♋ PCG 9

[crusthatecean]

[Action; 1338 Benny Road]

[Karkat took his turn with the milk on the first day, to bring Jade back from kill drone state. He's been dealing with the after effects of the nasty poison that was inside ever since.

But today it was his turn again. He had been too sick the day before to prevent Jade from drinking her share, but this evening he prevented that from happening again by just refusing to go to sleep. Once he heard the milk delivery in the morning, he dragged his ass down to the front door to drink the bottle.

His housemates will find him still downstairs, holding the empty bottle of milk. He has the TV turned on to some infomercial for a groundbreaking new blender, and he's watching in fascination and horror.]

[Phone]

[Karkat's voice sounds hoarse and urgent when he picks up the phone to call Mayfield later that day.]

Okay.

Don't look now.

But the horrorterrors are right behind you.

Oh fuck! You unbelievable dumbass, I told you not to look!

[Action; Around Mayfield]

[Shortly after the phone call, Karkat wanders outside for a little bit, not really paying attention to where he's walking. He's carrying a paper towel roll curved in a way that looks vaguely like a sickle, and is swiping it randomly at the air from time to time.]

[Phone; Later]

[Much, much later that night, an extremely tired but lucid sounding Karkat makes a phone call once again.]

Wow. Uh.

So, I'm sure Jade and Gamzee didn't let me make any phone calls or anything earlier, right?

Just making sure about that.

Comments

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

[Well, if she manages to touch it, she'll probably be able to feel it and his nubby horns poking out of it.]

I don't have human hair. I have normal troll hair that I guess probably tastes sort of like troll hair.

You're only human until they decide to start giving you your things back. Things including your species in this case.

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

[...feels horns

grabs them

moves his head around a little]

How long did it take to get yours back?

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

[Pushing her off god why is she such a freak!]

I don't know, I'd fucking explain but this shithive broad is currently working my last nerve.

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

[reaches again..... probably jams her hand in his eye but accident but that's what you get for pushing away a blind girl!!]

You love when I work your last nerve! I think you missed it.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Yeah, sure, I missed being fucked with at every opportunity by the bullshit queen herself.

[rubbing his eye, she did that on purpose, he's sure of it.]

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

I can hear it in your voice. You are so enthusiastic about it! You are like 'Terezi please pester me more!'

You totally missed me.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Don't try to analyze my voice for things. If I missed you at all, it's only because I forgot what a pain in the spinal crevice you are.

[That wasn't a denial...]

1/2

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

[hehehe nope and don't think she didn't notice]

Yeah, exactly! I'll be here to remind you. Every day. [she smiles. even if everything here is strange and new and different and nobody really knows what to do, at least he's all right- and Gamzee, too, and even Tavros. maybe there's hope for all of them. maybe they weren't doomed after all.]

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

[she full-on grins then, gazing at a point beyond his shoulder.] I was kidding before, you know. You weren't quoting anything at me!

get out double dave icons X-( also 1/2

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Well. I guess that might not be the most irritating--

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Hey!

Fuck you! I never believed all of that bullshit anyway!

i can't help it she just looks so cute in them IS THIS BETTER X-(

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

You definitely did, hahaha!! I heard your voice get all weird! You totally fell for it and completely believed you were unironically quoting your movies at me.

I GUESS (nottalking)

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Please, I'd never be so stupid and unoriginal. Even if they are just so great.

forgive me i have wronged you

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

[she laughs.] Are they? It's been a while since I watched one. Well, listened to one. And smelled all the delicious flowery smells coming out of it! And tears. They always smell like tears. [or is that just you...]

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Oh. Well.

I have a bunch of them here. If you felt like listening to them.

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

[o-ohh... intriguing....]

...

The prosecution will consider it.

[considers it for about 2 seconds]

It depends on the theme of the movie and amount of tears involved.

[the first answer is romance and the second answer is many]

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

The theme is your choice, as long as it's romance or romantic comedy.

But I don't think I'll be able to predict how many tears you'll cry. It depends on the title.

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

[>implying Terezi will be the one crying]

No, I didn't mean my tears.

[leeeeeans on him] I meant someone else's tears! Some crankynubs I know. He might be in the room right now, I'm not sure! I can't see.

Anyway, it's your choice. Since you're a connoisseur of these things and all.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

I'm not going to cry. Except for at some of them but I dare anyone not to cry at those ones, and I am refusing to be embarrassed about that. Show some respect for fucking cinematic masterpieces.

Just tell me if you want sad or heartwarming or funny.

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

[she finally has pupils and irises to roll her eyes with, so she does. feels good, man.]

Okay, I'm showing respect for the fuckingest cinematic masterpieces! This is my respect face. [it is a shit-eating grin like the rest of her faces.]

Okay. Sad and heartwarming.

[just to listen to you cry.]

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Okay, fine. I'll get something. Wait here, I'll be right back.

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

[and she waits!

okay she might be gnawing on the pillow again by the time he gets back.]

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

[He'll come back in a little while with his computer, which he has to set up. Still, she'll be able to tell from the cursing as he tries to get it to work that he's back.

Finally, he'll sit down next to her to turn on the movie he decided to show her, which happens to be troll The Notebook.]

Okay. Are you ready? Because this one is a classic. It is just so good that you probably won't even be able to comprehend it. It eats heartwarming for breakfast and shits nothing but tragedy for days afterward.

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

[th...the Notebook... noooo that one has never failed to make anyone cry, ever, not in any universe or of any species!!

EVERYONE ALWAYS CRIES DURING THE NOTEBOOK.]

I'm completely intrigued! But suddenly glad I can't smell it. Will I need many absorbent things for my non-functioning eyes, or will this pillow do?

[it is a facetious question, one she expects Karkat will answer seriously.]

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

[Yes, exactly. The saddest movie ever made by any society. The best thing about it is how it's not manipulative and stupid at all.

He places a box of tissues in front of them on the coffee table with a dramatic slam mostly for her benefit. He is always prepared before watching this film.]

There. I don't know if those will be enough absorption papers, but we'll just see. I guess no one cares if you ruin a pillow for the sake of a timeless love story.