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[uncertainty]

[ Being a troll, it's counter-intuitive to attempt to verbally adress the people at large. So even if the initial post has a few false starts, an uh, an um, a flash of long horns and a glimpse of something fluttering and copper, Tavros has no intention to start speaking. ]

iF I AM GOING TO BE HONEST,
i THINK THAT, mAYBE, tHERE HAS BEEN A MISTAKE,
bEING IN THAT MY ARRIVAL HERE DOESN'T ACTUALLY MAKE MUCH SENSE,
oR AT LEAST, i'M NOT SURE WHY i WAS CHOSEN,
aS THINGS THAT ARE BAD SEEM TO HAPPEN OFTEN TO ME,
AND, i AM NOT REALLY A HERO,
oR, aBLE TO DO THE THINGS THAT ARE LISTED IN THE "DO" SECTION,
tHOUGH i GUESS IF THIS IS A COMMUNICATOR FOR THE PURPOSE OF TALKING TO OTHER iMPORTS,
tHIS QUESTION IS ACTUALLY, uH, kIND OF MOOT,
sORRY,
sO, iNSTEAD,
i WILL ASK IF, tHE FACT THAT i HAVE WINGS MEANS,
tHAT i MIGHT BE ABLE TO FLY?

[ translation!: If I am going to be honest, I think that, maybe, there has been a mistake, being in that my arrival here doesn't actually make much sense, or at least, I'm not sure why I was chosen, as things that are bad seem to happen often to me, and, I'm not really a hero, or, able to do the things that are listed in "do" section. Though I guess if this is a commicator for the purpose of talking to other Imports, this question is actually, uh, kind of moot.

Sorry.

So instead, I will ask if, the fact that I have wings means, that I might be able to fly? ]

Comments

[uncertainty]

wOW,
i GUESS THEN, i MUST HAVE BEEN VERY CONFIDENT,

[uncertainty]

[ What what what what - oh. His hands go stiff at his sides for a minute, before he tentatively reaches out to return the hug. Humans sure do look weird up close! ]

Thank you, it is good to be bad, I think. Your, uh, telelporting was, very cool as well.

[uncertainty]

i WILL BE SURE TO, kEEP AWAY FROM THERE,

[galactic]

[She grins as she pulls away.]

Thanks! Has anyone gotten you caught up yet?

[uncertainty]

yEAH, i'VE ALREADY TALKED TO A FEW OF THEM,
tHEY SEEM NICE, dESPITE THE FACT THAT i'M NOT REALLY SURE WHO THEY ARE, aT ALL,
aND, THE jADE-HUMAN IS COMING,
sO i THINK THAT i CAN GET HER TO TAKE ME,

[uncertainty]

rEAL MAGIC,
tHAT SOUNDS REALLY COOL,

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[uncertainty]

I think that's, a very good way of looking at things. Uh, [ he pauses, rubbing the back of his neck. ] have you, been here a long time?

[uncertainty]

uH,
tHAT WOULD PROBABLY BE, aN IMPORTANT SKILL TO LEARN,

[uncertainty]

Kind of. I understand that, I have been here before, maybe more than once, though I don't remember. And, uh, we - the trolls, I mean - live in a communal hive, apparently. Along with the fact that, this place gives you powers, and can also turn you human - whoops, not, you, but other people who were not, originally human, that is.

[galactic]

That is pretty much all of it, yes! Do you have any questions?

[tridentkind]

Y-EA)(! It's pretty impressive, but I can't do it at all. Maybe t)(at's T)(-EIR superpower!
Anyway, if you want to come live wit)( us, and you TOTALLY S)(OULD, you need to talk to Kanaya. S)(e's our mistress of transport!

[glowsferatu]

Oh I Do Hope We Wont Be Referring To Her As The Jade Human On A Regular Basis
Even In A Satirical Context It Loses Its Novelty
But Very Well I Imagine Ill See You Once You Arrive
Though Uh Some Of Your Belongings May Still Be In The Swamp
I Wouldnt Expect Much To Come Of That In The Time To Come
Well
Not Easily At Least

[uncertainty]

Not anymore, at this time, no. [ wait. ] What exactly are we trying to, protect the people from?

[uncertainty]

oH, uH, sORRY,
i WON'T DO THAT AGAIN,
bUT, iF i WAS THERE THEN, wHY THE SWAMP,

[uncertainty]

oKAY, i WILL,

[tridentkind]

Great! S-E-E YOU LAT-ER, TAVROS!

[and disconnect!]

[glowsferatu]

You Were Minding Gamzee In Karkats Absence
Or At Least Attempting It

[symmachy]

Good. We can resume your lessons whenever you're ready.

[WHO NEEDS TIME TO ADJUST REALLY]

[slingshots]

totally confident. well, after a while. you built up to it.

[exceptfebruary]

Very well.


If I may say something? You do not have to be a hero if you do not want to.

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[batbogeyed]

Not compared to some people. Honestly, I know some people who've been here years. I've not even been here for one yet. It's been...

[ And then she's quiet while she counts it off in her head. ]

This is my eighth month. It's funny, but it feels longer than that.

[galactic]

Um, well... Aliens attacked a little while ago! But I guess mostly nothing terrible happens here. You don't really have to be a hero if you don't want to.

[crab]

OH
THAT WAS QUICKER THAN I EXPECTED.
GREAT, YOU'RE BACK.
GAMZEE CAN QUIT BLOWING HIS LID IN A SPECTACULAR SHOW OF MURDEROUS OVERREACTION AND I CAN TAKE INTERMINABLE PLEASURE IN DULY INFORMING HIM "I TOLD YOU SO".
HAVE YOU BEEN BRIEFED ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS SHIT HOLE ALREADY
OR DO I NEED TO ACT AS THE ONLY PERSON WITH ANY SENSE OF ORGANIZATION AND MODICUM OF INTELLECT.
YET AGAIN.

[uncertainty]

iN kARKAT'S ABSENCE,
iS THIS ANOTHER THING THAT, hAPPENED WHILE i WAS HERE BEFORE,

[uncertainty]

nO,
i THINK i UNDERSTAND THE GIST OF WHAT IS GOING ON, mOSTLY,