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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!
[ 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!
| | Karkat. What are you doing. [She says, kind of flatly. Honestly, she thinks he may just be being kind of doofy and dumb; she certainly doesn't think he's the type to harm anyone. But there's always a chance.] |
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. ]
[ 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. ]
You don't have to be! It's more about feelings and what you'd like to note about a picture or your memories. You don't need to dress it up with a lot of stickers and fancy paper, if that's not what you want.
[ She snips through the garland she was working on, but that doesn't count for the garland that's wrapped around her hand while she was working. She stares at the new problem for a second. ]
We might get frostbite before we get free.
[ She snips through the garland she was working on, but that doesn't count for the garland that's wrapped around her hand while she was working. She stares at the new problem for a second. ]
We might get frostbite before we get free.
And this conversation has nothing to do with getting blood out of clothing.
As your aspiring law enforcement officer friend, I feel I need to ask you to... elaborate on your earlier statement.
As your aspiring law enforcement officer friend, I feel I need to ask you to... elaborate on your earlier statement.
If we do then we can win the world record of stupidest fucking reason to get frostbite, at least. They would probably make a TV special about us.
[ he is just going to... reach over and try to get that shit untangled from her hand because it's just making this harder. ]
[ he is just going to... reach over and try to get that shit untangled from her hand because it's just making this harder. ]
There are many activities that draw blood that aren't murder but would still be illegal.
[ 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??
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??
[ he is screaming internally, this would be his first kiss, what the fuck. he's also screaming externally actually, but that part is pretty common for him. ]
Okay so I am going to say flat out that this is not my idea, and it's totally because these fucking bats that obviously failed the audition to perform in "Kiss the Girl" don't know how to mind their own business.
[ they're still yanking at him, but noticeably less so after he said the word kiss. karkat wants to die a little because that more or less actually confirms it for him. ]
Fuck. Okay, I don't usually apologize like... at all, but uh, sorry in advance.
[ it looks like he is actually going to chicken out before he... well, it's hard to lean in, because the bats are still being annoying even if it's not as bad as a few seconds ago. he does eventually manage, and he'll give orihime a quick kiss on the lips because he is stupid and hadn't considered he could have gotten away with a cheek kiss or something. ]
Okay so I am going to say flat out that this is not my idea, and it's totally because these fucking bats that obviously failed the audition to perform in "Kiss the Girl" don't know how to mind their own business.
[ they're still yanking at him, but noticeably less so after he said the word kiss. karkat wants to die a little because that more or less actually confirms it for him. ]
Fuck. Okay, I don't usually apologize like... at all, but uh, sorry in advance.
[ it looks like he is actually going to chicken out before he... well, it's hard to lean in, because the bats are still being annoying even if it's not as bad as a few seconds ago. he does eventually manage, and he'll give orihime a quick kiss on the lips because he is stupid and hadn't considered he could have gotten away with a cheek kiss or something. ]
I don't know if I want to be known for that... Thanks, Karkat.
[ Chiyo will wait until he frees her before she tries hacking away at the garland again. Accidentally cutting him would be the worst thing. ]
We should be known for being free and having fun.
[ Chiyo will wait until he frees her before she tries hacking away at the garland again. Accidentally cutting him would be the worst thing. ]
We should be known for being free and having fun.
[ That is not how she'd expect anyone to describe her, so that makes her pause. ]
I can think of four, too, but tell me yours?
[ Chiyo wants to know. ]
I can think of four, too, but tell me yours?
[ Chiyo wants to know. ]
[ Desperate times call for desperate measures, don't they? Orihime had taken him as the expert when Karkat debunked her initial suspicions of the mistletoe bats, so she's not entirely expecting this--though, in hindsight, she really should have.
The bats are still holding onto her hair--actually, a few are chewing on it just because they can. Orihime blinks, eyes wide, and-- ]
...!!
[ So it's not a particularly earth-shattering kiss, but for someone who also has never kissed anyone before, it seems like a pretty big deal. Orihime's face turns bright red, the bats chatter and sing, most of them letting go over her hair...but one that, well, is either a little slow or just wants to eat it. ]
Oh my gosh!
[ Orihime, on the other hand, hides her face and shakes her head quite dramatically, which flips the bat around too. It squeaks for help. ]
I don't even know your name!!
The bats are still holding onto her hair--actually, a few are chewing on it just because they can. Orihime blinks, eyes wide, and-- ]
...!!
[ So it's not a particularly earth-shattering kiss, but for someone who also has never kissed anyone before, it seems like a pretty big deal. Orihime's face turns bright red, the bats chatter and sing, most of them letting go over her hair...but one that, well, is either a little slow or just wants to eat it. ]
Oh my gosh!
[ Orihime, on the other hand, hides her face and shakes her head quite dramatically, which flips the bat around too. It squeaks for help. ]
I don't even know your name!!
[ he starts to count them off with his fingers, although considering he's still stuck it's more difficult than it should be. ]
Eating the most gingerbread cookies in the span of five minutes, being really rich, not having to deal with Retrospec bullshit, and being the first person to punch the sun and live.
Eating the most gingerbread cookies in the span of five minutes, being really rich, not having to deal with Retrospec bullshit, and being the first person to punch the sun and live.
[ oh god. oh god he didn't introduce himself first. karkat not introducing himself isn't really that uncommon, since he's rude, but he realizes that this was probably a case where he should have. he wants to sink into the ground and dissipate. ]
Fuck. Uh, it's Katkar. Karkat. Vantas. Shit, that could have gone better.
[ he can't even properly look at her, so he looks upwards and... why is there still a bat attached to her. ]
Oh god I'm going to jump off a cliff.
Fuck. Uh, it's Katkar. Karkat. Vantas. Shit, that could have gone better.
[ he can't even properly look at her, so he looks upwards and... why is there still a bat attached to her. ]
Oh god I'm going to jump off a cliff.
[ This is not at all how she imagined her first kiss to go! She always thought it would be something cinematic like on a bridge at night or maybe as the last two people left while enemy ships are about to blow up the planet...you know, fun things like that. ]
Karkat Vantas...?
[ What an interesting name. ]
N-No! Don't hurt yourself!
[ Even if she understands the sentiment! She turns around, waiving her arms as if to dissuade him. ]
My name is Orihime Inoue! And I'm sorry it's not like it was bad or anything it's just that I've never--!
Karkat Vantas...?
[ What an interesting name. ]
N-No! Don't hurt yourself!
[ Even if she understands the sentiment! She turns around, waiving her arms as if to dissuade him. ]
My name is Orihime Inoue! And I'm sorry it's not like it was bad or anything it's just that I've never--!
| | Karkat. [She says, seriously. And genuinely.] Are you joking with me, or are you actually involved in activities that are getting you, or others, hurt? |
I mean, sometimes I do stupid shit with people but it's usually not on purpose?
[ he's not in some evil cult. it's fine. ]
I assure you that I do not get stabbed anywhere near as much as I did in my memories, so there's nothing to worry about, dude.
[ he's not in some evil cult. it's fine. ]
I assure you that I do not get stabbed anywhere near as much as I did in my memories, so there's nothing to worry about, dude.
[ "i've never" oh god. was that her first kiss, too? it's one thing for karkat to waste his first kiss on something as embarrassing as this, but to also steal someone else's first kiss? now he is definitely going to go find a cliff, he is not sure how to save this situation at all. ]
Jesus dildo fucking Christ, was that your first kiss? Please. Please say it wasn't. Oh my god.
[ he definitely cannot look at her now. ]
Jesus dildo fucking Christ, was that your first kiss? Please. Please say it wasn't. Oh my god.
[ he definitely cannot look at her now. ]
... Why do you want to punch the sun?
[ What did it do to you, Karkat?
Chiyo bites her lip. Almost there to freeing Karkat...! ]
[ What did it do to you, Karkat?
Chiyo bites her lip. Almost there to freeing Karkat...! ]
Umm...
[ If she says it was...would that seem disappointing? He was just trying to help! She should have been more appreciative, right? ]
I'm sorry! If I'd know I should have made it more exciting but i thought that the bats weren't really supposed to be like that!
[ She shakes her head again...and again and again. ]
It isn't really what I pictured...but you seem nice! S-so...
[ If she says it was...would that seem disappointing? He was just trying to help! She should have been more appreciative, right? ]
I'm sorry! If I'd know I should have made it more exciting but i thought that the bats weren't really supposed to be like that!
[ She shakes her head again...and again and again. ]
It isn't really what I pictured...but you seem nice! S-so...
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