03 | video -> text

[luckout]

[The video clicks on briefly from Vriska fiddling with the buttons, trying to remember how everything works. Blank, white eyes are staring down at it. In fact her whole face is pretty blank until she scowls in annoyance.]

Seriously?

[The feed shuts off abruptly, replaced by text:]

You have to 8e kidding me.
I was wandering around for forever and this place actually 8rought me 8ack when I was 8usy with something again.
What's the deal? Does this place just get a kick out of ruining plans?
Jerked around 8ack there, jerked around here. Can't a girl catch a 8r8k?
Well........ Whatever.
This place is pro8a8ly marginally 8etter than wasting time with Nitram or getting stalked 8y some dead douche8ag that can't take a hint.

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[glowsferatu]

[ what the hell none of this sounds familiar ]

What Are You Talking About

[luckout]

Dream 8u88les, Maryam. Those are a thing for the culled, in case you forgot.
Or may8e you wouldn't know a8out any of that since you cheated death with your rain8ow drinker 8ullshit.

[glowsferatu]

No Im Familiar
There Was A Period Between Death And The Assumption Of This New State Where I Explored Them As Well
But Lets Focus On The More Important Point
That Being This Newfound Acknowledgement Of Your Demise

[luckout]

It's a little l8 for that. It 8n't really new anymore.
I've 8een dead for a long time. Pro8a8ly, anyway. It's hard to tell.

[glowsferatu]

Yes
Well
I Had Attempted To Inform You Previously But You Certainly Wouldnt Believe It Then

[luckout]

Did you really expect me to? Seriously, would you 8elieve it if someone came up to you and told you you were going to get culled in the most em8arrassing way possi8le?
How long have you 8een w8ing to ru8 salt in this old wound? 8ecause it isn't really going to work.

[glowsferatu]

[ she isn't going to answer that question. it may have been hypothetical, but if someone told her she was only going to lose, she probably wouldn't even bother trying.

if it's a sting vriska wants, she has much better ways of getting that. ]

I Hadnt Noticed Your Absence Actually
And Even If I Had I Would Have No Way Of Being Aware That Youd Move Past That Moment In Your Personal Chronology
So Whatever Amount Of Waiting Youre Imaging Had No Opportunity To Occur

[luckout]

That doesn't make any sense. I should have 8een gone a long time.
Unless time shenanigans have something to do with it again, which would 8e less surprising than some of the crap that's happened recently.

[glowsferatu]

[ this isn't the response she wanted from telling vriska she didn't even notice she was gone ]

When It Comes To The Relationship Between This Timeline And Our Own
One Can Take For Granted That A Desynchronization Is In Effect
The One Previous Occasion I Returned There I Experienced Two Hours At Most
On My Return I Found That I Seemed To Have Missed An Entire Weekend

[luckout]

[8) u mad kanaya]

Whatever. If I was gone from here as long as I was dead, there's no way you wouldn't have noticed.
It doesn't really matter how long I was gone. It matters that this place inevita8ly interrupts me when I actually have plans and it's fucking annoying.

[glowsferatu]

Lets Consider For A Moment What Occurred The Last Time You Had Formed An Agenda Which Lachesis Saw Fit To Interrupt
Given That We Had Been Discussing The Consequences Of That Scheme Not Moments Ago
Are We Certain She Hasnt Done You A Favor By Keeping You From It

[luckout]

A lot of good interrupting that did. All she did was delay my death for a few Earth months. Seems like a waste to me, in retrospect.
I could have done without the interruption this time.
Nitram and I were sorting stuff out.

[glowsferatu]

A Waste Is It
Well Im Sure Nothing Of Any Sort Of Value Must Have Occurred In The Time You Were Here Did It
And If Not Whose Fault Would That Be

[luckout]

You don't sound so sure a8out that, Maryam.
Is there something you think occurred that was of any value to me whatsoever? ::::?

[glowsferatu]

No
Nothing Whatsoever
Im Sure It Was All Nothing More Than A Trial On Your Patience Anyway
Hows Your Stupid Spider

[luckout]

Spider?

[Give her a minute, she's still trying to piece memories together.]

Shit.
Look at you, making yourself useful to me already. Thanks for the reminder, Fussyfangs. I'll let you know how she is l8r.

[glowsferatu]

Whatever
We Cant Have The Both Of You Dead So You Might As Well Hurry

[luckout]

Woooooooow, you're going to 8ring that up every chance you get, aren't you?
It's too 8ad for you these low 8lows aren't doing anything.

She's fine, 8y the way!

[Vriska's going to turn on the video to emphasize that face. The thing is already working on burrowing back into her hair. 8> There's also a new addition of blue wings fluttering on the screen.]

[glowsferatu]

How Very

[ she cuts herself off. she almost said lucky, and that would just be playing into her hands. ]

Auspicious For Her
I Hope You Realize The Case May Have Been Very Different If You Hadnt Returned In Time

[ at least until kanaya came to check on the door and realized the notes had ceased ]

[luckout]

Like I said 8efore, spiders can take care of themselves. I'm sure there are plenty of 8ugs around to eat.
And 8esides, I really dou8t you would have left her there if I'd actually 8een gone as long as I was 8ack there.
You're too soft for it.

[glowsferatu]

Maybe Id Leave Her Be
Just So Youd Return To Find Her Missing
I Doubt Shed Miss You Even If She Survived

[luckout]

I'm calling your 8luff, Kanaya. You and I 8oth know you wouldn't.
Is this a poor display of trying to project your feelings onto my pet?
Stay classy.

[glowsferatu]

Why Should I Display Any Concern For Her
All Shes Ever Done Is Crawl In My Hair And Be Generally Distasteful
One Day Shell Lay Eggs In Yours And You Will Recognize How Right I Was

[luckout]

She fell in your hair on accident. Do you seriously have a personal vendetta against a spider just 8ecause of that????????
Oh right, I forgot you hold grudges against everything.

[glowsferatu]

It Isnt A Personal Vendetta
I Just Dislike Her Okay
I Had To Put Up With Her For A Months During Your Earlier Absence

[ and maybe she just reminds her of that absence a little ]