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This is very different from Serious Business. Call me Pipe. Adult. He/they.

[amipipefan413yet]

Hello. You can call me pipefan413, or just Pipe is fine (^_^).

I hope I used that face correctly; a dear friend of mine showed it to me. She said it was a happy "emoticon", but she has been known to have a silly streak and could be trying to pull one over on me.

I am not pipefan413 yet, but I hope to become him. I have always wanted to be a father, and I care greatly for others. I don't know how to bake, though, so I fear that sets me back quite a bit. I also don't smoke. I'm not sure I should start... it seems like it might set a bad example for some.

Also I am afraid of children.

I'm hesitant to "tag" people, but I suppose it won't hurt to tag some of the real pipefan413's relatives or prospective relatives...

@amijohndaveyet @amidoomedjohnegbertyet @amijegbertyet @unbecomingjohnegbert

[ooc: This blog is run by an adult who is not a father and some inaccuracies may present themselves. I am doing my best.]

[unbecomingkarkat]

DAY 113

I'M STILL KARKAT. YOU'RE PROBABLY USED TO THE GAPS IN DAILY UPDATES BY NOW.

I COULDN'T HELP BUT NOTICE THAT TODAY'S TECHNICALLY MY WRIGGLING DAY? AT LEAST AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN GET TO IT ON THE CALENDARS WE'VE GOT AROUND HERE.

SO... THAT'S COOL, I GUESS. I DON'T PLAN ON DOING MUCH TO CELEBRATE IT THOUGH. IT'S JUST NOT THAT SPECIAL, TO ME.

I DID BAKE A CUPCAKE THOUGH? WHICH I'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE, SO IT'S REALLY BY SOME MIRACLE THAT IT CAME OUT LOOKING FINE.

I WASN'T REALLY GONNA DO EVEN THAT, BUT I RECENTLY FOUND AN OLD MUFFIN TIN AND THREE AND A HALF CUPCAKE WRAPPERS (HALF BECAUSE ONE OF THEM WAS RIPPED IN HALF?) LYING AROUND THAT I DON'T REMEMBER BUYING, AND I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TO DO WITH THAT SHIT, SO I MIGHT AS WELL USE IT FOR THIS.

HAPPY 612 TO THE OTHER KARKATS OUT THERE.

[casey-egbertnumber1]

hhalpy burfday!!!!!!!!! :DDDDD i wil mak a cake!!!!!!;

[casey-egbertnumber1]

(birthday cake GET!!!)

(suddenly, a cake shaped into a particularly angry troll is thrust into view by a very proud salamander. the icing is a little too sweet, the horns are made out of ice cream cones covered in colored frosting, and the eyes are yellow gumballs melting already into the frosting. it was very clearly, made with lots of love.)

hereh ere here!!!!!!!!!! itis vanillu dony woru :)))))

[unbecomingkarkat]

DAY 113

I'M STILL KARKAT. YOU'RE PROBABLY USED TO THE GAPS IN DAILY UPDATES BY NOW.

I COULDN'T HELP BUT NOTICE THAT TODAY'S TECHNICALLY MY WRIGGLING DAY? AT LEAST AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN GET TO IT ON THE CALENDARS WE'VE GOT AROUND HERE.

SO... THAT'S COOL, I GUESS. I DON'T PLAN ON DOING MUCH TO CELEBRATE IT THOUGH. IT'S JUST NOT THAT SPECIAL, TO ME.

I DID BAKE A CUPCAKE THOUGH? WHICH I'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE, SO IT'S REALLY BY SOME MIRACLE THAT IT CAME OUT LOOKING FINE.

I WASN'T REALLY GONNA DO EVEN THAT, BUT I RECENTLY FOUND AN OLD MUFFIN TIN AND THREE AND A HALF CUPCAKE WRAPPERS (HALF BECAUSE ONE OF THEM WAS RIPPED IN HALF?) LYING AROUND THAT I DON'T REMEMBER BUYING, AND I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TO DO WITH THAT SHIT, SO I MIGHT AS WELL USE IT FOR THIS.

HAPPY 612 TO THE OTHER KARKATS OUT THERE.

[casey-egbertnumber1]

hhalpy burfday!!!!!!!!! :DDDDD i wil mak a cake!!!!!!;

[amipipefan413yet]

Happy birthday, Karkat!!!! I'm not much for baking but maybe Casey can give me some pointers...

[amipipefan413yet]

Day 40: I am not pipefan413 yet! But I have been enjoying spending time with Casey. Is that bad? Considering... everything.

anyway, happy Pride, at least in the US! Which... I guess doesn't exist anymore??

[amipipefan413yet]

(action description follows:

Pipe climbs the stairs to the second floor, heading towards the bathroom where he and Casey left the cherub. They're nervous. Their hands are sweaty. He's not sure what he'll find when he opens the door, but he has to be strong and he has to be brave, for Casey and for John and for everyone else.

He has to make the right choice.

Pipe opens the door and stops dead in their tracks. This is not what they expected.)

what the... calliope???

@amicalibornyet

[amicalibornyet]

(Description: Indeed, it is Calliope who Pipe is seeing, indicated by the green color of her eyes and the green swirls on her cheeks. Though, she of course has the same scar and is wearing the same botched Lord of Time outfit.)

oh. Uhm.

(She stares straight back at Pipe with a blank expression for a long, awkward silence. Then, she coughs to the side before smiling at him in a sort of polite-looking way. She seems tense.)

...goodness, i was hoping i'd have prepared something to say by now. do forgive me, i only woke Up an hoUr or two ago. u_u

yes! i am, in fact, calliope. and if i am not mistaken, yoU go by pipe!

i sUppose yoU have... qUestions. please go ahead.

[amipipefan413yet]

(Pipe is taken aback for a moment and stares at her before his brain processes what's going on.)

Wait, how do you know that? And why on earth are you pretending to be Caliborn? And why are you still here? If you could get out of the restraints so easily, you can get out of this house without much difficulty at all.

(Pipe stops for a moment before adding:)

And... sorry for knocking you out earlier? I guess? Maybe?

[amicalibornyet]

(Her most immediate reaction is at the question of "pretending". Even at the idea of such a thing her smile immediately drops into a concerned and confused expression.)

pretending...? what makes yoU think i woUld do that? no no no no no, yoU mUst be confUsed.

(She points at one of her own cheeks, emphasizing the swirl present rather than a circle.)

UnfortUnately, he is still with me. i coUld never harm any of yoU in the ways he has so far!

please don't ever accUse me of being similar enoUgh to him to go throUgh with any of what he's done.

(...She quickly composes herself again.)

bUt, as for yoUr other qUestions, i have read some posts on yoUr blog! enoUgh to know yoUr preferred name, at the very least.

and, i am still here becaUse i recognize this hoUse! since caliborn has been pretending i do not exist anymore, i figUred staying long enoUgh to clear some things Up may be wise.

[amipipefan413yet]

(Pipe blinks. It's been so long since he's seen Calliope - or Caliborn for that matter!! - and it takes him a second to process. Right. Swirls. )

Sorry, I didn't mean to offend. I know you wouldn't do that. Just... confused here I guess?

Can you tell me what exactly is going on and what he's up to?

(He wasn't sure how he knew it, but it felt true: he could trust Calliope. Thinking about it too much made his head hurt.)

[amicalibornyet]

...what he's Up to... that woUld be a bit complicated to answer. i'm not entirely sUre myself.

last i recall, he was going to go meet an ally of his, a void player, for some sort of exchange?

he keeps information from me, bUt i can still theorize that mUch from what notes i have been able to read.

really thoUgh, i hope we are both on the same page that he is definitely not Up to anything good. as he always is.

[amipipefan413yet]

Well... that doesn't sound very good. What do you suggest? I'm happy to work with you but what happens when he's back?

This Void player sounds like trouble.

(Something tugs at the back of Pipe's mind. Something about another Void player he once knew. He blinks, and it's gone.)

[amicalibornyet]

i...

(She looked off to the side.)

i don't know. he has been planning this with them for mUltiple months now, and he doesn't seem to be wasting any time now that it is in action.

we coUld set Up some way to track him, maybe? a way to know where he is going, withoUt him being aware of it?

i coUld also simply offer information when possible...? thoUgh i have been trying to do that, believe me! i jUst have no way to contact anyone online at this moment.

yoU'll have to excUse my shortage in ideas. that mUst have been qUite the pUnch yoU dealt, becaUse my head is still killing me. bUt no offense to yoU, of coUrse!

[amipipefan413yet]

Oh um. No offense taken! I think tracking him is a good idea but I don't really know how we'd go about doing it? But we can think about that while you recover, provided you can stay in control.

When was the last time you ate? I don't think there's any raw meat here but I could probably get you candy!

(Their stomach feels a little queasy at the thought. They never really did understand the cherub diet... what?)

[amicalibornyet]

...hm! maybe! candy does soUnd qUite good right aboUt now. ^u^

i think yoU're right. i shoUld have no problem staying on the sUrface Until i fall asleep again, so we shoUld have plenty of time if approximately somewhere between 12 to 24 hoUrs proves to be enoUgh for Us to think of something.

are there others downstairs...? i know john's daUghter lives here. i hope i will not frighten her.

[amipipefan413yet]

I hope it's enough time. Um... it might be best if I let Casey know you're here first just so it's not a surprise. We'll also need a contingency plan for when you sleep or in case something happens and you lose consciousness.

(Pipe, still fairly close to the doorway, calls downstairs.)

Casey? It's not Caliborn up here! It's Calliope, and she's a friend! We're going to come down now if it's alright?

@casey-egbertnumber1

[casey-egbertnumber1]

(a very quick pitter patter is heard coming down the hallway, and casey emerges on all fours to run.)

(almost as immediate as her appearance, she leaps onto the cherub, hugging and squeezing her as tight as her little arms can.)

calliiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :DDDDDDD i miis you i miss yuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[amipipefan413yet]

(( reblogging mostly to save; next move for calliope))

[amicalibornyet]

eep!

(Calliope is VERY startled by Casey's enthusiastic greeting. She only barely stops herself from flinching away. Quite hesitantly, she reaches to pet her on the head in response.)

y-yes, it is... good to see yoU as well, casey. i am flattered to know yoU missed me this mUch.

(Her expression seems sad and distant, but she's smiling anyway.)

what a relief it is that yoU are still in high spirits despite everything that has been going on! please hold onto that hope, i think things may be looking Up from here.

(She turns to look at Pipe. Her expression stays the same.)

...now, shoUld we all head downstairs? there is mUch to discUss, after all.

( @casey-egbertnumber1 tagging you so that you can keep track)

[casey-egbertnumber1]

(pulling calliope by her hands, casey tugged her around down the stairs, clearly not planning on sleeping any time soon)

howbave you een???? :)))))) do youuwanb to hav sleepovet?????????? whyu is caliiborn wit yu????? why ajr yiu soo s mall?????????? wgere havb you been!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(casey threw questions to the poor cherub faster than she could respond, clearly curious why her favorite sleepover partner is so much more different than usual.)

[amipipefan413yet]

(After the moment of disorientation passes, Pipe shakes his head and follows the two of them downstairs.)

[amipipefan413yet]

Day 42: I am not Pipefan413 yet.

I am very... disoriented lately. I think that takes me farther from the goal.

[unbecomingkarkat]

DAY 100

I'M STILL KARKAT, BUT I THINK I'VE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS IN *NOT* BEING KARKAT SINCE I STARTED THIS BLOG.

I'M A LOT CALMER THESE DAYS, I DRAW (SHITTILY), I CAN ACTUALLY SOMETIMES AVOID SWEARING AND GOING ON LONG RANTS WHEN IT USED TO BE AND MOSTLY STILL IS SECOND NATURE TO ME, AND ALSO I HAVE A SLIGHT OBSESSION WITH EARTH CRABS. THAT'S WHAT I CALL PRETTY FUCKING GOOD PROGRESS!

I WAS GOING TO TRY TO BECOME ONE OF MY OLDEST SUGGESTIONS ON THIS DAY, BUT THAT'LL HAVE TO WAIT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW TIME PLOT SHIT IS PREVENTING THAT, BECAUSE TECHNICALLY SPEAKING I'M STILL AT PIPE'S PLACE AND THIS POST IS IN THE FUTURE.

^ I MEAN WHAT? THAT SENTENCE MEANS NOTHING TO ME. IT'S NOTHING. IT'S STUPID. IT'S NONSENSICAL BULLSHIT FOR IDIOT GRUBS AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT COMPELLED ME TO SAY IT. IGNORE THAT.

ANYWAY, MOST OF WHAT I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE SAID ON THIS POST HAS ALREADY BEEN BLURTED OUT ELSEWHERE (<- CLICKABLE TEXT), BUT I'LL SAY PART OF IT AGAIN: THANKS. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I'M GONNA LIST A FEW OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE HERE IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE BLOG AND THANK THEM INDIVIDUALLY.

THANKS BECOMINGJADEDAVEKAT, FOR BEING THE FIRST TO FIND THE BLOG AND THE FIRST TO GIVE ME A SUGGESTION OF WHO TO TRY BECOMING, AND FOR MAKING THE DISCORD SERVER MANY OF US HANG OUT AND GAMBLE IN NOW. ALSO, I NEVER ACTUALLY FINISHED THAT PSYCHOANALYSIS OF YOU, SORRY.

THANKS AMIDAVEYET? FOR PISSING ME OFF I GUESS??? NO BUT ACTUALLY, THANKS FOR INTERACTING A LOT. I PROBABLY WOULD'VE HAD TROUBLE ADMITTING THIS A WHILE AGO BUT IN HINDSIGHT I THINK OUR EARLY INTERACTIONS WERE PRETTY FUNNY. A VERY INSINCERE FUCK YOU FOR THAT. IN A NOT-ASSHOLE WAY.

THANKS IAMYELLOWVRISKA, FOR MAKING ME YELLOW AND ALMOST KILLING ME. THAT MIGHT SOUND WEIRD, BUT YOU DID ACTUALLY HELP ME BE A LITTLE LESS KARKAT. I THINK THAT WHOLE EXPERIENCE FLIPPED A SWITCH IN MY BRAIN OR SOMETHING.

THANKS UNBECOMINGJOHNEGBERT, FOR PRETTY MUCH SOLIDIFYING "UNBECOMING" AS A CATEGORY OF AMIYETS. AND ALSO WHATEVER THE WHOLE TRICKSTER MODE THING WAS? THAT WAS SOMETHING.

AND OBVIOUSLY THANKS AMIJOHNDAVEYET, BECAUSE NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF YOU HAD GIVEN UP ON YOUR GOAL EARLIER LIKE THE REST OF THE AMIYET GENERATION YOU WERE FROM.

THESE AREN'T THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT MADE AN IMPACT OBVIOUSLY, BUT I DON'T WANT TO MAKE THIS POST TOO OBNOXIOUSLY LONG.

MAYBE THIS IS A LITTLE EXAGGERATEDLY SAPPY FOR THIS KIND OF POST? I FEEL LIKE MAYBE I SHOULD'VE WAITED FOR THIS BLOG TO REACH 1 YEAR OR SOMETHING TO DO THIS. BUT OH WELL, I'M MAKING THE POST NOW ANYWAY, SO WHATEVER.

AND, AGAIN, I'VE ALREADY SAID IT ELSEWHERE, BUT I LITERALLY WOULD NOT EXIST IF IT WERE NOT FOR THIS BLOG BEING MADE. SO, THE AMIYET COMMUNITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ME EXISTING. YOU COULD EVEN SAY THE COMMUNITY HAD A BABY AND THE BABY IS ME. TERRIBLE REFERENCE NEVERMIND SORRY.

I'M OBVIOUSLY STILL GONNA KEEP TRYING TO UNBECOME KARKAT, THIS IS JUST A VERY LENGTHY THANK YOU POST FOR BEING AROUND LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO GET THIS FAR. IT GIVES ME HOPE THAT MAYBE ONE DAY I'LL ACTUALLY ACHIEVE THE GOAL.

TL;DR I'M A FUCKING CORNBALL AND THIS IS DAY 100, THANKS EVERYONE.

(:B

[amipipefan413yet]

(action description follows:

Pipe climbs the stairs to the second floor, heading towards the bathroom where he and Casey left the cherub. They're nervous. Their hands are sweaty. He's not sure what he'll find when he opens the door, but he has to be strong and he has to be brave, for Casey and for John and for everyone else.

He has to make the right choice.

Pipe opens the door and stops dead in their tracks. This is not what they expected.)

what the... calliope???

@amicalibornyet

[amicalibornyet]

(Description: Indeed, it is Calliope who Pipe is seeing, indicated by the green color of her eyes and the green swirls on her cheeks. Though, she of course has the same scar and is wearing the same botched Lord of Time outfit.)

oh. Uhm.

(She stares straight back at Pipe with a blank expression for a long, awkward silence. Then, she coughs to the side before smiling at him in a sort of polite-looking way. She seems tense.)

...goodness, i was hoping i'd have prepared something to say by now. do forgive me, i only woke Up an hoUr or two ago. u_u

yes! i am, in fact, calliope. and if i am not mistaken, yoU go by pipe!

i sUppose yoU have... qUestions. please go ahead.

[amipipefan413yet]

(Pipe is taken aback for a moment and stares at her before his brain processes what's going on.)

Wait, how do you know that? And why on earth are you pretending to be Caliborn? And why are you still here? If you could get out of the restraints so easily, you can get out of this house without much difficulty at all.

(Pipe stops for a moment before adding:)

And... sorry for knocking you out earlier? I guess? Maybe?

[amicalibornyet]

(Her most immediate reaction is at the question of "pretending". Even at the idea of such a thing her smile immediately drops into a concerned and confused expression.)

pretending...? what makes yoU think i woUld do that? no no no no no, yoU mUst be confUsed.

(She points at one of her own cheeks, emphasizing the swirl present rather than a circle.)

UnfortUnately, he is still with me. i coUld never harm any of yoU in the ways he has so far!

please don't ever accUse me of being similar enoUgh to him to go throUgh with any of what he's done.

(...She quickly composes herself again.)

bUt, as for yoUr other qUestions, i have read some posts on yoUr blog! enoUgh to know yoUr preferred name, at the very least.

and, i am still here becaUse i recognize this hoUse! since caliborn has been pretending i do not exist anymore, i figUred staying long enoUgh to clear some things Up may be wise.

[amipipefan413yet]

(Pipe blinks. It's been so long since he's seen Calliope - or Caliborn for that matter!! - and it takes him a second to process. Right. Swirls. )

Sorry, I didn't mean to offend. I know you wouldn't do that. Just... confused here I guess?

Can you tell me what exactly is going on and what he's up to?

(He wasn't sure how he knew it, but it felt true: he could trust Calliope. Thinking about it too much made his head hurt.)

[amicalibornyet]

...what he's Up to... that woUld be a bit complicated to answer. i'm not entirely sUre myself.

last i recall, he was going to go meet an ally of his, a void player, for some sort of exchange?

he keeps information from me, bUt i can still theorize that mUch from what notes i have been able to read.

really thoUgh, i hope we are both on the same page that he is definitely not Up to anything good. as he always is.

[amipipefan413yet]

Well... that doesn't sound very good. What do you suggest? I'm happy to work with you but what happens when he's back?

This Void player sounds like trouble.

(Something tugs at the back of Pipe's mind. Something about another Void player he once knew. He blinks, and it's gone.)

[amicalibornyet]

i...

(She looked off to the side.)

i don't know. he has been planning this with them for mUltiple months now, and he doesn't seem to be wasting any time now that it is in action.

we coUld set Up some way to track him, maybe? a way to know where he is going, withoUt him being aware of it?

i coUld also simply offer information when possible...? thoUgh i have been trying to do that, believe me! i jUst have no way to contact anyone online at this moment.

yoU'll have to excUse my shortage in ideas. that mUst have been qUite the pUnch yoU dealt, becaUse my head is still killing me. bUt no offense to yoU, of coUrse!

[amipipefan413yet]

Oh um. No offense taken! I think tracking him is a good idea but I don't really know how we'd go about doing it? But we can think about that while you recover, provided you can stay in control.

When was the last time you ate? I don't think there's any raw meat here but I could probably get you candy!

(Their stomach feels a little queasy at the thought. They never really did understand the cherub diet... what?)

[amicalibornyet]

...hm! maybe! candy does soUnd qUite good right aboUt now. ^u^

i think yoU're right. i shoUld have no problem staying on the sUrface Until i fall asleep again, so we shoUld have plenty of time if approximately somewhere between 12 to 24 hoUrs proves to be enoUgh for Us to think of something.

are there others downstairs...? i know john's daUghter lives here. i hope i will not frighten her.

[amipipefan413yet]

I hope it's enough time. Um... it might be best if I let Casey know you're here first just so it's not a surprise. We'll also need a contingency plan for when you sleep or in case something happens and you lose consciousness.

(Pipe, still fairly close to the doorway, calls downstairs.)

Casey? It's not Caliborn up here! It's Calliope, and she's a friend! We're going to come down now if it's alright?

@casey-egbertnumber1

[casey-egbertnumber1]

(a very quick pitter patter is heard coming down the hallway, and casey emerges on all fours to run.)

(almost as immediate as her appearance, she leaps onto the cherub, hugging and squeezing her as tight as her little arms can.)

calliiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :DDDDDDD i miis you i miss yuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[amipipefan413yet]

(( reblogging mostly to save; next move for calliope))

[amipipefan413yet]

(action description follows:

Pipe climbs the stairs to the second floor, heading towards the bathroom where he and Casey left the cherub. They're nervous. Their hands are sweaty. He's not sure what he'll find when he opens the door, but he has to be strong and he has to be brave, for Casey and for John and for everyone else.

He has to make the right choice.

Pipe opens the door and stops dead in their tracks. This is not what they expected.)

what the... calliope???

@amicalibornyet

[amicalibornyet]

(Description: Indeed, it is Calliope who Pipe is seeing, indicated by the green color of her eyes and the green swirls on her cheeks. Though, she of course has the same scar and is wearing the same botched Lord of Time outfit.)

oh. Uhm.

(She stares straight back at Pipe with a blank expression for a long, awkward silence. Then, she coughs to the side before smiling at him in a sort of polite-looking way. She seems tense.)

...goodness, i was hoping i'd have prepared something to say by now. do forgive me, i only woke Up an hoUr or two ago. u_u

yes! i am, in fact, calliope. and if i am not mistaken, yoU go by pipe!

i sUppose yoU have... qUestions. please go ahead.

[amipipefan413yet]

(Pipe is taken aback for a moment and stares at her before his brain processes what's going on.)

Wait, how do you know that? And why on earth are you pretending to be Caliborn? And why are you still here? If you could get out of the restraints so easily, you can get out of this house without much difficulty at all.

(Pipe stops for a moment before adding:)

And... sorry for knocking you out earlier? I guess? Maybe?

[amicalibornyet]

(Her most immediate reaction is at the question of "pretending". Even at the idea of such a thing her smile immediately drops into a concerned and confused expression.)

pretending...? what makes yoU think i woUld do that? no no no no no, yoU mUst be confUsed.

(She points at one of her own cheeks, emphasizing the swirl present rather than a circle.)

UnfortUnately, he is still with me. i coUld never harm any of yoU in the ways he has so far!

please don't ever accUse me of being similar enoUgh to him to go throUgh with any of what he's done.

(...She quickly composes herself again.)

bUt, as for yoUr other qUestions, i have read some posts on yoUr blog! enoUgh to know yoUr preferred name, at the very least.

and, i am still here becaUse i recognize this hoUse! since caliborn has been pretending i do not exist anymore, i figUred staying long enoUgh to clear some things Up may be wise.

[amipipefan413yet]

(Pipe blinks. It's been so long since he's seen Calliope - or Caliborn for that matter!! - and it takes him a second to process. Right. Swirls. )

Sorry, I didn't mean to offend. I know you wouldn't do that. Just... confused here I guess?

Can you tell me what exactly is going on and what he's up to?

(He wasn't sure how he knew it, but it felt true: he could trust Calliope. Thinking about it too much made his head hurt.)

[amicalibornyet]

...what he's Up to... that woUld be a bit complicated to answer. i'm not entirely sUre myself.

last i recall, he was going to go meet an ally of his, a void player, for some sort of exchange?

he keeps information from me, bUt i can still theorize that mUch from what notes i have been able to read.

really thoUgh, i hope we are both on the same page that he is definitely not Up to anything good. as he always is.

[amipipefan413yet]

Well... that doesn't sound very good. What do you suggest? I'm happy to work with you but what happens when he's back?

This Void player sounds like trouble.

(Something tugs at the back of Pipe's mind. Something about another Void player he once knew. He blinks, and it's gone.)

[amicalibornyet]

i...

(She looked off to the side.)

i don't know. he has been planning this with them for mUltiple months now, and he doesn't seem to be wasting any time now that it is in action.

we coUld set Up some way to track him, maybe? a way to know where he is going, withoUt him being aware of it?

i coUld also simply offer information when possible...? thoUgh i have been trying to do that, believe me! i jUst have no way to contact anyone online at this moment.

yoU'll have to excUse my shortage in ideas. that mUst have been qUite the pUnch yoU dealt, becaUse my head is still killing me. bUt no offense to yoU, of coUrse!

[amipipefan413yet]

Oh um. No offense taken! I think tracking him is a good idea but I don't really know how we'd go about doing it? But we can think about that while you recover, provided you can stay in control.

When was the last time you ate? I don't think there's any raw meat here but I could probably get you candy!

(Their stomach feels a little queasy at the thought. They never really did understand the cherub diet... what?)

[amicalibornyet]

...hm! maybe! candy does soUnd qUite good right aboUt now. ^u^

i think yoU're right. i shoUld have no problem staying on the sUrface Until i fall asleep again, so we shoUld have plenty of time if approximately somewhere between 12 to 24 hoUrs proves to be enoUgh for Us to think of something.

are there others downstairs...? i know john's daUghter lives here. i hope i will not frighten her.

[amipipefan413yet]

I hope it's enough time. Um... it might be best if I let Casey know you're here first just so it's not a surprise. We'll also need a contingency plan for when you sleep or in case something happens and you lose consciousness.

(Pipe, still fairly close to the doorway, calls downstairs.)

Casey? It's not Caliborn up here! It's Calliope, and she's a friend! We're going to come down now if it's alright?

@casey-egbertnumber1

[amipipefan413yet]

(action description follows:

Pipe climbs the stairs to the second floor, heading towards the bathroom where he and Casey left the cherub. They're nervous. Their hands are sweaty. He's not sure what he'll find when he opens the door, but he has to be strong and he has to be brave, for Casey and for John and for everyone else.

He has to make the right choice.

Pipe opens the door and stops dead in their tracks. This is not what they expected.)

what the... calliope???

@amicalibornyet

[amicalibornyet]

(Description: Indeed, it is Calliope who Pipe is seeing, indicated by the green color of her eyes and the green swirls on her cheeks. Though, she of course has the same scar and is wearing the same botched Lord of Time outfit.)

oh. Uhm.

(She stares straight back at Pipe with a blank expression for a long, awkward silence. Then, she coughs to the side before smiling at him in a sort of polite-looking way. She seems tense.)

...goodness, i was hoping i'd have prepared something to say by now. do forgive me, i only woke Up an hoUr or two ago. u_u

yes! i am, in fact, calliope. and if i am not mistaken, yoU go by pipe!

i sUppose yoU have... qUestions. please go ahead.

[amipipefan413yet]

(Pipe is taken aback for a moment and stares at her before his brain processes what's going on.)

Wait, how do you know that? And why on earth are you pretending to be Caliborn? And why are you still here? If you could get out of the restraints so easily, you can get out of this house without much difficulty at all.

(Pipe stops for a moment before adding:)

And... sorry for knocking you out earlier? I guess? Maybe?

[amicalibornyet]

(Her most immediate reaction is at the question of "pretending". Even at the idea of such a thing her smile immediately drops into a concerned and confused expression.)

pretending...? what makes yoU think i woUld do that? no no no no no, yoU mUst be confUsed.

(She points at one of her own cheeks, emphasizing the swirl present rather than a circle.)

UnfortUnately, he is still with me. i coUld never harm any of yoU in the ways he has so far!

please don't ever accUse me of being similar enoUgh to him to go throUgh with any of what he's done.

(...She quickly composes herself again.)

bUt, as for yoUr other qUestions, i have read some posts on yoUr blog! enoUgh to know yoUr preferred name, at the very least.

and, i am still here becaUse i recognize this hoUse! since caliborn has been pretending i do not exist anymore, i figUred staying long enoUgh to clear some things Up may be wise.

[amipipefan413yet]

(Pipe blinks. It's been so long since he's seen Calliope - or Caliborn for that matter!! - and it takes him a second to process. Right. Swirls. )

Sorry, I didn't mean to offend. I know you wouldn't do that. Just... confused here I guess?

Can you tell me what exactly is going on and what he's up to?

(He wasn't sure how he knew it, but it felt true: he could trust Calliope. Thinking about it too much made his head hurt.)

[amicalibornyet]

...what he's Up to... that woUld be a bit complicated to answer. i'm not entirely sUre myself.

last i recall, he was going to go meet an ally of his, a void player, for some sort of exchange?

he keeps information from me, bUt i can still theorize that mUch from what notes i have been able to read.

really thoUgh, i hope we are both on the same page that he is definitely not Up to anything good. as he always is.

[amipipefan413yet]

Well... that doesn't sound very good. What do you suggest? I'm happy to work with you but what happens when he's back?

This Void player sounds like trouble.

(Something tugs at the back of Pipe's mind. Something about another Void player he once knew. He blinks, and it's gone.)

[amicalibornyet]

i...

(She looked off to the side.)

i don't know. he has been planning this with them for mUltiple months now, and he doesn't seem to be wasting any time now that it is in action.

we coUld set Up some way to track him, maybe? a way to know where he is going, withoUt him being aware of it?

i coUld also simply offer information when possible...? thoUgh i have been trying to do that, believe me! i jUst have no way to contact anyone online at this moment.

yoU'll have to excUse my shortage in ideas. that mUst have been qUite the pUnch yoU dealt, becaUse my head is still killing me. bUt no offense to yoU, of coUrse!

[amipipefan413yet]

Oh um. No offense taken! I think tracking him is a good idea but I don't really know how we'd go about doing it? But we can think about that while you recover, provided you can stay in control.

When was the last time you ate? I don't think there's any raw meat here but I could probably get you candy!

(Their stomach feels a little queasy at the thought. They never really did understand the cherub diet... what?)

[amipipefan413yet]

(action description follows:

Pipe climbs the stairs to the second floor, heading towards the bathroom where he and Casey left the cherub. They're nervous. Their hands are sweaty. He's not sure what he'll find when he opens the door, but he has to be strong and he has to be brave, for Casey and for John and for everyone else.

He has to make the right choice.

Pipe opens the door and stops dead in their tracks. This is not what they expected.)

what the... calliope???

@amicalibornyet

[amicalibornyet]

(Description: Indeed, it is Calliope who Pipe is seeing, indicated by the green color of her eyes and the green swirls on her cheeks. Though, she of course has the same scar and is wearing the same botched Lord of Time outfit.)

oh. Uhm.

(She stares straight back at Pipe with a blank expression for a long, awkward silence. Then, she coughs to the side before smiling at him in a sort of polite-looking way. She seems tense.)

...goodness, i was hoping i'd have prepared something to say by now. do forgive me, i only woke Up an hoUr or two ago. u_u

yes! i am, in fact, calliope. and if i am not mistaken, yoU go by pipe!

i sUppose yoU have... qUestions. please go ahead.

[amipipefan413yet]

(Pipe is taken aback for a moment and stares at her before his brain processes what's going on.)

Wait, how do you know that? And why on earth are you pretending to be Caliborn? And why are you still here? If you could get out of the restraints so easily, you can get out of this house without much difficulty at all.

(Pipe stops for a moment before adding:)

And... sorry for knocking you out earlier? I guess? Maybe?

[amicalibornyet]

(Her most immediate reaction is at the question of "pretending". Even at the idea of such a thing her smile immediately drops into a concerned and confused expression.)

pretending...? what makes yoU think i woUld do that? no no no no no, yoU mUst be confUsed.

(She points at one of her own cheeks, emphasizing the swirl present rather than a circle.)

UnfortUnately, he is still with me. i coUld never harm any of yoU in the ways he has so far!

please don't ever accUse me of being similar enoUgh to him to go throUgh with any of what he's done.

(...She quickly composes herself again.)

bUt, as for yoUr other qUestions, i have read some posts on yoUr blog! enoUgh to know yoUr preferred name, at the very least.

and, i am still here becaUse i recognize this hoUse! since caliborn has been pretending i do not exist anymore, i figUred staying long enoUgh to clear some things Up may be wise.

[amipipefan413yet]

(Pipe blinks. It's been so long since he's seen Calliope - or Caliborn for that matter!! - and it takes him a second to process. Right. Swirls. )

Sorry, I didn't mean to offend. I know you wouldn't do that. Just... confused here I guess?

Can you tell me what exactly is going on and what he's up to?

(He wasn't sure how he knew it, but it felt true: he could trust Calliope. Thinking about it too much made his head hurt.)

[amicalibornyet]

...what he's Up to... that woUld be a bit complicated to answer. i'm not entirely sUre myself.

last i recall, he was going to go meet an ally of his, a void player, for some sort of exchange?

he keeps information from me, bUt i can still theorize that mUch from what notes i have been able to read.

really thoUgh, i hope we are both on the same page that he is definitely not Up to anything good. as he always is.

[amipipefan413yet]

Well... that doesn't sound very good. What do you suggest? I'm happy to work with you but what happens when he's back?

This Void player sounds like trouble.

(Something tugs at the back of Pipe's mind. Something about another Void player he once knew. He blinks, and it's gone.)

[amipipefan413yet]

(action description follows:

Pipe climbs the stairs to the second floor, heading towards the bathroom where he and Casey left the cherub. They're nervous. Their hands are sweaty. He's not sure what he'll find when he opens the door, but he has to be strong and he has to be brave, for Casey and for John and for everyone else.

He has to make the right choice.

Pipe opens the door and stops dead in their tracks. This is not what they expected.)

what the... calliope???

@amicalibornyet

[amicalibornyet]

(Description: Indeed, it is Calliope who Pipe is seeing, indicated by the green color of her eyes and the green swirls on her cheeks. Though, she of course has the same scar and is wearing the same botched Lord of Time outfit.)

oh. Uhm.

(She stares straight back at Pipe with a blank expression for a long, awkward silence. Then, she coughs to the side before smiling at him in a sort of polite-looking way. She seems tense.)

...goodness, i was hoping i'd have prepared something to say by now. do forgive me, i only woke Up an hoUr or two ago. u_u

yes! i am, in fact, calliope. and if i am not mistaken, yoU go by pipe!

i sUppose yoU have... qUestions. please go ahead.

[amipipefan413yet]

(Pipe is taken aback for a moment and stares at her before his brain processes what's going on.)

Wait, how do you know that? And why on earth are you pretending to be Caliborn? And why are you still here? If you could get out of the restraints so easily, you can get out of this house without much difficulty at all.

(Pipe stops for a moment before adding:)

And... sorry for knocking you out earlier? I guess? Maybe?

[amicalibornyet]

(Her most immediate reaction is at the question of "pretending". Even at the idea of such a thing her smile immediately drops into a concerned and confused expression.)

pretending...? what makes yoU think i woUld do that? no no no no no, yoU mUst be confUsed.

(She points at one of her own cheeks, emphasizing the swirl present rather than a circle.)

UnfortUnately, he is still with me. i coUld never harm any of yoU in the ways he has so far!

please don't ever accUse me of being similar enoUgh to him to go throUgh with any of what he's done.

(...She quickly composes herself again.)

bUt, as for yoUr other qUestions, i have read some posts on yoUr blog! enoUgh to know yoUr preferred name, at the very least.

and, i am still here becaUse i recognize this hoUse! since caliborn has been pretending i do not exist anymore, i figUred staying long enoUgh to clear some things Up may be wise.

[amipipefan413yet]

(Pipe blinks. It's been so long since he's seen Calliope - or Caliborn for that matter!! - and it takes him a second to process. Right. Swirls. )

Sorry, I didn't mean to offend. I know you wouldn't do that. Just... confused here I guess?

Can you tell me what exactly is going on and what he's up to?

(He wasn't sure how he knew it, but it felt true: he could trust Calliope. Thinking about it too much made his head hurt.)

[amipipefan413yet]

(action description follows:

Pipe climbs the stairs to the second floor, heading towards the bathroom where he and Casey left the cherub. They're nervous. Their hands are sweaty. He's not sure what he'll find when he opens the door, but he has to be strong and he has to be brave, for Casey and for John and for everyone else.

He has to make the right choice.

Pipe opens the door and stops dead in their tracks. This is not what they expected.)

what the... calliope???

@amicalibornyet

[amicalibornyet]

(Description: Indeed, it is Calliope who Pipe is seeing, indicated by the green color of her eyes and the green swirls on her cheeks. Though, she of course has the same scar and is wearing the same botched Lord of Time outfit.)

oh. Uhm.

(She stares straight back at Pipe with a blank expression for a long, awkward silence. Then, she coughs to the side before smiling at him in a sort of polite-looking way. She seems tense.)

...goodness, i was hoping i'd have prepared something to say by now. do forgive me, i only woke Up an hoUr or two ago. u_u

yes! i am, in fact, calliope. and if i am not mistaken, yoU go by pipe!

i sUppose yoU have... qUestions. please go ahead.

[amipipefan413yet]

(Pipe is taken aback for a moment and stares at her before his brain processes what's going on.)

Wait, how do you know that? And why on earth are you pretending to be Caliborn? And why are you still here? If you could get out of the restraints so easily, you can get out of this house without much difficulty at all.

(Pipe stops for a moment before adding:)

And... sorry for knocking you out earlier? I guess? Maybe?

[amipipefan413yet]

(action description follows:

Pipe climbs the stairs to the second floor, heading towards the bathroom where he and Casey left the cherub. They're nervous. Their hands are sweaty. He's not sure what he'll find when he opens the door, but he has to be strong and he has to be brave, for Casey and for John and for everyone else.

He has to make the right choice.

Pipe opens the door and stops dead in their tracks. This is not what they expected.)

what the... calliope???

@amicalibornyet

[amipipefan413yet]

((ooc delsy on rp. hands wnd wriste very low function

[amipipefan413yet]

Day 31: Still not pipefan413 yet! v_v

It's been hectic lately. sorry for the late updates!!

[amipipefan413yet]

HEY, PIPE? I'M NOT SURE IF YOU CAN HEAR ME KNOCKING BECAUSE *GOG FUCKING DAMN THIS STORM IS LOUD,* SO I'M TEXTING YOU THIS TO LET YOU KNOW I'M HERE.

— SIGNED, @unbecomingkarkat

(P.S. OOC, SORRY FOR THE DELAY. DAVE AND REZI WANTED TO DO SOMETHING ON THE CALIBORNYET BLOG FIRST.)

Oh! Thank you, I can't hear a thing over all this. Just a second.

(Pipe lets Karkat into the house.)

Thank you for coming. I hope the storm didn't make the journey too rough on you...

@casey-egbertnumber1

((also no worries!!! i feel insane))

[unbecomingkarkat]

IT'S FINE, I HAD AN UMBRELLA SO AT LEAST I'M DRY.

DID ANYTHING HAPPEN WHILE YOU WERE WAITING? I MEAN, I HOPE NOT, BECAUSE THAT'D MEAN SOMETHING BAD HAPPENED PROBABLY, BUT THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING.

[casey-egbertnumber1]

karkar!!!!!!!!!!!!! :000

(casey runs [and trips] after karkat, launching herself at his leg and hugging him.)

yuuare oksyyyy!!!!!!!!!!! i miss yiu!!!!!!!!! :)))))

[unbecomingkarkat]

(DESCRIBED ACTION IN TEXT OR SOMETHING (IN THIRD PERSON): KARKAT'S COMPLETELY CAUGHT OFF GUARD BY CASEY'S SUDDEN APPEARANCE AND STUMBLES BACK A LITTLE.)

WHATHUHWHA-

OH.

HEY AGAIN CASEY.

(HE CROUCHES DOWN. PAT PAT.)

IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN, TOO. I CAME HERE FOR EXTRA HELP WITH THE WHOLE... UH... CALIBORN THING, TO HELP PIPE MAKE SURE HE CAN'T CAUSE THAT MUCH MORE TROUBLE.

[casey-egbertnumber1]

hihihihihi!!!!!!!!! now wr cann havev a real ttea party!!!!!;!!!!!!! :))))))))

(almost immediately she hobbled off to the kitchen, making large happy bubbles on the way.)

🫧🫧🫧🫧🫧🫧🫧🫧🫧🫧!!!!!!!!!!!

[unbecomingkarkat]

(HE WATCHED HER LEAVE WITH A VERY TINY SMILE, BEFORE TURNING TO LOOK AT THE STAIRS LEADING UP, AND THEN TURNING TO LOOK AT PIPE.)

...SO, CALIBORN DIDN'T ATTACK YOU OR CASEY, RIGHT? I DON'T THINK I EVER ACTUALLY GOT THE MEMO ON WHETHER OR NOT HE DID ANYTHING TO EITHER OF YOU.

I WOULDN'T PUT IT PAST HIM TO BEAT UP A CHILD.

( @amipipefan413yet <- TAGGING IN CASE THIS DOESN'T APPEAR IN YOUR NOTIFICATIONS.)

[amipipefan413yet]

He didn't, no. He said he didn't even know this was John's house. Who knows if that's true... but we're both safe.

(Pipe smiles fondly after Casey as she heads into the kitchen.)

It seems like a tea party is in order, but I'm a little bit worried about Caliborn upstairs...

[unbecomingkarkat]

IT'S GOOD THAT YOU'RE FINE, AT LEAST. BUT... YEAH.

...WE COULD GO CHECK ON HIM. IF HE'S AWAKE AND SOMEHOW BROKE FREE, THEN WE CAN BOTH EASILY TAKE HIM DOWN AGAIN.

WAIT, ACTUALLY, DOES CASEY KNOW HOW TO MAKE TEA SAFELY? LIKE, IS SHE AT RISK OF BURNING HERSELF DOWN HERE OR DID JOHN TEACH HER HOW TO NOT BURN HERSELF? UHM.

SHIT, ON SECOND THOUGHT, I MIGHT NEED TO STAY DOWN HERE TO MAKE SURE SHE DOESN'T DO THAT IF SHE DOESN'T KNOW.

[amipipefan413yet]

Casey's a pro at tea! We've tried to have tea parties but it's not the same with just two people cause it's not a party. i guess john taught her??? or maybe she taught him

But you can stay down here with her if you don't mind! It definitely can't hurt.

(Pipe calls after Casey:)

I'm going to check on Caliborn really quickly!! I'll be right back for tea!!