[Rin doesn't notice how flustered Karkat gets, still playing fucking battleship on this over-enthusiastic roomba. the drone is awake now, and seems to be excited about the upcoming adventure. stay still damnit so Rin can program your directive!]

[the casual mention of his arms at the end of Typical Teen Shit Talk is enough to grab his attention, though; he glances over at Karkat, a startled kind of flush behind his scuba steve gear]

[homoeroticism is at least the name of the game at boarding school but really?]

[attempts to save this conversation from the dumpster of awkward trash;]

If you want weight-lifting advice, let me at least finish this first. Tone only comes from hard work and dedication.

[there, now it's sports. still kinda gay sports]

I'm not sure a guy who won't even scrub somebody's back has what it takes, though.

[Rin comes from a bathing culture. back to the gay pits]