01 ♒ Text [May 28]

[nauticalnightmare]

wwhat the fuck is this hoofbeastshit
i wwas just here an noww im bein told i left like twwo fuckin months ago
not to mention all a my shits gone
do you havve any idea to wwhat lengths i wwent through to make these shitty fuckin hivveblocks livvable an noww i gotta do all that wwork again just cause breww cant make up its fuckin mind
an speakin a breww i think theres been a serious fuckin misunderstandin here that i cant let slide
i wwas a meister an a damned fuckin good one if you ask me
so wwhy the fuck am i bein told that noww im APPARENTLY a wweapon
wwhy would it take a perfectly good thing an go an fuckin RUIN IT like that
theres gotta be a fuckin mistake here theres just no wway

so wwhat did i miss an howw many a you are evven still fuckin around

Comments

[bowdown]

anotter one

[nauticalnightmare]

[What the fuck's that supposed to mean? He's about to reply saying as much but... Meenah would know it's him, and that's sure as hell not Fef either. Which only leaves one other option he can think of.]

wwell
fuck

[Because seriously, what the hell else is he supposed to say?]

[bowdown]

aint ya good at first impressions buoy

[spinneret_mindfang]

Al8eit you're an much angrier version of Dualscar, I'm wondering which version of him you are; his descendent or his alternate self?

[Oh yes two versions for her Kismesis to play with. This world just go that much more interesting.]

[nauticalnightmare]

[Where the fuck did all of these ancestors come from? This one though, he'd be lying if he said he wasn't at least a little excited to talk to. Fucking adult trolls. Signless and the Helmsman were two different things, they weren't like other trolls. But throwing adult highbloods into the mix is another fucking story all together.]

marquise spinneret mindfang right?
wwould havve mistaken you for vvris if you hadnt fuckin said it like that
names eridan ampora an im his descendant

[But Her Imperious Condescension and Mindfang are here... Oh god what if...]

is he here too

[spinneret_mindfang]

Yours truly~

[Oh good. Maybe he'll be a decent enough to jerk around a bit just for kicks. She's already met Aranea and is not excited to meet any alternate form of Dualscar is he's as different as the two Cerulean bloods are.]

Yes, of course.
It wouldn't 8e a party without all the high8loods, now would it?

[Well, not all of them but he doesn't need to know that.]

[text]

[diedforyoursins]

[ok this has to be the right one this time omg omg]

Eridan?

[video]

[nauticalnightmare]

[He's so quick to turn on the video that he forgets to make it private, and he doesn't even fucking care. Eridan actually looks really happy to see Kaworu, he'd been worried he was gone and he didn't know how he would be able to take all this shit without him.]

Kaww-oh my god you're still here. I wwas startin' to think BREWW had sent you back an' this is a fuckin' nightmare, all a my shit's gone an' I lost my apartment an' fuckin' ewerythin' I put so much money into. Not to mention all a my fuckin' money's gone as wwell an' this fuckin' sucks.

[video]

[diedforyoursins]

[he can't help but smile -- not like he doesn't already smile all the time anyway, but he's still just really happy right now.]

I am still here. Nothing can be done about your things, but I can help you set up your new apartment if you would like.

[also dualscar is here and he doesn't know if you know yet, but he doesn't want to drop that bomb yet. everything happy right now, yako kinda forgave him and takuto's stopped being angry and shinji is here and now eridan is back so yaaaaay.]

[Audio]

[dead_black_eyes]

I'm still here, Eridan.

Gamzee, unfortunately, is not.

[Audio]

[nauticalnightmare]

[L's special enough to get audio, and by now he should really fucking know to use private filters but fuck it. There's nothing worse he can do than what's been said to Mindfang and Condesce, let Dualscar see.]

Good to hear you, but that fuckin' sucks to hear about Gam. Hawe you found someone else? An' wwhat about Ker or Fef, do you knoww if they're still around?

[Audio]

[dead_black_eyes]

[That was a test, the private filter thing. But L isn't overly concerned about it. It means that Eridan is excited, perhaps, which is charming enough to be worth it.]

I regret that he is gone, and... yes and no.

[Remaining vague, there. Because it's never really quite worked out. A two steps forward, three steps back type of situation.]

Karkat is here. Feferi remained for a time and then left not long after you did.

[ text ]

[violet_mariner]

[ Mindfang would be right. Dualscar had been laying relatively low--attending morning training and completing his rounds between hours of an exercise routine, adjusting to diurnal hours in this blistering desert, and cleaning his goD DAMN HIVE GO FUCK YOURSELF MINDFANG.

He was still careful about his presence, and preferred to skim through the network, commenting here and keeping up with current events. As such, he was already aware of the boy's presence. He'd opted to let conversations progress before stepping in, and he just.

He just.

If he wasn't concerned with the preservation of his bloodline, he'd honestly just laugh at this little churl's arrogance and take bets on how long he'll last with a mouth like that. But he's a troll of propriety and cunning, so he'll stay his tongue. Still. If he could have his way, he wouldn't be nearly as forgiving in his attitude.

Mindfang, don't start with your lascivious games with his own fucking descendant. ]

Mere wwords on a page wwill only do you so wwell in comparison to experience, lad. Your apparent lack of discipline is laughable at best.

[ text ]

[nauticalnightmare]

[It takes him a lot longer than it should have to respond to this, because he's still at war with himself on the matter entirely. He isn't ready to face this, but when would he ever be? It doesn't matter how unprepared he is, because it's here right now. Part of him wants to be happy, be excited that this is actually Dualscar that he's getting to talk to. Having a chance here to prove himself worthy.

But at the same time... He's really not sure if he should care anymore. Being worthy would mean killing his friends for no reason other than their blood, and while he would tell himself that was of course a highblood's right he can't honestly say that about the ones close to him. He already regrets what he's done to the ones he did kill, ones who didn't deserve it. Had promised that he would stop trying to be like Dualscar and try to be himself, even when he still doesn't know who he is without his lineage.

He could spend an eternity fighting with himself on it, stuck between his past and not knowing how to move forward. But fighting with himself won't get him anywhere, and it'll only make him think less of him. He shouldn't care about his opinion if he's trying to throw away that part of him, all of what he tried to be, but he still does and he can't help it. He's just a kid after all.]

knowwledge is still better than nothin
an its not about a lack a discipline its about me not givvin a fuck enough to use it
unless youre talkin about losin my temper an thats somethin im still workin on
its gotten better

[Why he throws that last part it, he has no fucking idea. Dualscar won't care, it's a useless fact that means nothing. But he wants to show that he acknowledges his problem and that there's been some improvement on it, even if it doesn't matter to him.

Maybe with Dualscar here, he can finally bring himself to step out of his shadow. Or just drown in it.]

[ text ]

[violet_mariner]

[ The elder Ampora was patient, and curiously so after the initial swell and ebb of his temper where Mindfang's conversation was concerned, but he wasn't surprised to see her swoop in at the given opportunity like a starved buzzard to a rotting carcass.

As it were, he's mostly left to shake his head and pinch the bridge of his nose in abhorrent disgust at how insufferable his pride is, and how quickly he's managed to make everything more difficult than it need to be with his brash nature. Still. At last he's not mouthing off. He's had enough of that.

Now, what he was most curious about was how true Karkat's words were. But he couldn't say anything. He knew it would make the boy defensive to make it known he was aware of Eridan's friendship with a mutant. ]

You'vve only servved to reinforce my point, assuming that wwas necessary after immediately putting yourself on the Empress' culling list and subjecting yourelf to Mindfang's wwhims.

If I didn't knoww any better, I wwould assume that antagonizing evvery adult to the point of death threats has become a game for wwigglers of your era.

[pranksterheir]

hello!
are you a troll?

[nauticalnightmare]

yes im a fuckin troll
an youre the humans session leader right
is rose still here

[pranksterheir]

i'm not the leader but i am from the human session.
no, she got sent home...
did you know her?

[malandragem]

[So cheerfully, after realizing he remembers things-]

Eridan! It is good to see you again...!

[nauticalnightmare]

[Friendly faces are a good thing right now, definitely something appreciated after dealing with the adults.]

Hey Fab. Howw's thin's wwith the WWatch been? Heard there's been a bunch a shit goin' on wwith the citizens gettin' pissed off recently.

[malandragem]

Things have been... as well as can be expected. Things got a bit complicated for a while, but they have settled down nicely. For now.

[She gently at him, shrugging.]

But I hope things are not too complicated for you to return to.

[redregrets]

_{[Speak of the devil. He was just telling Dualscar about how much of a loser Eridan is and wondering if he'll show up again for Kaworu's sake, and here he is.]}

I'M HERE, ALTHOUGH I'M NOT THE ONE THAT WAS APPARENTLY AROUND BEFORE ME.
IT DOESN'T MATTER MUCH TO ME, BUT I'M GLAD YOU REMEMBER EVERYTHING.
I TALKED TO YOUR MOIRAIL, AND HE SEEMED LIKE HE MISSED YOU A LOT.

ANYWAY, YOU'RE JUST AS FUCKING OBNOXIOUS AS I REMEMBER YOU BEING.
WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU EXPECT WHEN YOU LEAVE FOR SUCH A LONG TIME?
OF COURSE SOMEONE'S GONE AND STOLEN YOUR SHIT AND YOUR RESPITEBLOCK AND SHIT.
DEAL WITH IT, LIKE THE REST OF US.
ALSO, FUCK YOU, BEING A WEAPON IS AWESOME.
I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE VERY LONG, BUT I'VE ALREADY GOT IT DOWN.
I'M EVEN GOING ON MY FIRST MISSION AND IT'S A FUCKING STATE OF EMERGENCY AND EVERYTHING.

[nauticalnightmare]

[After how horrible he felt the last time Karkat left, he feels he should at least try to be decent with this one. They got in a fight before, and he was too stubborn to apologize in time. If anything, he's learned to learn from his mistakes.

But there's something in Karkat's statement that catches his attention.]

kar be fuckin careful out there
those madness wwavves arent anythin to take lightly
havve you been exposed to them yet since youvve been here

[text]

[00110010_00110011]

iisnt =iinsult= to have become weapon
are just as necessary as meiisters

can confiirm has been months siince you were here
how long were you iin own uniiverse??

[text]

[nauticalnightmare]

wwell it is for me
i wwas perfectly fuckin fine as a meister

an thats the thing that fuckin gets me the most
i wwasnt
not really
i mean there wwas about a fuckin minute wwhere it seemed like i wwas in the stupid fuckin dream bubbles but then i wwoke back up in the kishin chamber
i just remember fallin asleep in my apartment an havvin a dream before i wwas back there again