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Text | May 21st | Late Evening

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Some information has come into my hands that I'm curious about and I was hoping one of you could enlighten me on this subject. Multiple answers are not only fine but also encouraged because there's no such thing as too much information.

I assume my question is simple, however I'm still unaware of minor details in troll culture so it could be more complicated than I'd imagined.

What's a "moirail"?

And on a second note, I've worked out a more effective sopor substitute. However, I'd like opinions on what you believe the best method would be to apply it. Via a sort of reuseable patch, a type of lotion or merely a container with strong enough fumes to be effective or any other ideas you may have.

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OH GOD PLEASE TELL ME THIS TEXT DOESN'T MEAN WHAT I THINK IT FUCKING MEANS.
EVEN YOU CAN'T BE THAT CRAZY.
ALRIGHT, I'M JUST GOING TO PRETEND THAT THIS IS JUST A FUCKING CURIOSITY THING, AND YOU AREN'T ACTUALLY CONSIDERING A MOIRALLEGIANCE WITH THE MOST VOLATILE AND DANGEROUS TROLL IN EXISTENCE.

WHAT EVERY ONE ELSE HAS BEEN TELLING YOU JUST ABOUT COVERS IT, SO I'LL JUST ADD IN SOME DETAILS AND SHIT.
I JUST TALKED ABOUT THIS QUADRANT WITH ERIDAN'S MOIRAIL, ACTUALLY, SO IF YOU'RE WILLING TO GO FISHING AROUND FOR OUR VIDEO CONVERSATION, I GO INTO MORE DEPTH THERE.
MOIRAILS FEEL PITY TOWARDS EACH OTHER, AND IT'S A NECESSARILY THING TOO, BECAUSE YOU'RE AT YOUR MOST OPEN AND YOUR MOST SENSITIVE WITH YOUR MOIRAIL.
PALEMATES OFTEN HAVE FEELING JAMS IN WHICH ONE OR MORE COMMONLY BOTH PARTNERS SHARE WHAT'S BEEN BOTHERING THEM AND GET SHIT OFF THEIR CHEST.
IT'S A BONDING ACTIVITY, AND IT'S ALSO MEANT TO CALM THE VIOLENT PARTNER DOWN.
THIS USUALLY TAKES PLACE IN SOME SORT OF PILE, AND FOR MOIRAILS, I DON'T KNOW, IT'S SORT OF LIKE THE PALE VERSION OF MAKING OUT.
IT'S KIND OF SOMETHING YOU DON'T OFTEN DO IN PUBLIC.
IT'S PERSONAL.
THE GESTURE THE MORE PASSIVE PARTNER USES TO SUBDUE THE MORE ACTIVE PARTNER IS PAPPING, AND IT'S USUALLY ACCOMPANIED BY SHOOSHING.
SHOOSHING'S THE SOUND YOU MAKE, AND PAPPING IS A LIGHT TOUCH, SORT OF LIKE A SLAP BUT MUCH LIGHTER, OBVIOUSLY.
IT CAN JUST BE A SHORT TOUCH, OR YOU CAN SORT OF DRAG IT ALONG THE SKIN A WHILE, AND TURN IT INTO A SORT OF CARESS.
YOU USUALLY PAP THE FACE AREA IT'S MORE EFFECTIVE THAT WAY.
BOTH THE SHOOSHING AND THE PAPPING ARE TECHNIQUES TO CALM DOWN A MORAIL WHO IS VERY UNSTABLE AT THE MOMENT.
IT'S SORT OF INSTINCTUAL TO CALM DOWN WHEN YOUR MOIRAIL IS DOING THAT FOR YOU.

IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER TO ME.
I MEAN, I'M PRETTY SURE YOU'RE AWARE OF HOW WE USUALLY USE IT, WHICH IS JUST SLEEPING IN IT, BUT I'M GUESSING THAT MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST IDEA IF YOU'RE JUST TESTING IT OUT RIGHT NOW, OR MAYBE YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FOR THAT I DON'T FUCKING KNOW.
OUR SKIN ISN'T THAT SENSITIVE SO I THINK A PATCH OR A LOTION WOULD WORK.
HONESTLY, THE CONTAINER WOULD PROBABLY BE THE LEAST OF A HASSLE THOUGH.
YOU'D JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS A WAY TO TURN IT OFF AND SHIT, OTHERWISE WE'D BE OUT FOR A REALLY FUCKING LONG TIME.
OR, AT LEAST I WOULD.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I'VE HAD SOPOR, SO I'M HONESTLY NOT SURE HOW I'M GOING TO REACT.

You say that like I know what I'm doing here. She made me dinner in thanks for her pool and some cigars I brought home for her and over the course of the meal bragged that she was the best moirail I'd get. I decided instead of asking her to elaborate I'd get a more concise answer from asking the rest of you. So far, you're the only one who's made the connection.

As of right now the container is the default method, the only way to turn it off would be to put the lid back on it.

IT'S OBVIOUS YOU STUMBLED ASS BACKWARDS INTO THIS, BUT I KIND OF THOUGHT YOU REALIZED THE IMPLICATIONS OF KEEPING HER FROM BEING VIOLENT DUDE.
THAT'S BLATANT PALE BEHAVIOR.
SHE PROBABLY THOUGHT YOU WERE FLIRTING WITH HER THE ENTIRE FUCKING TIME.
FOR YOUR SAKE I HOPE YOU ACTUALLY ARE OKAY WITH THIS RELATIONSHIP, BECAUSE BREAKING THINGS OFF NOW MIGHT CAUSE HER TO GO BATSHIT CRAZY, NOT THAT SHE ISN'T ALREADY.

ALRIGHT, THAT WORKS.
IS THERE A WAY TO DILUTE IT?
SOME TROLLS NEED MORE CONCENTRATION TO GET TO SLEEP THAN OTHERS, AND THE HIGH BLOODS WILL BE USED TO THE QUALITY SOPOR FOR SURE, BUT SOLLUX AND I AND THE LOWER BLOODS NEVER HAD ACCESS TO THAT SHIT.

I know the inside of a troll better than I know anything about your systems of romance. It seems like it's what I was doing before, so I can't say that I would be opposed to the idea. Merely unsure of it being considered a romantic gesture. I tend to avoid romance on a human standpoint as it's not my strong suit, I didn't expect to get mixed up in it on an alien level.

By strict definition from what I've been told here, I've had someone that fits the definition of a moirail however humans don't view it as such and therefore it doesn't count as falling under that classification. Though that also helps explain why she's never liked him being around before, however I can't say for certain that was the reason. It could have just been that he was annoying.

I used data from both Sollux and Condesce as a means of improving it, so it should be a well enough medium between low and high bloods. You can try it out, and if it's too strong for you I'll see what I can do.

YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M JUST NOT EVEN GOING TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.
AND I'M NOT GOING TO ASK HOW THE FUCK YOU KNOW WHAT OUR INSIDES ARE LIKE.

_{[Dear god this is horrifying he did not need to know this.]}

OUR ROMANCE IS DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT FROM YOURS, SO WHO KNOWS, MAYBE YOU'LL LIKE IT BETTER.
I'VE ALREADY TALKED TO A COUPLE OF HUMANS WHO HAVE ADAPTED TO THE QUADRANT SYSTEM.
YOU SEEM LIKE YOU'RE DOING FINE WITH HER, AND YOU SEEM LEVEL HEADED ENOUGH AND CLOSE ENOUGH TO HER THAT IT MIGHT ACTUALLY WORK.
AND SHE DOES NEED A MOIRAIL, GOD KNOWS HOW LONG SHE'S NEEDED ONE, SO IF YOU'RE WILLING TO STICK AROUND, IT'LL PROBABLY BE NOTHING BUT GOOD FOR HER.
NO ONE WOULD BLAME YOU IF YOU'D RATHER NOT THOUGH.
IT'S YOUR DECISION.

OH DAMN, PALE INFIDELITY HUH?
THAT'S FUCKING HILARIOUS.
IT WAS PROBABLY BOTH THAT HE WAS ANNOYING AND THAT HE WAS ACTING PALE AROUND YOU.
IF SHE THINKS SHE'S FOUND HERSELF A GOOD PALE PARTNER, THAN I DOUBT SHE'D BE ALL THAT THRILLED ABOUT COMPETITION.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO LET YOUR HUMAN FRIEND KNOW ABOUT THIS SHIT, SO THINGS DON'T GET UGLY.

WOW DAMN, YOU WERE THROUGH WITH THIS.
THANKS.
I'M SURE IT'LL BE FINE.
HONESTLY JUST HAVING SOPOR AT ALL WILL BE AMAZING.

Edited 2013-04-21 18:54 (UTC)

[It's for the best if Karkat just forgets he even heard anything about that. Best for everyone.]

The only issue may come down the line, but that's yet to be seen. There was a reason why our former Lord Shinigami instructed Spirit to keep an eye on me. However, as things stand currently it may be a stroke of luck that he was recently sent out of the city on business matters.

I don't think I'm quite ready to trust her with myself as I would trust Spirit, however I am willing to continue what I've been doing thus far.

And it's not so much being thorough with my research as it was those were the only trolls willing to lend me a hand so it just so happened to work out nicely.

AN ISSUE?
I'M SURE YOU'RE FINE, SERIOUSLY, BUT IF YOU FEEL LIKE IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP THIS SPIRIT GUY AROUND THEN YOU MIGHT WANT TO EXPLAIN TO CONDENSCE THAT YOUR AREN'T PALE FOR HIM AND HE ISN'T PALE FOR YOU.
AT LEAST THAT WAY SHE WON'T BE IN DANGER OF DOING ANYTHING TOO NASTY, EVEN IF SHE STILL FINDS HIM ANNOYING.

SOLLUX VOLUNTEERED FOR THAT?
ALL POLITE AND OH YES I'D LOVE TO HELP?
HA, THERE'S NO WAY.
YOU MUST HAVE BRIBED HIM WITH SOMETHING.

I'm uncertain of when Spirit will be returning to Death City, so I'll deal with that when it comes up.

And that wasn't exactly the case. It was more along the lines of he had nothing better to do, plus I had a few combat training lessons with him when he expressed the desire to learn how to fight to increase his physical capabilities.

OH YEAH, OF COURSE, IT'S NOT THAT URGENT, AS LONG AS NO ONE DOES ANYTHING STUPID.
BUT IT SHOULD HAPPEN AT SOME POINT.

THAT SOUNDS MORE LIKE SOLLUX.
HE WAS PROBABLY BORED TO FUCKING TEARS BY THE TIME HE CAME TO YOU.
HE'S SUCH AN AWFUL LITTLE NOOKSNIFFER HE WAS PROBABLY FUCKING COMPLAINING THE ENTIRE TIME.

Sounds about right. But in the end it proved to be quite useful.

APPARENTLY.
THANKS AGAIN FOR DOING THIS FOR US.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE HAD A GOOD DAY'S SLEEP.
THOUGH, OBVIOUSLY, I'VE SORT OF ADAPTED TO BEING OUT DURING THE DAY, SINCE IT'S KIND OF FUCKING IMPOSSIBLE TO TALK TO HUMANS IF YOU'RE ASLEEP WHEN THEY'RE AWAKE.
SO I GUESS A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP IS MORE ACCURATE.

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