It's okay! I know where the kitchens are, I'll be there soon!
[ Cue having a ten year old in a (dry) wet suit jogging through the base toward the kitchen, in a fairly good mood all things considered. She's not sure why there was so much emphasis on detailed wedding ceremonies? She'll still let Karkat know, since URSULA had been so concerned about them.
There's a half second pause when she hits the kitchen since she's not sure what he looks like, really, but unless someone else is there, she'll equate the "reminds me vaguely of Kanaya" as "must be who I'm looking for" and trot right on up to Karkat with a small smile on her face. ]
Hello! Um, do you mind if I ask how to properly say your name?
[ ... what is she going to do if he minds, she asks herself. Improvise? ]
[ karkat just kind of... stares at her when she arrives. partly because she didn't say that she's chihiro? so it's kind of like some random person just randomly walked up to him and asked him this.
he is pretty sure it's her though since he spoke to her long enough to just know that, yes, this is 100% something she would ask. ]
Karkat.
[ yes it is pronounced exactly like it sounds. car cat. beep beep meow. ]
[ it does not probably sound right but she really tried. she in fact will keep trying... mostly getting used to putting the right syllables and sounds together. at least she doesn't call him a carrot... kakarot... ]
I have the files for you. URSULA-san wanted me to mention the ones with elaborate wedding scenes, for some reason. Are you really interested in those kinds of things?
[ different ceremonies, she guesses, or maybe the romance of that commitment? chihiro's pretty shrug on the topic, but she's also ten. dating's one of those Nice Ideas (when she's older), and marriage is laughable, but she's had friends in school who dreamed about the day they would get married, so... it's not unusual. she guesses? ]
[ karkat kind of freezes for a second at the mention of weddings. he isn't even surprised at this point? if there is one single thing that he has learned during his time here, it's that their ai overlord cannot keep a goddamn secret. even if the secret was, technically, a lie? but still. it is a lie that will ruin his life. ]
What else did she tell you?
[ notice that he did not actually answer her question. ]
[ she looks mildly confused, shaking her head afterward. ]
She didn't tell me much. She just asked that I tell you about the weddings. She didn't say why, which is why I thought you were just kind of interested in those things.
[ that's what seems logical to her. ]
They're all about different aliens, too, so there should be a lot of variety. I hope you like the stories! I'm not sure what counts as a good romance or not, but at least one should be pretty nice.
Just checking. She likes to make up stories about me.
[ that's a relief... he supposes... he still thinks URSULA said too fucking much by even mentioning weddings but at least she didn't give out too many details about his relationship since she, you know. KEEPS REVEALING IT TO EVERYONE??? he's so mad.
also he should probably... thanks chihiro? people say thank you when they're given gifts?? ]
I'm sure one might not suck too bad. [ that is practically the same as saying thank you. ]
[ she's puzzled, her smile only fading a little while she tried to parse if karkat was calling ursula a liar. chihiro wonders if it might not be them not understanding each other. then again, she's been misunderstanding people too often so...
... she's a bit biased. ]
Mm, that would be nice. You should tell me about which one you end up liking best afterward.
[ since while chihiro reads, she's not been a big romance reader. then again get her some shoujo manga she's more likely to read casually whoops? ]
That was all. I won't keep you, K-kun!
[ casually tosses his name out the window FOR THE MOMENT AH...HAHAHA sorry. she presumes he has important things to do? mostly everyone seems to, so karkat benefits by being shoved in with that assumption too by proxy. ]
[ things that have not been explained to karkat: honorifics. no one uses them on him?? EVEN THE JAPANESE PEOPLE ON BASE for some reason no one seems like karkat is honorific worthy...
he just. stares at her for a couple of seconds, trying to decipher what the fuck k-kun is before realizing it's meant to be him. ]
[ tbh he's enough of a rude teen that somehow it's unsurprising even if, you know........... it mattered lksdfj
unfortunately chihiro is probably one of the worst people for explaining this, so mostly she blinks and repeats herself, thinking perhaps she'd been unclear, or had offended him in the process. should have gone for -san, kiddo!!! ]
the only people who actively call him nicknames on base are like. THE GUY HE'S DATING.... well other people call him nicknames but they are usually some form of insult. so.
[ she's not sure about what the confusion is IS SHE BEING TOO INFORMAL is she allowing too much closeness
it honestly doesn't occur to her he may not be used to nicknames, though she really should think about that, given what her own reaction would be if people hit the wrong nick name note. ]
[ what the fuck is the difference between kun and san... well, she said informal, so is kun informal? not that he has any idea what either means. he could kind of get kun simply because it has.. you know, a k in it? so where is she getting san from. ]
How the hell is it more informal than the other one?
[ oooh OOOOH she straightens, thinking she's starting to understand. ]
K-kun can be saying we're closer friends than, um... K-san. I'm sorry, I'm not sure how to explain. [ she brings her hands up to her chest, thinking pretty hard. ] When I meet most people for the first time, I'd say, Hello! It's nice to meet you, Person-san. But if it's a friend or a classmate or someone like that, I may say, it's nice to meet you, Person-kun. Though since you're my senior here, calling you K-san makes sense, too...
[ SHE'S SORRY FOR HER STRUGGLE KARKAT she'll practice on her own so that the next time she says his full name, she gets it right. ]
Mm! Okay, K-kun!
[ but for now that earns him a bright smile and her sense of relief that he's not horribly offended by any of this (OR THE FACT SHE VERY MUCH IS JUST NOT... SAYING HIS PROPER NAME) ]
[ he's mostly letting it pass because it's... very obviously not an insult. if he felt like she was being mean his reaction would be a lot different but even karkat can tell that chihiro is painfully nice.
it's kind of annoying actually. BUT WHATEVER she just gave him books. ]
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YOU ACTUALLY WENT AND DID THAT?
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I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TOO IMPORTANT ON MY SCHEDULE.
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BUT I COULD MEET YOU SOMEWHERE?
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[ Cue having a ten year old in a (dry) wet suit jogging through the base toward the kitchen, in a fairly good mood all things considered. She's not sure why there was so much emphasis on detailed wedding ceremonies? She'll still let Karkat know, since URSULA had been so concerned about them.
There's a half second pause when she hits the kitchen since she's not sure what he looks like, really, but unless someone else is there, she'll equate the "reminds me vaguely of Kanaya" as "must be who I'm looking for" and trot right on up to Karkat with a small smile on her face. ]
Hello! Um, do you mind if I ask how to properly say your name?
[ ... what is she going to do if he minds, she asks herself. Improvise? ]
I'M SORRY I LOST THIS NOTIF
he is pretty sure it's her though since he spoke to her long enough to just know that, yes, this is 100% something she would ask. ]
Karkat.
[ yes it is pronounced exactly like it sounds. car cat. beep beep meow. ]
LAUGHS IT'S FINE
Karkat.
[ it does not probably sound right but she really tried. she in fact will keep trying... mostly getting used to putting the right syllables and sounds together. at least she doesn't call him a carrot... kakarot... ]
I have the files for you. URSULA-san wanted me to mention the ones with elaborate wedding scenes, for some reason. Are you really interested in those kinds of things?
[ different ceremonies, she guesses, or maybe the romance of that commitment? chihiro's pretty shrug on the topic, but she's also ten. dating's one of those Nice Ideas (when she's older), and marriage is laughable, but she's had friends in school who dreamed about the day they would get married, so... it's not unusual. she guesses? ]
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What else did she tell you?
[ notice that he did not actually answer her question. ]
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[ she looks mildly confused, shaking her head afterward. ]
She didn't tell me much. She just asked that I tell you about the weddings. She didn't say why, which is why I thought you were just kind of interested in those things.
[ that's what seems logical to her. ]
They're all about different aliens, too, so there should be a lot of variety. I hope you like the stories! I'm not sure what counts as a good romance or not, but at least one should be pretty nice.
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[ that's a relief... he supposes... he still thinks URSULA said too fucking much by even mentioning weddings but at least she didn't give out too many details about his relationship since she, you know. KEEPS REVEALING IT TO EVERYONE??? he's so mad.
also he should probably... thanks chihiro? people say thank you when they're given gifts?? ]
I'm sure one might not suck too bad. [ that is practically the same as saying thank you. ]
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[ she's puzzled, her smile only fading a little while she tried to parse if karkat was calling ursula a liar. chihiro wonders if it might not be them not understanding each other. then again, she's been misunderstanding people too often so...
... she's a bit biased. ]
Mm, that would be nice. You should tell me about which one you end up liking best afterward.
[ since while chihiro reads, she's not been a big romance reader. then again get her some shoujo manga she's more likely to read casually whoops? ]
That was all. I won't keep you, K-kun!
[ casually tosses his name out the window FOR THE MOMENT AH...HAHAHA sorry. she presumes he has important things to do? mostly everyone seems to, so karkat benefits by being shoved in with that assumption too by proxy. ]
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he just. stares at her for a couple of seconds, trying to decipher what the fuck k-kun is before realizing it's meant to be him. ]
K-what?
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unfortunately chihiro is probably one of the worst people for explaining this, so mostly she blinks and repeats herself, thinking perhaps she'd been unclear, or had offended him in the process. should have gone for -san, kiddo!!! ]
K-kun?
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[ he just repeats it because ????
the only people who actively call him nicknames on base are like. THE GUY HE'S DATING.... well other people call him nicknames but they are usually some form of insult. so.
????????????? ]
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[ she's not sure about what the confusion is IS SHE BEING TOO INFORMAL is she allowing too much closeness
it honestly doesn't occur to her he may not be used to nicknames, though she really should think about that, given what her own reaction would be if people hit the wrong nick name note. ]
I didn't mean to be too informal.
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How the hell is it more informal than the other one?
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K-kun can be saying we're closer friends than, um... K-san. I'm sorry, I'm not sure how to explain. [ she brings her hands up to her chest, thinking pretty hard. ] When I meet most people for the first time, I'd say, Hello! It's nice to meet you, Person-san. But if it's a friend or a classmate or someone like that, I may say, it's nice to meet you, Person-kun. Though since you're my senior here, calling you K-san makes sense, too...
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then again she seemed to have trouble saying it so... it was probably a very deliberate dumping of his first name. ]
Ugh. K-kun sounds better. Stick with that one.
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Mm! Okay, K-kun!
[ but for now that earns him a bright smile and her sense of relief that he's not horribly offended by any of this (OR THE FACT SHE VERY MUCH IS JUST NOT... SAYING HIS PROPER NAME) ]
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it's kind of annoying actually. BUT WHATEVER she just gave him books. ]
Anyway I'll let you know how these are.
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That hasn't much happened yet. GLAD TO BE ANNOYING she gives him a nod and thumbs up. ]
Okay! See you later.
[ and off she goes...! ]