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♍01 | Video |June 7, Early Morning

[ The video feed opens, but shows only the sunrise. Pretty, isn't it? The scorching rays are only just beginning to heat the city up, and there's still the slight darkness looming over the city. The view is offered from the 13th floor of Casualty Communal. After a few moments, Kanaya speaks. ]

Good morning, Death City. I must admit that a view such as this, one of the sunrise, is a most pleasant one to accompany my first morning here. Likely like a handful of other residents, I find the sunrise to be a beautiful, pleasant beginning to the day. Others may view it as a disappointing end to the night. Neither view is wrong, but at the very least for those who may miss it today, it is here.

[ After a moment, she turns the video to face herself, and she's sitting on one of her room's chairs on her balcony. A jade-green Virgo symbol (♍) is clearly visible on her black short-sleeve shirt, and is one of only three things that break away from her monochrome colors; the other two being the yellows (not whites) of her eyes and her horns. The residents of Death City have seen a troll before, though only those who are more familiar with them (or trolls themselves) will notice that her gray skin is notably lighter than the others here. ]

Good morning to each and every one of you. To those I already know, I look forward to our time here. To those I do not yet know, I am Kanaya Maryam. [ A smile. ] Sunrise or not, may you all have a bright, pleasant day.

[ She turns the feed back to the sunrise for a few moments, offering the beautiful sight once more... before she ends it. There was no sense in beginning anyone's day anything but pleasantly. ]

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I GUESS?
WHAT THE FUCK, I MIGHT AS WELL.
YOU CAN GIVE IT TO ME WHENEVER WE SEE EACH OTHER NEXT.
IT'S NOT LIKE I NEED IT RIGHT THIS SECOND OR ANYTHING, SO IF YOU CAN'T FIND ONE, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
...KANAYA DON'T FREAK OUT.
I KNOW IT SEEMS WEIRD.
HE DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THE TYPE, BUT I SWEAR TO GOD, HE HAS A MOIRAIL HERE NAMED KAWORU, AND WHEN HE WAS HERE, HE ACTUALLY SEEMED STABLE.
HE APOLOGIZED TO ME.
THAT'S SOMETHING HE NEVER WOULD HAVE DONE.
ANYWAY, WHAT'S THIS ABOUT OPTIONS?
BESIDES GETTING A NEW PLACE, WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING ON SPENDING YOUR MONEY ON?

Certainly
Is There A Particular Color You Would Prefer
I Imagine That Purple Is Out Of The Question
And
I Can And Will Refrain From
Freaking Out
I Am Willing To Offer Him A Chance
One Chance
A Single Chance
No More Than One
Meanwhile
I Believe Clothing Takes Precedence Over All Other Options
With Plants And Fabrics For My Respiteblock To Follow
Preferably After I Have Moved So There Is Little To Carry
And Perhaps
A Chainsaw

YEAH.
I COULD DEAL WITH PURPLE, BUT IT WOULDN'T BE THE BEST.
YOU KNOW WHAT COLOR I LIKE KANAYA.
IF YOU REALLY HAVE TO, YOU CAN GET RED, BUT I WON'T LIKE IT.
GRAY'S THE ONLY COLOR I ACTUALLY FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH.
YOU'RE SERIOUS?
THANKS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
HE KILLED YOU AND FEFERI AND DESTROYED THE MATRIORB, AND I CAN'T FORGIVE HIM FOR THAT.
BUT HE'S STILL MY FRIEND.
CLOTHING, OF COURSE.
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN.
YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO BEAUTIFY YOUR RESPITEBLOCK TOO?
YOU'RE JUST GOING TO SLEEP THERE.
AND YOU'LL ONLY BRING PEOPLE YOU KNOW TO VISIT, AND NO ONE OF US ARE GOING TO MAKE A FUSS IF YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH DECORATIONS.
A WEAPON WOULD BE SMART, YEAH.
YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT REGULAR WEAPONS DON'T WORK ON KISHIN OR WITCHES, SO HAVING A CHAINSAW WOULD ONLY PROTECT YOU FROM ATTACKERS IN THE CITY.
WHICH, YOU ACTUALLY WOULD NEED TO BE PROTECTED FROM ANYWAY.

Gray It Is
I Would Not Force Anything Else On You
Perhaps Even One With A Little Crab On It
I Imagine Such A Decoration Would Be Welcome
And I Could Have Considered Him A Friend
But After What Happened I Am No Longer Certain
It Is Enough To Warrant A Chance
But More Than That I Do Not Wish To Burden You With Worry
Rest Assured That I Will Not Act Rashly
I Am In Fact Going To Beautify My Respiteblock
Even If Only For Sleeping And Visits From Those I Know
It Will Feel Far More Welcoming And Relaxing As Such
In Addition To Mere Decorations However
There Is Also General Upkeep And Scents To Manage
I Would Not Wish Anything Unpleasant On Anyone
And Most Certainly Not On Myself
And Yes
I Have Heard Things To That End
Though I Hope The Chainsaw Never Becomes Necessary
Unless I Have Guests To Protect
Then It Will Simply Be A Matter Of Apologizing For The Mess

IF YOU'RE ABLE TO FIND AN UMBRELLA WITH A CRAB ON IT, SURE YOU CAN BUY IT.
I DOUBT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO FIND ONE THOUGH.
NOT MANY PEOPLE LIKE CRABS, AND THEY CERTAINLY DON'T MEAN AS MUCH TO ANYONE HERE.
YOU DON'T ACT RASHLY WITHOUT GOOD REASON.
I TRUST YOU NOT TO DO ANYTHING STUPID.
SCENTS?
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
I GUESS I'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND, BUT I'M SURE IT'LL TURN OUT NICE.
JUST BE CAREFUL NOT TO ATTACK UNLESS YOU'RE PROVOKED.
IF YOU KILL SOMEONE HERE AND THEY DON'T THINK YOU HAVE ENOUGH CAUSE, THEY COULD LOCK YOU UP.

Then I Hope You Enjoy The Surprise
And Thank You Karkat
Meanwhile Yes I Am Completely Serious
Scents
Is There A Reason That It Is Surprising To You
When You Visit After I Have Settled In I Assure That You Will Understand
And I Will Be Careful In That Regard
Thank You For The Warning

YOU'RE ON.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
YOU'RE ONE OF THE SANEST TROLLS I KNOW, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT TEREZI'S LOST IT.
YES, THERE IS A REASON.
WHO THE FUCK CARES WHAT YOUR HIVE SMELLS LIKE?
WHO EVEN NOTICES STUFF LIKE THAT BESIDES YOU?
AND TEREZI, I GUESS.
YOU PROBABLY WON'T GET IN THAT SITUATION, BUT I THOUGHT I'D WARN YOU JUST IN CASE.

I Suspect Terezi Is Going Through A Rough Time
She Will Return To Us When She Has Resolved The Difficulties
Some Simply Take Longer To Do So
As For The Scents
It Would Seem That Most Humans Do Notice
And Given That Trolls Are The Minority Here In Death City
I Feel It Would Be Wise To Be Prepared
And The Precautionary Warning Is Appreciated A Great Deal

A ROUGH TIME?
KANAYA, IT'S MORE THAN THAT.
SHE'S LOST IT.
SHE'S BLACK FOR GAMZEE, AND SHE'S DRINKING HIS FAYGO SWILL AND FUCKING AROUND WITH HIM IN AIR VENTS.
SHE HATES WHAT SHE'S BECOME, BUT SOMEHOW SHE'S UPSET BY THE IDEA OF BREAKING IT OFF WITH GAMZEE.
AND SHE
KANAYA, SHE GOT HER EYESIGHT BACK.
THAT'S NOT HER.
THE TEREZI I KNOW ONCE TOLD ME ABOUT HOW GREAT IT WAS BEING BLIND THAT SHE LOVED IT AND SHE THANKED VRISKA FOR BLINDING HER.
WHY WOULD SHE DO THAT?
THE TEREZI I KNOW ISN'T COMING BACK.
SHE'S GETTING FATHER AND FARTHER AWAY FROM US.
THEIR USELESS SNIFFNODES CAN ACTUALLY TELL WHAT THEY'RE SMELLING?
I'M SHOCKED.
OF COURSE THEY'LL FUCKING SMELL IT, BUT NOT EVERYTHING HAS TO SMELL LIKE A GARDEN IN THE RAIN OR THE OCEAN BREEZE OR WHAT EVER THE FUCK.
CAN'T SOMETHING JUST SMELL LIKE IT'S MEANT TO SMELL?

I
Was Not Aware Of All Of Those Points
Only Some Of Them
I Apologize
Though It Remains My Hope That She Will Recover Still
Perhaps Not Fully As She Was But At Least Enough
Something Or Anything
She Knows Shes Made Mistakes
Perhaps It Is A Challenge She Must Overcome As A Seer
In Fact Perhaps The Same Could Be Said Of Rose
We Cannot Be The Only Remaining Sane Tro

[ She cringes back from typing the message, however. As optimistic as she's trying to be, and as reassuring as she's attempting to be, this isn't a topic that is discussed lightly or objectively. It hurts too much to think that there is no coming back for either of the two. And she wasn't able to stop that last message in time. A slip up on her part, something that shouldn't have happened. So she moves on. ]

I Find The Use Of Scents A Pleasant Addition
Something That Is Unnecessary But Yet A Welcome Surprise
If You Expect Nothing And Are Met With More
Things Are That Much Better

YEAH.
IT'S BAD.
SORRY FOR THE UNINTENTIONAL SPOILERS THERE.
I GUESS IT'S BEST THAT YOU FOUND OUT NOW THOUGH, AND NOT WHEN WE FINALLY ARRIVE.
I HOPE SHE COMES BACK TOO.
I REALLY DO.
I JUST DON'T SEE HOW.
SHE'S JUST...SHE'S NOT THE SAME TEREZI SHE WAS BEFORE.
AND I FUCKING HATE IT.
SHE WAS GOOD THE WAY SHE WAS AND NOW, NOW I FEEL LIKE I DON'T KNOW WHO THE FUCK SHE IS.
I HOPE NOT KANAYA.
I REALLY FUCKING HOPE NOT.
BUT RIGHT NOW, IT REALLY SEEMS THAT WAY.

YEAH OKAY.
WHO AM I TO QUESTION YOU, I GUESS?
IT JUST SEEMS A LITTLE WEIRD TO ME.

I Will Hope They Recover
But For Now We Must Remain Strong
Here And Upon Our Return
There Is No Other Course Of Action

When You Drop By You May Understand
I Have Been Careful To Not Make Things Overpowering
Or Unpleasant

YOU'RE RIGHT.
TEREZI AND ROSE AREN'T EVEN HERE.
SO I GUESS THERE'S NO USE WORRYING ABOUT THEM, AT LEAST FOR RIGHT NOW.

I'M SURE IT'S FINE KANAYA.
I JUST SUCK AT APPRECIATING SHIT LIKE THAT.

At Least Right Now No
We Will Handle That Situation Later
Meanwhile
I Worry About You Karkat
I Hope You Have Been Able To Unburden Yourself Or Take Relief From All You Put On Your Shoulders

I Know
And I Would Not Expect It Of You
But I Will Not Allow It To Bother You

I CAN'T JUST FORGET EVERYTHING KANAYA.
IT'S NOT LIKE I CAN JUST STOP THINKING ABOUT IT LIKE TURNING OFF A SWITCH IN MY THINKPAN.
IT'S BETTER HERE, THAT'S FOR SURE, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN I'M NOT STILL THINKING ABOUT THE WAY THINGS ARE BACK ON THE METEOR, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE, WHEN THIS WAR IS OVER.

IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME, REALLY.
I WON'T QUESTION THE DECISIONS YOU MAKE ABOUT YOUR HIVE, BECAUSE THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE GOOD ONES.

It Is And That Is True But
I Do Not Wish For You To Be Full Of Only That
I Am Glad That It Is Better
But A Reprieve Is Something You Should Have
Even If Only For The Briefest Of Moments

I Hope So
Perhaps I Should Request An Official Karkat Judgement
Simply Out Of Curiosity

I'M FINE KANAYA.
I GET THAT YOU'RE CONCERNED, AND I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT I HAVE WORK TO DO.
THIS ISN'T A VACATION.

HUH.
WELL, IF YOU INSIST, BUT I CAN'T REALLY GIVE YOU MY OPINION UNTIL I ACTUALLY SMELL WHAT YOU'RE PUTTING IN YOUR HIVE.

You Are Correct
It Is Far From A Vacation
I Apologize For My Insistence

Of Course
You Are Welcome In My Hive At Any Time
Be It To Smell Or To Visit

BESIDES, I'M NOT REALLY GOOD AT BEING FUCKING CALM AND ENJOYING MYSELF EITHER.
I'VE GOT TO HAVE A PURPOSE.
BEING ON THAT METEOR FOR THREE GOD DAMN YEARS WAS TORTURE, BECAUSE THERE WAS LITERALLY NOTHING IMPORTANT I COULD ACCOMPLISH.
EXCEPT, YOU KNOW, HELPING ROSE AND TEREZI, BUT I WAS AN ABJECT FAILURE AT THAT, AS YOU CAN ATTEST.
I WAS TOO BUSY WALLOWING IN MY OWN BOREDOM AND SELF HATRED THAT I GUESS I WAS BLIND TO THE ISSUES THEY WERE HAVING.
OKAY, THAT WAS BAD.
I DIDN'T MEAN THAT AS A JOKE OKAY.

HAHA, YEAH, BECAUSE I'M GOING TO FUCKING SHOW UP AT YOUR HIVE, SNIFF YOUR SCENT AND THEN WALTZ OUT LIKE A PAN DAMAGED MORON.
IF I'M COMING OVER TO YOUR HIVE, I'M NOT DOING IT JUST TO FUCKING SMELL IT.

No
You Need Not Apologize Karkat
But We Cannot Dwell On What We Were Unable To Do
We Can Only Learn From Mistakes And Move On

I Admit I Would Also Find That Odd
It Is Pleasing That We Agree

YEAH.
I JUST HOPE WE CAN FIX THIS.
BUT, FUCK, I SHOULD STOP BRINGING THIS UP.
WE'LL DEAL WITH IT IF ONE OF THEM SHOWS UP HERE FROM OUR POINT ON THE TIMELINE.
OTHERWISE, WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHEN WE GET BACK.

HOW WEIRD DO YOU THINK I AM?
AND FUCKING RUDE, TOO.
I HAVE *SOME* MANNERS.

Edited 2013-07-10 05:21 (UTC)

It Is Alright
I Would Not Ask That You Refrain From Bringing Up Such Things
You Are Always Welcome To Speak With Me
Even On Difficult Subjects Such As This
However Yes
I Do Agree That Such A Course Of Action Is Best

I Know You Do
I Apologize That My Sarcasm Was Not Properly Conveyed
It Remains A Daunting Thing To Master

THANKS.
YOU KNOW I'LL TALK TO YOU IF SOMETHING AWFUL HAPPENS.
HOPEFULLY I DIDN'T JUST JYNX THAT.
BUT SINCE THAT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER AT THE MOMENT, I REALLY SHOULD JUST LET IT BE.
I FUCKING SUCK AT LETTING THINGS BE, BUT, YOU KNOW, I'LL TRY.

YOU'LL GET IT.
BEING AROUND ROSE IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME.

Thank You Karkat

For Now However
I Believe The Sun Has Risen Enough For The City To Wake
I Shall Depart
There Is Shopping To Be Done

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[text | private] oh god canon points

[text | private] sobs

[text | private] karkat bb

[text | private] can you blame him for not sleeping?

[text | private] he needs a hug and a headpat to make it okay

[text | private] he really does a lot of hugs and headpats

[text | private] all the hugs and headpats

[text | private] let's pretend i didn't forget a word there sobs what is grammar

[text | private] who needs words, who needs 'em

[text | private] an english major that's who ;; granted i was never big on grammar

[text | private] Point; but, man, who needs grammar!

[text | private] Haha, you're just saying that to make me feel better.

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