soul_campaign | [video, private texts] June 12, Mid Morning

[Karkat has never thought he had a flattering face, but it's particularly ugly when he's worried, because he looks about two times his age. And he's worried alright, because a certain housemate has been missing for far too long for comfort.] Has anyone seen John? John Egbert. He's human, and he wears stupid glasses and has stupid messed up human dentition. Actually, wait, hold on, I drew a picture. A lot of you probably know him; he's the obnoxiously friendly type. Anyway, he hasn't come back to the hive in a while, and it's not like him to just disappear like that. Well, okay, it is, but not for this long. He would have finished setting up a prank by now. If anyone's seen him, let me know, because I'm going to run around the whole fucking city looking for him, and that's going to be a pain in the nook. If anyone wants to help look, that would be cool, just look for a guy running around that looks like my drawing.

Also, does anyone know how to take care of a hopbeast? ...Humans call them bunnies. It's John's, and I have no idea how the fuck to take care of it. I've just been feeding it carrots, and making sure it's still breathing. John's going to murder me if I kill this thing while he's gone.

[He sends a rapid fire text Dave's way. He wants to make certain Dave doesn't get into trouble.]
DAVE.
PLEASE TRY NOT TO GET IN TROUBLE WHILE I'M GONE.
AND NO, YOU AREN'T COMING, NO MATTER HOW FUCKING CONCERNED YOU ARE.
JOHN'S PROBABLY JUST FUCKING AROUND SOMEWHERE, AND HE'D BE PISSED AT ME FOR LETTING YOU TIRE YOURSELF OUT LOOKING FOR HIM.
AND ANYWAY, SOMEONE HAS TO WATCH THAT DAMN HOPBEAST.
SUNNY THE BUNNY, WHATEVER.

[It takes him a bit longer to send the second text, only because he feels weird about asking for help, because it's something he sucks at doing, and it doesn't happen often, but he's worried enough that he goes ahead with it. So, Signless' crew (Di, Psii, Rosa, and Signless), Kanaya, Aranea, Meenah and Sollux will get this text.]
IF YOU WANT TO HELP LOOK, YOU CAN.
I FIGURED I COULD PROBABLY USE A HAND, IF YOU'RE WILLING, SINCE I'VE GOT A LOT OF GROUND TO COVER AND JOHN'S A SLIPPERY BASTARD.
EVEN IF YOU'RE BUSY AND YOU DON'T GIVE A SHIT, I FIGURED I BETTER UPDATE EVERYONE ON THE SITUATION ANYWAY.

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[so he might have stared at that picture just a bit too long, trying to make sense of this.]

Is your friend blue?

UH, NO.
HE'S PINK BROWN, LIKE ALL HUMANS ARE.
HE JUST TYPES IN BLUE, AND WEARS BLUE A LOT.

Edited 2013-07-07 21:18 (UTC)

"Human" might mean different things in other worlds. "Troll" certainly does not mean the same thing in mine as it does in yours, after all.

But that is unfortunate. Being that distinct might have made finding him easier.

YEAH, I'D SEE HOW YOU'D GET CONFUSED, BUT HE'S JUST A REGULAR HUMAN.
WELL, ACTUALLY, TECHNICALLY HE'S A GOD, BUT HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY POWERS, AT THE MOMENT, BEYOND THE ONES BREW GAVE HIM.
FUCK, I'M GETTING OFF TRACK HERE.
HE LOOKS LIKE A HUMAN IS THE POINT.

I HOPE THIS IS EASY.
I'M AFRAID I'M GOING TO GO ON A WILD HONKBEAST CHASE, AND HE'LL SHOW UP IN THE HIVE WHILE I'M GONE OR SOMETHING.
WELL, ACTUALLY, I'M MORE AFRAID HE'LL SHOW UP HURT SOMEWHERE, BUT THAT WOULD BE LESS IRRITATING AND MORE UPSETTING.

[it's a good thing this isn't a good time for tangents, because otherwise he might want to pursue that whole "god" thing and that's already lead to debates in the past.]

If he does show up, then you can simply laugh with relief and scold him. But until then, doing something productive will feel better. Would you like help searching for him?

YEAH.
I CAN HARDLY SIT STILL NORMALLY.
THERE'S NO WAY I CAN JUST WAIT FOR HIM TO SHOW UP AGAIN.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO, BUT IF YOU WANT TO HELP, OR YOU JUST HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO, I COULD USE ALL THE HELP I CAN GET.

I am not doing anything important, and you are asking for help. I would not turn you down.

Do you want to look around the city? Are there places here that he frequents?

THANKS.
YEAH, I WAS GOING TO LOOK AROUND, AT LEAST A LITTLE, OTHERWISE I WON'T HAVE ANY PIECE OF MIND.
HE DOESN'T REALLY FREQUENT ANYWHERE, AT LEAST NOT THAT I KNOW OF.

What about any interests or hobbies? Those might indicate where he could be.

WELL, HE LIKES MAGIC AND PLAYING TRICKS ON PEOPLE.
AND HE REALLY LIKES MOVIES.
I DON'T REALLY SEE HOW THAT WILL HELP US FIND HIM THOUGH.

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