> BLUEKAT: 8E THE CRIPPLE

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Characters: Karkat Vantas (AU) and YOU.
Setting: Infirmary
Format: I'm gonna go brackets, because I'm lazy.
Summary: Karkat's still healing from Vriska's attack, and now he's feeling even more paranoid than usual.
Warnings: Karkat's paranoia is also pretty crippling, give him a minute to calm down

[Being in the infirmary for a week has really done a number on Karkat's psyche. Truthfully, sitting still for this long is really starting to get old, but considering the hospital staff won't talk to him, he's unbelievably afraid of getting up and walking around. So he simply stays, staring like a zombie at the ceiling, pupils slightly shrunken into their sockets.

He has to get out of here. What if Vriska snaps again? Or worse, what if Terezi snaps? WHAT IF THE WHOLE TOWER WANTS HIM DEAD, WHY THE FUCK IS HE STILL HERE.......

Pull it together, Karkat, you're being a nooksucking idiot. Keep calm and lay still.]

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[And Terezi, as usual, has come to visit. She tried investigating the odd noises and touches and scents, but after she realized they were only hallucinations, she's done her best to ignore them. It's working for the most part, but it's still left her irritated and unnerved and sets her teeth on edge.

But a visit to her bro will certainly help, right?]

Hi, Karkat!

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[WOW NOPE, her voice startles him visibly. He presses a hand to his temple before answering her with a grunt.]

Hey Terezi.

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[She shoots Karkat a grin, plopping down beside him.]

How are you doing?

[Hey, look, for once she's the one who hasn't slept in days.]

I have no excuse for this. Hi Karkat. c:

[ocariness]

[ And then, exploring, a very heavily armed and androgynous elf-looking person (Hylian, if you'd like the correct terminology) wandered into the infirmary.

And laid eyes on Karkat. After her their encounter with Dualscar, this one's a bit wary of trolls, but sees he's injured... and, well, can't help but wonder if, maybe, they can help. Sollux had been nice, after all; perhaps only Dualscar was mean.

... Did I mention the green tunic and tights and whatnot? Yeah. Collar color (green) even matches. ]

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How does it look like I'm doing?

[Squinting...]

What's eating you?

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[WOW ARMOR AND A SWORD? N O P E.

Don't mind Karkat, he'll be trying to inconspicuously pull the covers over his head like that will protect him.]

[foretolds.livejournal.com]

Nothing!

[Telling him would just make her sound insane.]

What about you? You are very jumpy!

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[Staring at her for a few seconds, unblinking, before forcing a laugh -- which is dumb, because THAT HURTS.]

Jumpy? Who's jumpy? Noooooooot me, nope.

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[She squints at him for a moment, then grabs her bag, WHICH SHE TOTALLY HAD WITH HER THE WHOLE TIME.]

I brought you a present!

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[Is present codeword for cyanide? He doesn't say anything, but he blinks at her curiously. WHAT IS?]

[foretolds.livejournal.com]

[She pulls out a book, NOT A BOMB, and hands it to him. It is probably the trashiest romance novel ever. It is about pirates.]

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[...suddenly interested, but the paranoia is crippling. He swallows it down and reaches for the book, reading the cover. Both eyes slowly widen in wonder, but he quickly struggles to neutralize the expression. It doesn't really work, so he just pulls the book to his chest and looks at her with forced calm.]

...thanks.

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[She smiles back, tilting her head. He's still acting weird.]

You're welcome! But--

[Before she can get the rest of her sentence out, she feels breathing, hot and ragged on the back of her neck, and jumps.]

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[Her jumping causes him to jump and smack his head on the headboard.]

MotherFUCK--what the fuck was that?

[foretolds.livejournal.com]

Nothing!

[She lets out a huff, rubbing the back of her neck. Whatever it was, it's gone now. She is so sick of this.]

Why are you so nervous?

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Obviously it was something!

[His heart is pounding so hard that it hurts, and he's really having trouble calming down.]

I--I don't know. I can't stop.

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[She reaches for his hand automatically, chewing on her lip.]

I don't know. I thought I... Felt something.

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[His hand is cold and clammy and he's fighting not to pull away from her.]

I didn't see anything there.

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I know. I keep hearing and smelling things, too, but nothing is there.

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[Forcing a deep breath.]

It feels like everything is out to get me.

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[She frowns, squeezing his hand.]

Do you think the tower is messing with us?

[romcomedian.livejournal.com]

Probably. But that might be the paranoia talking.

[foretolds.livejournal.com]

Did you get that weird note?

[frogs]

[Jade has spent the better portion of her time here simply wandering around. Mostly lost but partially because she's trying to learn which direction leads where. She thinks it might be useful to know the layout of this place like the back of her hand.

So she's just poking her head into the hospital wing curiously, looking around...]

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What weird note? I haven't moved.