♋ PCG 11

[crusthatecean]

[Action; 1338 Benny Road]

[After his conversation/ambiguous break up with Terezi, Karkat heads back to his own hive. He slams the door to his respite block, locks it, and doesn't come out or let anyone in until his lusus comes up to check on him and makes him move the dresser away from his door.

After that, if you want to come in and find him, he's sitting on his bed eating ice cream and watching troll Hitch on his husktop with Crabdad.]

[Phone]

What do you do if you need to switch hives? Is there a form to fill out or something?

Comments

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

[It's a great movie full of hilarious hi jinx and Will Smith one liners and emotional tension! But now we're at the part where Hitch's love interest has left him and Hitch's client has just lost the woman of his dreams who believes their entire relationship has been nothing but expert manipulation, and Karkat pauses it.]

I don't feel like watching the rest. You can have it if you want.

[echidna]

[ Not able to finish a romcom? Dang. Now she knows just how serious this is. ]

No, that's okay. Did you want to talk, maybe?

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Is that what barricading myself in my respite block would suggest on your planet?

[But he's not actively kicking her out. He just needs some coaxing to want to discuss this.]

[echidna]

Well, no, but it does tell me that there's something bothering you. Talking about it will make you feel better.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Probably not.

[echidna]

You won't know if you don't try.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Maybe I don't want to know.

...Okay, this is a really awkward thing I'm about to say and I'm sorry, but could you answer me honestly on this one?

[echidna]

Um, sure. What is it?

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

...

I probably shouldn't ask.

[echidna]

Just say it!

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Fine. Okay. It's about the bowling thing. And the human alcoholic beverage.

[echidna]

What about it?

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[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Would you...I mean...you kissed me and I know that was because of drinking that. Is that all, though?

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Wait, fuck, that didn't sound right.

I mean because I just want to know how much it affects humans and my lusus would lose his shit if I tried myself.

[echidna]

I... [ That question does come across very awkward at first, her cheeks darken a little and she looks away. ]

It depends on how much you drink, I guess, so the more you drink the weirder you'll act.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Ugh. Sorry.

I'm just going for the perfect score this week in a brand new game. The object is to destroy all of your relationships, and I think I'm ahead.

[echidna]

[ ok Jade act like this is totally new information... ]

What happened?

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Nothing.

I non-ended my non-relationship. That's all.

[echidna]

[ She very nearly says "I know" but catches herself just in time. Whether Karkat likes or not she's reaching to hug him. ]

Is that really what you want?

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

I don't know.

It's not like this is a fucking ideal situation, but neither was anything about us.

[echidna]

I don't know, Terezi likes you a lot.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

I like how everyone today is the expert at understanding the relationships in my life.

[echidna]

[ hugs and sighs, Jade is supplying both in excess. ]

I'm not trying to sound like that, I just think maybe you are misjudging things.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

You don't even know what happened.

[Pausing, but he's pretty astute at this kind of thing.]

Actually, it sounds suspiciously like you do. I'm not asking, just do me a favor and spare me having to reexplain this if someone already told you.

[echidna]

[ nooooo she pinkie promised! but maybe as long as she doesn't mention Terezi she will be okay... ]

I, um, might have heard something about it from someone.