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Oh my god... How can anyone want to stick around one place for longer than a few weeks when there's so much shit to get done? I've been settled in Vermillion for only about three weeks and I am already going absolutely shithive maggots. Maybe the best idea is to just blaze through those last few badges, I don't know. What I do know is that one way or another, I am getting the merry fuck on my way. Screw waiting for the weather warm up.

I think my Pichu is feeling it too because he's kind of sparking here and there. Is that normal? Like, my Ampharos when she was a Mareep had this problem, but what the shit do I do to avoid getting shocked this time around? It's not like I can just take care when brushing him! That and he thinks every damn thing is funny at the moment and it just sets him off! Right now it's a never ending spiral of shocking, what I think is giggling, and more shocking. Just make it stop, oh my god.

[ as if on cue, a little Pichu can be heard chiming in and an aggravated huff from a Zangoose. Karkat... he just groans. sighs... ]

Unrelated to all of the globetickling bulgehumps out there and my own trainer problems - which is to say that this message is only for those of my particular joint universes - where the blithering fuck is everyone? I just met up with Eridan a few days ago, but what about everyone else?

[ private to Rose ]

So um. There's a little bit of a problem.

I could ask Kanaya, but I thought... Uh...

[ /private ]

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Then you know what you have to do.

[The response to this comes very late, because Sollux has just gone back and watched that entire conversation over again, and has also taken a few more minutes to gather his bearings before he responds. It's cringe-worthy. He kind of just wants to... delete it, delete it all, but he can't make the Gear let him. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.]

...Fine. You win, Vantas.

Look, man...

[ he's had time to think about this conversation too. Karkat does not want to push TOO much. just wants to give Sollux the confidence boost. help him out, since he had been such a failure as their leader. it's the least this guy can do for his best friend, right? ]

Just, don't let the opportunity for something good to happen to you slip by, okay? If you don't really want to tell her, I won't really be a douchewaffle about it.

I do want to, I guess, it's just...

[Sigh.]

You were right about what you said, though. Before. I guess I... still don't think I'm good enough.

And that, Sollux, is probably why you are. Think about it. Yeah, we're assholes to each other. Still, there's no one I'd rather have those sorts of conversations with. Sollux Captor, you're my best friend not because of how awesome you can be, but how great you are will all of those little faults. Sure, I can take a shit on you about them, but...

If you weren't my best friend I think I'd go absolutely insane. You're an amazing coder and an essential member of the team. We wouldn't be where we are without you, at all.

[Another silence, this one significantly shorter and actually visible from Karkat's side of the Gear; it seems Sollux had opened it up to say something probably insulting and dismissive, but then reconsidered, and now Karkat is just watching him stare for a couple of seconds. Eventually, he speaks again.]

Fine, I'll do it. How sad would it be if the best surviving Alternian hacker can't even tell a girl he's flushed for her? [He laughs, kind of weakly, and then:]

...Thanks.

Well you are kind if a sad waste of space...

But you're welcome.

You should've just stopped after the last message, fuckpod.

And leave all that sentimental air between us? You're hilarious. Can't have you thinking that I LIKE you or anything.

God for-fucking-bid. [An expression of mock horror.]

I have a reputation to think of.

Oh, bullshit. You have just as much a reputation as I do, Vantas, except you vomit out ickle babby Pogermon eggs. And that's just sad.

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