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[There is quite abruptly a very upset teenage troll on the screen. He's glaring at the camera as if it has personally offended him. Normally he would have done this over text, but he wants to see familiar faces, and besides, the best speeches aren't given over text.]

Listen up, nooksniffers. Here's how this is going to go. I don't have time for this war. I'm already fighting in one, and that one I actually give a shit about. Since I can't leave until this place stops getting his ass kicked, the plan is to win this stupid war as quickly as possible so we can all get back to our miserable lives wherever we came from.

Okay? Good. So, what's being done around here to get everyone battle ready? Whatever it is, sign me up. I need to figure out this whole fucking "being a weapon" thing. [He even does the air quotes for added effect.] Talk to me about the training and shit. Otherwise, keep your squawk blisters shut and brutally destroy those Kishin things.

With one exception. [He raises his pointer finger at the camera. It is not the finger he's used to raising, and he very nearly flubs that up. He's used to giving speeches over text, alright. Maybe he should have done that instead...] I've already seen a couple of familiar faces around here, which leads me to believe there might be more somewhat tolerable assholes around here that I might be familiar with. If you are one of those losers, report to me so I know who's here and therefore not in as much grave danger. Worrying about you bulgelickers is a full time fucking job, alright, and I don't want to have to worry any more than I have to, because it's annoying as shit.

Alright, I'm out. [There's a little fumble and a muffled curse, along with a lovely view of the floor of Karkat's place in Casualty Communal before the feed cuts out.]

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You're welcome. I'll repeat it as often as you need to hear it.

[ until it sinks in that yes, you are important to people Karkat. you matter. 8T

Karkat can't see it, but Signless might be making some nice half moon punctures from a very tightly closed fist. ]

Chances are she would have done so anyway. She will say anything to get a rise out of a person. It's best to simply ignore her entirely.

[ probably a good way to piss her off too. ]

Though should she actually make an attempt...

[ don't make him finish that, Karkat. well... Signless here would definitely make a hasty and rather stupid personal visit. ]

_{[He kind of needs to hear it a lot, especially since he's starting to feel like most of his friends don't consider him a friend anymore, but of course he's not going to admit that to Signless.]}

Yeah, she probably would have. I didn't realize you were here, so I thought maybe I could avoid pissing her off, but she knew who I was immediately. I already told Stein about it, and apparently he's stopped her before, so I doubt she'll try anything. Don't worry about it. If she pulls anything, I have tons of backup.

[ no *yet* anyway. 8) ]

I still wouldn't put it passed her. There are far worse things than being culled.

[Oops. Guess who was reading this thread and saw someone get a little worked up. She figures she can still continue her conversation with Karkat, but shes a bit concerned about Signless, especially after seeing this go private so she finds where he is in their hive. She's not visible just yet but her voice can be heard.]

Signless? Are you alright?

[ it's still enough to make him jump a bit and clear his head.

and maybe mentally throw a single curse around in in said mind so he can find something to wrap around his hand. ]

Now that my feet are securely on the ground, yes.

[In a different scenario, she might have chuckled at catching him off guard like that, but now she just approaches him and places a hand on his back, unconvinced.]

Are you sure?

[ aaand caught. no, he isn't going to try to hide anything here. maybe just hold his hand up for her inspection... ]

I have good people around me that keep me grounded when the hot hair begins to fill my head.

[There we go. She takes his hand in both of hers, rubbing it soothingly.]

Yes you do. And just what air is filling your head at this moment? [No prizes as to who but the exact nature of his thoughts were still unknown to her]

I don't suppose I can hope to avoid a discussion regarding that, hmm?

Not if it's bugging you this much. [And she can feel that it is]

She always bugs me this much.

And who could blame you? But that is why I am here, Kankri, for whenever you need to get something off your chest. I'm listening.

[ can he just tug her into his lap instead? that would be preferable. instead of talking. well... instead of talking right now. ]

[She will make no protests to being pulled onto his lap but she's going to take his face into his hands and look at him sternly]

If you don't want to talk about it, I understand if you'd rather just let it go. But remember, Kankri, you don't need to bottle anything up, even if you think it's a small or trivial matter. Even if it's something we've already talked about before, okay? So don't hold back on my account.

Yeah. I can imagine. I going to do my best to avoid her, so it shouldn't turn into something awful, at least not quickly. You'll know if shit goes down. I don't plan on taking her on alone.

You shouldn't plan on taking her down at all.

[ this is a face that is, well, daring you to argue with him.

strong feelings about all of this are strong. ]

Look, the way I see it she's going to try and attack me whether I provoke her from this point forward or not. I'm not going to ask for it, but I'm not going to sit twiddling my thumbs waiting for her to fucking pounce. I'm going to be prepared.

[ give him a second to pinch the bridge of his nose and take a deep breath. Karkat... you do not even realize how much he actually sort of hates the witch. because he does and not in the way that Karkat would appreciate. ]

Being prepared and having a plan of attack are two different things.

I don't get why you're freaking out about this. It's something I have to deal with, and you don't even have to get involved. If you have a problem with the way I'm dealing with this, then it really doesn't matter, because it's myproblem. _{[Signless can't be this worried about him already. For god's sake he just met him, even if Signless knew the other Karkat.]}

Karkat...

I regret to inform you that, no, it does matter. While you have had to bear witness to many horrors that I would not wish upon anyone your age... I have seen her work first hand many times. People that I have fought and bled with. That believed in me. My own family.

What I am saying is that it might not be "your" problem, as ill conceived as that notion is, if I hadn't failed to start with. I should be the one dealing with it. Not you. You've already inherited far too much from me as is.

[ and now his lip does quirk. like something has just dawned on him. ]

Like the tendency to believe that my burdens, my problems, cannot be shared by others.

_{[...He didn't even think about it that way. Well, now he feels like shit.]} I'm sorry.

It's not your fault. I mean, even if you did "win," or whatever you consider the opposite of failure, she could still have shown up here and made threats. You don't have any control over that.

_{[That's a similarity he had totally missed until now. He always thought the only similarity would be the way they looked, but he is quickly being proven wrong.]} I guess we could work on that together.

[ there's a little shake of his head at that. ]

Don't apologize to me, Karkat. [ no one should have to apologize to him. ]

As for the matter at hand...

No, I don't have any control over it and there will always be threats, but her level of confidence regarding her them might be different. Your name would have been all but unknown. Though we might have to agree to disagree on fault. Maybe there is no one at fault in this instance, but -

[ he cuts himself off from finishing that thought. nope. stick with the middle ground here. talking about matters so close to the heart like this... Signless prefers in person. ]

And you continue to amaze me, Karkat.

Shit, do you realize how often I apologize? That should be a moment you fucking treasure for all time!

You can't change what happened, no matter how much you want to. Yeah, things could have been better, but they weren't, so, don't even think about "what if's" or whatever. I do it all the fucking time and it drives me insane.

...What's so amazing about that?

[ oops, smiling. just one of those soft ones. yeah, Karkat... it's pretty damn affectionate. just deal. ]

I should say that you, as a person, simply are. This you knows barely anything of me and yet you are already trying to help. You are willing to meet in the middle.

You've grown quite a bit, I think, and what is wrong with being impressed by it?

Well, yeah, but you just met this version of me and you're already treating me like I'm a close friend of yours or something, so I'm not enough of an asshole to treat you like shit when you're being so nice.

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