♋ 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]

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.

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

[clutches her pillow tightly in a mock display of tension. even though she is not really nervous! oh Terezi you are not prepared.]

Oh, that's really considerate of you! I will be sure to remember that in the face of a timeless love story, property damage is acceptable.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Okay, okay. Shhh.

It's starting.

[watching so intently]

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

[shuts up and listens

listens very closely





as the movie goes on, she may... be getting... a little... just a little... bit emotional-

no she must fight it!!!!

...but this is just so sad and romantic augh no Terezi it's just one of Karkat's stupid movies againOH GOD TROLL NOAH CAME BACK FOR TROLL ALLIE DIDN'T HE

her lower lip trembles. BUT JUST A LITTLE.]

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

[That's okay, he doesn't notice because he is fucking sobbing and using up all the tissues. All of them.

It's just so beautiful.]

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

[...buries her face in the pillow

she doesn't want him to see her face twitch slightly as if she is feeling emotion wait
is he sobbing.

yes he is sobbing.



PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER TEREZI

IS THIS ANY WAY FOR A LEGISLACERATOR TO BEHAVE]

Karkat?

[p...pats him on the back gently

it's gonna be okayFUCK TROLL ALLIE'S READING HIS LETTER but Terezi tells herself that she's got to keep her poker face on, patting Karkat's back reassuringly. or (unsure)ly.]

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

[Yeah, he's not paying attention to anything she's doing. He's not really the best person to watch movies with, especially ones he really likes.

But it's just so sad, especially since he knows how it ends since he's watched it hundreds of times.]

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

[she's about to comfort him more except there's a particularly silent scene so Terezi basically just ruins the entire moment.]

Wait! What's going on? It went all quiet. Karkat, what's happening! Describe it to me!

[pokes him repeatedly come on]

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

He...

[He's kind of choking on his words because of how beautiful this scene is.]

He built her a room...with a canvas...Terezi he built her a painting room just like he promised!

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

[long

pause.

Terezi clutches tightly at Karkat's arm, leaning against him. her expression is clearly emotional. this plot revelation has touched her deeply. she makes a sound like a sniffle, maybe.]









Did he make sure to give her some chalk to make art with too?

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

[Her comment on chalk makes him suddenly aware that she's sniffling, and he's almost never felt so flushed for her than he does at the revelation that she actually likes this movie. He turns to look at her through the movie magic induced tears and comes to a startling conclusion:

Their love is just like Noah and Allie's.

It's all been so obvious. And he's sure it's not just that he's being carried away by powerful cinematic emotion even if this is pretty similar to that unfortunate time he watched troll Good Luck Chuck with Gamzee. No, she likes to paint with chalk and their blood might keep them apart but he would definitely build her a house if it was to win her away from a smarmy cool kid fiancee or something like that.

He is absolutely certain about this, they will die and become birds together through the power of love. She's probably thinking the same thing right now.

He cups her chin with his hands and kisses her passionately and also wetly because he's still kind of crying.]