Infighting Week One

[animusmods]

Characters: any character participating in the Infighting event
Setting: pods, week one of the event
Format: any
Summary: All week one Infighting event threads should go in here, to keep things organized.
Warnings: horror, trauma, experiment results, impossible geometry, cabin fever

[Group Information]
Dax's Pod
Riki's Pod
Jason's Pod
End of Week One

Comments

[papshooshing]

[ it's bad enough that it makes Karkat stop mid thumping and cringe. ]

The fucking powers that be must absolutely loathe me.

[windykind]

[Yep, it is. He laughs at Karkat's powers of exaggeration, but...]

Hey, you had the right idea, I guess. Bashing your head on things is probably the most useful thing you can do in here! [...Okay, so that was a bad one. Sue him.]

[papshooshing]

...Useful think I can do here, Egbert? Just what the hell do you mean by that?

[windykind]

I meant in general, Karkat. Jeez, you think everything is an insult, don't you?

[papshooshing]

Because everything usually is an insult.

[windykind]

[He... has no response to that. Actually he does, but again, it's pretty weak.]

Not everything.

[papshooshing]

[ rolls his eyes. ]

Okay, so maybe ninety nine point nine percent...

[windykind]

That's okay, I guess.

Really though. You don't know anything about what's going on, right? [He glances around worriedly. Whenever things like this happen, he ends up being eaten by spiders or something.]

[papshooshing]

I have no fucking clue, John.

[ Karkat groans, hands on his cheeks and rubbing. ]

Nothing good, though, right? You've been here longer.

[windykind]

Nothing good, no. It's probably going to suck. [He puts a hand on his hip, frowning.]

[papshooshing]

What are you sweating it for. I don't think dying in an experiment counts as a justified or heroic death, John.

[windykind]

But it's what happens before you die that matters. [There's a pause while something clicks in his head.]

...Wait, Karkat, you didn't know? Everyone revives after they die, God Tier or not.

[papshooshing]

I wouldn't figure you'd care, Egbert. You are the expert at dying. Hell, I think you died more in twenty four hours than Sollux did during our session.

[ but yes, he knows about the whole revival thing. ]

[windykind]

Yeah, but... still. Things are different here. I mean it.

[papshooshing]

Ah huh. Don't be such a wiggler. Do you honestly think that any troll we both know is going to let you die.

[windykind]

[Karkat earns himself a derpfrown for that.]

...That's if they get the chance.

[papshooshing]

Don't have any faith in us, John?

[windykind]

W-well, no! I do have faith in you, really. [And he does.] But... they're really strong, Karkat. They've killed me. Twice. So you can't rule it out, okay?

[papshooshing]

[ this face. ]

So has Jack. Your point?

I mean yeah, it's dangerous. I fucking get that.

[windykind]

So they're just as bad as Jack, if not worse. [He sighs.] Okay, I'm not trying to talk you out of it or anything. As long as you know that it won't be like a little cakewalk for you.

I don't want anyone to die, Karkat, okay? I don't want anyone to die, including you. Even if we come back to life. Unnecessary deaths are just... bad.

[Bluh. Hello random awkward feelsplosion.]

...Um, yeah... that's it, I guess.

[papshooshing]

[ that was.... unexpected. no, really. what to do with John feelings. Karkat just doesn't know... ]

It's not like I want any of our grubfucking friends to die again either you know.

[windykind]

[Hey, he can't be Happy Supportive Friend all the time, you know.]

...Yeah, I know, sorry.

[papshooshing]

[ it's all right. Karkat gets that. ]

The fuck are you apologizing for?

[windykind]

I dunno, that was just... sort of random.

[He shrugs rather pathetically, but then emits a weak laugh.]

Yeah, I know, I'm going off my rocker.

[papshooshing]

No you're not. You're just having a freak out like any of us would be.