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[gnasher]

if you're only talking to me cuz you think i'm half troll for whatever reason, i'm calling you out on it.

[alienates]

IF I ONLY SPOKE TO YOU BECAUSE OF THAT THEN I'D LITERALLY ONLY BE TALKING TO LIKE, WHAT?
TWO OTHER PEOPLE ON BASE.
I HOPE YOUR OPINION OF ME REALLY ISN'T *THAT* LOW.
I MEAN, I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF IT WAS SINCE EVERYONE'S IS BUT STILL.

[gnasher]

[is this self esteem limbo]

what? no. no one has a low opinion of you, either, that i've seen.

[alienates]

[ listen. karkat is either complimenting himself or insulting himself, there is never any middle ground ever. ]

HA.
HA HA HA.
THAT'S A GOOD ONE.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE ALSO A COMEDIAN ON TOP OF THAT WHOLE SWIMMING DEAL?

[gnasher]

it's not like i make a habit of talking about other people, but if i mention you, people on base say you're fun or helpful.

[suck it]

or that they get why i get on with you, which i'm still working out.

[alienates]

[ there is about a ten minute delay before his reply. ]

RIGHT.

ANYWAY. YOU SHOULD LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR WEAPONS READY.

[ a complete and utter change in topic because the last one was Uncomfortable and also Incorrect. ]

[gnasher]

[?????]

[oh... maybe he's talking to Karkat too much? he's probably doing something and it's not like they're talking about important shit anymore, just accusing eachother of being space racists]

yeah. i already sent loki a message about it. thanks for helping me out.

[alienates]

[ sorry rin, sometimes you just hate yourself and it gets weird when people point out that maybe other people don't also hate you? it's a thing. ]

I MEAN
IT'S NO PROBLEM?
I WANT TO SAY IT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR BUT NO, IT'S NOT.
BUT YOU'RE... YOU KNOW.
OK THIS HAS APPROACHED THE EMBARRASSING ZONE SO I WILL STOP TALKING NOW.

[gnasher]

[he's embarrassed, but also weirdly relieved. he spends too much time thinking he's extraneous to things; to the guys at Iwatobi, to his own team, to the people in Japan, to both the world he wants to be in and the place he grew up]

[it's nice to be reminded, in whatever convoluted, emotionally constipated way, that he's not always unwelcome or out of place]

quit while you're ahead, yeah. see you around.