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ryoji | bingo

[alienates]

[ continued from here. ]

Hey Katkat, taxes are real and they're coming for you. And you don't have thumbs so how the fuck are you going to pay them?

[ he's bullying a kitten. ]

[appraiser]

[ y e l l s

What if Ryoji just picks up Katkat and walks away, goodbye ]

You don't have to worry about taxes, Katkat, because I will love and support you forever.

[alienates]

[ HE'S FOLLOWING YOU, RYOJI, YOU TWO CAN'T ESCAPE HIM. ]

You're going to become disenchanted with the world after you understand how politics work, Katkat!

[appraiser]

[ A gasp! Don't bring the messy world of politics into this ]

Even with politics, there is a lot of good left in the world! Like playtime with Uncle Karkat and Uncle Ryoji! So let's preserve childhood innocence while we can, alright?

[alienates]

[ he points at his eyes, then points at katkat's eyes. he'll ruin your childhood later, kitty. ]

I'm going to find out where the other cats are. You can continue to make yourself acquainted.

[appraiser]

[ Thank goodness family dinners will be limited to only one Thanksgiving a year. Ryoji settles himself in the living room while Karkat goes to corral the other cats; on his own, he can brainwash little Katkat with talk of sunshine and rainbows without the interruption of reality, though the kitten is uninterested and more content to pounce at the ring Ryoji dangles above its head, pulling the chain just out of reach with every jump. ]

[alienates]

[ he will come back shortly with two other kittens in his hands, followed by one of the adult cats. ]

Hey, I was wondering. Are you doing bingo?

chiyo | december event

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Pretty sure that's what most people say before they get frostbite.

[ yeah, that's a helpful addition.

he suddenly starts to just... shuffle awkwardly, trying to get around her in the hope that will??? help??? ]

[admiringly]

If we work together, it won't happen!

[ She sounds determined, as if repeating that mantra will make it come true, as if Karkat will accept this spirit of the holiday season. As he shuffles, she watches the garland carefully for the moment its hold ever so slightly slips. The moment she sees a little slack, she tugs her shoe and sock free.

Well, that doesn't.... completely help them out, but it means she's safer from frostbite. ]

[alienates]

Great, so at this rate we'll be free by New Year's. Good work team.

[ honestly there are worse people to be stuck to and he actually likes chiyo, so he is not complaining as much as he could be.

which is saying a lot considering he's still complaining. ]

[admiringly]

[ It's too bad Chiyo isn't able to register Karkat's different degrees of complaining, but she's not deterred. Not yet, anyway. ]

Hold on. I might have something in my bag that can help!

[ She rifles through messenger bag. Stylus, nope. Pen, nope. Double-sided tape definitely won't help.... ] Or maybe we can call someone to bring us something sh— Aha! I knew it!

[ She brandishes a pair of pinking shears. ]

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You just carry those around with you, because...?

[ he hopes it's not for like, stabbing.

there are definitely other uses but his mind immediately goes to stabs. ]

[admiringly]

Oh! I don't always carry them around. I've been scrapbooking a lot lately and making collages for gifts! So when I have some free time, I can just...

[ She makes snipping motions with her hand that's not holding the scissors.

She carefully starts cutting the garland. Carefully because she doesn't know if the garland will suddenly attack... She can never be too sure in these Retrospec days. ]</small

orihime | december event

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I would have probably used a different adjective to describe them.

[ but okay. ]

So, I would prefer to not make you the test dummy for whether or not it will actually hurt if I bang my head against someone else's? You have yet to make it onto my "people I dislike" list.

omg that picture

[lastcomfort]

[ Honestly, Orihime kind of wants to ask if she can touch them, but that sounds a little personal. She's just never seen someone with horns before, especially ones that look like candy. ]

That's nice of you.

[ She laughs a little. Though, clasping her hands together, she looks up at the bats above them. ]

I wonder...

[ A pause. Then awkward laughter. ]

...Ah-ahahahah! N-No, no it couldn't be that!

hes beautiful

[alienates]

[ orihime is smart since the number of people he'd let touch his horns is... well, he can count them on one hand, basically.

he frowns at her sudden... awkwardness though. karkat has been suspecting what this might be about for a while now and he was perfectly happy with talking about other stuff and ignoring it???

he actually seems a little nervous that she seems to be breaching that subject. ]

No. Of course not. It's too obvious.

i love him

[lastcomfort]

R-Right! Of course. Silly me!

[ Now she feels ridiculous for even considering that. What was she thinking? ]

Maybe they're lost and we need to bring them home? Bats shouldn't be pout in the day, anyway...but if they're bats made of leaves, does that mean they need to photosynthesize? That would make things more complicated...

[ Orihime scratches her head. ]

I just don't know--

[ And, right about then...three of the bats start pulling at her hair. ]

Wh-h-hey!

[alienates]

Holy fuck, are they rabid?

[ he starts to swat at them, trying to get them away from orhime. all that does is get the bats to start pulling at him, trying to drag him closer to her. ]

Owowowow-- oh my god, okay, I get the fucking picture already!

[ he sounds pretty exasperated at this point. ]

[lastcomfort]

[ Something has definitely gotten into them, or maybe it's the two dummies talking about butting heads and bat therapy sessions. So they're both under attack by screaming, singing holiday bats. ]

Please stop it! We don't know what you want!

[ Or do they? Orihime, hair in all sorts of weird directions thanks to their flying friends, looks over at Karkat desperately. ]

You do??

naoto | december event

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If it doesn't work at least you'll now have nail polish remover.

[ naoto can be the first person to just carry some on her for no reason. ]

[truedetective]

I suppose I will. Handy for any more people who become stuck to things. [She stands up.] I'll be back as soon as I can. [And she is some five or so minutes later, with a small bag in her hand with the logo of a makeup company emblazoned on the side.] That was actually far simpler than I'd anticipated. They were happy to help. [She puts the bag down and takes out the clear bottle.] You seem to still be stuck.

[alienates]

Unfortunately, a pack of helpful, singing mice didn't magically appear and eat away the candy for me.

[ he tugs at the door, and nothing happens, before looking at the bottle. ]

Nail polish remover isn't... poisonous... right.

[truedetective]

>No, the odds of that happening were slim. [She says, in a complete deadpan, taking the bottle out.] I can't imagine it is, given that people willingly put it on their hands-- [That said, its pungent odor causes her to lean away from the bottle.] --but to be safe, let's not... ingest it. [She rounds to Karkat's side, dipping the brush in the bottle and trying to paint around his fingers, figuring that if she can free his skin on the sides she can work underneath them.]

[alienates]

[ this is probably the only time nail polish remover has ever saved someone's life.

it's... taking some time, but it does seem to be doing the trick? thankfully. or else naoto would have wasted her money. ]

What the fuck do they put into this.

[truedetective]

[It does seem to be working! Little by little, she's able to get more of Karkat's skin from the candy cane, applying more of the nail polish remover underneath his palms.] I have no idea. The smell is even worse from up close, I assure you. Some sort of chemicals?