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Day 132, just after midnight

[terezias]

[Terezi may or may not have been sleeping, but she certainly isn't after hearing that message from Qri. She pads outside, stops outside Karkat's tiny house, considers the wisdom of waking Karkat up, considers the likelihood that Karkat was actually sleeping even before that message.

She winds up rapping furiously on the door.]

Open up! This is the fashion police!

[ . . . she's literally wearing a white nightgown that someone has scribbled dragons on with marker. Just. By the way.]

[alienates]

[ he opens the door, his face a mixture of annoyance (which is his usual expression, in all honesty) and a lack of grogginess that implies that he was, in fact, awake when qri sent out her message. ]

Oh shit, where are they? I only see you. Did you scare them off with your-- [ he glances at her pjs ] are those supposed to be dragons?

[terezias]

Fearsome dragons! [She flaps her arms like wings. Her grin could properly be described as 'shit-eating.'] Yes, do not worry. I will protect you from the depredations of the fashion police.

[And with that, she perches herself on the steps to his house, settling in comfortably before turning her gaze up towards him.]

So. We have finally heard from Qri herself.

[alienates]

We have pretty good timing then, considering everyone else was going on about how only what's-her-face did all of the talking before. Maybe she realized it was us and went, "Oh fuck, these trolls mean serious business and are going to shove a rock up my defecation tunnel if I don't make a move.

[ probably not! but he's not complaining, karkat isn't exactly the most patient person in the world. ]

[terezias]

I am sure it had everything to do with us, and nothing to do with that list of questions Genette had.

What did you think? I admit I was not expecting her to be so . . . apologetic.

sunsu

[splinten]

[Having what he feels is a good sense of Karkat's personality, Dirk makes him a few shirts. Of course, Dirk makes them out of sweater material with a turtle neck and long sleeves, in grey and darker grey, because that seems to be what Karkat likes. It's signed in orange pen, "I assume you'll feel the need to say these things out loud anyway. --DS"]

[alienates]

[ he does not send a thank you note or anything, but the next time dirk sees karkat he will be wearing one of the shirts. cool. ]

day 216

[witchhooded]

[ it is the asscrack of dawn when jade comes through telepathically. ]

Is this a bad time?

[ time is fake. she hasn't slept for days, she thinks. ]

[alienates]

Harley. When have I ever once been considerate of what is a good time to pester someone?

[ so, he means, it's fine. he's also trying to sound casual, considering everything. ]

[witchhooded]

[ casual is good. it makes her feel a little safer. karkat has that effect on her; maybe it's the fact he never judges. or judges in the right way, at least. ]

Heh. I think my circadian rhythm is all messed up... Then again I don't know what troll circadian rhythms are like to begin with!

[alienates]

We were nocturnal so it was basically switched with humans. And then on the meteor it was always night time, so honestly, who the fuck even knows anymore. Sometimes you just suddenly find yourself asleep and you're not sure how it happened.

[ there was also the point where he just never slept at all, which... well. he Understands, jade. ]

What's it like there?

[witchhooded]

[ jade's side of the connection thrums with a thoughtful hum. ]

Five star resort! Hehehe...

[ a pause. ] No one has died, so it could be a lot worse.

Day 216(ish), post-argument

[terezias]

[That argument had been loud enough to hear even from the other group, so Terezi slips out after a moment and follows Karkat. She'll quickly search the upstairs floors for him.]

[alienates]

[ it won't take her too long to find him. terezi will spot him laying dramatically on the ground, staring up at the ceiling like an overdramatic asshole.

he does move slightly just to see who it is. he's still on guard, but when he sees it's only terezi he goes back to his original position. ]

[terezias]

[ . . .

She'll lie down on the floor next to him, then, and also stare up at the ceiling. She doesn't say anything for a few long beats.]

[alienates]

[ he doesn't talk either, but even when he's brooding, karkat can only stay quiet for so long. unsurprisingly, he breaks first. ]

I'm still such a raging asshole, aren't I? You'd think that even an iota of character development would have happened, but no, I'm still goddamn splashing in that sewer known as my personality.

Day 216, Post-argument - Telepathy

[spaceforged]

Hey, it's Shiro from the planning meeting. I wanted to check up on you and have a chat if you're up for it. I'll understand if you'd rather have some space.

[alienates]

[ he is a little surprised that someone who isn't terezi is approaching hi. ]

Yeah. Sure.

[spaceforged]

[It's just what he does. Make sure everyone is alright.]

First, before I say anything else you weren't wrong to ask questions. The more we think about all angles the more we can tighten up the plan. Unfortunately, everyone is a lot more stressed than either of us could guess.

Had I realized it I'd have just answered your questions, myself. Sorry about that.

[alienates]

[ that is another thing he wasn't expecting.

one of the (many) problems with karkat is that he has a very crash way of speaking that makes it very easy for him to start fights with people even when he doesn't mean to. and in this case, he definitely did not mean to, but it still happened regardless of his intentions. and he gets that. even during the fight, he could see what the misunderstanding was, but when someone is yelling at him he is the type to yell back. ]

Dude, it's fine. I don't think anyone realized it would turn into a spectacular shrieking contest. [ himself included. ] I'm just going to warn you now, since Terezi and I are the only trolls here, that there are certain things about the place we're from that makes talking about a shitty situation easier for us. It doesn't mean that we're purposely trying to be assholes or upset everyone else, but for us it's not that weird to say something like what I did. Which, I realize, doesn't make it any less shitty.

[ but he also knows everyone else was missing that added context. ]

Day 225

[terezias]

[Late the morning of Black Day in Shehui, Terezi arrives back at wherever she and Karkat are camping out in lieu of going back to the apartments.

She is carrying a couple of pieces of shitty cardboard, colored on with marker in order to make them into shitty purple and white clubs. She looks a little sheepish as she holds one out to Karkat.]

Good morning.

[alienates]

[ he'll take the cardboard without looking at it, like he's just used to just accepting whatever terezi hands to him.

there's a few seconds before he actually looks at what's in his hands. ]

What is this?

[terezias]

Today is apparently a day where residents of Shehui burn items representing their enemies.

[Or 'those who have scorned them,' but enemies sounds better.]

I thought maybe it would be fun.

[alienates]

Wait, seriously? They're all mostly human though...

[ that sounds like black territory. ]

Day 226

[terezias]

[Two cards for Yeunai, left on top of Karkat's chest as he sleeps.]