SOLLUX: *A fragmented sort of noise leaves his mouth, as though his throat was too dry for it to escape properly, and he blinks a few times to right his vision. What the-- this isn't a terrible gooey room of food and idiocy.*
JANE: *she doesn't want to open her eyes. her breathing feels weird and it's just so strange... but then she realizes how she's feeling. she's... awake! she sits up quickly, eyes wide and starting to tear up with a smile*
JANE: *her smile gets so wide she's so incredibly relieved it's ridic*
CALLIE: *slowly, she begins to stir. She feels heavier than ever, but regardless of it, this somehow feels... right. Although when she finally manages to open her eyes, the first thing she sees startles her just a little. It's Roxy, asleep leaning on her bed. And so she sits up*
ROSE: *she gradually wakes up but refuses to open her eyes because it is far too bright to be that gooey room and she thinks that she's only in her bedroom in her Lethargum house*
KARKAT: *is next to sollux's bed with nepeta, they're probably talking quietly about something silly, but then he notices the movement and shuts up*
ERIDAN: *happens to be hoving at a distance away from Callie's bed. He was curious about his new kismesis after all, and is surprised when he sees her stir* *wonders if this means others are awake too, and immediately looks Aradia's way*
MITUNA: *There's soft groaning and the first thing he notices before opening his eyes is screaming. Unintelligible screaming. It's almost welcome. Next his eyes open up and the scene is blurry but as he focuses he realizes he not in the sugary sweet hellhole he had just been in and there's a familiar clowny face right next to him* wha7 7he..
MEULIN: *she lay there for a bit, feeling the extra heavyness from the blanket and slowly opens her eyes to stare at the ceiling and gasps a little, sitting up and staring around her, unsure of how to feel about being back*
NEPETA: :33 < *also stops giggling to LOOK*
SOLLUX: *He recognizes this place as the palace too quickly, though, and almost wants to go right back to sleep. He doesn't, though, because he heard a familiar voice and turns his head to look at the people beside him* uh.
ROXY: *she notices the movement and sits up with an awkward waking snort, but holy shit Callie is sitting up and looking at her and she all but dives for a hug*
DIRK: *comes back into the infirmary from the bathroom and notices that there are more people awake than he remembers*
CALLIE: oh--! oh my goodness, HAHAHA, hello!
DIRK: *Holy shit, is that Jake?*
JANE: *she looks around, seeing all the people. healthy, unarmed. she starts to cry, smiling like crazy and flops back onto her pillow, laughing quietly to herself*
JADE: *was currently sitting next to rose and smiles when she see people stirring from their slumbers*
VRISKA: *still just chillin with a super passed out feferi, nbd*
MITUNA: *He blinks, and despite the hunger he was feeling, his face manages to contort into an angered expression as the memories of truths that can no longer be ignored flood into him*
ROSE: *just rolls over and curls into herself because there is way too much chatter going on in this room-*
KARKAT: HEY, CAPTOR. *waves a grilled cheese above his face* WELCOME BACK.
ROSE: *cracks an eye open and looks around warily*
ARADIA: *SITS UP OUT OF BED LIKE FRANKENSTEIN. IT'S ALIIIIIIIVE. just kidding though she would do that if she weren't so groggy. she rubs at her eyes and looks around wondering wassap*
JAKE: *It is indeed jake! He is lying there blinking like an owl without his glasses*
JADE: *places a hand on rose when she see her move* rose?
MITUNA: don7 fucking 5up me
KURLOZ: *The second there had been movement beside him, he sprung to sit straight up and search his moirail's face, the relief on his own probably blatantly obvious. His smile twitches a little, but it's there, until--*
ROXY: callie ur alive *only looks away to notice that holy shit Jane and Rose are waking up too* aw shit cmon *scoops Callie into her arms and runs to Jane's bedside* JANE
ROSE: *looks up at Jade and stares at her in disbelief before smiling* Jade...
ROSE: *shamelessly pulls her into a hug* You have no idea how relieved I am to see you again.
ERIDAN: *was about to walk right up to aradia but her SITTING UP LIKE THAT startles him* wwoah fuck ara wwhy
JADE: *goofy grin and hugs her back* gosh i could say the same for you!!!!!
ERIDAN: *oh wait nevermind*
JANE: *looks up quickly, grinning from ear to ear, jumping up to hug roxy despite her dizziness* Roxy. Oh my god, Roxy.
DIRK: *rushes over to Jake's bed* Holy shit.
ERIDAN: *he still comes up to her and jsut sits down because apparently that didn't actually happen*
MEULIN: *leans forward a little and, pulling her knees up and resting her chin on them, shaking a little. she wasnt sure what was going on, or even what happened. crap did she really do those things?*
ARADIA: *blinks away sleepiness and finally focuses in on her moirail sitting down beside her* eridan?
ROXY: *all but plops Callie on Jane's bed to hug her*
CALLIE: *giggling like mad*
JANE: *laughing through the tears, pulling callie into the hug*
JAKE: *Sits up a little, head turned towards the sound* Holy what? Dirk?
RUFIOH: *t1m1dly sat 1n a cha1r, drumm1ng h1s f1ngers but he's go1ng to take h1s turn because holy sh*t she's al1ve that's all that matters*
ERIDAN: you better not mind that i brought you here wwe found you all comad an shit in sols hivve
ARADIA: 0h *looks around some more, still trying to assess the situation* s0 was all that just a dream
JANE: I told you it was a dream, Callie. I told you! *so grossly happy
ERIDAN: *furrows his brow* i guess
MITUNA: *He notices the others hustling and bustling about, well most of the others. Breaking contact with his diamonds for just a second he looks around for Tula, but notices she's still asleep and his mood drops further*
ROSE: *This is my Jade and I will not share her for a bit*
ARADIA: *notices there's enough beds for everyone and there's still quite a few people asleep* did y0u g0 thr0ugh the same thing
CALLIE: it seems yoU were right! ;U;
JANE: *pulls back, still grinning and takes in the sight of roxy for a bit*
ROSE: *too busy burying her face in Jade's shoulder and trying not to cry*
NEPETA: :33 < *squ33zes karkat's shoulder before diving off into the crowd*
DIRK: *holds his boyfriend's face in his hands, orange eyes sweeping over his features in order to let himself believe that Jake is actually awake* Oh my god.
ROXY: yeah dawg we all had some jacked up dreams
ERIDAN: it depends on wwhat you mean by the same thing *crosses his arms and looks away*
JANE: It's so great to see you again. You're beautiful. God.
KURLOZ: *He actually tried to conjure up a response, but nothing left his mouth, and all he could do for a moment was stare at the expression on his face before realizing he truly wasn't the only one of them who had had a nightmare.* ...WHAT.
JADE: *all the paps and hugs, is just super happy that her rose is awake*
DIRK: *sighs in relief and kisses his silly face*
ROXY: no ur beautiful sleepin gorgeous
JANE: *shakes her head* Oh, shut up and keep hugging. *goes back to hugging*
SOLLUX: *belatedly goes crosseyed at the grilled cheese and snatches it despite his arm feeling like a noodle* how long have you been 2iittiing there liike a diickweed waiitiing two wave daiiry product2 iin my face.
ARADIA: *turns back to him* i was in a sp00ky little t0wn c0llecting c0ins and things
JAKE: *Even without glasses those eyes are obvious, and his hands fly up to hold him tight*
KARKAT: AT LEAST FOREVER. YOU TAKE TOO LONG. SLEEPING LIKE A BLOATED WIGGLER.
ERIDAN: .. oh yeah no wwe didnt experience the same thing
MEULIN: *loud stomach growl and she frowns some more and slowly looks around for any food nearby*
SOLLUX: oh yeah, 2orry about that. *rolls his eyes, sitting up on his elbows a little* ugh. how long wa2 forever, though.
JANE: *pulls back again, remembering* Wait, where's Rufioh? I really... *looks down at her pinky, relieved to see the red string still there*
CALLIE: *Callie just kind of peers around happily at everyone*
ROXY: *nods at him right there*
RUFIOH: *st1ll s1tt1ng on the cha1r, reaches up on hand for a tentat1ve wave* h1...
JANE: Huh? *looks* Rufioh! *starts tearing up even more, jumping out of bed to tackle hug him*
MITUNA: *fingers rub at his temples as he adjusts to having constant noise in his head again* wha7 7he fuck do you mean wha7?*sighs* wha7 7he hell happened *his voice is tense, but he's trying to keep his composure*
KARKAT: I DON'T KNOW. I'VE BEEN AWAKE FOR A FEW DAYS. WE'VE ALL BEEN ASLEEP FOR A FEW WEEKS, I GUESS.
DIRK: *eventually pulls away, letting out a choked sob of relief and just latches onto Jake in return*
RUFIOH: *can't hold back and longer and runs up to meet her, almost fall1ng over as he sp1ns them both around* oh, sense1, 1 thought... 1 thought...
JANE: *nevermind she's just crying now*
ROXY: *goes back to hugging Callie, she would drag her over to Rose but those two are having a moment*
ARADIA: well then *wonders what he DID experience but... she could save that for another time. she leans in to bump his shoulder with the top of her head. rammy headbutt for the rail.* im glad were b0th awake and here n0w
ROXY: *Jake and Dirk are too*
ROXY: *it's just you and me darlin*
JANE: You're alive! *sobs into his shoulder* You're alive!!
CALLIE: *Callie is A-okay with this*
CALLIE: so... what's gone on? where are we exactly?
ROXY: oh were in the palace uh
ROSE: *totally isn't sniffling a little, nope*
ROXY: everybodys been in weirdo comas having shitty dreams
ROXY: but we all keep wakin up in waves
ROXY: i guess people we were dreamin with?
ERIDAN: *pauses for a moment* yeah sure... uh.. are you feelin okay an shit
JADE: *still hugging rose, one handed grabs tissues to hand rose*
CALLIE: that seems to make sense... i was definitely with jane.
JADE: *its ok rose, jade is sniffling a bit too*
ROSE: *we will cry happy tears together*
JAKE: *runs his hands down his back, still not quite believing it all and not really knowing what he's saying either as he looks back at him* Dirk, im so sorry, im so terribly sorry!
KURLOZ: BUNCH OF MOTHERFUCKING BULLSHIT, THAT'S WHAT. *shifts on his knees a little, having not done so in probably far too long.* OUR PANS GOT DIPPED INTO AGAIN. EVERYONE DROPPED LIKE MOTHERFUCKING FLIES, BEEN THAT WAY. *shakes his head, but stares at Mituna still* GOT LANDED IN DIFFERENT PLACES. WHERE WERE YOU?
SOLLUX: a few /week2?/ *grumbles a little as he bites into the sandwich, chewing with a frown* don't tell me you had the 2ame crappy dream ii diid.
RUFIOH: *slowly lets them both stop sp1nn1ng and down to the floor to kneel* so are you! oh g*d...
KARKAT: FUCK, I HOPE NOT. *makes a face at him* WHERE WERE YOU?
MEULIN: *attempts to get up to grab one of the nurses but her legs give out since theyre still weak. just kinda sits there now on the floor*
NEPETA: :33 < *having jumped up to sit on equius' bed and found him still unresponsive, she curls up there with a nice sweaty abs pillow*
MITUNA: well no 5hi7 nooklock i figured 7ha7 much. i wa5 in a place 7ha7 made me confron7 a lo7 of 5hi7 i never wan7ed 7o. *looks knowingly at K*
JANE: *wibbly smiling* Yeah. Yeah, I am. *pulls his head down to kiss his forehead and laugh more teary laughter*
DIRK: Fuck, no...Shit.*brushes some stray hairs out of Jake's face* Just don't apologize, okay?
SOLLUX: *sturgeon fish face* 2hiitty creepy town that pretty much wanted two turn u2 iintwo couch potatoe2 or 2omethiing. they had u2 goiing on 2cavenger hunt2 and goiing iintwo 2tupiid fake churche2 wiith... *blinks, and sits up a little more* where'2 terezii.
MITUNA: i7 made me realize a lo7 i didn7 wan7 7o. made me realize wha7 a gullible 5hi757ain ive been.
KURLOZ: *He can really do nothing but stare now.*
ARADIA: *she isn't normally worried about such behavior, but given what she saw in that video, she can't help but feel a bit wounded by the cold response to her affection* im feeling fine just a little tired
KARKAT: *almost smiles because he was just in a boring town. good. then he asks about terezi and karkat leans sideways to point behind him at the next bed over* DON'T WORRY, SHE'S TECHNICALLY AWAKE TOO. JUST PRETTY EXHAUSTED.
SOLLUX: *he turns to look at her, staring for a little bit and fighting the urge to switch beds and wind up waking her.* where were you guy2?
MITUNA: *he just kind of stares back at him* youre 7he rea5on why i fried my pan...aren7 you?
RUFIOH: *sn1ffs and sm1les shak1ly back, reach1ng up w1th puts h1s hands over her's before w1p1ng away the tears* m1ssed you... so much.
ROXY: *wait a frig is that a stray kitty on the floor? Roxy calls out* hey u need some help?
JANE: *still grinning* Hoo hoo. I missed you too. So much.
JADE: *just more hugging with rose, not really wanting to let her go* im so so happy youre awake now!!! you have no idea!! *pauses and laugh a little* actually considering what weve all probably been through...you probably do!!
JAKE: *lays his head on his shoulder* They said you were facing fearful things and i couldnt, i couldnt get out to find you both! i couldnt do anything!
JAKE: All i flipping did was try and nick you a stupid horse statue! And i couldnt even do that right!
MEULIN: *looks up at the sound of someone talking to her and just sorta stares almost in disbelief of everything*
KARKAT: NOT GREAT PLACES, OBVIOUSLY. *glances at nepeta, still not wanting to let her know*
ROSE: *nods, sniffling a little* I'm sure you went through hell and back, but I'm equally ecstatic right now.
DIRK: *doesn't know if he is going to laugh or cry right now* Oh my god, Jake...
JADE: itll just be so much better once everyones awake!!!
DIRK: Just shut up, okay. *kisses his dumb face again* You didn't do anything wrong.
RUFIOH: heh... *can't really words anymore, and just gathers her 1n and sways 1n place*
ROXY: yeah i think u need some help sorry callie brb
SOLLUX: *stares at Karkat now, squinting.* you wanna elaborate on that.
JANE: *sniffles and tries to stop the tears, but the relief of everything is incredibly overwhelming*
ROXY: *crawls out of bed and crouches down to Meulin*
KARKAT: *squints back* DO I FUCKING HAVE TO?
ROSE: *her smile falters a little and she pulls away from the embrace to look around* How long has everyone else been asleep?
ROXY: hey wanna get some food or s/t?
SOLLUX: yeah, you fuckiing have two. *tears off another piece of the sandwich* 2cale of one two ten.
MEULIN: *nods slowly* yeah *squeaks a little*
JANE: *pulls back, still smiling but starting to calm down* Come on, I wanna see the others. *stands, a little wobbly*
JAKE: *keeping the tears in hhnnn i'm a man nope didn't work so there's quite a few not so manly tears on his face as he kisses him back* Were free, i cant believe it...
RUFIOH: *helps her to her feet, papp1ng at her face as he does so before turn1ng to look at the much l1vl1er room* r1ght, sure th1ng! check 1t out though... almost all of us!
KARKAT: *makes suuuuch a face* ELEVEN.
ROXY: *wraps an arm around Meulin to help her up*
ROXY: wanna sit on the bed again or go to the cafeteria?
JADE: apparently we were all asleep for a long time.....and everyones just been slowly waking up
ERIDAN: ... *he's not sure what to say about her being tired, but then he rememberes something that he didn't get a chance to tell her before, something that happened before all this bs happened, that he might have forgotten about had he not been eyeing it from a distance before coming over to her* hey ara uh this is proabbly a really bad time to tell you this cause youre just wwakin up an all but i dovve into kismessitude before wwhatevver it is that happened happened
MEULIN: *gets up with roxys help* i think..i wanna sit back on the bed if thats purrsable
ROXY: *helps her back onto the bed*
JANE: This is wonderful. *glances around, smiling just a little when she sees porrim with damara(i'm assuming), and makes her way to the still sleeping chrome dome*
ROXY: *then she goes ahead and grabs a nurse to get them some food*
MEULIN: shakey, disoriented...furry hungry
ROXY: yeah i dont blame you
JANE: Lazing around as usual. *shakes her head at calisleep*
RUFIOH: *follows along after* oh yeah... cal1boo... what a cal1bum, man.
MEULIN: *kitty nods* what happurned to efurryone else
RUFIOH: can't keep your g1rl wa1t1ng... hella rude.
JANE: *giggles and elbows rufioh* Wow, I have definitely missed you.
PORRIM: *actually porrim had temporarily left grill kankri a cheese because that is the theme here and she's now reentered with said grilled cheese, nearly dropping it when she sees Jane* Oh!
ROXY: well me and a buncha other folks dreamed about some depressing ass town where they were doin sacrifices and everybody was a pink blob until they became peopel?
CALLIE: *Callie is still just sitting on Jane's bed*
RUFIOH: *manages an sm1rky eyebrow ra1se* got to have someone around to crack-w1se, r1ght?
PORRIM: *sorry Kankri, luckily the cheese was not dropped and you can have your sammich before she goes over to the bloo lady* Jane?
KANKRI: *he graciously eats his cheese that was grilled for him*
JANE: *oh well alright then* Of course, what would be without... *turns to see porrim, face probably still red from crying, and she smiles sweetly* Hello, Porrim.
ARADIA: *shes quite surprised by this shocking development* really? with wh0?
RUFIOH: *looks over as porr1m approaches, then d1scretely melts away to busy h1mself w1th draw1ng on cronus' face aga1n*
ERIDAN: *nods his head at callie* that awwful fucker right there
ROXY: yeah shit was... not cool
ARADIA: wha *stares* behind callie? i cant see any0ne
ERIDAN: ..... *narrows his eyes* wwhat no
ERIDAN: it fuckin IS callie thats howw horrible she is
PORRIM: *you are getting a hug Miss Crocker* I'm so+ happy to see yo+u.
ERIDAN: you havve no fuckin clue the shit she put me through
ARADIA: callie?! really?! 0_0
ARADIA: but shes s0 sweet t0 every0ne
JANE: *hugs her back, nice and tight* And I, you. Immensely so.
ROXY: wbu what did you guys dream about?
MEULIN: ours was....actually not supurr bad? it was kinda nice...well *flinches a little* minus....some videos and a giant blog monster that came because of me *looks down, feeling ashamed of herself*
ERIDAN: her swweetness is just a ruse to ensnare evveryone in her filthy soporblooded hands
SOLLUX: of cour2e iit wa2. *makes a face back, suddenly feeling sort of guilty for being in a place that didn't elicit an eleven on that scale when his friends and others apparently had.* well. iit'2 over, ii gue22. and now we're riight back where we 2tarted. *geck*
PORRIM: *NO JANE U DONT UNDERSTAND. she pulls back to get another look at her... just to make sure she's really there*
RUFIOH: *now goes to shove meenah's bed so 1t's next to aranea's* *1 sh1p 1t*
ERIDAN: i probably outta go ovver there an make sure she knowws i still think shes the wworst
KARKAT: YEAH. THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY SHIT THAT MATTERS. *glances away for a second* I'M SORRY YOU HAD TO GO THROUGH THAT SHIT. I MEAN... WAY BACK. I SORT OF. KIND OF UNDERSTAND NOW. IN A WAY.
MEULIN: there was a church.......and it showed me something i had done in the past that i regret...and baisically a purriest said he could make those feelings go away and i accepted...and he somehow went inside...aannnd then much later came from me and turned into the blob monster
ERIDAN: wwell okay ara you can enjoy time wwith your boyfriend or somethin *glances at sollux* im gunna go hassle callie *STANDS*
MEULIN: *still looking down, fiddling with the hem of one of the blankets*
JAKE: *pulls back finally as his train of thought continues to the station* Wait, roxy, is she here, is she alright? And jade!
JANE: *don't care i'mma take it that care. and the smile starts to wibble, and she's unfortunately close to tears again*
KARKAT: *looks at a very interesting bit of wall*
ARADIA: b0yfriend? *I'm not embarassed now nope* i mean uh 0kay see ya
ERIDAN: *marches over to calliope. he really wishes she had a drink or something in her hands because he really feels like knocking a drink out of someone's hands*
ROXY: *frowns because she's not sure how to advise in this kind of situation*
ROXY: well yeah trying to get someone or something else to make ur feelings go away rather than deal with em isnt the best choice to make cuz
ROXY: it dont really make things better it just kinda shoves them away
ROXY: regardess of blobby monsters it aint good for you
MEULIN: yeah....i dont fleven know why i did it....i know better *tears up a little*
ROXY: and blob monsters in the equation well we're all tough and we can handle blob monsters :)
ROXY: *wraps an arm around her*
PORRIM: *oh no don't do that, Porrim is far too emotional right now. she might cry too... yep okay, her eyes are glassing over with the threat of tears* Heh... At least we're all to+gether again. Well... mo+st o+f us. But we kno+w we're all safe, anyway.
ROXY: we all went thru some tough stuff while we were knocked out
ROXY: just cuz you made a mistake doesnt mean youre bad for it
ROXY: if that was true id be hella crappy
MEULIN: *sniiffles a little* yeah...yeah youre right *smiles a little*
KURLOZ: *No. No, this can't happen here, not now, not in this room or this galaxy or this lifetime or the next, no. His next inhale is cold, and it stays that way as it sits in his chest as he faces his biggest mistake, but no. This can't happen here.* SHIT'S BEEN HEAVY, BROTHER. WE BOTH BEEN IN UGLY PLACES TOO LONG. YOU HUNGRY? *Please let me get you a burger Mituna. The answer he gave should have be
enough, but left it open for a private discussion.*
ROXY: were all here to look out for you when stuff messes up so dont blame urself too much
ERIDAN: *instead he just heavily sits on the bed, crossing his arms, staring sternly* cal
JANE: *nods, sniffling* We are. And that is the best thing I have seen in who knows how long. *wipes just below porrim's eyes* Careful. We will both become sobbing messes at this rate.
MEULIN: ill try not to i can imagine itll take time *sighs a little*
KURLOZ: *glances down very quickly but back up just as fast* WE'LL TALK MORE WHEN YOU'RE FEELING UP TO SPEED.
JAKE: *takes dirk's hand to kiss, then wobbly-knee runs over to where the beta girls are, sees they are busy and turns back around over to meulin's bedside* What ho!
ROXY: but im open to talkin it out if youre feelin down :3
ROXY: *in response to jake*
MITUNA: *he groans. That was more than enough, but he was too hungry and too worried to tear him down right now. No, his dirty laundry didn't need to be aired here, even if it's possible he was the last person to accept what his moirail had been responsible for. Looking down at his own lap he answers quietly* wha7ever dude
MEULIN: that would be fleally nice!!! *smiles a little wider then looks at jake* hi!!!!
SOLLUX: ... *squints again, before he thinks maybe he understands, and he swallows somewhat roughly* 2eriiou2ly. *Wow, it's gross to think of any number of whatever he could have meant, happening to him.*
JAKE: Oh no wait i meant- Oh dadblast it! *all but glomps her* Hello my feline chums!
KARKAT: WHATEVER. FINISH YOUR GRILLED DAIRY BYPRODUCT.
KURLOZ: *He nods, and moves to push himself up, determined not to let the fact that he's quite close to not being able to feel his legs stop him from crossing the room. Grandpa Kurloz returns.*
CALLIE: *Calliope looks up at Eridan with wide eyes -- she's actually a lot more happy than she should be to see him, but, well, she's happy to be out of that place at all. She just can't bring herself to feel too prickly.* eridan...! *Screw the rules, you're getting hugged.*
SOLLUX: *narrows eyes as he takes another bite >BT*
ROXY: good to see ur feelin lively
ERIDAN: wwHA- *is completely taken off guard* *he was not expecting this at all, not one bit*
ERIDAN: *he hesitantly returns her hug*
JAKE: Im over the bally moon! I just, well, ive missed you all by quite some margin.
JAKE: Are you both alright? We had a cracking battle back there you know!
CALLIE: *Ahh, yes, this is asshole upon which she has laid her affections. Kismeses don't have to like each other enough to be overly affectionate but if they like each other enough to be competitive well that warrants a gosh darn hug every now and then. But she eventually pulls back with a sigh* i never thoUght i'd be nearly so happy to see yoU.
ROXY: oh im good we fought a sea pig ourselves
MEULIN: *nods* yeah, im furine minus some mental scars you know
KARKAT: *watches the cheese eating with natural grumpface*
JAKE: You gave that oinker a good thrashing i trust?
ERIDAN: ...yeah i guess im happy to see you too or somethin like that... *lies, he's glad to see his kismesis.* so im guessin wwherevver you wwere wwas wwhere ara wwas huh
JANE: *glances around again, looking for someone else she doesn't necessarily WANT to see, but feels the need to check up on. still half holding onto porrim tho...*
ERIDAN: she called you swweet can you evven believve that *scrunches his nose*
SOLLUX: *eventually the cheese is gone, and he crosses his arms, returning the grump face.* do you know how ii even got back here, though? two the. palace.
PORRIM: *oops sorry Jane* Heh, ah... Wo+uld yo+u like to+ go+ see so+me o+thers no+w? I sho+uldn't keep yo+u all to+ myself.
KARKAT: YEAH, AMPORA AND I GOT YOU HERE. YOU PASSED THE FUCK OUT IN YOUR NUTRITION BLOCK. WITH YOUR FACE IN A SANDWICH.
ROXY: sea pigs stand no chance dont worry
ROXY: we owned that sucker
ROXY: had some celebratory bacon
JANE: I would not mind you sticking around, but in that same vein. It would be cruel of me to deprive others of your company.
CALLIE: yes, she was with Us
SOLLUX: *snorts, and his shoulders shake with laughter* oh my fuckiing god that'2 embarra22iing.
JAKE: *lets her go, but not before giving her hair a good ruffling* I believe you!
JAKE: Nailed it right between the eyes i shouldnt wonder.
KARKAT: *blinks, then chuckles a little as well* I REALLY SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN SOME PICTURES.
JAKE: Had it for breakfast with a little hp sauce on the side.
ERIDAN: did anyone... die in your land *stares hard at her. he probably could have asked aradia this too but...*
CALLIE: well-- rUfioh apparently?
MITUNA: *While he has the moment to himself, he pushes out out of bed and musters the strength to walk on noodly legs and take a seat by Latula's bediside. His hands find one of hers and holds on tight.*
CALLIE: bUt none of Us ever actUally saw him alive...
ERIDAN: oh... i guess thats sorta like jane
ERIDAN: its not important
ROXY: but dave still aint woke up
ERIDAN: she just kinda got eaten is all no big deal
JAKE: Young dave? Oh dear... *looks over and spots a lone zahhak* Perhaps its like our horsey fellow!
PORRIM: *laughs lightly* Well, I do+ need to+ make sure Kankri is do+ing alright... *convinced he's a wreck without her but it can be the other way around sometimes too oops*
JAKE: We never even saw him though.
ERIDAN: in a wworm but its not like shes dead i mean i see her bein awwake an all noww
SOLLUX: priick. *scoffs, scratching at his hairline* iif there wa2 ever a tiime ii wa2 grateful for your meniial amount of common decency, iit ju2t may be thii2 very moment.
MEULIN: *hears horse and perks up a little*
KANKRI: *is smacking his lips and chewing with his mouth open*
KANKRI: *he really is a wreck*
KARKAT: IT'S ABOUT TIME YOU SHOW SOME APPRECIATION. FUCK. *can't help but smirk a little*
MEULIN: *gives kankri a weird look*
JANE: *smiles and nods* Alrighty, then. We can see each other again later.
CALLIE: yes, she certainly isn't.
JAKE: I think we had a missing member of our party! There was an empty house you see.
MEULIN: *gets up, feeling less week and goes over to horuss' bed and chin hands watches him*
JAKE: And there he is, snoozing like hes had a full day of dressage!
JAKE: So i wouldnt worry about dave too much.
SOLLUX: *he can't help but smirk, either, shifting his crossed arms and turning his head briefly to scan the room. He's content over here in this little corner, but it doesn't stop him from counting the heads of the people he had been quietly worried about.*
CALLIE: *this room is totally littered with guards too because yeah passed out empresses*
CALLIE: *watchin u suckers*
JAKE: *shoulder pats as he looks over at john aww both our son people are a'slumbering*
MEULIN: *pokes horuss a little and sighs when he doesnt respond*
KARKAT: *sits back in his chair, looking over at sleepy nepeta laying on her horse guy*
ERIDAN: ... wwell i do havve a small amoutn a relief that none a you died especially not by the hands of your peers
CALLIE: did anyone die that way in yoUr dream? *stares*
ERIDAN: i already told you jane did didnt you hear
CALLIE: i meant by the hands of peers.
PORRIM: Bye fo+r no+w, Jane. *finally lets go of her and returns to Kankri*
NEPETA: :33 < *here i am with my horsey dude, horsey dude he is 100d*
MEULIN: *Cats and their horsey dudes*
ERIDAN: *winces* no one said that wwhat are you talkin about
MITUNA: *Soft neighing somewhere in the distance*
JANE: *tears her eyes away from the maryam and goes to check on someone she isn't quite as enthusiastic about. is rufioh still drawing dicks on his face i wonder*
NEPETA: :33 < *has fallen back asl33p and is dreaming happy dreams*
SOLLUX: *okay, that sure was a small as hell headcount. Feferi seems to still be asleep. He scratches his nose, glancing down at his lap and sinking against his pillow. Silence r0cks.*
KANKRI: *smack smack smack* *looks at porrim*
RUFIOH: *looks up from w1nd1ng one of meenah's bra1ds around aranea's arm to watch as she goes over* *oops*
JAKE: John and dave? Yes they are rather beuietyish.
KURLOZ: *okay. That sure was a trip to the place people are getting food from. Time to shuffle back on over to Mituna, sliding him a plate on the edge of Latula's mattress*
JAKE: Im sure theyll be very happy together!
PORRIM: *sits back down beside him. ya dang cute. time to make work on more sweaters*
ERIDAN: *stands up and looks around the room, trying to decide if there's anyone else he needs to bother. well, there's people he wants to bother that he hasn't yet, but he's afraid to.*
JANE: *no he isn't. okay. she looks down at the drawn on face, just kind of staring for a while. then she puts a hand to her face and laughs*
MEULIN: *eventually falls asleep as well, resting her head on horuss' stomach*
RUFIOH: *vo1ce floats over* busted...
ROXY: even happier when they wake the heck up
JANE: *looks over at rufioh and mouths "bangarang"*
RUFIOH: *1s now swapp1ng aranea's glasses for meenah's goggles and v1ce versa, but stops to g1ve her a double thumbs up*
MITUNA: *the tray is acknowledged, and so is the clowns presence, but he still holds onto his matesprits hand*
CALLIE: *Callie sits. She's hungry too, actually...*
JAKE: Theyll come around.
ROXY: *FOREVER OPTIMISTS*
ERIDAN: *slinks over to jake and roxy, although he doesn't think they'll really wanna talk to him, but he might as well make his presense known*
JAKE: *HOPE IN OUR HEARTS*
CALLIE: *SUDDENLY THERE IS FOOD FOR CALLIE AND MEULIN because Roxy had done that what a gal* *not that Meulin is here anymore but hey*
JANE: *absently wipes a greasy hair out of the troll's face, then turns to look for one more person. someone she likes much better*
ROXY: *blinks up at Eridan*
JANE: *and there she is. hello, healing buddy. i'm gonna sit with you now.*
JAKE: *catches a glimps of some approaching cape and turns* Oh, eridan!
KURLOZ: *He expects no more than that, though he does still wonder if he should bother pulling a seat over or if he should just leave him be. He settles for the chance, and a chair.*
JAKE: How are you, you salty dog?
JAKE: Not that you are a dog.
JAKE: Or any kind of beast.
ROXY: mm now i want a hotdog
JAKE: It is an expression. And holy heck so do i!
ERIDAN: ... okay i guess howw are you guys
ROXY: *yaawwn* im great now most everybodys back!
JAKE: Well apart from hungry? Good, i suppose!
MITUNA: *eventually he brings himself to eat the food presented to him. He's still tired, so tired.* 5o, where did you end up?
JANE: *smiles down at kanaya, leaning to press a kiss to her forehead as she did with rufioh.*
KURLOZ: SOMEPLACE DARK. *He answers quietly.*
ERIDAN: *rubs his arm* yeah most evveryone uh.. *feels his stomach knotting* this wwas a fuckin mistake im gunna leavve you alone i guess...
MITUNA: wow 5uch 5pecifici7y
JANE: *she feels like she's forgetting something, but then she remembers and curses that school store guy. how dare he. in some obscure gesture of fuck you to him, she takes out the necklace that never actually left her possession and puts it on*
JAKE: Wait a tic though, perhaps youd like to join us getting some victuals?
JAKE: Youre probably just as starfished as we are!
ERIDAN: ...did you just fuckin pun
ROXY: we can go to the cafeteria
JAKE: I did! Starving and famished!
ERIDAN: it sounds like a goddamned fish pun
ROXY: *oh no now she misses feferi*
ROXY: u better tell fef that one when she wakes up
ERIDAN: anywway since youre askin i suppose i can go *almost said begging, but decides to tone it down for now*
ERIDAN: yeah no kiddin shed like that
JAKE: The empress? You really think?
ROXY: she loves her coddam fish puns
ERIDAN: yeah she likes goin outta her wway to showw howw nautical she is
JAKE: I suppose i could give it the old college try. Yes! As soon as she wakes then.
JAKE: But first... *tummy rumblies...*
KURLOZ: AIN'T SOMEWHERE YOU WANT A KNOW OF, BRO. *shakes his head* IN TRUTH. ASK ANY OF US, THEY'LL TELL YOU IT WAS PURGATORY'S BACK POCKET.
CALLIE: *continues munching on Jane's bed, it is nice and warm still, is this weird*
JANE: *no it's cute because it's you*
JANE: *in fact, after getting a nurse to come over with a flower to put in kanaya's hair, jane goes back to join you*
MITUNA: *he nods as he chews* 7ha7 bad huh?
ERIDAN: yeah okay lets go to the cafeteria an get some fuckin grub then
JAKE: *dirk's back there stoicly watching over his bro let us imagine this and weep* *links arms with roxy and proceeds to let them both lead him to the cafeteria because dang if he knows where it is*
CALLIE: *Callie makes sure there's room for her and gestures to the other plate of food on the bedside table* they broUght Us something to nibble on if yoU like!
ROXY: *Roxy would get them lost too lbr*
MITUNA: wa5 i7 7ha7 bad for you?
ERIDAN: *it's a good thing they have eridan with them, he basically has this place memorized*
RUFIOH: *l1l frowny face as he pulls a blanket off a nearby empty bed to tuck around meul1n's shoulders*
JANE: Oh, thank you! *now that she isn't sobbing her eyes out and in danger of crying til she loses some stomach acid, eating is good. she takes the plate, settles next to callie, and munches ON THE BED*
ERIDAN: *he leads them to the cafeteria, and starts to feel a lot better even just getting out of that room*
CALLIE: *THIS BED IS FUCKING DELICIOUS*
VRISKA: *vriska sees you leaving with roxy, eridan. ur in even more trouble now, buster*
CALLIE: *Feferi growls from beyond the grave*
CALLIE: *I mean the sleep*
JANE: *the springs are a bit stale*
KURLOZ: *His expression doesn't change, and he glances at Latula.* DON'T MATTER NOW.
JAKE: *bouncing along he is going to get so many sandwiches. like... 3*
MITUNA: i figured i wouldn7 ge7 a 57raigh7 an5wer from you
ERIDAN: *once in the cafeteria he peruses the selections they have there, most of which is obviously seafood*
JAKE: *but where are the sandwiches*
KARKAT: *pretty contently sitting silently there with sollux, watching the people*
ERIDAN: *fish sandwiches*
JAKE: *prawn cocktail don't mind if i do*
KURLOZ: MOTHERFUCKERS LOST LIMBS LIKE SKIN CELLS. ELEVATORS MOVED FOR HOURS. WALLS CAVED IN. ALSO, I KILLED A MOTHERFUCKIN' GORILLA?
MITUNA: you killed a gorilla?
KURLOZ: IT WAS AT LEAST THIRTY PERCENT GORILLA.
MITUNA: ru57led 7he fuck ou7 of hi5 jimmie5
ROXY: *Roxy is just grabbing things, whatever man, seafood is good*
ROXY: *except whatever that is*
ERIDAN: *what no it looks good. he takes whatever that is*
KURLOZ: PRETTY SURE HIS JIMMIES WERE LOCATED IN THE CHIN AREA.
KURLOZ: SHIT WAS WHACK, MAN.
ERIDAN: *he gets a big heaping plate of... stuff. he's probably going to give some to vriska*
JAKE: *has a good mouthful of flippers and tentacles by now, it's a good thing dirk's not here to see and subsequently make an anime reference.*
ERIDAN: *and his other two quadrants if they want it*
JANE: *probably gonna end up fallin asleep on this bed with callie*
ROXY: *roxy is munching on... kind of sushi. close enough*
JANE: *this has no downsides that i can identify*
CALLIE: *none whatsoever*
CALLIE: *we can be tangle buddies*
ERIDAN: *he's slurping down tentacles like it's spaghetti*
MITUNA: *Would ask why he fought a gorilla but reminds himself that he's mad at the Clown prince. Damn those memes. He really was a meme loving fuck*
JAKE: *trying to imitate eridan as he believes this must be a cultural thing*
JANE: *let's just not tell people about the feeding on joy stuff*
ROXY: *chokelaughing at both boys*
CALLIE: *yeah that doesn't need to be common knowledge*
KURLOZ: *He doesn't really want to explain why he fought a gorilla, because he'd have to explain the rest. Nah. That didn't have to happen here, either. Or at all.*
KURLOZ: *Let's just occasionally glance over at these slurping losers from time to time, eh?*
ERIDAN: *roxy your boys are slobs*
JAKE: *heck yes i am so part of this alien culture*
KURLOZ: *I didn't say anything. :oX *
RUFIOH: *don't get b*tthurt 1f you get meme'd on m1tuna...*
ERIDAN: *bites off fish heads*
MITUNA: *I never get butthurt. I am always doing the memeing. Stop acting like a newfag Ruf*
KURLOZ: *Boys, boys. Please.*
ERIDAN: *CHOMP CHOMP SQUELCH* wwhat
JAKE: * i draw the line that that* That is a little manky eridan, at least from our perspective!
ERIDAN: youre the one wwhos nasty *tries to pick out some thing to point at specifically that would make her nasty, but can't find anything* ....
RUFIOH: *1 just wanna hang out on /a/ man... 1'm gomen*
ROXY: *CLASSILY munches a tentacle*
ERIDAN: you just dont understand my wways
ROXY: ok mr special snowflake
ERIDAN: im not as melty an dainty as a fuckin snowwflake but i am pretty fuckin special *puffs chest*
ERIDAN: youre sayin that as if it somehoww means somethin else
JAKE: Yes, im told its called sarcasm!
ERIDAN: that human sarcasm
ERIDAN: did you knoww kan used to specifically study that
ROXY: you guys dont have sarcasm?
ERIDAN: not like wwhat YOU guys havve
JAKE: Yes, how does it work?
KARKAT: *hey sollux they don't know how troll sarcasm works what losers*
SOLLUX: *let us scoff in tandem*
ROXY: *ill punch you both*
ERIDAN: wwhen wwere bein wwhat you wwould claim to be sarcastic wwere purposely tryin to get under the others skin wwhile you guys make it out to be some sorta joke
ERIDAN: its fuckin wweird is wwhat yours is
ROXY: its mostly just messin
ERIDAN: i guess i am sorta gettin used to yours though only cause uh... ivve been around you guys a lot
SOLLUX: *hopefully she's not onto me and my sarcasm*
ROXY: *im onto u you lil shit*
ROXY: *only makes you more nefarious imo*
JAKE: Youre bound to get it in time!
SOLLUX: *sollux eventually curled up on his side where he can glance between Karkat and Terezi as he pleases, making no move to go see anyone else.*
JAKE: *cracks open some sort of shelly thing, looks inside, decides he is no longer that hungry, and goes for some breadsticks. the breadsticks have fish in them.*
ERIDAN: i dont knoww that it matters *idly pokes at some fish on his plate* ... *wonders if he should ask about lands since they're all sitting here but is worried they're going to ask him about his too if he does* soo... uh...
ERIDAN: jake wwas wwith ara right
JAKE: *swallows a mouthful of breadfish* Yes, i certainly was!
JAKE: Damned frustrating place if i do say so myself.
ERIDAN: so ivve heard.. wwhat about rox wwho wwas wwith you
MITUNA: *he's silent again, and despite the anger he's glad he's not alone*
ROXY: i was with dave n nep and *sighs* vriska and tavros and
ROXY: *GOES ON FOREVER BECAUSE KIA CANT REMEMBER EVERYONE RIGHT NOW*
ERIDAN: *just kinda listens* ... wwe had davve too
JAKE: How peculiar, i saw him too!
ROXY: whys dave everywhere
ERIDAN: that doesnt make any goddamned sense
JAKE: Its just, he spoke to me, and then... turned into birds?
ROXY: well that aint natural
ERIDAN: wwoah he died for you to- err'
ROXY: well he was fine in mine
ERIDAN: did anyone die on your land
ROXY: buncha townspeople did i guess
ERIDAN: -towwnspeople- *raises an eyebrow*
ROXY: ppl livin in the town we were in
ERIDAN: the only thing evven remotely towwnlike i saww wwas a goddamned scuttlebuggy storage facility
ERIDAN: or wwell parkin lot
JAKE: Im guessing there was a fair bit of unpleasantness in your place then eridan?
ERIDAN: wwhat gavve you THAT idea *EYES JAKE*
JAKE: Uh, to put it lightly, that is.
JAKE: You didnt find any heads in fridges did you?
JAKE: That was uh, probably the worst thing we came across.
ERIDAN: ... *suddenly checks his inventory to see if the blood packet he had picked up from a fridge is still there but of course it isn't*
JAKE: Anyway! Thats behind us now.
JAKE: I didnt even see it myself... But there was this clown and- no!
JAKE: No i dont want to dwell.
ERIDAN: ours wwas unpleasant evverywhere cause it smelled so fuckin bad
ERIDAN: an there wwere wworms an shit
ERIDAN: giant dirt noodles
ERIDAN: an uh... *looks away again* ... some folks died an shit
ERIDAN: *stares down into his food* ... i should get back
ERIDAN: .. im glad you guys are alivve
JAKE: *big smile* Same to you, chum!
JAKE: You take care, alright?
ERIDAN: yeah um... you too *looks kinda glum as he picks up the plate and what's left of it to head back to the infirmary*
ROXY: *half frowns at Jake*
ROXY: musta been pretty bad i guess
JAKE: *frowns back before looking down at his hands* It would appear so. I dont think any of has had that good of a time of things, but them especially.
JAKE: Its where dirk was isnt it?
JAKE: *rubs at his forehead* Bloody hell. We should get back up there quick sharpish then.
ROXY: *shoves another tentacle in her mouth*
JAKE: *chortles at this, then still wobbly leads the way back*
JAKE: Right i am plum whacked, so i am going to *gestures* yes.
ROXY: *awws at Jane and Callie*
JAKE: *aaaw* *then falls on face back in bed*
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