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[cancerass]

[The feed cuts in at the Heimdall Welcome Hall, and a troll that may be familiar to several individuals appears on the screen.]




WELP.

THIS SURE IS GREAT.

I LOVE BEING UPROOTED FROM ONE SHITTY SITUATION TO ANOTHER, MORE ASININE ONE. MOST DEFINITELY MY FAVORITE THING IN THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE. ASK ANYONE.

SO, WHAT? I GUESS I LIVE HERE NOW?? WHATEVER. I THINK I'M SUPPOSED TO BE SAYING HELLO TO EVERYBODY, BUT I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY.

[Karkat probably doesn't have time to actually say anything because there's suddenly a shout.] Karkat? Karkat! [The video feed is probably a blur of motion with lots of greys, blacks, and reds. There's a face that hasn't been around recently. Aradia has bounded over to Karkat and is basically invading all his personal space.]

When did you get here? Have you talked to Sollux or anyone else? A lot of our friends are here you know! You have to tell me what point of the timeline you're from.

[Aradia had lost her bracelet and is pretty much oblivious to what's been happening as of late.] I guess we got here at the same time! I mean I was here earlier but I lost my bracelet hehe.

ARADIA, STOP. I ONLY GOT LIKE HALF OF THAT--

HANG ON.

[The feed is cut.]


(( Grey is Karkat, Red is Aradia.))

Comments

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[cancerass]

IT'S MORE LIKE I DON'T CARE, I GUESS.
OK
SO I DO SORT OF CARE. IT'S JUST NOT THE BIGGEST THING ON MY MIND RIGHT NOW.
YEAH, I'LL GET ALL THE INFO I NEED FROM THEM.

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[holmes_fanatic]

Karkat-san has important business to take care of back home?

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[cancerass]

YEAH. IT'S SORT OF A LONG STORY THAT I DON'T REALLY CARE ENOUGH TO SPILL TO AN ENTIRE NETWORK.

IT'S ABOUT THE SAME AS THIS ONE, ONLY WITH MORE WAITING.

[text]

[holmes_fanatic]

Bad news on the waiting front.

[text]

[cancerass]

I'D BE LYING IF I SAID I WAS SURPRISED.

[text]

[holmes_fanatic]

You really have done this before! Well, you'll get the hang of Asgard without any trouble then.

[text]

[cancerass]

WAITING TO FIGHT UNKILLABLE GODS HAS PRETTY MUCH BEEN MY LIFE FOR THE PAST SWEEP OR SO.
LIKE I SAID THIS DOESN'T SEEM THAT DIFFERENT.

[text]

[holmes_fanatic]

What's the story with your unkillable gods back home?

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[cancerass]

IT'S A PRETTY LONG ONE, AND I DON'T REALLY KNOW THE WHOLE THING.
THERE'S THIS GUY OUT THERE WHO CAN APPARENTLY KILL GHOSTS, AND NO ONE REALLY KNOWS HOW TO BEAT HIM.
WE'RE ALL SUPPOSED TO GET TOGETHER AND STOP HIM, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW THE HELL WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO THAT.
I MEAN WE'LL STILL TRY.
BUT YEAH.

[text]

[holmes_fanatic]

Aren't ghosts already dead?

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[cancerass]

EXACTLY.
SO YOU CAN SEE WHY THIS IS KIND OF A BIG DEAL.

[text]

[holmes_fanatic]

Actually, I am -- kind of lost so I will just take your word for it.

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[cancerass]

TRUST ME, YOU'RE BETTER OFF THAT WAY.