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[thekidsare0kay]

oh, uh.
2hiit.
2o ii'm not dead, after all.
but ii've got 2ome really cool purple pyjama2, now.
2orry iif ii worriied anyone, except iit 2eemed liike mo2t people were two preoccupiied wiith theiir own death2 and ang2t two notiice miine, 2tory of my liife, thank2 pre2ent kk for nothiing.
death number one, cleared, ju2t one more two go!

[Locked to Karkat]

hey, you around?

[/Locked]

oh hey, ii've got a que2tiion.
doe2 anyone el2e get vii2iion2 of the future be2iide2 me and that chiick ii talked two the other day?
2orry ii don't remember who iit wa2.
we 2hould, liike, form a club or 2omethiing le22 lame than that.
by whiich ii mean maybe we could coordiinate and 2ee iif there'2 any con2ii2tency two our vii2iion2?
ju2t an iidea.

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[papshooshing]

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY THAT FOR MY SAKE, YOU KNOW.
I KNOW YOU LIKE HER.

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[thekidsare0kay]

waiit waiit waiit.
ii2 thii2 what you keep beiing all weiird about?
you thiink ii'm goiing two go flu2hed wiith feferii?
kk, ii liiterally ju2t met her liike two hour2 ago.
ii've barely ever 2poken two her before, except two 2end her the 2grub fiile2.
2he'2 a tyriian-blooded 2ea troll for fuck'2 2ake, what could ii po22iibly have iin common wiith her?
ii mean, 2ure, 2he 2eem2 2weet, but ii'm not goiing two jump iinto iit when ii've already got a quadrant even iif ii wanted two, whiich ii don't!

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[papshooshing]

YOU'RE GOING TO, I KNOW IT.
YOU TWO ARE GONNA GET SO CLOSE THAT YOU'LL BE GLUBBING IN PILES
*GLUBBING,* SOLLUX.
LITERALLY.

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[thekidsare0kay]

2o the fuck what iif we're glubbiing?
piile2 2ound2 liike moiiraiil2 anyway!
fuck, you mu2t thiink ii'm 2o fiickle.
why diid you even get twogether wiith me iif you thiink ii'm ju2t goiing two cheat on you ju2t liike that?

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[papshooshing]

OH...
MOIRAILS.

[ he never thought it COULD be that quadrant. ]

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[thekidsare0kay]

oh my god.

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[papshooshing]

DON'T YOU "OH MY GOD" ME, MISTER.
IF YOU WERE ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN, YOU CAN EASILY SEE WHERE IT COULD BE RED.

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[thekidsare0kay]

oh 2orry, ii'm 2ure iit wa2 a totally legiit conclu2iion.
wa2 iit the glubbiing, the piile2, or the fact that ii ju2t keep kii22iing you that told you ii'd be flu2hed for ff wiithiin an hour or two?

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[papshooshing]

IT'S THE WAY YOU ACTUALLY SMILE, NOOKSUCKER.
LIKE, *REALLY* SMILE.
NOT THAT DOUCHEY ONE YOU HAVE.
I'M JUST FUCKING YOUR TIMELINE OVER AND I'M NOT EVEN *PRESENT* IN IT.
WAY TO GO, VANTAS.

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[thekidsare0kay]

god, you are 2o unbeliievably dumb, 2ometiime2.

Action!

[thekidsare0kay]

[brb, looking for Karkat on the asteroid]

Maybe I'm not thmiling becauthe my matethprit ith a thelf-hating idiot who'th trying to thabotage our relationship at every turn?

Action!

[papshooshing]

[ sdfasdf!!

Karkat jumps, startled. how dumb can Sollux be, jumping worlds/time when Sgrub as started.

but Karkat is a cross between a kicked puppy and a prickly cat. ]

I'm not trying to sabotage anything.

Action!

[thekidsare0kay]

You are totally trying to thabotage uth.

[He's not even mad, but he is exasperated. He reaches for Karkat, trying to pull him close.]

Why won't you fight for me, if you think I'll wind up going elthewhere and being happier? What wath even the point of all thith?

Action!

[papshooshing]

[ Karkat allows for it, curling against Sollux. ]

Because I think you deserve to be happy, fucknuts. Even if it's not with me, as stupidly sappy as that sounds. Because I don't want you to end up in a doomed timeline just because I'm a selfish jackass.

Action!

[thekidsare0kay]

[Sollux holds him tightly, giving his cheek a nuzzle] I am happy when I'm with you, thtupid. And if loving you doomth me, well what elthe ith new? I'm doing what I'm thuppothed to do. I'm playing the game. I'll glub in pileth if that'th what I have to do. But you're mine, got it?

Action!

[papshooshing]

[ it should make Karkat feel so relieved. but it does. he cuddles against Sollux more, snorting. ]

You are such a bulge munching idiot.

Action!

[thekidsare0kay]

Maybe I am. Maybe I'm thelfish. [He shrugs, huddling a bit] I'm probably a horrible perthon for even rithking it. But...but you do make me happy. Ithn't that okay? To be happy a little? I'm the one who'th got to lithen to the thcreamth and watch you all die, and die again and again. Can't I have thith one thing?

Action!

[papshooshing]

You don't exactly see me pushing you away, do you? You barge into my respiteblock and here I am. Latching on like some leech.

Action!

[thekidsare0kay]

[He nods, sniffling a little. Things just got really emotional just then, okay? He's worried and scared about what's going to happen, and the one thing he's been clinging to is that Karkat is okay in the future.]

Jutht keep on leeching and I'll be happy.

Action!

[papshooshing]

[ Karkat gives a pap, but leans a bit to nip at Sollux's jaw. does this seem like a kid that really wants to leave. ]

Action!

[thekidsare0kay]

[Nope, but Karkat is a silly boy sometimes. He mutters, mollified by the papping and the teeth on his jaw, then turns his head to kiss him soundly]

Action!

[papshooshing]

[ sooo much better than arguing and bitching at each other. expect a kiss back, because that's what Karkat is doing. ]

Action!

[thekidsare0kay]

[Sollux is so okay with that, and he hums happily as he draws out the kiss]

Action!

[papshooshing]

[ after a few more seconds of just kissing, Karkat nips at Sollux's lip. ]

You're okay, right?

Action!

[thekidsare0kay]

[He smiles and nips back, then gives an apologetic lick] I am, now.