Operation Date x 3
Sorry this took forever and a day. I hope you like it, anon!
âAlright, listen douchebag and douchebaguette.â âDouchebaguette? Isnât that French bread or some shit?â âWhatâs a French?â âShut up, everybody shut up,â Scowling sharply, Karkat crossed his arms and pretended that he was not as ill-prepared as he felt. He had, over the last two weeks, given extensive thought to the budding relationship circling the three of them, and while he had not done any action to it beforehand, he had a feeling that his proposition would be received with open arms. In his hive, he conducted a clearcut plan in the nutritionblock, artfully titled âThe Trioâs Date.â They would all bounce around in each otherâs red quandrants, filling every need and want without so much as the batting of an eyelash; everyone would be satisfied, in theory, and no one could suffer the loneliness and heartbreak of choosing one person or another. Nor did they have to endure the crippling agony of idleness in the strange limbo between âfriendsâ and âpartners.â Karkat cleared his throat, âI called together this little meeting of sorts for an extremely important reason, and it will not be derailed for the sake of figuring out whatever the hell a French is.â
âFor Christâs sake,â Dave pinched the bridge of his nose as he shifted in his seat at the kitchen table, âItâs not a French, itâs the French.â
Terezi wrinkled her nose, âWhatâre the French, then?â
âPeople! Ugh, enough about French people,â Exasperated, Dave felt a small frown of his own inch onto his lips as he rested his chin in the palm of his and his elbow on the edge of the table. He enjoyed the company of the other two, that much was sure, but he hated this, as he put it, âpussyfootingâ around. Karkat had a tendency of forming elaborate introductions and inviting metaphors when the true topic at hand usually was not as grandiose as he had so projected. âAlright, since weâre already here and the time being wasted is already too much for my tastes, we may as well get started.â Much like the troll girl seated across from him, he had next to no idea as to what the meeting was about; he had only received a message via Pesterchum that he had to âHAUL ASS TO MY HIVE.â âSo, Vantas,â He continued, âWhat leader-ly business do you have in store for us now?â
 âIt isnât quite quote leader-ly unquote business, Strider, but more of a offer of sorts,â Gesturing vaguely, he ceased his pacing in front of the table to stand directly in front of it, an air of unintentional leadership about him, âIt is no secret what kind of deep seated, mildly aggravating, piece of shit relationship of utterly flimsiness we have skirting about among the three of us.â
The blind troll, with a smack to her hand on the edge of the table to garner attention, was thrown into a tizzy of amusement, âPiece of shit relationship? Why, Karkat, I was starting to think that I was the only one that noticed what a path of destruction this trio of fuck nothing was travelling on.â
Dave pursed his lips, âWhat destruction? What, yâall donât like a bit of chaos every now and again?â âComplete obliteration of a relationship before it even started isnât quite my idea of a good time, Dave,â Tereziâs own lips slipped into a thin smile as she could just feel the dismissing scoff from the male across from her.
âAnyway,â Karkat interrupted with a quick clear of his throat, eager to cease the argument that would sooner spiral into a makeout session than a solution, âDespite the two of you always being at each otherâs fucking throats, itâs obvious that something, possibly, could work with us all. So. In order to test the boundaries, I propose a date of the reddest affections.â
Leaning back in his seat, Dave rubbed at his chin and scratched at his jaw, humming quietly in thought. His quiet, greedy nature demanded that he snatch the opportunity while it was hot, then play hot potato for a couple months before growing bored or exhausted with juggling a polyamorous relationship, but Daveâs rationality kicked in quicker than his desires could make the decision for him. It may be risky, as there was always the danger of massive misunderstandings and miscommunications, or the ever-present problems of one person spending too much time with the other, or something along those lines; which, if Dave were to be frank, he didnât have the time nor the patience to endure. Still, he thought he should give it a shot â if not now, then never, and if he let the chance slide by him in a fit of his own reluctance, he would never forgive himself. Feigning nonchalance as always, he shrugged, âEh. Two trolls are better than one, I guess. But doesnât this go against your four square business?â
With a curt nod, Terezi placed her chin in her palm with her elbow on the table, her nose wrinkling a tiny bit, âKarkat, I smell idiocy. You canât have two people filling one quadrant, thatâs insane. Even for you.â She knew desperation when she could see it; he was trying to cling on to whatever bonds he had, as flimsy and thin as they may have been, and she could not blame him. She, too, indulged in the company of either male when she was so inclined; both Dave and Karkat were radically different yet eerily similar, but they provided her with an array of emotional and physical gifts that were unparalleled. If their three-way relationship was to bloom as Karkat wished, then Terezi supposed she would not have to bounce between the two of them and could finally find a delicate balance.
âThatâs why weâre testing the goddamn boundaries; donât tell me I canât when I am and I will, and every last one of you assholes is going to be so happy your stupid lips and cheeks will ache from obnoxious grinning.â Crossing his arms, he watched as Dave fought back snickers and snorts, and groaned quietly when Terezi made no effort to hide her own.
They, eventually, through playful banter, settled on a simple movie night with takeout. Karkat lightly complained that it was not of âthe reddest affectionsâ like he had suggested, but, with all three of them wishing for radically different dates, they could only agree to so much. Terezi, oddly, wished for a rollerblading date, and Dave only wanted the most affectionate deli-date, but Karkat, the grumpiest mediator that side of the universe, settled on something they could all enjoy. Now, seated on Daveâs couch with Karkat to one side and Dave to another, Terezi hastily stuffed her mouth with different human âdelicacies.â
âAnd whatâs this that Iâm eating now, Dave?â
âEggroll.â
âA roll of stringy eggs that taste more like a cluckbeast than what shot out her ass.â Terezi took another bite, hardier this time as she sloppily chewed, âWhatâll humans concoct next?â
The âtriple dateâ, as they had dubbed it, seemed to be running on well-greased wheels. Arguing had been kept to a minimum, and general snarkiness, as inevitable as it was, felt lighthearted with twinges of red dotting the edges of their comments. For once, Karkat witnessed one of his plans blooming rather than wilting under failure. Rummaging through DVDs, Dave produced a favorite movie of his, grinning as the title screen appeared once he slipped the disk into the machine, and Terezi sniffed, âHuh. What is this?â
Proudly, the human male stood, stretched, then resumed his seat on the couch, âA favorite of me anâ Aradiaâs.â
âOh, fucking-â With a pinch to his nose, Karkat grumbled, âBack to the Future. Of course.â
The movie was hardly watched, as fifteen minutes in, Terezi was rambling about the inaccuracies of the movie and how humans had âshit for technology.â Karkat, without missing a beat, agreed wholeheartedly, and the entire argument resulted in thrown fried rice and a stray slice of pizza on the television.
All in all, Karkat had to admit, he was flushed for them both, stupid antics and all.Â








