towerofanimus | it's like i'm looking in the mirror at someone else

Characters: [OU] Vriska Serket and you!
Setting: Around the tower, wherever
Format: Starting with action but I'll match.
Summary: Vriska takes some time to look at her life and look at her choices.
Warnings: None!

[Vriska's taken to a skulking method of wandering around the tower, instead of the confident stride she boasted before Spidermom showed up. Now it feels like she's always hiding and always looking for her next victim, and really, that's what she's doing. Not that she'll ever admit that she's hiding from anything, because she's not! That's absolutely not why she's switched back to her old outfit with her wings always tucked away to keep from leaving trails around the tower that will lead to her. She's just doing a job, a job that no one wants, and that she was guilted into. She's starting to really resent Karkat for this, because it's digging her deeper into a hole that's going to be hard to crawl out of. Not to mention the countless hours she's spending with his lusus, getting used to her like it's her lusus.

She shakes her head, frowning as she continues through the hallways and up the stairs, pointedly avoiding the forest. Her direction has no aim, she's just wandering for the sake of relieving the restlessness that builds on the days between feeding. She'd fed her again yesterday - a troll of all people, her old kismesis at that - so now she had a couple of days of freedom from the task. But it's anything but. It's just another day of checking over her shoulder for anyone who might be watching her actions too closely. Really, she's becoming as paranoid as the other cerulean. This is just getting ridiculous. She feels like she's completely losing control of the situation, and it's driving her crazy.]

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[Guess who's in a BAD FUCKING MOOD? Yup, its Karkat. He's since calmed down from the whole debacle, but that wasn't to say the mood had completely died entirely. Kanaya had dropped quite a bomb on him, and it had potentially driven away one of the few people who had actually trusted him in the Tower.

Rather than the blue suit he usually sports, he's taken the black suit with his symbol carefully stitched across it. Black makes him look more menacing. Hopefully people in the hallway would get the hint that he didn't want to be bothered.

He went to visit spidermom every day -- but not today. There's too much on his mind. So much that he doesn't even see Vriska as he walks by.]

[She's just running into everyone she doesn't want to see today. Which is basically everyone but whatever. But Karkat seems moody as hell and as far as she's concerned he doesn't deserve to feel like that about anything.]

What's got your panties in a twist, Vantas? Don't tell me you can't associate me unless I'm feeding your lusus or some stupid shit like that.

[Karkat turns sharply to glare at Vriska over his shoulder.]

I don't need your shit today, Serket. I know its hard for you to believe, but I have other things to think about on top of powdering your nook.

[He regrets saying it as soon as it comes out of his mouth, but whatever.]

I wasn't looking. That's all.

[Definitely not the right thing to say someone in an equally foul mood. Especially when that someone is Vriska Serket. Her eyes narrow in a glare.]

You sure you want to talk to me like that? Let's not forget I'm the only thing standing between you and becoming spider food or a murderer.

What the hell crawled up your ass and died there?

Edited 2011-12-01 21:27 (UTC)

[Smoothly -- far too suggestively, as well:]

If you'd like to discuss the contents of my ass, we can do it behind closed doors.

But that aside, you don't have to worry about the next feeding. I'll take care of it.

[Woooooooow nope??]

Disgusting, Vantas!

Wait, what? You're actually going to feed her?? [Something isn't right here.] Why?

Edited 2011-12-01 23:49 (UTC)

Hey, you asked, I was just following up.

[NOPE.]

Why do you care? You're off the hook.

Because you made me do this shit in the first place. You don't suddenly get to change your mind after I've gotten my hands dirty for you!

[Now she's even more pissed than she was before. Suddenly he's okay with getting his own hands dirty? Then what the hell has she been doing for it?]

What the hell is your deal?

I--[He raises a finger in a corrective gesture.]--did not make you do anything.

[Definitely ignoring her question, also.]

Edited 2011-12-02 01:27 (UTC)

[Wow what's that? A fist flying out towards his face?]

Don't give me that bullshit! Don't act like you had absolute nothing to do with me feeding your lusus.

[He takes the punch and promptly rubs his cheek, attempting to adjust his jaw. He can taste blood -- likely because he bit his tongue.]

I didn't say that.

You implied it.

[She's not in the mood for this bullshit.]

So are you going to spill what's eating you enough to want to feed Spidermom or what?

Call it a sense of responsibility. Besides, I have to be there all the time anyway.

You're so full of bullshit, Vantas.

[THIS IS A FACE OF A NON-BELIEVER]

What are you gonna do about it?

[Running a hand through his hair BECAUSE ITS TOO SHORT TO FLIP.]

[Rolling her eyes and flipping her hair over her shoulder before she crosses her arms over her chest.]

So is this a one time deal or what? You better not back out at the last minute.

I'll let you know after its done. Get off my bulge.

I'll be there to make sure you don't fuck it up.

Yeah yeah.

[Despite the bickering, it actually made him feel a little better. Enough for his posture to relax a bit, anyway.]

[She's feeling a little better too, and it's weird to her. But whatever, anything to get over the agitation and restlessness she's been feeling.]

Are you sassing me, Karkat?

I'm a sassy kinda guy. Don't punch me again though. I like my tongue in my mouth.

You tooooooootally had it coming! Keep your mouth shut next time and maybe I won't punch you again.

I usually do.

[He cracks his neck and adjusts his jaw one more time before letting his hand fall.]

Wow, you actually admitted it. Impressive. [Eyeroll.]

So where were you headed in such a hurry that you didn't even notice me?

Its an occupational hazard.

[But that makes him smirk briefly for whatever reason before it fades.]

Nowhere. I was just walking. Got a lot on my mind.

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