[Honestly, Karkat, he might understand it on some kind of bizarre subconscious level, but a lot of times he is just as confused as you are. ...In the meantime, Sollux reaches for that box of take-out. Food is supposed to be a good distraction, right? Also, he totally doesn't care if it's cold by now, he's forgotten about warm meals for much longer than this.]
[Also. Shit.]
[It really was just the five and a half of them, he realized as he ticked the names off in his head. He wasn't surprised, of course, but... well. it was better than none of them, right? At least someone was there to carry out whatever they had to do before they hit the dirt too, probably at the hands of some other idiot who lost control of their mental faculties. That's how most normal trolls go, anyway.]
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Also, he totally doesn't care if it's cold by now, he's forgotten about warm meals for much longer than this.][Also. Shit.]
[It really was just the five and a half of them, he realized as he ticked the names off in his head. He wasn't surprised, of course, but... well. it was better than none of them, right? At least someone was there to carry out whatever they had to do before they hit the dirt too, probably at the hands of some other idiot who lost control of their mental faculties. That's how most normal trolls go, anyway.]
...I know, we all have to die.
I just... can't believe it happened like that.