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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

[cancerass]

SURE. DOESN'T SOUND TOO HARD.

[If he can tell morning from night at any given time.]

[nukeoleptic]

-- well. Okay! Um.

[ .. this is awkward. ]

Welcome to Asgard.

[cancerass]

...THANKS. I THINK.

TO BE HONEST THE ONLY THING I FEEL IS DIFFERENT IS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WANDERING AROUND.

[nukeoleptic]

[ She claps her hands over her ears. ]

Shhhhhh.

[cancerass]

...REALLY?

Fine, if you're going to be such a wriggler about it!

I guess those ears do make your hearing more sensitive. Talk about a stupid disadvantage.

[nukeoleptic]

I think it's kind of neat.

[ Her ears wiggle, just a bit. ]

I can hear when people are telling secrets about me.

[cancerass]

OH.

That's...great?

[He wasn't sure how sincere he was being about that.]

So I guess that's something that happens a lot if you brought it up.

[nukeoleptic]

.. not really, actually! Haha, um, wow, this is actually super awkward. How's the meteor?

[cancerass]

Pretty boring.

Everyone is off doing their own thing or getting real close with eachother.

I'm just sort of waiting for it all to be over, but I guess I don't have to worry about that right now.

[nukeoleptic]

Yeah? People get pretty close here, too. I think Eridan has someone! And Sollux and I are actually kind of friends, while we're on the topic of "trolls I never thought I would actually talk to."

[cancerass]

You and Sollux are friends? Never thought I'd hear that. He mentioned you too, so I guess that's kind of cool.

I've been seeing a lot more of your friends Strider and Lalonde. They're...okay. I guess.

I hear they're here, but I don't know how much they remember, so whatever.

How were you and John doing?

[nukeoleptic]

..well, I wouldn't really call us friends. And I'm not sure how much they remember, either, but they're both doing pretty well. John and Davesprite and I are great! Most of the time.

[cancerass]

Oh. Okay.

That's...good, I guess. Doubt you're bored out of your think pan there, not that it'd matter. You're not where you were anymore.

[nukeoleptic]

You should get a job, Karkat.

[ Is she... needling him a little? ]

[cancerass]

Why the hell do I need a job?

[Is she?]

[nukeoleptic]

To keep yourself busy, dummy.

[cancerass]

Oh, so now you're implying there is literally nothing better to do here than to work non-stop? You're really selling me on this place Jade.

[He doesn't disagree though, despite what he says. Busywork actually sounds pretty good around now.]

[nukeoleptic]

-- oh, um. There are actually a lot of really nice people to meet. .. do you mind if I come in?

[ she doesn't want some people in this house to see her in the hallway ]

[cancerass]

I was kind of wondering why you didn't already.

[Yes, she can come in. It would probably be a good idea for him NOT TO BLOCK THE DOORWAY. Yeah. He'll stop doing that now.]

Apparently I've met all those 'nice people' before. They sure know me pretty fucking well.

[nukeoleptic]

[ Jade ducks into his room, tries to ignore how much it kind of reminds her of Sollux's. She kind of shrugs, then, moving to take the plant from him, going to put it on the windowsill. ]

Some of them, yep.

[cancerass]

Oh good. I know more people that are complete strangers to me.

[He shuts the door behind him and makes his way towards the furnishings. Really, the place didn't require a lot of walk-around examination.]

[nukeoleptic]

You're a stranger to me.

[ She leans against the windowsill. ]

But look! Here I am, trying to make an effort.

[cancerass]

...I guess we are strangers.

[That hadn't actually occurred to him. Huh.]

[nukeoleptic]

Half-strangers. You got to watch us on the viewports like creeps, didn't you?

[ It's said lightly enough. ]

[cancerass]

HEY. I was just trying to figure out what went wrong!

[Bluh bluh bluh.]

So I've seen you before, so what? We talked all the time, even if it was hamfistedly through your password system!