[ Karkat sort of shrugs Vanitas off to fix him with a look. really? you're going to ask that.

with a sigh and an eyeroll, Karkat pauses to try to find words. ]

We weren't really all that fucking different, I guess. Yeah, he's an arrogant findouche. But when he was here last, he was at least willing to try to be otherwise. Not always successful, but eh...

Eridan's not as secure as he fucking acts. He tries way too goddamn hard for affection. That's really all he wants: someone to give him the time of day. His moirail left him at a really shitty time... We wouldn't go visit him when we probably should have.

That and he was actually a good quadrantmate.