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[Just. Sighing. Loudly.]
When did you remember something like that? There has to be better context than "some guy stabbed me just because he felt like it." I mean not everything has decent context, like why I got punched by a flying boxing glove, but stabbing's a little more serious than that.
When did you remember something like that? There has to be better context than "some guy stabbed me just because he felt like it." I mean not everything has decent context, like why I got punched by a flying boxing glove, but stabbing's a little more serious than that.
I honest to fuck have no context other than he stabbed me because he probably just felt like it. He just walked right up to me and went "shank shank motherfucker."
[ you know, karkat never even considered if he might have said or done something that would be a stab worthy offense. ]
Although now that I think about it... that happened in a place with blood everywhere too? Well. Besides my blood, I mean, as I was obviously bleeding because that's what happens when you get stabbed.
[ you know, karkat never even considered if he might have said or done something that would be a stab worthy offense. ]
Although now that I think about it... that happened in a place with blood everywhere too? Well. Besides my blood, I mean, as I was obviously bleeding because that's what happens when you get stabbed.
So if it was a place with a lot of blood...you think maybe it was like a battlefield or something? Or your guy went stab-happy before he found you? Sounds like you were caught in the crossfires of something way bigger. [A nod to the sickle.] Might also explain why you have that thing.
It was too much blood for that. It was literally like an ocean.
[ he thinks that, maybe, it could be something other than blood. lots of things are red and liquid-y. but he also just... knows that's what it was. ]
It could be a battlefield though? Since we were fighting those other dudes.
[ he thinks that, maybe, it could be something other than blood. lots of things are red and liquid-y. but he also just... knows that's what it was. ]
It could be a battlefield though? Since we were fighting those other dudes.
Honestly, that makes them sound about as dangerous as geese. [There's a bit of a laugh in her voice, but it doesn't last long.] No. If this company and app brought them here, they shouldn't be trusted.
[But then if they get memories because of the app, should they trust those as well?]
Well our perception just got a hell of a lot lower. But I don't know. Dogs and cats are smart and so are people, but there are so many that act like this is so... normal. And it does feel really... real.
[She sighs and hangs her head, but keeps her grip on the straw.]
I don't know what to believe, but I don't think this is fake.
[But then if they get memories because of the app, should they trust those as well?]
Well our perception just got a hell of a lot lower. But I don't know. Dogs and cats are smart and so are people, but there are so many that act like this is so... normal. And it does feel really... real.
[She sighs and hangs her head, but keeps her grip on the straw.]
I don't know what to believe, but I don't think this is fake.
[There's a pause.]
Karkat. [Not Vantas, for once.] What exactly do you remember already? Might be able to piece it all together if you really think about it but...[Oh.] On the other hand, if you don't want to yet can't say I blame you.
[Seeing how he's definitely avoiding some of his own conclusions.]
Karkat. [Not Vantas, for once.] What exactly do you remember already? Might be able to piece it all together if you really think about it but...[Oh.] On the other hand, if you don't want to yet can't say I blame you.
[Seeing how he's definitely avoiding some of his own conclusions.]
As someone who used to chase geese when I was a kid I think this might be even worse, considering how huge they really are. Couple of friends--[Well.] Friend and a friend of a friend brought one in the other day and he barely fit.
It's not possible that they somehow have influence over the whole city except the people who don't have the app, is it? If we're going with the idea that the app is what's really causing all of this, which I'm still not entirely sold on even if it's better than our other options. I think it's best for us to think this is as real as possible. It's the only way we're going to start getting answers.
It's not possible that they somehow have influence over the whole city except the people who don't have the app, is it? If we're going with the idea that the app is what's really causing all of this, which I'm still not entirely sold on even if it's better than our other options. I think it's best for us to think this is as real as possible. It's the only way we're going to start getting answers.
[He is just ignoring him GET OUTTA HERE LUKE.]
Plan. Uh... I'd offer to help get you back to wherever you came from, but I have no idea where that was or how far it is and I don't have any useful animals to wrangle for you. V lives in the forest.
Plan. Uh... I'd offer to help get you back to wherever you came from, but I have no idea where that was or how far it is and I don't have any useful animals to wrangle for you. V lives in the forest.
[ he has to stop and think about it. it's less that he doesn't really want to say... well, karkat doesn't go blabbing about his regains to just anyone, but luke has basically proven himself to be a good person to talk to about these sorts of things.
but no, he has to stop and think about it because he's not sure how to make shit sound not crazy. ]
I think I'm some kind of alien who was somehow able to talk to some human kids on the internet. [ karkat completely ignores the part where he was obviously trolling them on the internet because he refuses to get into that conversation with anyone. ] I think there was something wrong with me or something? Like I had the alien equivalent of being a fucking leper because apparently I was some kind of outcast because of something something blood.
but no, he has to stop and think about it because he's not sure how to make shit sound not crazy. ]
I think I'm some kind of alien who was somehow able to talk to some human kids on the internet. [ karkat completely ignores the part where he was obviously trolling them on the internet because he refuses to get into that conversation with anyone. ] I think there was something wrong with me or something? Like I had the alien equivalent of being a fucking leper because apparently I was some kind of outcast because of something something blood.
Can't believe you're letting an innocent chocobo fend for himself. [But he looks down the long way from counter to floor and he shrugs.] I was at the bar, so that's probably where I'll get back to. I'll catch up with you when this isn't a living nightmare. And, uh, sorry about this.
[This, of course, is Luke sticking his sword into the side of the counter and starting to slide his way down to the floor. Byyyee Kashuu.]
[This, of course, is Luke sticking his sword into the side of the counter and starting to slide his way down to the floor. Byyyee Kashuu.]
[Backbiter is pointed down to the ground and non-threatening and he's listening, raising his eyebrows a bit. He's not discounting that Karkat might have been an alien (though it's certainly one of the more unusual theories) and he glances at the top of his head curiously before looking at his face again.]
The internet was supposed to be revolutionary. Wouldn't surprise me if it transcended time and space. [But...] Don't take this the wrong way, but you think maybe that's why Stabby McStabberson went after you? The mutant blood thing or whatever. [There's a pause.] You look fine so whatever happened hasn't transferred over yet at least.
The internet was supposed to be revolutionary. Wouldn't surprise me if it transcended time and space. [But...] Don't take this the wrong way, but you think maybe that's why Stabby McStabberson went after you? The mutant blood thing or whatever. [There's a pause.] You look fine so whatever happened hasn't transferred over yet at least.
He's fine, he likes living in the wild! [He does seem happier not cooped up in a bar or apartment, at the very least...
Also, Luke gets a brief questioning look before he slides away from Kashuu's potential wrath.]
—You're lucky this is super cheap fake wood, Luke!
[GOD. BYE, PUNK.]
Also, Luke gets a brief questioning look before he slides away from Kashuu's potential wrath.]
—You're lucky this is super cheap fake wood, Luke!
[GOD. BYE, PUNK.]
[ the only reason karkat has leapt to the alien conclusion at all is because the chat logs he regained basically flat out say it. and also, you know, seeing what some of the other trolls look like... he thinks they're trolls, anyway. ]
I have no fucking idea. In the vision shit I just got, he didn't seem to be attacking us? He was just following along while we fought. But I have no idea if that happened first or if the other thing was first.
[ the lack of chronology makes making sense of these kind of hard. ]
I have no fucking idea. In the vision shit I just got, he didn't seem to be attacking us? He was just following along while we fought. But I have no idea if that happened first or if the other thing was first.
[ the lack of chronology makes making sense of these kind of hard. ]
[ karkat just raises an eyebrow because, yes, that could have been phrased a lot better. he almost points it out but decides against it at the last second because he actually wants information out of luke. ]
She had horns? They were... different than mine though, more pointy. And she had short black hair that was also strangely pointy. And red sunglasses that were pointy-- what the fuck is with this theme here. [ why is terezi pyrope so pointy ] But uhh fuck, she was wearing a black shirt with a libra symbol on it? And, you know what, now that I think about it. In another thing I remember, I was talking to this dude who had a capricorn symbol on his shirt.
[ is he missing anything. oh wait. ]
Oh and she had grey skin and pointy teeth.
She had horns? They were... different than mine though, more pointy. And she had short black hair that was also strangely pointy. And red sunglasses that were pointy-- what the fuck is with this theme here. [ why is terezi pyrope so pointy ] But uhh fuck, she was wearing a black shirt with a libra symbol on it? And, you know what, now that I think about it. In another thing I remember, I was talking to this dude who had a capricorn symbol on his shirt.
[ is he missing anything. oh wait. ]
Oh and she had grey skin and pointy teeth.
[Look, it happens. But he's listening to all of this with very careful consideration because that doesn't sound like anything he's familiar with just yet, but it's something to keep an eye on.]
So she was...a zodiac-loving bipedal shark? You guys are aquatic aliens? [He shakes his head because that sounds really stupid.] Maybe that means something. I'd say maybe it's a girl thing, girls love that kind of shit but if some guy had a capricorn symbol maybe it's a brand of some kind? [Oh no why is he taking this serious.] Libra's symbol is the scales and that usually means like balance and justice, but the capricorn's that water goat so again we go back to potentially aquatic aliens.
[Hmm...but wait.] You didn't grow your horns until recently, right? Just like people's eyes didn't start changing 'til recently...maybe these people really are here and they just haven't changed or whatever yet. That sounds like someone who would stand out, but no offense, Vantas, if you'd told me month ago you'd have candy corn horns growing out of your skull I wouldn't have believed it.
So she was...a zodiac-loving bipedal shark? You guys are aquatic aliens? [He shakes his head because that sounds really stupid.] Maybe that means something. I'd say maybe it's a girl thing, girls love that kind of shit but if some guy had a capricorn symbol maybe it's a brand of some kind? [Oh no why is he taking this serious.] Libra's symbol is the scales and that usually means like balance and justice, but the capricorn's that water goat so again we go back to potentially aquatic aliens.
[Hmm...but wait.] You didn't grow your horns until recently, right? Just like people's eyes didn't start changing 'til recently...maybe these people really are here and they just haven't changed or whatever yet. That sounds like someone who would stand out, but no offense, Vantas, if you'd told me month ago you'd have candy corn horns growing out of your skull I wouldn't have believed it.
I mean, I guess. I think I'd still be able to tell by their faces though? Even if they aren't grey anymore, their features should still be the same and--
[ he cuts himself off. blinks once, then twice. ]
Sea dwellers. It's not called aquatic aliens, they're sea dwellers. But I think we might be... land... dwellers?
[ SINCE THEY WERE ON... LAND... ]
[ he cuts himself off. blinks once, then twice. ]
Sea dwellers. It's not called aquatic aliens, they're sea dwellers. But I think we might be... land... dwellers?
[ SINCE THEY WERE ON... LAND... ]
Serious question, do you know how fangs work? [But oh. Okay. So this is happening and he's quietly waiting for Karkat to talk it out.] Sea dwellers and land dwellers. Makes about as much sense as aliens with horns. Didn't think the sea existed in space though. You just remembered something?
You can bite really hard with them. [ obviously?? also i've just decided i'm getting his spiky teeth next physical regain.
but he nods. karkat starts pacing, waving his hands around as he talks. ]
Yeah. I think so? Not enough to answer the ever important question of what the flying fuck, but just that there's two types? So I guess we have an ocean on stupid Troll planet.
but he nods. karkat starts pacing, waving his hands around as he talks. ]
Yeah. I think so? Not enough to answer the ever important question of what the flying fuck, but just that there's two types? So I guess we have an ocean on stupid Troll planet.
Fangs change your entire jaw structure, Vantas. And when that happens, your whole face shifts. You might not even recognize the people you think you should.
[Go ahead and wave your hands, small one.] That says something interesting about the planet though since most planets don't host life. An entire ocean? So I guess that means you'd be one of the land ones. Fish aliens. That's a new one. You sure it tops out at two?
[Go ahead and wave your hands, small one.] That says something interesting about the planet though since most planets don't host life. An entire ocean? So I guess that means you'd be one of the land ones. Fish aliens. That's a new one. You sure it tops out at two?
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