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[alienates]

KARKAT VANTAS

I probably do not give a fuck.

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[darkinferno]

yeah well so does fighting a giant spider with a magic weapon that just kind of appears in your hand when you need it

it's gonna happen whether we're ready for it or not so we might as well try and keep them from getting the jump on us again, right?

i'll let you know when i've got a concrete time and place, just waiting to hear back on it. in the meantime though, do you know anyone else who'd be good at teaching people how to KEEP from losing limbs or eyes

[alienates]

Have you spoken to Kashuu Kiyomitsu yet?
He got a sword and he's pretty good with it, so I think he'll be a lot of help.

[darkinferno]

that's a good idea

he and i fought together last month, so i know what you're talking about. i'll hit him up, thanks

[alienates]

How many people have you talked to about this so far anyway??
Actually how many goddamn people are now running around with what may be illegal objects.

[darkinferno]

second question first: couldn't tell you. i know of a bunch off the top of my head but i don't know everyone on the network, either

so far i've talked to togusa and the prof about the legalities of it to make sure we don't wind up raided by the cops or something

grell sutcliffe and dr. trevelyan for medical in case we need it

togusa hooked me up with this guy tatsuo who's working on getting us the dojo he works at for practice space

luke castellan, sorey doushi, mikleo lefay, vera weisz, chloe bouchard, you, and now kiyomitsu about getting people to teach. i just found out a friend of mine got sent a spear so maybe if she knows how to use it she can teach that too

i should probably talk to the striders too, this sounds like dirk's kind of thing if nothing else

[alienates]

Hm
Yeah maybe them too.
Oh wait, there's that Aki chick or whatever her full name is.
I know she has a sword and likes stabbing things so you can ask her.

[darkinferno]

aki? i don't know her

[alienates]

Good, she's shitty and I hate her.
BUT she does fit what you're looking for.

[darkinferno]

sounds good

is this her?

[alienates]

That's the witch.
You can talk to her.

[darkinferno]

don't worry, i was planning on it

i won't make you deal with her

[alienates]

Ok cool.
I'll keep an eye out for anyone else who might be interested in this sort of thing.
You never know when we will eventually have to go to war against Retrospec so better be prepared.

[darkinferno]

great, i was hoping you would

exactly. it's gonna come down to a fight sooner or later, so better that we're all prepared and know how to protect ourselves

[alienates]

Especially since some people don't seem to be remembering more extreme shit?
So we should probably have to prepare to look after the ones who aren't suddenly going to be able to shoot lasers out of their eyes or something.

[darkinferno]

i don't know, it might be one of those "matter of time" things. a friend of mine hadn't remembered ANYTHING even though he's been on the network since the start and then a few days ago he remembered fighting some sort of demon

but even if that's the case you're right, just in case they haven't remembered anything by that point we should still be ready to protect them

do you actually know anyone who's remembered shooting lasers out of their eyes or is that something you pulled out of your ass

it's bullshit that i have to actually ask that question

[alienates]

As far as I know no one has actually shot lasers out of their eyes but now that I said that, it's probably going to happen next week.
You'll be walking down the street and wave at someone and suddenly they're accidentally shooting heat vision at you because they chose that inconvenient moment to gain superpowers.
Hmmmm
Well, true irony would be you getting it.

[darkinferno]

i'd better not, i've gotten enough bullshit memories out of this so far

apparently i could summon up monsters i think that's more than enough

[alienates]

Wait wait wait wait
Is that a thing you can actually do right now or is it just something you remember doing??

[darkinferno]

just a memory right now

i can summon a sword, but not any of the monsters i remember

which is probably a good thing

[alienates]

Were they like, horrible eat your face kind of monsters??

[darkinferno]

[...what the hell, Karkat?]

i tried to keep them AWAY from my face so i don't know if they would've eaten it if they had the chance

i remember black shadowy monsters that tried to claw at you, bigger ones with swords, and ones that attacked by biting. are you trying to ask if i remember any in particular?

[alienates]

[ it's a legit question, shut up. ]

Yeah.
When people talked through shit I remembered with me, it helped trigger even more stuff.
So maybe doing that will work with you??
If you want.

[darkinferno]

[It is! But he hadn't been expecting Karkat, of all people, to make an offer like this. Karkat's apparently faster to drop a grudge than he'd thought.]

okay, why not

so how should we do this, do i describe the monsters i've already remembered or do you want to start?

[alienates]

[ he definitely holds grudges but he's also the type to Get Down To Business when it matters. ]

Ok I'm going to ask a few questions and making you think about shit might work?
It's how it worked for me.
So when you summoned them were you doing anything in particular?

[darkinferno]

sounds good, hit me

[...even if Karkat's very first question is one he doesn't want to answer. Okay, this might be a little more difficult than he was expecting. He really doesn't want to get into the details of this memory...]

yeah i said "watch this" held out my hand and watched one of them pop out of the ground in response