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[bad decisions intensify] ([personal profile] nitidus) wrote in [community profile] capeandcowl2012-09-07 02:52 am

video; 004 ☽

[Rose is looking completely out of sorts. Today, she decided to go shopping. It has been a trying day.

Kanaya is in Space for some reason. Shopping has been a disaster and now Rose is fairly sure she can hear screaming from someone who sounds suspiciously like Karkat.

She is so done.

She takes a deep breath and forces the most obviously fake smile onto her face that she can muster. Her tone lacks anything resembling anything remotely genuine. ]


What a completely wonderful day it is today. Kanaya is in Space, for anyone who missed that. Stuck there, too. Absolutely delightful. We should all congratulate her on finally becoming one with her aspect.

[A pause. ] Shopping went swimmingly, too. Imagine my complete and utter surprise when I discovered that the staff of every store I visited were all so completely helpful.

[And an exhale. It is a long one. Rose has had a tough week; she thinks this really shitty day may be her breaking point. ]
Karkat, if that is you that I can hear screaming in the distance, I would very much like it if you would kindly shut up. If anyone happens to have any aspirin and is near my immediate vicinity, I would be very grateful for the chance to get rid of this persistent headache. Dave, this is not a chance for you to make a stranger joke.

[And that is that. ]

ETA: PRIVATE TO GAMZEE (TEXT):
Mr. Makara, it is with my sincerest apologies that I am sending you this message. I will be attaching directions to this. I must ask that you pick Karkat up. He is presently curled up on the sidewalk, whimpering like a puppy who has been beaten to its mothers teat. Before you make any assumptions, I should inform you that his black eye was welcomed as was the bitemarks on his arm. He has made a mess of my shoulder, which is why I cannot help myself. I think I may need stitches, so when he stops writhing please tell him I said thank you. Give him my fondest, black regards too while you're at it.
If you could also inform him that if he wishes to incite another scuffle with me, he will have to buy me dinner before he even thinks of getting a cheap shot at my chest again.
I would also like the chance to apologize in person, but I think perhaps he will need a day to cool down.

My regards,
Rose.


ooc; Rose is totally being emotionally manipulated into being a bitch. also space lazers soon.
crab: (rejoice because you're trying your best)

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[personal profile] crab 2012-09-07 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ karkat is ready and waiting. karkat is making a point to yell louder, in fact. there is too much shit that has happened in too short a space of time. kanaya is in space, right now, spinning slowly in a fucking vacuum. he is so done. so done. ]
crab: (and i can't show you where)

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[personal profile] crab 2012-09-07 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ the closer she gets, the more her anger and inclination for face punching affects him. he stands up taller. he balls his hands into fists. he narrows his eyes. ]

Bring it, you snark vomiting snot bubble.
crab: (and i don't think i knew at the time)

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[personal profile] crab 2012-09-07 07:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ karkat is so inundated by everyone else's inexplicable ire at present that he's experiencing real difficulty separating her sentiments from his. so, the feeling is pseudo mutual.

he turns his head a little so that when the punch connects, it's less going to break his nose and more leave him with a spectacular black eye. he wheels back a step, before with a wordless battle cry, he lunges at her, not even bothering with fists. it's a straight up tackle.
]
crab: (and in its eyes you can see)

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[personal profile] crab 2012-09-07 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he swears when he feels her teeth on his arm, before snarling at her: ]

Pathetic. [ and moves forward, sinking his own much bigger, much sharper troll teeth into her shoulder. ]
Edited 2012-09-07 22:56 (UTC)
crab: (that you're such a failure)

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[personal profile] crab 2012-09-08 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
[ karkat quickly realizes his mistake as well. his teeth are really sharp. sharp things draw blood. blood is viscerally revolting to karkat. there is blood in his mouth.

he lets her pull him away with an exclamation of disgust, and doesn't have an answer for her query beyond spluttering and spitting in an attempt to rid his mouth of her blood. nor does he have time to block her punch to his stomach. his stomach which is sporting still healing, still stitched gore wounds. he gasps out a strangled noise that's halfway between a wheeze and a groan, and seizes up for a moment, the shock of pain freezing him in place for a good few seconds. that is until she kicks his shin, and he stumbles, now grabbing her less in order to hurt her and more in order to hold himself up.

some part of him that is still rational asks him what the fuck it is he's doing. the rest of him is drunk on the empathy-sensed waves of rage emanating from everyone around him, and pulls back his fist, not really bothering to aim, though it heads toward her chest.
]
crab: (your children are buried)

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[personal profile] crab 2012-09-08 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[ when she takes a step back, karkat is left supporting himself. one arm is wrapped protectively around his middle and he takes the moment to attempt to regather himself. when he sees the punch coming, he attempts to dodge it, but doesn't quite manage-- it catches him in the jaw, and it occurs to him that he's kind of getting his ass kicked here. this fact offends him. he's the one who got to the top of his echeladder using a weapon that required you be competent at grappling and close combat, and here he is getting his horns handed to him by rose lalonde.

he's not going to take this.

he surges forward again, and this time his head is lowered, horns pointed directly at rose's face. they may not be sharp, but they still aren't enjoyable to be clocked in the face with. on top of that, he attempts to angle himself so as to get another, better grip on her, and hopefully pull her forward to knee her in the stomach.
]