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[caliginous]

Characters: Karkat Vantas (AU) and YOU
Setting: Across the tower! Mark in the subject line, please!
Format: Action to start, but I'll follow.
Summary: Karkat has been awfully quiet lately, and hasn't quiet been seeking out others. How unusual.
Warnings: TBA

[Karkat has just had too many things on his mind. Staying out of trouble, trying not to make more people furious with him, dodging mealtimes to instead feed Spidermom. The attack on the tower had sated her slightly, but it hadn't helped his psyche any. The visions of Imperial Drones on top of more copies of Spidermom were a little too much for him.

He was still sick to his nutrition sack over the whole thing. If those drones had been real, then he would have been leaving Kanaya to them. What kind of shitty friend was he?

Oh wait. That kind of answered the question. So wherever he happens to be, Karkat will be propped against a wall, staring down at his shoes with an everpresent frown of thought.]

Comments

[scalemate]

You are so frustrating.

[caliginous]

Like you aren't?

[scalemate]

[She smirks.]

At least I don't lie all the time.

[caliginous]

That doesn't make you any less frustrating.

[scalemate]

You've never complained before!

[She gives him another little push.]

Soooo?

[caliginous]

I like a challenge every now and then.

[He concedes with a light grunt.]

It was just a little jarring to see the Veil again. Like that. I guess.

[scalemate]

[She nods, falling silent for a moment before adding:]

I'm sorry I didn't get there sooner.

[caliginous]

Oh my god, are you kidding me right now? Why would you even make that apology?

[scalemate]

[Pffft. She crosses her arms and makes a face. Though he does have a point.]

[caliginous]

This is why its stupid to talk about. There's nothing to be done about it. Its already happened, according to Kanaya.

[scalemate]

Well, if you're going to wander around moping about it, clearly you need to talk!

[caliginous]

I don't need to do anything. I already said I didn't want to talk about it.

[His eyelids lower. He knows she's right, but he just really wants to push it the hell out of his mind.]

[scalemate]

Fiiine. Be a petulant little wiggler, see if I care.

[She is smiling just a bit, though.]

[caliginous]

I don't need to see. I already know, remember?

[He turns to glance at her with a self-satisfied smirk, but it doesn't last long. His death had really bothered him, even if he wouldn't admit it.]

[scalemate]

[He doesn't have to admit it. It's pretty obvious.]

Oooh, excuse me! Of course you do. You know everything, right?

[caliginous]

Pretty much.

[scalemate]

You wish.

[She plops down on the couch again.]

[caliginous]

[After a long pause, he joins her, but with pointed distance between them. He's not entirely sure if its ok for him to invade her space again.]

Its kind of always been true. Just saying.

[scalemate]

Really? You do a very good job of hiding it!

[She prods at him.]

Did you look at the other floors yet?

[caliginous]

A couple of them, but knowing this place, I'm not in a real rush to explore them.

[scalemate]

[She smirks.]

Wimp.

[caliginous]

[He rolls his eyes and flips her off.]

[scalemate]

[She giggles and pushes him.]

[caliginous]

Is it too much to ask to go a week without getting horribly maimed?

[scalemate]

Yup! You look better maimed, anyway.