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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]

LET'S JUST SAY THAT FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, WHETHER THE GLASS'S CONTENTS ARE ON THE FULL OR EMPTY SIDE DON'T MATTER.

THE GLASS IS THERE. THERE ARE CONTENTS. WE'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.

[holyfight]

Haaaaaaaaaah-!

So what you're saying is that back home is just the same as this?

[cancerass]

WELL, REPLACE 'CITY' WITH 'METEOR HURDLING THROUGH SPACE', AND IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME.

[holyfight]

Haaaaaah-!?! You were on a meteor? What was that like? Did you have a super cool science lab?

[cancerass]

A FEW. I'D RATHER NOT THINK ABOUT THEM THOUGH.

IT WAS A LOT LIKE FLOATING THROUGH SPACE.

FOREVER.

[holyfight]

Oh. So....

Like the really depressing movies where the space capsule slowly loses power and everything goes out until there's nothing left but life support and then that goes out, too?

[cancerass]

WHAT? NO. SORT OF?

WE'RE NOT GOING TO DIE UP THERE UNLESS WE GET CAUGHT, WHICH I HIGHLY DOUBT WE WILL.

REALLY IT'S JUST BORING.

[holyfight]

You're being chased?

Umm, did you realize you're yelling?

[cancerass]

YES.

YES I DID.

[Sort of.]

AND WE'RE KIND OF BEING CHASED. IT'S A LONG STORY.

[holyfight]

Oh! Okay! I just wanted to make sure it was intentional!

I have time, if you want to tell it?

[cancerass]

MAYBE SOME OTHER TIME. Y'KNOW, WHEN I'M NOT JUST GETTING MY FOOTING HERE, OR WHATEVER.

MESSAGE ME WHEN YOU'RE FREE. OR I'LL MESSAGE YOU. EITHER WAY.

[That's his way of saying 'NO. NOT RIGHT NOW. IT'S REALLY CONVOLUTED.']

[holyfight]

Okay! That's no problem! I'll send you a message, then! Unless you send me one first!