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[crab]

THERE ARE SOME ISSUES I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS.
TO EXPLORE, IF YOU WILL.
EVEN DISCUSS, WHILE WE'RE AT IT.
ALLOW ME TO PRESENT MY GRIEVANCES:
WHAT THE FUCK IS *WRONG* WITH YOU GUYS?
WHAT HAS EVEN BEEN *HAPPENING*?
ARE YOU ALL INSANE? YES, YOU ARE. YOU ARE INSANE. I AM SURROUNDED BY PSYCHOPATHS.
I NEED NEW FRIENDS.
YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT'S THE BEST IDEA I'VE EVER HAD.
FRIENDSHIP POSITIONS OPEN. REQUIREMENTS: NOT BEING A MURDER-HAPPY, REVENGE-OBSESSED PYSCHO WHOSE IDEA OF RESOLVING A SITUATION IS IN ACTUALITY MAKING EVERYTHING A SOLID BILLION TIMES WORSE.

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[glowsferatu]

Susan Storm
Shes Our Auspistice

[culver]

Okay where are you?

private.

[crab]

OH MY GOD YOU ACTUALLY HAVE AN AUSPISTICE????
AND SHE JUST LET YOU DECIDE IT WAS A FINE DAY FOR FISH FILLET, DID SHE?
OR WORSE
YOU COMPLETELY DISREGARDING THE POINT OF AN ASHEN RELATIONSHIP.
MY FUCKING GOD DO WE ALL JUST HAVE AN UNCONTROLLABLE FETISH FOR INSULTING THE QUADRANTS
DOES NOBODY HAVE ANY RESPECT FOR THEM ANYMORE??????????
WHY DON'T WE GO THE FULL HOG AND JUST SHOVE THEM DOWN THE FUCKING LOAD GAPER
WE'LL TAKE A GOOD HARD COLLECTIVE SHIT ALL OVER THEM AND THEN EACH OTHER.
UNBELIEVABLE.
THOUGH AS I'VE SAID TIME AND TIME AGAIN
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TAKE HUMANS AS QUADRANTMATES.
AND YOU THINK SHE MIGHT TURN YOU IN?

[crab]

[ oh god oh fuck no don't rip those out, that's bad. as tends to happen when he is confronted with blood he feels faintly revolted, and reaches to grab gamzee's wrist in order to keep him from hurting himself more.

it upsets him more for the fact that those arrows are his fault. ]

You are such a brazen lumpwhiffing ignoramus I'm going to reach consternation singularity and graduate from this life into a concentrated entity of consummate stupefaction at the oozing slog of garbage you try to pass off as conclusions. Why would you think I wasn't pale for you? And why the fuck did you think turning yourself into a pincushion was an appropriate response. Hold still.

[crab]

[ aaaand here come directions. ]

DON'T GO NEAR THE HOUSE OK I WASN'T KIDDING ABOUT THE DEATH TRAPS.
I'LL COME TO YOU.

[crab]

I'm their leader and the only thing keeping these quivering fuckheads from collapsing into a wet heap of ardent failure. Or, I was. They've done a pretty good job perpetuating that outcome I just outlined.

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[glowsferatu]

I Was Never Under Any Threat Of Burning Black For Him
In Fact On The Slim Margin Of Chance This Maneuver Should Prove Permanent Then It Will Rather Effectively End His Darker Ambitions For Me
I Dont Know Whether She Will Report Me Or Not
But She Had A Great Deal To Say About Human Authorities And The Involvement They Should Have In Dealing With Eridan Instead
Despite How Effective That Has Been On The Prior Occasions Where Hes Spilled The Blood Of Others

[caprihorn]

[The hand trying to take out the arrows stops when Karkat's hand grabs his wrist. Arrows aren't let go of, but at least nothing's being yanked out right now.]

_{Didn't mean to get them things up in myself.} And bro I know you're pal for me _{just got real angry and got my worry on about shit} and it all kind of tumbled out at you after I started like one motherfuckin' rock bouncing down a hill starting to get its friends fuckin' following it.

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[crab]

THAT IS NOT THE ONLY REASON FOR AN AUSPISTICE AND YOU KNOW IT.
IT IS ALSO DESIGNED TO KEEP AN UNBALANCED OR OTHERWISE UNADVISABLE FEUD FROM DEGENERATING INTO AN UNMITIGATED BLOODBATH.
AS FOR PERMANENCE, YEAH
IT'D BE FOR THE BEST IF IT WAS.
FOR YOU, ANYWAY.
WHY DO YOU SEEM TO THINK YOUR ACTIONS DON'T HAVE CONSEQUENCES HERE?
DO I HAVE TO SPELL IT OUT FOR YOU?
DO I HAVE TO THROW A YOU A PARADE?
THIS IS OUR SECOND CHANCE, KANAYA.
I KNOW IT IS A SHITTY SECOND CHANCE BUT IT IS A CHANCE ALL THE SAME.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHY THE REST OF YOU ARE SO VIGOROUSLY INTENT ON FUCKING IT UP.

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[glowsferatu]

Do You Realize How Long Ive Had To Endure His Presence Here
Do You Have Any Grasp Of The Quantity Of Occasions Ive Had To Reign Myself In As He Continued To Abuse This Mythical And All-Important Second Chance Of His
When He Really Never Deserved One To Begin With
Youre Not The First Hes Killed Since His Arrival On This Timeline But The Latest In A Considerable Procession
And Thats Assuming That Im Even Aware Of Each Instance
If Gamzees Being Truthful With Regards To The Citys Mayoral Chieftain Then Theres No Telling How Many More There Are
He Continues This With Little Consequence
So Why Is It When I Finally Respond In The Manner He Has Genuinely Earned That Im The One Who Must Fear Reprisal

[culver]

Okay.

[And shortly thereafter, she is in the aforementioned spot.]

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[crab]

I THINK YOU HAVE GROSSLY MISUNDERSTOOD ME
I AM IN NO WAY DEFENDING ERIDAN NOR AM I TRYING TO DENY THE FACT THAT HE IS A FILTHY MAGGOT INFESTED WASTE SAUSAGE WHO GOT EXACTLY WHAT WAS COMING TO HIM.
I'M NOT EVEN TALKING ABOUT ERIDAN RIGHT NOW
I'M TALKING ABOUT YOU.
AND I DON'T KNOW
I NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT IT BEING FAIR.
REALLY THIS ENTIRE CONVERSATION IS GEARED TOWARD PREVENTING YOUR REPRISAL.
IN CASE YOU HADN'T NOTICED.

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[glowsferatu]

If Im To Be Made To Pay For Actions Already Taken
Then There Arent Any Preventative Measures To Be Taken At This Point Now Are There
But If I Must Face Punishment Then I Can Rest In The Knowledge That Its At Least Myself Instead Of The Others

[crab]

[ and karkat has been waiting apprehensively this whole time. he straightens up when she approaches. ]

Hey.

[culver]

[She smiles at him, offering a wave. She makes sure to walk slowly, carefully, and pauses about two feet away from him. Just in case.

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[crab]

I'D SUGGEST YOU COME STAY WITH GAMZEE AND I BUT I DON'T REALLY WANT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN BOTH OF YOU ARE ENCAPSULATED WITHIN THE SAME BUILDING.
FOR NOW OUR BEST HOPE IS THAT HE DOESN'T COME BACK.
AND THAT YOUR "SUSAN" DOESN'T GO FLAPPING HER CHUTE IN THE BREEZE.
DO YOU HAVE ANYONE YOU CAN STAY WITH IF THIS GETS OUT?

[crab]

[ ugh. he is getting indigo all over his hands, this is so gross.

trolls are tough, though. gamzee should be ok. and karkat is quite good at quickly and cleanly taking care of wounds, having had to be so careful about his own. ]

If you're worried or pissed, you're supposed to tell me about it, moron. Not sit on it like you're a featherbeast trying to hatch an egg of misery and feces. If I am fucking up this moirallegiance exponentially I expect to be duly informed. Stop trying to touch them, I've got them. [ pushing gamzee's hand away from the arrows. ] God, can I even expect to find any bandages in this death trap? Or are they on par with things like "soap"?

[ankhs]

Oh, nothing, really! I just wanted to talk to you and see that you're okay. That's all.

private.

[glowsferatu]

I Dont Know
But I Couldnt Just Abdicate My Duties To The Others

[beatstheclock]

Decisions like not slitting the other guy's throat fast enough? Shit, it's like you didn't learn anything from me.

[crab]

[ he's just going to

glance around apprehensively.

when nothing untoward happens he straightens up and does his best to look impressive and unfazed. it is rather ineffective, but!! effort!! ]

So to what end was this little social call of ours aimed toward that we couldn't fucking discuss over the network?

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[crab]

YEAH OK PUTTING ASIDE THE LUDICROUSNESS YOUR BEHEMOTHIAN PENCHANT FOR TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING EVER TO START WITH
WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM GAMZEE SUGGESTS HUMAN PRISON DOESN'T LEND AN ABUNDANCE OF OPPORTUNITIES TO KEEP UP WITH YOUR "DUTIES" EITHER.

[crab]

Oh! Oh. "Okay", you say? That I'm okay. That is such a disgusting understatement I think I just contracted a vicious sweat rash of the think pan contemplating it. I'm absolutely euphoric. My life is filled to the brim with liquid tumultuous ectasy and I am the lucky asshole that gets to take a long, deep, draught while a crowd of nookmunchers bray at him to "chug" it until he evacuates his stomach contents all over the woven floor covering.

[ankhs]

Do you want to talk about it?

[crab]

Fuck no.