♋ 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

[miraculls.livejournal.com]

[also watching the infomercial in fascination, although this is not in the least bit unusual for him whoa how do they get the food all liquidy pure motherfuckin magic]

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

[Slowly. Turns.

Looks at Gamzee.

And falls off the couch, throwing a pillow at him.]

Holy shit! Holy fucking shit, when did you get here?

[miraculls.livejournal.com]

[oh hello pillow to the face so nice of you to join us today]

Uhhh...fuck, I dunno. When?

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

What the fuck.

Did you sneak in here just to fuck with me? What the fuck?

[miraculls.livejournal.com]

Naaaw, bro, I wouldn't do that to you, I ain't some kind of laughsassin what all secretly snapping necks and shit. Just came down to make sure you were all up and okay, best friend.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Don't snap my neck, asshole!

[backing away...]

Holy shit, you've gone completely shithive! Cut it out!

[miraculls.livejournal.com]

Oh fuck, have I? Shit, I don't feel panscrubbed or nothing. Oh fuck, I don't wanna kill no motherfuckers, bro, you gotta stop me!

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Oh god, now you're fucking taunting me? Oh man. Oh man...

[punching him in the face!]

[miraculls.livejournal.com]

[yelps and reels back, clutching his jaw]

Ow, that really motherfuckin' hurt, best friend. I think it worked though, I ain't feeling like I be shithive or wanting to get my subjugglation on.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Oh. Shit, sorry.

What the hell. I am a fucking asshole.

[miraculls.livejournal.com]

Naaaaw, it's cool. If I be going motherfuckin' shithive panfried, I want someone to all up and stop me from doing no harm. [a...hahahaha...]

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

[Just...staring at him...]

Oh god.

Do you what's really funny? I can't even do that right! I fuck that up, too, just like everything! That should have been the easiest part! I'm the biggest and most miserable failure in this and every single universe that has ever been created.

Isn't that really fucking funny?

[miraculls.livejournal.com]

Uhh...naw, bro, that don't sound real funny to me. I don't think I get it, sooooooorry.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you're right.

I guess it wasn't that funny.

laaaater, action??

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

[after Karkat is done with the phone, he might notice that Terezi is sleeping on the living room couch, a pillow clutched in her arms. one of the corners is gnawed. it seems like she's been there a while.]

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

[He sees her lying there, but isn't sure whether to believe it. He'd thought he'd imagined finding her earlier. He saw so many other things that weren't there, so why not her?

But here she is and now he's wracking his brain to try and remember what the hell he said to her earlier, because he's sure it was completely stupid and of course the day he was making an asshole out of himself would be the day she came back.

But she's back. He walks over and sits next to her on the couch and waits for her to wake up.]

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

[of course that'd be the day.

it's a little while longer until she begins stirring, and when she opens her eyes, of course she has no idea that he's there. she's met with disappointment again, as if a part of her had hoped she would be able to go to sleep and talk to her lusus (impossible, she's gone) and re-learn what she'd somehow lost. it shows on her face; for once, Terezi does not smile. but then again, she also thinks she's alone.

she knows where she is, though, and ignoring her own disappointment, she lowers the pillow and calls out.] Karkat? Where'd you go?

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

I'm right here.

[Right, that was something he remembers. He was leading her around, which would make sense if Mayfield took away her color smelling thing or however her weird vision works. He puts his hand on hers so she'll have a better sense of where he is.]

I'm not being a fucking moron anymore, by the way.

Hi.

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

[as soon as he speaks and she realizes how close he is, she's immediately grinning again.]

Gasp! How completely surprising. You know, I'm starting to get why you can't stand your past self. Hahaha!

[but she's incredibly relieved to hear that, and just from his voice she can tell he's better from... whatever the hell that had been. she pats his hand absently with her other one, still finding it strange that she can't 'see' it.]

Hi.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Fuck you. There's a perfectly reasonable explanation for all that shit, and it involves me being a leader.

Okay, so I'm sure I'll regret admitting to this, but I actually barely remember anything from earlier aside from bumping into you somewhere. So don't expect me to know what we talked about or what specifically stupid things I said.

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

Then I guess I'd better tell you in explicit detail! [aka lie hideously.] You kept calling me 'Jamie' and saying shit like "Our rom is like the wind, I can't see it..."

[dramatic voice, trying to sound like Karkat:] "But I can feel it."

[okay, he didn't actually do any of that, but it is a quote from Troll A Walk to Remember and she dearly wishes she could see his face right now, but his verbal reaction will be satisfying enough.]

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Yeah, of course you're using this opportunity to make up vicious slander. I don't know why I expected differently.

I'm not falling for it, Pyrope. Try again.

[But he's not completely sure she's lying. That movie is just so beautiful. Would it have really been so bad if he had?]

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

You were reenacting the scenes and everything. And then you got emotional because you 'knew you had to let me go' but you were determined for us to do all of these things and actually I think you might have cried a little! But I couldn't see.

[trollololololololol

okay she liked that movie a little too

but not that much ok]

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

So what?

[Okay, he's starting to believe her. It's the little details, like knowing that he always cries whenever he thinks of the ending, that really makes the story.]

That movie is a classic, you should be flattered! Besides, if you hadn't noticed, my sponge was incapacitated by hallucinogenic bovine lactate. I can't be held responsible for my actions.

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

[this is perfect. he actually believes her.] Oh, don't worry. I'm completely flattered!

[Terezi laughs very loudly, albeit a little affectionately, and then tilts her head thoughtfully.] ...Was that what the problem was? I thought you had gotten some serious cranial damage.