands are folded in her lap, and she's doing a very good job of staring at them.- KANAYA: I Think That Is What Ive Been Trying To Determine KARKAT: *He nods only once and watches her hands too. He wants to touch her and have things be alright but there was so much shit he hadn't even told her. Not because he was busy but because he was being a stubborn ass, that he could handle this job, the first serious job he gets and have people take him seriously and really do it. Karkat's quiet for a moment after clenching his jaw and pressing one thumb nail under the other. Using the sharp point to help him speak* SAME BOAT. THEN, I GUESS. KARKAT: *Which was fucking lame so he spat out* DO YOU WANT TO BE? KANAYA: Fine ? -It was a strange question to think about suddenly, and she couldn't help looking at him for a second, then, before turning away again.- Yes I Want ... I Want To Make Sense Of All The Things KANAYA: That Ive Thought About KANAYA: Or KANAYA: Not Thought About KANAYA: That I Should Be Thinking About KANAYA: -This already sounded like a jumble. She sighed, head lowering a little.- KANAYA: Karkat Do You Think KANAYA: -It was a lot harder to actually say than it was to let flitter over her mind.- KANAYA: Do You Think My Help Is Unnecessary KARKAT: *What? He was generally good at decoding when she would get nervous and spout words but that inquiry made it so painfully clear* YOU?? NO, NO NOT AT ALL. FUCK NO, IT'S NOT UNNECESSARY. YOUR HELP IS VERY GODDAMN NECESSARY AND I-. I CAN'T REALLY THINK OF WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD BE WITHOUT IT. MITUNA WOULD'VE WASTED AWAY PROBABLY, EVEN IF I ROSE AND I AREN'T EXACTLY FRIENDS SHE'S TOLD BE A LOT THAT YOU'RE JUST. GOOD FOR HER. I COULD THINK OF AT LEAST A ZILLION OTHER ASSHOLES THAT WOULD BENEFIT FROM HAVING YOU. DO. THINGS. *The things she does, all of those many various things, she does so much for people.* KANAYA: -She appreciated it, but somehow his words only made things feel more complicated.- KANAYA: I Mean KANAYA: Is It Unnecessary KANAYA: For You KANAYA: -At last she managed to look at him, and in her gaze were the questions she hadn't brought herself to ask until now, the need for answers, for some way to understand what was happening and what she was feeling.- KARKAT: *Yeah that, was. That made more sense, that feeling in his sotmach twisted again and he shut his mouth for a millisecond* I... HAVEN'T. TOLD YOU... A LOT. *He didn't want her gone but this had been the second time he hadn't been telling her everything. The shit that's been making him feel like he's crap at his job and can't do much of anything. Not even casual conversations or something and fuck knows they haven't talked crap about anyone for the longest* I DON'T THINK IT'S UNNECESSARY, REALLY. AND IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T THINK YOU CAN'T HELP- *Then why was it? It was pretty much why they were moirails, to help each other carry their burdens and she's been feeling like shit because he hadn't been doing any of that. Karkat clenched his jaw again and aaverted his gaze, a bubble filling in his chest because her fucking eyes just made his pusher feel like it shrivelled on the spot* KANAYA: -She wasn't sure what that told her, either; it was something they both knew, how they had somehow created this distance entirely on accident, perhaps only because the both of them had been afraid, and the more time that passed, the worse it became. But she had seen how he had done here, how independent he had become and how much wiser he was, and she had questioned what she could even do for him. What she had done seemed to be leaving him to his own devices, to wonder where she was, but even if she had done him a disservice... she couldn't shake the feeling that, either way, he didn't really need her. Not in the same way. And she wished it wasn't so easy to tear up, just sitting here looking at him and listening to the hundreds of thoughts that moved through her mind.- KANAYA: Its Not KANAYA: Were Not The Same Are We KARKAT: *His shoulders rose some in response to that statement, partly a flinch and not at all a shrug. What the hell even happened? They were fine, really not a goddamn problem. Even after she died they were still fine for a while and then it fell apart. More than anything he wants to think it's because Vriska's here and that she's fucking ruining things but it had been this way before then. Though he had noted through coincidental glances at security footage they were talking. Which, meant. Nothing really. It was just talking but that didn't help him not feel any less paranoid about it. But it would be shit just to go talk to her because of that. For what? To make sure no one else could be her moirail while he was doing such a shitty job at it? Old jealous rearing it's ugly head made him not want to act on trying to reassure himself. That bubble in his chest swelled more and he took in a slow breath* I DON'T KNOW. NO?? FUCKING, MAYBE?? KANAYA: -Almost instantly, she wishd she hadn't said it. To see the way it hurt him, the way that doubt skittered across his gaze... was it worth it to say at all? She hadn't wanted to hurt him. She hadn't wanted /this/. He was too important to her, and they should have fixed it. They should be able to, somehow, shouldn't they?- KANAYA: Im Sorry KANAYA: I Just-- KANAYA: I Dont Know KANAYA: I Dont Know Either KANAYA: I Dont Want Things To Be Different KANAYA: I Care About You And I Want You To Know That KANAYA: I Dont Know Why I Cant Just KANAYA: -Tell him. Show him. Be there for him, in the way she was supposed to be, or be better in the way she didn't know how to be. Maybe someone other than herself.- KARKAT: YOU?? HOW IS IT EVEN YOUR FAULT KANAYA!? I'VE BEEN THE ONE SITTING THERE AND SHOVING MY TIME ON WORK OR OTHER PEOPLE WHEN YOU NEED ME TOO! I WAS A FUCKING PISSWRIGGLER ABOUT NOT COMING TO YOU WHEN I PROBABLY SHOULD'VE AND JUST- FUCKING NOT DOING THAT LIKE A JACKASS AND NOT TALKING TO YOU FOR A LONG TIME AND FEELING LIKE A HUGER JACKASS FOR NOT DOING IT?? I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS SHIT IN THIS- I SHOULD. I SHOULDN'T BE THE ONLY ONE UNLOADING MY SHITGAPER ALL OVER YOU AND I NEEDED TO HAVE BEEN THERE FOR YOU AND WE FUCKING *TALKED* ABOUT THIS. *His voice cracked on that, making him more aware of the color taking up his face* I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE SHIT JUST BECAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN DOING MY PART IN THAT AND I DON'T WANT US TO *NOT* BE OKAY LIKE THIS! KARKAT: IT'S NOT THE SAME, WE'RE DEFINITELY NOT THE SAME AND I HAVEN'T EVEN PICKED YOUR FUCKING PAN ABOUT HOW YOU FELT AFTER YOU *DIED* KANAYA! I NEVER DUG INTO IT AND FUCKING HOUNDED YOU LIKE I SHOULD'VE BECAUSE WHAT THE FUCK???? KARKAT: THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT EVENT! IT'S DEFINITELY NOT SOMETHIGN THAT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND I SHOULD'VE DONE SOMETHING. I SHOULD'VE STEPPED UP TO THE GODDAMN PLATE ONE OF THE MAIN TIMES THAT YOU NEEDED ME BUT I HAD MY GODDAMN HEAD UP MY OWN ASS ABOUT IT AND HAD BEEN PERPETUALLY WRAPPED UP IN MY OWN CRAP WHICH ISN'T FUCKING *FAIR* TO YOU AND YOU'RE WORRIED THAT YOU'RE NOT DOING ENOUGH OR THAT YOU'RE NOT NECESSARY?? YOU- HAVE NO FUCKING CLUE KANAYA, AND THAT'S GODDAMN SAD. KARKAT: *The words just keep on coming and there's no stopping them, it certainly didn't help that there were warm and fresh mutant tears that he fought off, rather unsuccessfully and also snot and some drool because he was talking so much* DON'T, D-DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU'RE THE PROBLEM KANAYA. FUCKING, CHI-IST. KANAYA: -Oh, no, no no, she could hear the edge in his voice before she even saw it completely on his face, and she could feel pieces of her splintering, the harsh shards of it digging into her chest with each new word that spilled out of his mouth, each fresh tear on his face.- Karkat -More than anything, she hadn't wanted /this/, and she pushed herself to her feet, closing the distance between them, and she just wanted to hold him, so she would try.- KARKAT: *Through his tears and all his sniffling he saw her approach, goddammit. He tried to wipe his face of all the various fluids it had sprung leaks out of. He really didn't want to lose her but could they actually fix this? The thought was terrifying, while they hadn't been so active he'd just loved her so much and he would still love her. It wasn't as though she would be gone but he just rightfully felt like he blew up his chance. That hold was debated for all of three seconds, the first him feeling like he shouldn't even. Really? Why did he deserve this goddamn comfort? He didn't, that was the answer. The second one flitted over the fact that they weren't even relatively finished talking, and the third was spent letting her touch him and hold him and he would squeeze her tightly around the middle* (FUCK, JU-JUST LET ME... I'M NOT DONE...) KANAYA: -She knew he wasn't, but he should have been. He didn't need to tell her this, to tear himself down -- for what? For her? She wasn't blaming him. She couldn't. Maybe the truth was that it wasn't necessarily her fault, the same way that it wasn't his, either. They had both been... something, something that hadn't been perfect.- KANAYA: Dont KANAYA: You Dont Have To KANAYA: I Know Youre Frustrated KANAYA: But It Is Not As Simple As Your Blame To Shoulder KANAYA: -For the first time in a long time, she felt... useful again, and the feeling was fulfilling, bittersweet. As much as it hurt to see Karkat this way, she had missed so much feeling as if she could make a difference, and her hand moved through his hair gently.- KANAYA: Im Not Going To Be Mad At You KARKAT: *He inhaled and exhaled shakily, trying to take slow breaths and maybe calm himself a little but he felt like-* IT'S NOT.... I KNOW. *Inhales and exhales again, holding tightly to her. Even though his arms go all the way around his hands still dig in the fabric of her shirt on the sides* CAN WE EVEN COME BACK FROM THIS? SO MUCH, SHIT. AND IT'S NOT GOING TO STOP *messy inhales* PILING UP. KANAYA: -He was probably right about that. With the way things were going, it would only continue this way. Escalate. And with Vriska here, she had a hard time determining much of how she felt, addressing it. That seemed to be that girl's talent.- KANAYA: I Dont Know Where We Will Be Going KANAYA: But I Know That I Dont Want It To Put Us In Places Like This KANAYA: You Are Still Important And I Dont Think I Could Stop Feeling Close To You KANAYA: -This didn't sound like it was coming out right. What could she say? What did she mean to say? Why could she never quite find the right words?- KARKAT: *He pulls back some, not really to look at her but just to breathe without messing up anything* ....SO... THAT'S IT? *Which it hurt to say but it all, ultimately sounded like and was pointing to it. * KANAYA: -Was that... what she was saying? She could still hear her own words in her ears, and even just reviewing them, it wasn't that they sounded good. But maybe that was the right thing to do. Maybe it would help them make some sense of things, even if it terrified her that it could just as easily damage them irreparably. But... it was Karkat. Could she truly lose him? The thought ached too much.- KANAYA: I KANAYA: -The words stung in her eyes, and she had been trying not to, but damn it, jade slipped out anyway.- KANAYA: Maybe Thats What It Needs To Be KANAYA: Right Now KARKAT: ...*It wasn't what he wanted at all, and seeing her cry only made his chest feel that much heavier. For a moment he paused and then reached up to try and wipe them away* WOULD. CAN YOU MAYBE... *than pauses and chewed his lip some* CAN WE SPEND TONIGHT TALKING THEN? AND, CATCH UP AND JUST- BE THIS FOR A WHILE? *Was that too much to ask from her? It felt selfish of him to ask but he also wanted them to get back to being friends again. How they used to spend those times over chat just filling each other in.* KANAYA: -The question was more reassuring than Karkat could have known. To know that this -- whatever was between them -- may have been bruised, but not irreparably broken... it made her chest feel so much lighter. Just being with him, every moment, was worth it. And she had so much to tell him, she realized suddenly.- KANAYA: Yes Id Like That KARKAT: *He gives her a little smile, even if it hurt they were okay at least. They could sit down and talk, and talk they did. Karkat told Kanaya about the incident with Mindfang and how she put him in that stupid outfit, about all the dumb things he's encountered, about the riots on Lauctis, Damara and his standings with her, him and Terezi, his new quadrant with Eridan. The Handmaid business, how she's been a prick; that he's pretty confused about aradia right now and what do even do with her being detained, apparently gamzee chumming it up to the grand highblood who was here???. His worries about this job and not wanting to see like he can't handle it or that it was too much but it really was ridiculous. There was bad, some good mixed in, and he never really stopped holding her hand and brushing over it while they spoke* KANAYA: -And she wouldn't have dared to pull away. Her own worries started with Aradia, the pain of her death and then, in seeking out blood, how she had donated to a cause to help revive her, which was probably bigger and stranger news than Karkat had been expecting. She spoke, too, about how she and Rose had considered creating offspring, how it had become too complicated and how they had given up on the idea. And finally she managed to tell him, to tell anyone at all, how Vriska's return had made things so terribly confusing for her. How she wasn't sure what to do, or how she felt about her, except that maybe she hadn't moved on from what had happened between them as much as she had thought. And maybe she finally admitted how lost she seemed to feel all of a sudden.- KARKAT: *It was a lot more than he expected to hear but he was still glad she told him all of this. He just promised her that he'd be there for her if she needed any kind of help in sorting through things or to possibly deck a bitch. He was also there for that so she didn't have to worry.* KANAYA: -She may also deck a bitch. That one was definitely to be determined.-

-- twofoldAcrimony [TA] began pestering cranktankerousGeneticist [CG] at 16:10 -- TA: 2up KK. -- cranktankerousGeneticist [CG] is now an idle chum! -- TA: wow, ok. TA: ii am really offended riight now and ii'm gonna wriite a ten page e22ay on why you not an2weriing me riight thii2 fuckiing 2econd ii2 liike, 2o fuckiing iillegal. -- cranktankerousGeneticist [CG] is now an idle chum! -- TA: jk ii don't giive a 2hiit. TA: me22age me back when you're done 2andiing your horn2 or whatever. CG: DON'T MIND ME JUST DOING THE JOB THAT LITERALLY NO ONE GIVES A SHIT ABOUT. TA: well that'2 one thiing you're riight about. CG: AT THIS POINT IN TIME I HAD ASSUMED YOU HAD ALREADY WITHERED AWAY INTO NOTHINGNESS TO BE THE NIBBLINGS AND SHITCATCHER OF RATS AND OTHER VERMON. TA: ii ju2t barely e2caped. TA: you're iin luck. TA: ii'm dumpiing that re2pon2iiliity off ontwo you. TA: **re2pon2iibiiliity CG: SO I HAVE TO SIT IN A DARK, SMELLY HOVEL OCCASIONALLY SNARKING AT PEOPLE WHILE COATING MY UNFORTUNATE FATE-TO-FACE CONVERSATIONAL PARTNERS IN THE STENCH AND CLING OF MY MISERABLE SALIVA? CG: WELL, THAT WOULD TAKE SOME ADJUSTING ON MY PART. TA: ii thiink you're up two the ta2k. CG: THE SNARKING PROBABLY, I HAVEN'T SHUT MYSELF FROM THE WORLD IN A WHILE THOUGH. CG: AS FAR AS SPITTING ON PEOPLE I WOULD DO THAT ON PURPOSE. CG: WHEREAS YOU JUST HAVE HAPPY INEPT ACCIDENTS CONSISTENTLY. TA: ii am feeliing another acciident comiing on, and iit ii2 ju2t 2o coiinciidentally waiitiing for a 2hort nubby a22hole wiith a terriible attiitwode two unload iit2elf. TA: you 2ee, ii'm p2ychiic. CG: ATTITWODE. CG: NOW YOU'RE JUST DESPARATE. TA: for you or pun2. TA: becau2e the latter ii2 defiiniitely true. CG: AND THE FORMER HAS BEEN TRUE FOR SO MANY SWEEPS IT'S NOT EVEN RELEVANT ANYMORE. TA: haha, ye2 ii am dyiing, plea2e help. TA: ow fuck. CG: ARE YOU LAUGHING SO HARD AT YOUR OWN SHIT YOU PHYSICALLY INJURED YOURSELF? CG: GOD I HOPE SO. TA: no, iit'2 the god damn headache2 ii've been haviing. TA: they're not 2o bad riight now but fuckiing 2hiit. CG: IS THAT WHY YOU'VE BEEN GONE? TA: yeah, ii've pretty much ju2t been lyiing iin a puddle of my own u2ele22ne22 for day2. TA: whiich ii2n't that diifferent than u2ual, probably. CG: YOU DO THAT WITHOUT A HEADACHE, THERE IS LITERALLY NO DIFFER- FUCK. TA: eheheheh. TA: you can't hate me fa2ter than ii hate my2elf, kk. CG: BECAUSE I HAVE A WHOLE FUCKING MONOLOUGE ABOUT IT AND YOU LET SPITTLE FALL FROM YOUR WASTECHUTE AND CALL IT DONE. CG: SHITTING ON SOMETHING IS AN ART THAT YOU HALFASS ALL THE TIME. TA: what can ii 2ay, ii have better thiing2 two do. TA: you ju2t get way iintwo iit. TA: that kiind of commiitment ii2 commendable, iif not liike, hella exce22ive. TA: **exce22iive god damn iit. CG: AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HALFASS THINGS. YOU FUCK UP. CG: JUST BECAUSE I TAKE MORE TAKE IN MY WORDS INSTEAD OF FLAILING MY PHALANGES ALL OVER THE FUCKING KEYBOARD DOESN'T MAKE IT EXCESSIVE. TA: exce2222222iiiiiiiive. TA: happy. CG: NO, A DOUCHE IS TALKING TO ME WHY WOULD I BE HAPPY ABOUT ANY OF THIS? CG: THOUGH IT IS NICE TO HEAR FROM YOU AFTER YOU DROPPED OFF THE GODDAMN MAP. CG: HAVE YOU TALKED TO TEREZI YET? TA: about what. TA: 2he know2 ii'm aliive iif that'2 what you're wonderiing. CG: YEAH THAT'S THE EXACT THING THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT, UNLESS YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU SHOULD BE TALKING TO HER ABOUT. CG: THAT YOU'RE SHIRKING OFF. TA: ... TA: uh. CG: GODDAMMIT ARE YOU SERIOUS? TA: iit'2 not a biig fuckiing deal. CG: IF THERE'S SOMETHING YOU NEED TO TELL HER GO FUCKING DO IT BEFORE SHIT PILES UP. CG: PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I NEED TO COME AND MANUALLY ADJUST YOUR SOCIAL ANTENNA. CG: I'LL DO YOU THAT SOLID AND CALIBRATE THE FUCK OUT OF YOU. TA: gro22, dude. CG: THEN YOU BETTER BUCK THE HELL UP. TA: your tiiny miitt2 aren't getting anywhere near my antennae, ever. TA: iit'2 ju2t an update nbd. -- cranktankerousGeneticist [CG] is now an idle chum! -- CG: I NEVER SAID I WOULD BE USING MY HANDS, I'M MORE CREATIVE THAN THAT. CG: ALSO EVICT YOUR BUSTED BAN FROM THE PERMANENT GUTTER IT'S SETTLED IN. CG: ((PAN TA: gro22 x2. CG: SHUT THE FUCK UP. TA: why are you 2o iintere2ted iin my myriiad of body part2 KK. CG: YOU MEAN YOUR ANGLES AND KERATIN? TA: tho2e, two. CG: THOSE BEING ALL YOU HAVE. TA: don't act liike you're not iintere2ted iin my angle2. TA: ah, the 2calene triiangle. CG: SOLLUX PLEASE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TRY SO HARD I ALREADY WANT TO STAPLE YOUR MEMEING MAW SHUT. CG: NOW YOU'RE JUST LAYING IT ON A LITTLE TOO THICK. CG: *TWO THICK. LOOK I DID THAT JUST FOR YOU NOW CALM THE HELL DOWN. TA: aw man, ii ALMO2T 2wooned. TA: anyway, what are you even doiing? TA: we haven't talked iin a whiile and ii don't know iif you even know about the late2t hoofbea2t2hiit. TA: iif you diid know you'd probably be 2hiittiing your pant2 though. CG: I PROBABLY DON'T BUT I HAVE A BUNCH OF SHIT TO DUMP ON YOU TOO. CG: WE MIGHT BE HANDING THE SAME SHIT HERE. CG: ((HANDLING, OH MY GOSH CG: IF SO THEN I'LL BE HAPPY TO INFORM YOU THAT I'M WEARING A CLEAN PAIR OF TROUSERS. TA: ok well thii2 ii2 kiind of a doozy 2o you miight a2 well get your own crap off your che2t fiir2t before we get iintwo iit. TA: thii2 2hiit ii2 more real than kraft grub2auce. CG: HOLY SHIT JUST TELL ME THEN. TA: are you 2ure you're ready??? CG: READY TO COME TO YOUR BLOCK AND KICK YOUR ASS? CG: YES. TA: chiill bro. TA: now aiin't the tiime. TA: anyway lii2ten. TA: me and a few bozo2 cracked open thii2 old con2ole we apparently found on 2hiitty water planet. TA: iit had 2ome viideo on iit that wa2 2uppo2ed two be po2t war, ii gue22, wiith all the2e human2 doiing human 2hiit, and then all of a 2udden hiic'2 flag2hiip 2how2 up. TA: apparently iit'2 not a2 mii22iing a2 we thought iit wa2. CG: SO CLEARLY HEARING IT FOR A SECOND TIME DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY LESS WORRISOME OF GODDAMN UNBELEIVABLE. CG: ERIDAN TOLD ME ABOUT IT I GUESS WHEN HE FINISHED SEMI-PROCESSING IT. TA: oh. TA: god damn iit. CG: THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU. TA: well, yeah, that'2 a thiing. TA: what el2e ii2 there? CG: ONLY I WAS GOING TO PAD IT WITH SOME IMPRACTICAL LIGHT-HEARTED HORSESHIT. CG: HAHA, IT'S THAT JUST THE SILLIEST SHIT, OH BY THE WAY THE BITCH'S BIG TUGBOAT IS STILL OUT THERE. CG: IT WAS A DELICATE SET-UP. TA: toot toot. TA: okay but 2eriiou2ly what el2e. CG: PERSONAL SHIT MOSTLY, LIKE IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN KEEPING UP WITH ARADIA'S SHIT. CG: MY ACQUIRING A FUCKING PRICELESS GEM AND GENERAL SHIP BUSINESS. TA: ii've been keepiing up wiith iit ii gue22, not that 2he talk2 two me much anymore becau2e 2he'2 afraiid two robocru2h me or whatever. TA: waiit what? CG: SHE'S DEFINITELY AFRAID OF THAT WHICH IS REASONABLE HORSESHIT BUT HORSESHIT ALL THE SAME. TA: 2he ha2n't robocru2hed anyone yet. TA: iit'2 2tupiid. CG: SHE HASN'T. AFTER SHE DECKED ERISOLSPRITE IN THE FACE I'M NOT AWARE OF HER HURTING ANYONE ELSE. TA: eugh. TA: don't even talk two me about that guy. CG: WHILE I ADMIT HE'S PRETTY AWFUL I DO FEEL OBLIGATED TO TALK ABOUT HIM, SEPECIFICALLY TO YOU. CG: THE COMBINATION OF YOU AND AMPORA IS JUST WHAT I THOUGHT IT'D BE, SOME WHINY CONSTANTLY BITCHING DRAMATIC SAD SACK. CG: BUT AT LEAST THAT SAD SACK KEEPS JAKE FUCKING ENGLISH OCCUPIED, HOLY SHIT. TA: of cour2e iit'2 mii2erable, look at iit. TA: but no really don't look at iit. TA: that 2hiit ii2 embarra22iing. CG: AT LEAST HE DOESN'T CAUSE TROUBLE FOR BEING COMPLETELY AWFUL. CG: WHERE THE FUCK IS HE ANYWAY? TA: how would ii know? TA: ii don't want anythiing two do wiith iit. CG: CAN'T YOU SENSE HIM WITH YOUR AURA OR DOUCHEY CONNECTION OR SOMETHING? TA: iif ii wa2 connected two that thiing ii'd probably to22 my2elf facefiir2t out the neare2t aiirlock and 2piiral iintwo the iinfiiniite vacuum of 2pace forever. CG: YOU ALREADY ARE CONNECTION TO HIM REALLY. TA: no. TA: 2top. CG: YOU NEED TO ACCEPT THIS HORRIBLE AWFUL PART OF YOU SOLLUX. CG: I'M HERE TO WALK YOU THROUGH THAT. CG: THOUGH HOW DID THAT EVEN FEEL? CG: JUST SOME GHOSTLY ASSHOLE ROLLING UP ON YOU AND SAPPING YOUR.. ESSENSE? CG: THAT SOUNDS GROSS. TA: iit doe2n't work liike that, diip2hiit. TA: they're ju2t copiie2. TA: po2er2, iif you wiill. CG: WHAT'S THE POSER OF A POSER? I DON'T THINK IT WORKS LIKE THAT. CG: STILL HOW DID THAT EXACTLY GO DOWN OR WAS HE JUST THERE ONE DAY? TA: pretty much. TA: ii couldn't even 2top iit. TA: iit ju2t appeared two make me mii2erable much liike everythiing el2e. CG: AND THIS IS WHERE SOME OF THE DRAMATICS COME FROM. CG: AT FIRST I KIND OF THOUGHT IT WAS MOSTLY ERIDAN BUT NEVERMIND. CG: I HAVE MY CONFIRMATION. CG: IT'S LIKE YOUR DISGUSTING ABOMINABLE OFFSPRING. TA: ii wiill back hand2priing out of thii2 conver2atiion 2o fuckiing fa2t vanta2 don't even. CG: JUST MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME MAN. EITHER WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO ASIDE FROM NURSING YOUR HEADACHES, SOILING YOUR SHORTS AND GETTING IN TOUCH WITH SOCIETY? TA: ehhh. TA: ii dunno. TA: 2tuff. TA: mo2tly ju2t fuckiing off ii gue22. TA: 2ettiing up a new apiiculture network iin the tech lab. CG: THANKS FOR THAT BY THE WAY, ONLY TWO GUARDS CAN ACTUALLY STAND PATROL IN THAT AREA. CG: HOW THE HELL DID YOU GET CLEARANCE AND EXACTLY *WHERE* DID YOU EVEN DIG UP A GODDAMN HIVE? TA: what, are the re2t afraiid of bee2? TA: ii got one on the la2t planet, duh. TA: al2o ii diidn't really get clearance. TA: lmao. CG: AMAZING. YOU NEED CLEARANCE FOR THAT JACKASS. TA: nah. TA: my bo22 doe2n't giive a 2hiit. TA: or he doe2, and he ju2t won't 2ay anythiing. CG: DIRK? WHY NOT, HE DOESN'T REALLY LOOK LIKE HE'S THE TYPE TO JUST ACCEPT HORSESHIT FROM PEOPLE. TA: probably becau2e iit would mean he gave up. CG: WHAT? CG: ARE YOU FLIRTING WITH HIM? TA: not that iit'2 any of your bu2iine22, but we're kiind of pa2t that at thii2 poiint. CG: WHEN DID THAT EVEN HAPPEN? TA: around when we were both iinjured and 2tupiid lookiing a2 fuck. TA: hiim more 2peciifiically. TA: iit wa2 a tryiing tiime. TA: that'2 kiind of what ii need two tell TZ about. CG: THE INJURED PART HELPED MORE THAN THE STUPID LOOKING THING BUT I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. CG: YOU SHOULD TELL HER THOUGH SHE'LL BE GLAD TO HEAR IT AND TAUNT YOU MERCILESSLY. CG: PLUS YOU TOLD ME SO IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME, I SEE HER PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY. TA: 2he miight have already fiigured iit out knowiing her. TA: iit'2 not liike 2he diidn't 2ee u2 iinteractiing already. TA: but yeah. ii'll get two iit. CG: SHE PROBABLY HAS BUT SHE'D APPRECIATE IT STRAIGHT FROM YOU. CG: GOOD THOUGH, BUT I MIGHT HAVE TO COME AND HANG OUT WITH YOU LATER. OR INVITE YOU TO MY BLOCK NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT YOUT STY. TA: good, ii don't want you 2teppiing on my 2hiit anyway. CG: OH HOW COULD I POSSIBLY RESIST THAT CLEAR INVITATION? CG: I'LL BORROW A GASMASK OR SOMETHING. TA: ii'm getting a 2moke bomb 2peciifiically two 2piite you. CG: LOOKS LIKE YOUR ROOMS REALLY GOING TO BE A MESS WHEN I HAVE TO MANUEVER OUT OF IT THEN. TA: that'2 what happen2 when you 2how up, ye2. CG: WHATEVER, JUST TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AMD MAYBE HOLE UP IN TEREZI'S ROOM NEXT TIME. CG: IT'S EVEN MORE OF AN EYESORE IF YOU CAN BELEIVE IT. CG: SO YOU'LL BLEND RIGHT IN. TA: a2 long a2 iit make2 iit more unbearable for you, ii wiill happiily obliige lol. CG: I WOULDN'T EXPECT ANY LESS FROM YOU. CG: LATER MAN. TA: 2eeya. -- twofoldAcrimony [TA] ceased pestering cranktankerousGeneticist [CG] at 21:13 --

KARKAT: *A long overdue chat, Karkat wasn't really doing as much as he should as a friend (also quadrantmate) and it was pretty much on him to make a change and he was starting with one douche that he's neglected far too much to even be generally not shitty. Now if only he could FIND said douche. The search itself is enough to irritate Karkat, he's just kind of pacing through areas of the ship and opens Sollux's block without knocking or giving any prior warning* SOLLUX: -And Sollux is actually in there for once. All this shit with Aradia is getting to him in a way that isn't just depression anymore; happiness mingled with confusion and stress. Right now, he supposes he's just seeking some semblance of normalcy, a reprieve from all the chaos in his head, and he's coding at his desk husktop. The sound of his door opening almost doesn't pull him from his focus, but with the haze of his depression letting up, he's more tense now. He looks up, and it's Karkat. Just walking into his room.- uh. hii???? SOLLUX: you could try giiviing knockiing a 2hot. SOLLUX: ii hear that'2 a 2ociially acceptable thiing two do. SOLLUX: -He says like a big goddamn hypocrite because he totally just walked into Feferi's block the other day, but hey, at least she invited him over.- KARKAT: *rolls eyes* I DON’T EVEN WANT TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT IS AND ISN’T SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE FROM YOU. KARKAT: WHY SHOULD I KNOCK WHEN YOU’D EITHER BE SO TENDERLY FUCKING FAR UP YOUR COMPUTER’S CRAWLSPACE THE NEXT MODEL OF THE BRAND WOULD HAVE SOME SNARKY TWAT OF A HELP MENU THAT DOES NOTHING BUT MADE SNIDE COMMENTS AND MISDIRECT YOU AT EVERY TURN. KARKAT: OR YOU WOULDN'T BE IN HERE AT ALL. KARKAT: SO I FIGURE, FUCK IT? WHAT DO I HAVE TO LOSE BY *NOT* KNOCKING? KARKAT: YOU'RE GOING TO COMPLAIN EITHER WAY I'M JUST CUTTING OUT THE MIDDLE MAN FOR THE BOTH OF US. KARKAT: YOU'RE WELCOME. *And he's closing the door, making himself rather comfortable on a sofa or pile or chair around Sollux.* SOLLUX: or you could try cuttiing down on the nacho2, ii can 2mell your a22 breath from here. -There's a totally comfy wire pile, but Sollux actually has a couch now, hell yeah.- what do you want? -His tone actually isn't as snippy as usual. Really, he's not that annoyed Karkat decided to bust into his block.- KARKAT: *Then he sits on that wire pile* NOTHING REALLY. I JUST WOKE UP AND FIGURED I NEEDED MORE INTERACTIONS WITH THE PERSONIFICATION OF IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME IN FACIAL EXPRESSION AND ATTITUDE. SOLLUX: thank god for that, ii wa2 hopiing you hadn't been haviing two many healthy iinteractiion2 iin your day two day exii2tence. thii2 ii2 ju2t what you needed. SOLLUX: what have you been doiing anyway?? KARKAT: MOSTLY EVERYTHING. WORK, PATROL, PAPERWORK, WRIGGLERSITTING, ALL OF MY GENERAL DUTIES WITH SOME RIPE HORSESHIT THROWN ONTO THE PILE. SOLLUX: 2o, the u2ual. KARKAT: PRETTY MUCH. KARKAT: *looks at his screen* AND THIS IS WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING? SOLLUX: twoday, yeah. -Most of his days have been spent doing jack shit and working on Aradia's music box, to be honest.- KARKAT: ARE YOU STILL IN THAT CRAP HABIT OF NOT FEEDING YOURSELF WHILE YOU DO IT? *Karkat has tons of shit in his sylladex* SOLLUX: would 2ayiing "ii forget" be too obviiou2 an an2wer? KARKAT: IT GOES TO SHOW THAT YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED AT ALL AND ARE, IN FACT, A CREATURE OF HORRIFIC HABITS. *Says the dude that eats apple cores, anyway he decaptchas that food and puts it directly onto Sollux's keyboard* SOLLUX: dude! SOLLUX: what the fuck. KARKAT: ARE YOU REALLY SURPRISED? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT IS GENUINELY SHOCKING? KARKAT: OR DO I NEED TO SPOONFEED EVERYTHING TO YOU? KARKAT: ACTUALLY WITH THIS IT'D BE LESS OF A SPOON AND MORE JUST SHOVING IT IN YOUR MOUTH. KARKAT: USING SOME KIND OF BLUNT OBJECT WHEN I DEEM IT NECESSARY TO GET IT ALL DOWN. SOLLUX: you dumped 2hiit on my keyboard, you a22fondliing priick! SOLLUX: -psionically tosses some kind of fruit in Karkat's direction- KARKAT: *FUMBLES A BIT, then holds it and thrusts it back at sollux* I WOULDN'T HAVE DUMPED FOOD ON, WHAT IS NOW THE MOST EXPENSIVE FOOD TRAY YOU OWN, IF YOU'D FEED YOURSELF. KARKAT: IF YOU WANT TO GET BACK TO WORK THAT BADLY THEN EAT TO IT. KARKAT: LOOK AT ME PUTTING MOTIVATION INTO IT. KARKAT: YOU CAN DO IT SOLLUX! KARKAT: I BELIEVE IN YOU! JUST LIFT THE FORK AND LET IT PASS THROUGH YOUR FOREVER SPITTLE-RIDDEN UP GAPEHOLE BUDDY! SOLLUX: you are liiterally the mo2t oppo2iite thiing from motiivatiional ii have ever had the mii2fortune two 2ubject my hearduct2 two. SOLLUX: ii can kiind of feel all my previiou2 meal2 wantiing two crawl up my meal tunnel iin raw prote2t. KARKAT: IF YOU WANT TO HEAVE LEAST WEEK'S SNACK THEN BY ALL MEANS THE FLOOR IS YOURS. KARKAT: HERE LET ME CLEAR A SPACE. KARKAT: YOU ARE GOING TO BE INGESTING IT IMMEDIATELY AFTER. KARKAT: EVEN IF I HAVE TO GO GET A SPADE FROM JADE YOU'LL BE CHOKING DOWN THAT SLOP AND WE CAN START ALL OVER AGAIN. KARKAT: I LITERALLY HAVE THE REST OF THE EVENING AND I DON'T SEE MYSELF SPENDING IT ANY OTHER WAY. KARKAT: I'M SURE IT WOULD BE A GREAT DISPLAY OF TRUE COMRADARY. WATCH AS ONE TROLL TAKES A HELPLESS HEAP OF WHAT MY LUSUS WOULD DRAG INTO THE HIVE ON A REGULAR BASIS AND NURSE IT HEALTH. KARKAT: I CAN'T EVEN SAY *BACK* TO HEALTH. KARKAT: THAT JUST MAKES IT ALL THE MORE PUSHERBREAKING. SOLLUX: thii2 really 2ay2 a lot more about you than iit doe2 about me two be hone2t. you're really ju2t iin2ultiing your2elf here. KARKAT: IF ANYTHING I'M INSULTING THE BOTH OF US. IN CASE IT WASN'T PERFECTLY OBVIOUS IN ALL OF OUR SWEEPS OF GENERAL ASSOCIATION ME INSULTING MYSELF ISN'T REALLY A TANGENT STOPPER. KARKAT: BUT YOU KNOW WHAT IS????? KARKAT: SHUTTING THE FUCK UP AND EATING THE FOOD. KARKAT: THANKS KAYKAY I APPRECIATE THIS EVEN THOUGH I'M AN UNGRATEFUL PUDDINGTURD. SOLLUX: -grooooaaaan- SOLLUX: -grumbles- your face ii2 a goddamn puddiingturd. SOLLUX: -shoves a thing in his mouth AGGRESSIVELY- KARKAT: *simmers down only not really and since he's still holding this fruit... he'll eat it. PLus he has more snacks he's going to leave with Sollux* FANTASTIC. YOUR BILESACK THANKS YOU I'M SURE. SOLLUX: iit'd thank me more iif ii diidn't have two diige2t the 2ound of your voiice. KARKAT: IT COULD CARE LESS I'M SURE. BECAUSE SOLLUX, BILESACKS HAVE NO ARICULARCLOTS. KARKAT: IF YOUR HEAD PROCESSES MY VOICE AS A CAUSE FOR INDIGESTION THEN I'LL LEAVE YOU TO YOUR CRACKSHIT EXCUSES AND BITCHING AS WELL AS THE MOANING. SOLLUX: -flips him off with a mouthful of food- KARKAT: *Eloquent but at least he's eating so Karkat shuts his wordhole too and eats that fruit slowly while Sollux eats his meal. He's totally eyeing Sollux though. Seeing if he looks shittier than usual which he expects* SOLLUX: -He looks... something. He bathed recently thanks to Feferi, but he still isn't looking especially great. He hasn't slept much.- KARKAT: *Does he need to cuddle Sollux to sleep? Probably. Instead he opens his mouth again* WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME I KICKED YOUR ASS IN A GAME? SOLLUX: -actually makes a loud HA sound- SOLLUX: your gue22 ii2 a2 good a2 miine, becau2e ii don't remember that happeniing. KARKAT: I DON'T EXPECT YOUR PAN TO HOLD THAT MUCH INFORMATION SO THAT WAS PROBABLY AN UNFAIR QUESTION. KARKAT: THE UNDERSTANDING FRIEND APOLOGIZES TO THE IDIOT, THAT'S YOU. SOLLUX: ii'm 2ure you'll be 2ayiing that once ii've got you wadiing through a pool of your own fuckiing tear2 after ii beat your a22. KARKAT: I'LL LET YOU TALK SHIT SINCE LIP SERVICE IS BASICALLY YOUR ONLY SET SKILL. *rolls eyes* WHAT DO YOU EVEN HAVE IN HERE? KARKAT: I'LL KICK YOUR ASS IN ONE OF YOUR OWN GAMES. KARKAT: *though he has a console and some games in his sylladex, JUST IN CASE VANTAS* SOLLUX: -gdi karkat- ii've got cull of duty. -smIRKS- KARKAT: *He's CRAP at shooting games....* GREAT, LET'S GO. SOLLUX: -HE SO KNOWS IT- SOLLUX: -and so Sollux sets us up the game- KARKAT: *What an ASS* SOLLUX: -GET READY TO GET THRASHED, NERD-

-- growingGradience [GG] began pestering cranktankerousGeneticist [CG] at 19:28 -- GG: karkat!!!!! GG: stop committing crimes CG: JADE WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU? GG: i thought you were supposed to upload the law..... CG: HAVE I NOT? GG: the red guy told me all about it CG: UGH. CG: ARE YOU IN HIS OFFICE? GG: no that would be weird CG: YEAH IT WOULD. CG: WHERE ARE YOU? GG: i am NOT that kind of girl!!!! CG: UH. CG: ALRIGHT. CG: WHERE ARE YOU? GG: downstairs! GG: are you coming to hang out with us??? CG: WHO IS US? CG: ALSO WHICH DOWNSTAIRS. THERE ARE A LOT OF PLACES. GG: uhhh the downest stairs???? CG: THE CARGO BAY. GG: pfffff no GG: im in the room GG: -She's totally in the alchemiter chamber. PARTYING BY HERSELF.- CG: THE ROOM. CG: ALRIGHT WELL COME MEET ME AND TAKE ME TO THE HANG OUT PLACE. GG: where are you???? CG: I'M ON THE LAST LEVEL OF THE ATRIUM. GG: oh!! thats a big room GG: but dont worry i can find you CG: OK GREAT. JADE: -Jade is wandering out of the chamber and into the atrium holding her lunchtop in one arm as she walks so she can see what's on it. Yes she has been walking like this the whole time. It is very unproductive. She is squinting heavily around the atrium, and totally doesn't see him.- JADE: -She is also swaying, UNSURPRISINGLY.- KARKAT: *She's swaying, why is she swaying. Karkat sees her and makes his way over to check her out* JADE. THANK FUCKING CHRIST. ARE YOU ALRIGHT? KARKAT: NO. WHAT A STUPID QUESTION YOU'RE NOT ALRIGHT. KARKAT: COME ON. KARKAT: *messages Dave with one hand* JADE: mmmfine! JADE: are you ok? KARKAT: I AM ABSOLUTELY GREAT. NEVER BETTER. *puts his arm around her to steady her so she doesn't fall over and starts to walk her back up to the rooms* JADE: -She leans into him a lot more heavily than she intends.- thats good!!! :) JADE: -casually... tries to type on her lunchtop with one hand- JADE: -she's replying to Kankri- KARKAT: IT'S FANTASTIC. WHAT WERE YOU DOING? JADE: hanging out KARKAT: DAVE'S BEEN WORRIED ABOUT YOU. JADE: he worries too much JADE: -casually answers him too while she's at it- JADE: soooo much karkat JADE: you dont even know JADE: :| JADE: he is basically JADE: a worry guy JADE: he hides all his worry JADE: beneath his sunglasses... JADE: where are we going? JADE: dave wants to know of course KARKAT: WE'RE GOING TO YOUR ROOM. JADE: :p KARKAT: DAVE'S THERE AND HE'S GOING TO WORRY MORE. KARKAT: WORRYING IS KIND OF WHAT PEOPLE DO ABOUT PEOPLE THEY GIVE A SHIT ABOUT. JADE: i know but he worries.... a lot JADE: (i think it is kind of cute but dont tell him that) KARKAT: I'LL DO MY BEST TO KEEP IT A SECRET. JADE: thank you karkat :) KARKAT: YOU'RE WELCOME. *continues to guide her up to the rooms* JADE: -stairs are so friggin crazy, but Jade looks really excited all of a sudden- KARKAT: *Karkat HOLDS her so she doesn't fall on these stairs, he read that falling is bad* JADE: -thankfully she stops typing on her lunchtop while they go up the stairs because this takes CONCENTRATION- JADE: what are you up to anyway karkat?? JADE: i miss you JADE: i mean JADE: you being around!! JADE: yeah KARKAT: SAME SHIT AS USUAL. BUT IT'S BEEN SLIGHTLY BETTER ASIDE FROM THE OBVIOUS. KARKAT: I PLAN ON HANGING OUT WITH YOU AGAIN THOUGH. BECAUSE I DO LIKE TALKING TO YOU. JADE: :D JADE: good KARKAT: I ALSO HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF SHIT TO ASK YOU BUT I DOUBT I EVEN CAN RIGHT NOW. KARKAT: *she so out of it* KARKAT: *walks her across the atruim and towards the rooms* I'LL JUST HAVE TO TALK TO YOU LATER AND THEN WE CAN HANG OUT WHEN YOU'VE.... GOTTEN BETTER. KARKAT: OR SOME REST. DAVE SAID YOU WERE WORKING YOURSELF TOO HARD SO YOU PROBABLY NEED REST. JADE: im not working hard JADE: you can ask me whatever you want! KARKAT: IF IT GOT YOU LIKE THIS THEN I'D SAY YOU'RE DEFINITELY WORKING TOO HARD. JADE: whats wrong with me :| KARKAT: YOU'RE ACTING REALLY OUT OF IT KARKAT: IF THIS IS YOU SLEEP-DEPRIVED LET'S NOT DO THIS AGAIN. JADE: oh.... JADE: im sorry KARKAT: DON'T BE, JUST TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. JADE: i am trying KARKAT: IF YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THAT THEN YOU SHOULD TALK TO YOUR MOIRAIL IF DAVE IS GETTING ON YOUR NERVES. KARKAT: WHICH HE PROBABLY IS, HE'S GREAT AT THAT. JADE: heheheheheh JADE: that is good advice KARKAT: I TRY TO NOT GIVE OUT SHITTY ADVICE. JADE: youre pretty good at not giving shitty advice!! JADE: i think JADE: that is a pretty cool talent KARKAT: *snorts* THANKS. *YAH HE P GREAT AT IT* JUST BARE WITH DAVE AND HIS WORRIFUL HORSESHIT, AS LEGITIMATE AS IT IS. KARKAT: THEN TALK TO REDGLARE AFTER YOU'VE SLEPT AND EATEN. KARKAT: HAVE YOU EATEN? JADE: um KARKAT: SO I'LL BRING YOU FOOD. JADE: -sigh- ok KARKAT: GREAT. *Escorts the lady to her room and her mate* I'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH SOMETHING IF YOU'RE NOT ASLEEP BY THEN. JADE: ok! JADE: thank you karkat for JADE: the thing! KARKAT: NO PROBLEM, YOU DON'T HAVE TO THANK ME FOR THE THING. *pat pat* JADE: :) :) :) JADE: -waves at him- KARKAT: *waves back and feels dumb because he could just say later* LATER. *now he did both.* FEEL BETTER. *and he gone, good job* JADE: -WHAT A CUTE- -- growingGradience [GG] ceased pestering cranktankerousGeneticist [CG] at 20:41 --