♋ PCG 10; backdated to Thursday

[crusthatecean]

[Action; Outside 1338 Benny Road!]

[Early Thursday morning, there's a strange sight out on Benny Road. A terrifying crab monster appears to be menacing a young troll lad! Karkat is trying to fend off the crab monster with a garden tool and appears to mostly be managing it, but the monster won't stop trying to grab him with its claws.]

[Action; 1338 Benny Road; Later]

[Later that day, in a house that smells horribly of fish but is much cleaner than usual, Karkat is sitting on the couch watching TV. The crab monster is lurking behind the house, occasionally growling until Karkat feeds him some fish from a can.]

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[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

It's not funny.

[And suddenly they're being interrupted by Crabdad coming in to check on them and also to hiss in case they are making out.]

Oh god, we're just talking!

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

I didn't say it was! I-

[oh..... looks in Crabdad's direction and waves her hands as if to assure him that they are not currently groping Karkat's nubby horns inappropriately or whatever]

It's okay, really.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

It's fucking fine.

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

[awkwardly waits for Crabdad to go away...........]

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

[He stands there awkwardly for a little longer, but finally Karkat shoos him out.]

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

[LOOKS AT KARKAT EXPECTANTLY no jk

she's waiting for him to say something, though]

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Sorry about him. I know this is fucking awkward.

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's fine!

...

We can always go to my hive... I mean, to watch your stupid movies.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that would work.

I mean, he might still sleep during the day and things, but he never knocks.

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

So we'll have privacy at my hive to... watch movies.

[pause...] To watch a lot of movies. Uninterrupted.

[yeah]

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

If that's what you want.

[Getting so flustered here.]

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

[looking away even though that's stupid because she can't see him anyway]

I guess I wouldn't mind.

Even though some of them are really stupid movies.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

No, they aren't.

[That's besides the point, Karkat...]

You just need to watch them. They're really interesting.

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

... [AUGH] I wasn't actually talking about your dumb movies!

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

...I know. I just meant that they're good, but I know what you were talking about, okay?

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

Oh.

...okay.

[now she is the one feeling a little flustered]

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

[Well, he's still flustered and doesn't know what to say after that. He manages to stop himself from making more comments in defense of his movies, though.]

...Anyway, you should still stay over here and all that if you want to. Just when it is much too fucking crowded here, because we are full to the brim with trolls and humans and an enormous crab monster, we've got that.

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

...Hehehe.

[is she blushing??? well a little. she doesn't realize she is.] It would be only right of us to direct our overflow elsewhere! [that was a terrible metaphor...]

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

[Oh, she is. That's really cute. He's kind of looking at this and enjoying it safely, knowing that she can't see his expression.]

That's what I mean. Give the run of this place to the asshole it's already crawling with and take off.

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

[o-oh Karkat that is actually really adorable]

We could take off right now. [a somewhat embarrassed pause as she realizes how warm her cheeks are. she presses a hand to the side of her face.] If you wanted to.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Um...

I would, but he's still settling in and I'm worried he'll throw another fit. Once I get him to sleep, though...

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

[






that crab is now her enemy and said enemy needs to be unconscious right now]

And out of curiosity... how exactly could you get him to sleep?

that icon is like a horror movie...

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

He's usually out after he eats, but it's hard to say here. I couldn't find what he likes to eat, and his schedule's off.

what do you have against shirts with pugs on them...

[foretastes.livejournal.com]

[damnit

ok she is strongly considering slipping some good ol' sleeping pills in there but doubts there are any in Karkat's house]

...Well. What if you fight him! Fight him until he's exhausted.

[BE A MAN KARKAT]

horrifying........

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

That will just make him angrier. Ugh. Okay. Hang on, give me a few minutes.

[He'll get up to go find Crabdad!]