#grimabettor

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TEREZI: -Her cane was actually being used for its intended purpose rather than for cracking skulls, and Terezi tried balancing herself as she swayed dangerously. Shuffling over to Karkat’s side, she whispered out to him, hoping she was smelling this wrong and he would sit up, praying to her godless world that he would answer.-

KANAYA: -She merely sits next to him, quiet for the most part, not wishing to interrupt. She doesn't have much to add to this scene, anyway, nothing that they aren't already feeling together, except for the one thought she has. But that can wait, at least for a time.-

KARKAT: =his shirt is also scorched a little from the attempted revivals=

DAMARA: =It's happening all over again. First Mituna, and now Karkat. At least Mituna had been in a concious state, still able to be saved, but Karkat? There was nothing, and as always she has no clue how to respond to such things except anger. She's pacing back and forth, tears stinging hotly against her eyes, but she's too stubborn to have them fall just yet.=

DAMARA: 愚か！ くそ！ [[ Stupid! Fuck! ]]

DAMARA: だから、弱いです！ 止めろ！あなたを許すことは決してありません！ていないこのために！[[ So weak! Stop it! I will never forgive you! Not for this! ]]

KARKAT: =WOW thats just rude=

TEREZI: k4rk4t? -She knelt quietly, her clothes not even daring to rustle while her fingers pressed against the burnt clothing, the singed flesh. With her other, she scooped her hand under his neck, trying to smell all that was HIM underneath all the blood. The blood that was coming from his NOSE. She didn't have to ask how this happened because deep in her heart she knew. She read about it right in front of him when this happened the first time, and she knew how much chucklevoodoos pushed and pushed and pushed. And she knew some neophytes who were shoved right over the edge for fighting it. Everyone, EVERY LEGISLACERATOR knew you weren’t supposed to fight chucklevoodoos. Not head on. Had she ever told him this? With a pang in her heart it dawned on her she hadn’t.-

DAVE: -he'd already given dove back to jade and all he can do right now is just stand here, helplessly, a bit behind everyone else because he doesn't want to get too close. if he's too close, it's more real than he can bear right now, not to mention these people have all had relationships with/known karkat so much longer than he has. he's just left feeling conflicted and silent.-

TEREZI: -dave dont be an idiot-

TEREZI: -Is what she would think if it was any situation but this-

KARKAT: =come on dave, just stroke my cheek or something=

DAVE: -FUC K U DUDE-

KARKAT: =WOW thats not his kink plz=

TEREZI: -When his head lolled flaccidly backwards, muscles slack and without resistance, it became the single poppyseed that tipped the scale of her calm and put so much strain on her psyche that she swore she heard it crack inside her skull. In broken fragments of Alternian, both the language and the vocalizations, she blubbered futile pleas.-

TEREZI: no no oh no...pl34s3 PL34S3!

DAMARA: =Her outcries are thick from fighting tears, her hair standing up on end from uncontrolled kinetic energy sizzling off her skin.= 愚か者！それはあなたが何であるかです！[[ A fool! That's what you are! ]

DAMARA: =Her hands go into her hair, hands curling into fists against her scalp.= 何もしませんでした！これを防ぎますか？[[ Could do nothing! Prevent this? ]]

DAMARA: =She tugs her hair, hands knocking down on her head for every word.= 馬鹿！ ばか！哀れな！[[ Fool! Moron! Pathetic! ]]

KARKAT: =Guys, yall ur making him feel bad. From beyond the beyond=

KANAYA: -she's just. quiet still. she doesn't know what to say... and being here with everyone else right now actually isn't making her feel better.-

TEREZI: -Damara's own cries in East Beforan (though she did not know what they meant) rooted her to ground and to the room. Something built up in her chest and her face twisted in pain.-

TEREZI: -She tried everything she could think of. She slapped his cheek, blew air on his face, poked him where it tickled, stuck her finger up his nose.-

TEREZI: th1s 1snt r34l, 1t c4nt b3 r34l! -She finally glanced up at the others- th1s 1s just 4noth3r 3xt3ns1on of th3 chuckl3voodoos

TEREZI: w3 h4v3 to w4k3 up... w3 h4v3 to w4k3 up NOW!

TEREZI: -If they woke, Eridan would be in one piece and Karkat would be walking, yelling, breathing, living.-

KANAYA: No

KANAYA: Terezi

KANAYA: We Are Not Going To Wake Up

KANAYA: Karkat Is Dead

KANAYA: And You Know This

KARKAT: =preach=

DAVE: -nope, nope. this is too much to process. so instead of doing anything worthwhile, or yelling at him, or trying to get him to wake up, he just quietly leaves. and it will hit him right when he enters the ship, but for now, he has to get away.-

KARKAT: =You're gonna stroke his gd face dave=

DAVE: -nOPE-

KARKAT: =just a good ol platonic touch to the face=

DAMARA: =Maroon tears spill from her against her will. They're hot against her cheeks, and the sensation makes her slowly comprehend just how crushing this situation is. Terezi's denial and Kanaya's stating the obvious so plainly makes her cry out in anguish. A blast of kinetic energy sending a chair flying loudly into one of the walls.=

DAMARA: =She turns to the rest of them, face twisted with anger as her tears continue to fall. Her hands gesturing furiously to her words.= 彼は弱い馬鹿です！それは彼が何であるかです！どのように彼は死ぬあえて？どのように彼はこれを行うあえて！私は彼を許すことはありません！決して！ [[ He is a weak fool! That's what he is! How dare he die? How dare he do this! I will never forgive him! Never! ]]

KANAYA: -she has no idea what Damara is saying...... but she has a few guesses-

KANAYA: Im

KANAYA: Sorry

KANAYA: But I Think Now Is Not The Time To Avoid Reality

TEREZI: -Kanaya receives such a GLARE....but...but Terezi's shoulders drooped, and when Dave turned and walked away, her gaze fell.-

TEREZI: -Yes, she knew they’d been freed from it. There weren’t foreign thoughts lashing around in her skull like an unwanted hiveguest. They were free. And Kanaya was right. Karkat was dead.-

TEREZI: -Supporting his head so it didn’t fall back lifelessly like the dagger of confirmation it was, Terezi's hand clenched in the cloth of his shirt, her lips pulling back into a grimace. The chair crashing into the wall made her flinch, and she wished she could bring him back through sheer willpower alone. Of all the times she almost died and pulled through....She would give all that will to him if he would juST WAKE UP!!!-

TEREZI: -He was so much lighter now – souls were such heavy things – and the simple movement of his arms falling limp against her body deepened the growing fissure in her mind.-

KARKAT: =some would say to snap back to reality=

KANAYA: Terezi

TEREZI: -She doesn't say anything in response, but she began to tremble, despair slowly churning into rage at the pit of her stomach. It wasn't directed at Kanaya, but everyone...EVERYONE that had attacked them, betrayed them, turned their backs on them, denied them, left them for dead or for worse...-

DAMARA: =The apology rings hollow. It didn't matter if she was sorry. If any of them were. It wouldn't change a fucking thing. He's dead and gone, and they hadn't been able to do a thing to prevent it.=

DAMARA: =Her face grimaces with her fury and grief, turning away unable to keep looking at his limp body in Terezi's arms.=

DAMARA: =Damara's voice is stiff. Hollow as she does what she is good at. Pushing. Pushing herself, her emotions, other people away from her. Having nothing, that's when you're able to be strong.= これをした人々の。その近くのものはどれも息をするではありません。[[ Of those who did this. None of their close ones are to breathe. ]]

KANAYA: -She's just. Taking breaths. The others weren't quite ready to see this yet, and she wasn't sure if she should say what she wanted to say until they seemed, at least, to be on a more rational plane of thought. If she redirected them with a new possibility, it might feed even further into the irrationality of the situation, to keep them from digesting it at all, and that wasn't what they needed. They needed to be on the same page, to fully accept what was happening, to be ready to deal with it. So she waited.-

TEREZI: -she would so agree with you, Damara if only she knew what you were saying.-

TEREZI: -She let the anger take over, because at least she was feeling something else other than unspeakable grief. Gently placing Karkat back down (she was being careful, so careful to avoid evidence that he was limp, that he was a corpse) Terezi stood, glancing down at him forlornly-

TEREZI: on3 mom3nt

TEREZI: 1ll b3 r1ght b4ck

TEREZI: -Then she walked around him, clenching her fists so hard that her claws came back teal. Strangely she couldn’t feel the sting in her palms. She continued walking. There. Across the room. Past the chairs and the tables where Karkat's murderer had fallen .-

DAMARA: =As she pushes, she can only hear a little of what Terezi says before the words are out of her ears and fallen to the ground. She is weak, that was the truth of it, not able to be there for those that needed it. She couldn't be there for Terezi or Kanaya either, her grief and anger esclated so highly it appeared to have fizzled out on itself to apathy. She strides out of the room, her arms tense and fists clenched.=

DAMARA: =Time to go clown hunting.=

TEREZI: -Stumbling forward, Terezi ripped her cane in half and discarded one of the blades to the side. Just behind the table lay the long, thin corpse of the deadest clown ass she’d ever encountered, and she wished with all her heart she hadn’t helped give him a kind end. This was her mercy at its finest hour, where doing the right thing paid her back in full! She said to the captain that she did not wish to sink to the level of their enemies and be no better than the ones hunting them – that there was room for mercy. She was such a fucking. Idiot! Seeing chucklevoodoos used against members of the crew should have taught her better. Having chucklevoodoos used on her all those sweeps ago should have taught her better! She should have killed them all on sight!!-

KANAYA: ... Terezi -it's a little softer this time-

KANAYA: There Is Nothing More To Be Done

KANAYA: Nothing That Could Have Been Done

TEREZI: -THAT got a reaction out of her. She laughed aloud, tittering and what could have sounded jubilant if not for what was already known.-

TEREZI: OH Y3S TH3R3 1S!

TEREZI: -with a twisted, rictus grin that slashed through her face unnaturally, she positioned herself crosswise from the clown and just....began going to TOWN on his corpse.-

KARKAT: =The rebels have a mess enough to clean up in here GOSH=

TEREZI: -she's being SO inconsiderate to the cleanup crew-

KARKAT: =Honestly, would Karkat want her making this mess? NO=

TEREZI: -at least she isn't doing this on the ship-

KARKAT: =This is worse she's a guest here. A guest making a mess=

TEREZI: -another of their guests died under their roof, so this p much cuts even-

KANAYA: ....

KANAYA: -she's looking down at Karkat, now.- Im Sorry

KARKAT: =It's ok=

KANAYA: I Know That You Did Not Want This

KANAYA: But I Think They May

KANAYA: Need Some Time

KARKAT: =It's not like he's going anywhere so he can wait=

TEREZI: -she has since stopped her butchery and stood in the mess of guts and severed limbs, breathing heavily with teal tears cutting clean tracks through the blood splattered on her face.-

KANAYA: ... -at least that's. something. she's quiet for a bit, still.-

KANAYA: I Think That We Should Move Him

TEREZI: -she moved quietly across the room, her eyes to the floor. Wiping off her blade and her hands on the clothes of another dead clown, Terezi stooped to pick up the other half of her cane and stored it away.-

TEREZI: -Returning to her initial position, Terezi knelt beside her dead matesprit and sat back on her heels, her back hunched.-

TEREZI: ....y3s...

TEREZI: -she wasn't ready to say goodbye. She hadn't gotten a chance to tell him before he left. But...at least, she told herself, that she had said everything important to him that mattered. He knew how much she loved him, and of all the things she regretted, she was glad she took advantage of telling him that over and over and over.-

TEREZI: stup1d qu3st1on but

TEREZI: -she stroked his cheek-

TEREZI: do you suppos3

TEREZI: th3 1nf1rm4ry or th3 morgu3

KANAYA: -she's just watching her, frowning slightly.-

KANAYA: That Is

KANAYA: Something I Intended To Bring Up Actually

KANAYA: I Think That We Should Take Him To Kurloz

KANAYA: I Do Not Know The Precise Odds But There Is A Possibility That

KANAYA: ...

KANAYA: He Could

KANAYA: Pupate

TEREZI: no mor3 clowns -her words were choked as her throat constricted. even though he gave her no reason to be wary, she was not sure if she could...trust herself.-

TEREZI: -her words sounded feeble, and Kanaya wouldn't have to do a great deal of convincing-

TEREZI: h3y k4rks

TEREZI: 1f your3 4 ghost, now would b3 4 gr34t t1m3 to g1v3 us 4 s1gn

KANAYA: ... I Do Not Know If It Is That Simple

KANAYA: With Regards To Either Of Those Statements

KANAYA: The Possibility Is One I Would Not Like To Forfeit

KANAYA: And I Do Not Think That You Would Either

TEREZI: -she pulled her hand from Karkat's face. kanaya was right, of course.-

TEREZI: wh4t 4r3 th3 ch4nc3s of th1s f41l1ng? -they were missing rather key components, here.-

KANAYA: I Suppose Its Hard To Say

KANAYA: This Isnt Well Tried Method

KANAYA: But It Helped Aradia

TEREZI: 4r4d14s soul w4s r34d1ly 4v41l4bl3

TEREZI: ...wh4t 1f his body com3s b4ck w1thout h1m?

KANAYA: I Dont Know

KANAYA: I Suppose We Have No Choice But To See

KANAYA: If It Does

TEREZI: -she bit her lip and squeezed her eyes shut-

TEREZI: ...

TEREZI: ...4t l34st...1ts b3tt3r th4n w4tch1ng h1m rot 4w4y

TEREZI: or l34v1ng h1m for th3 b34sts to 34t

TEREZI: or... -She leaned against the wall and stared up the ceiling, covering her face with her hands-

TEREZI: god...

KANAYA: ... I Know

KANAYA: -she frowns down at Karkat again, and she's not sure how she feels.-

KANAYA: -then she looks over at Terezi, sweeping her gaze over her blood-splattered body.-

KANAYA: ... I Could Carry Him

TEREZI: -she slid her hands from her face and pressed down all the rearing emotions threatening to breach. She had time for vengeance yet.-

TEREZI: ok4y

TEREZI: -she didn't want to feel him lifeless like that. how limp he was, how gone he really was. If kanaya could go through it, Terezi wasn't going to complain.-

KANAYA: -she nods, just slightly, and then she blinks down at Karkat again. Suddenly, she's remembering a long time ago when she had first changed, first woken up, the smell and the taste of his red blood. It's hanging in the air now, and despite everything, she can't quite keep herself from thinking about it. But she's not the person she used to be. Neither is he. So she carefully slides her hands under his limp body, blinking several more times than she intends to feel the pliant shape of him in her arms, and she lifts him. In the back of her mind, she knew this would happen one day, too. She just had not believed it would be so soon.-

TEREZI: -before they left, Terezi paused to kiss him on the forehead. There was the very real possibility that this wouldn't work, and Terezi knew this would be the last time, the last chance she got to say goodbye. She didn't want to live her life with could have beens. Moving her face a couple inches she deeply took in the scent of his hair before it was too late. Death and blood had already begun to take over, and Terezi wanted something to remember before it faded completely. Stepping back with a deep agony buried in her chest, Terezi said,-

TEREZI: ok4y

TEREZI: w3r3 r34dy, k4n4y4

TEREZI: ...l3ts go

KANAYA: -She said nothing, stood still as Terezi moved in closer, saying her goodbye in the way that she could. Kanaya didn't need to understand what it meant, but she understood the need for it. And once she had been given the confirmation, she nodded, taking another breath and slowly beginning to walk him out.-

TEREZI: -she followed, resorting to focus on Kanaya's heels because she couldn't...she couldn't look at him. She'd seen where her choices led her and she didn't want to look anymore. She hoped that Kanaya was right, that she could believe her with everything she had left. But Terezi didn't want to hope for nothing, either. Death had always been cruel to her: terrible and unfair and final, and it would be her luck that it would take from her again, after giving second chances to so many others.-

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BOY HOWDY. Mituna loves him some Kanaya. Maybe it’s just a Maryam thing, but he adores her. She’s sweet and kind even if she tries to push food on him that he can’t stand. There’s soft pale doki’s in his pumper there for her, Kanaya has a tendency to work herself tired for others and not really confront what she’s feeling and he can vibe with that on a very emotional level. He loves doing things with him and just like Porrim, she makes him feel like he’s possibly doing things okay even if he’s fucking up. Kanaya is a treasure to mituna and he’ll probably gnaw off someones leg for her.

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ATRIUM SECURITY RECORDING 0326

GRANDMA: -taking a pair of sheers to the bushes around her house. This might take a while.-

8:15 AM

ROSE: -SHE IS TOTALLY HERE FOR SOME SICKNASTY LAWN AND GARDEN CARE!!!!!-

8:17 AM

GRANDMA: -RADICAL-

8:17 AM

ROSE: -OK but she hasn't really had a chance to talk to Jolene much so seeing her out with a set of garden shears is the ideal time for a conversational ambush. Ambush. amBUSH-

ROSE: I suppose the property is not at risk of declining in value.

ROSE: I admire your diligence.

8:27 AM

GRANDMA: -looks up from her work to smile at Rose, recognizing her as the woman from the dinner party and thankful to see her in better spirits- you should have seen the state of it when i got here! that's what happens when you leave your base unattended for... who even knows how long.

GRANDMA: there are more um... practical forms of lawn care, -the word she's actually looking for is INVENTIVE- but nothing beats doing it the old fashioned way. :P

8:36 AM

ROSE: I gather. The rustic simplicity gives one's mind time to gather itself.

ROSE: Not interrupting some sort of meditation, I hope. -I mean she's not gonna leave if she was but still, politeness-

ROSE: To be honest, this is sort of how I imagined you would spend your time. At least insofar as one imagined how grandmothers do things.

8:53 AM

GRANDMA: hehe! it's a bit of a stereotype, isn't it? but it's a soothing hobby when you're usually buzzing around the galaxy gathering Intel to topple evil empires!! which i suspect is less of a grandmotherly thing to do... but it should be!

GRANDMA: -snip snip- i don't think i ever caught your name, dear. i apologize if i did... i have poor memory.

8:54 AM

ROSE: Rose Lalonde. I don't believe I introduced myself. There were a lot of us present.

8:59 AM

GRANDMA: there sure were. -she might go so far as to say it was a clusterfuck, if she were in different company-

GRANDMA: it's a pleasure to meet you, rose. :) -hmms about lalonde though-

9:01 AM

ROSE: Likewise, I'm certain. At least, under more personal circumstances.

ROSE: I suppose it's not often one finds themselves in the company of the founder of a tech company that rivals planets in influence.

ROSE: Would that there were some ceremony to stand on.

9:17 AM

GRANDMA: oh, gee... i guess you don't hang around my brother much, then. -she hoos, a little nervously-

GRANDMA: it's difficult to take that credit these days... but that's what i'm fighting for now. -smiles again, but it's a little weary-

9:23 AM

ROSE: Not much, I admit. Though you'd be happy to know it would do little to dull the impact.

ROSE: I, um. Was actually curious about that in particular.

ROSE: You and your brother.

ROSE: Being with the rebellion. I suppose I had some inkling about the nature of the enigmatic, potentially deceased Grandfather Harley in my teenage years.

9:42 AM

GRANDMA: oh?? -she finds it a little strange that she would take interest in them that young, but then recalls what was said the other night-

GRANDMA: how exactly... are you related to skaianet, if i may ask?

9:46 AM

ROSE: My... mother received funding for a project on human research into the human genome, and the incubation of a human being through technological means.

10:01 AM

GRANDMA: -searches her memory, to connect this information to the name lalonde- oh!! i remember.

GRANDMA: ...roxanne is your mother... she was at dinner the other night as well. -sitting with james. Yes yes, she recalls-

GRANDMA: -she looks at Rose, heavily, realizing the significance of this young woman standing before her- she really... paved the way for cloning research. goodness... i haven't seen her since she was a teenager herself! but i doubt she really remembers me...

10:03 AM

ROSE: I suppose not. -She suppresses the urge to make a bitter joke about hard-drinking, but as a result, just sort of stands there awkwardly quiet for a few moments too long.-

ROSE:

ROSE: How, um. How long has it been like this? Living like this, rebelling against the system. So forth.

10:16 AM

GRANDMA: let's see... -how old was Jake again? Get it together, jojo!- i want to say... about twenty-five years? that's when i left skaianet, anyway.

GRANDMA: i've been a part time rebel as far back as i can remember!

10:20 AM

ROSE: I suppose that checks out. -Rose sits on the grass, leaning back a bit.- I am presently wrestling with the fact that the majority of my youthful conspiracies have actually turned out to be pretty spot-on.

ROSE: Not attributed to my own brilliance, but rather, that reality itself is dumb enough that it made me correct.

ROSE: I am marveling. It is like the water cycle, if it were dealing in sheer absurdity instead.

10:27 AM

GRANDMA: hehe! i understand... -looks off into the distance thinking about the Jake situation. Hoo boy.- what a funny little universe we live in.

GRANDMA: what sort of theories are we talking here? i bet i know some things that would really rock your world!!! by which i mean, be completely predictable by virtue of that sheer absurdity you mentioned. -snicker snicker-

10:31 AM

ROSE: Probably rather typical fare. Beginning with an intention to brainwash the greater human population with propaganda as one might find in They Live.

ROSE: "The Condesce Is Alive" used to be crackpot, but we need to step up our game.

10:36 AM

GRANDMA: how about... the condesce is alive and in cahoots with an angry green giant and his gang of leprechauns??

10:37 AM

ROSE: -CANT TELL IF SRS-

ROSE: I suppose it was only a matter of time before produce and cereal mascots turned against us, as well.

10:42 AM

GRANDMA: :)

GRANDMA: it might sound a little less silly if i refer to them by name. lord english and the felt?

10:42 AM

ROSE: I...

ROSE: May have heard those names. In passing, at least.

ROSE: Is the surname a coincidence?

10:54 AM

GRANDMA: oh, no. when i was younger i thought it would be... intimidating to change my name from harley to english. um, it's kind of a long story! but the abridged version is that the condesce and lord english were rivals at one time. he was one of the very few people she feared, and there were even fewer people who knew that.

GRANDMA: so i thought I'd make a statement to the empress...! and that's how i became an english.

11:01 AM

ROSE: Did it work? -that is kind of the exact gesture she would want to make, too. She cannot help but admire it.-

11:05 AM

GRANDMA: -snickers- ...it sure pissed her off! so i'd call that a success. :)

11:08 AM

ROSE: I would rather like to think we're doing that by continuing to not perish.

ROSE: She's gotten pretty hard to track for someone who, if stories are to be believed, bedazzled an entire planet.

ROSE: "Boss Ass Bitch" used to be habitable.

11:27 AM

GRANDMA: -GROANS- you're telling me! her and lord english both... neither are really known for their discretion, but i guess even they aren't too foolish for more tactical takeovers

GRANDMA: you know what she's been up to since her alleged death? brainwashing the human populous by selling... baked goods!!! argh!!!! -she's so MAD-

11:28 AM

ROSE: Wait, wait.

11:28 AM

GRANDMA: can you think of anything more stupid????

11:28 AM

ROSE: Laced with some kind of glowing extract?

ROSE: ...From a fungus, perhaps?

11:39 AM

GRANDMA: :o

GRANDMA: yes, actually! i have done many tests on her products, and the additives were typically fungal in nature, but i never could find out where they came from...

11:41 AM

ROSE: Well, they were collecting them en masse from a planet we visited. Populated largely by these yellow salamanders.

11:55 AM

GRANDMA: !

GRANDMA: are the salamanders okay?

11:56 AM

ROSE: Mostly. I suppose we didn't have much of a chance to check...

ROSE: We restored most of their lost infrastructure. But we were ambushed. It...

ROSE: It was more than a small ordeal.

12:01 PM

GRANDMA: oh no... i'm so sorry...! :( -she huffs a little though. She's so tired of hearing stories like this! Once she has her power back, with the things she knows now... she can really make a difference. She's certain of it!-

12:06 PM

ROSE: -She wants to say something reassuring, or at least deflect the condolence, but she can't muster anything that sounds near enough to sincere. She's just sort of looking at her feet for a bit.-

12:15 PM

GRANDMA: -clears her throat- well... anyway! -back to snipping- you're all safe to relax here for a while.

GRANDMA: i need to speak with your captain about my plans, but um... i think i'm going to wait til after his wedding. he seems a little too stressed right now!

GRANDMA: in the meantime, i'm trying to get to know everyone on board. the department heads, at least. but i always get so distracted whenever i try to look around your ship...!

12:19 PM

ROSE: Yes, that's. Probably for the best. -She fidgets with her fingers. Would it be out of place to start knitting in the middle of her lawn?-

ROSE: I am not a department head. I do occasionally pretend to be a therapist, though.

12:20 PM

GRANDMA: -you are free to do as you please, rose. this is a happy place.-

GRANDMA: oh? that's a tough job. i don't think i could have the patience for it...

12:23 PM

ROSE: It's not so bad. At least, I haven't done many things I deeply regret, so that's a plus.

ROSE: When you have already dedicated a few decades into the cutting edge of hard sciences I don't think you have too much to prove. I just try to make sure no one loses it.

ROSE: -...AGAIN, that is.-

12:25 PM

GRANDMA: well, it is a noble cause. i'm sure your peers really appreciate what you do for them. :)

12:27 PM

ROSE: Alas, it is a Herculean feat in itself.

12:32 PM

GRANDMA: i just hope you have someone looking out for you, too. -gently fusses...-

12:33 PM

ROSE: They do so try. I've wound up with an odd juxtaposition.

ROSE: I am at the height of my criminal career, while being in the most stable of places as far as consistent emotional support is concerned.

12:34 PM

GRANDMA: what more could a person ask for??

12:34 PM

ROSE: Heh.

ROSE: Well. When you put it that way.

12:35 PM

GRANDMA: :D

12:35 PM

ROSE: -It totally runs in the family, doesn't it. She finds herself trying to keep back a laugh.-

12:40 PM

GRANDMA: -being a goober?? yes it does!!-

GRANDMA: i'm glad. everyone here is so close, from what i can tell... it's important that you can all stick together. um... even if disagreements might arise!

GRANDMA: -nod nod- i know jake seems very happy with you guys. maybe even happier than he realizes. -as much as she loves jake, talking about him is a little difficult. she's still processing all that.-

12:42 PM

ROSE: Did you talk to him about...

ROSE: Well. Anything, really.(edited)

ROSE: Talking in general is nearly the best we can hope for.

12:44 PM

GRANDMA: -nods slowly- yes... we talked about everything... everything he could explain, that is.

GRANDMA: i'm sure there's much more to discuss, but... it's difficult enough for him as is.

12:50 PM

ROSE: There are parts I have found myself yet unable to completely grasp.

ROSE: I think you are near enough to family that some of the more baffling aspects of his very existence matter little enough.

12:55 PM

GRANDMA: it's true! no matter the circumstances... i still see him as a grandson. -and more importantly, he needs a grandmother.-

12:56 PM

ROSE: I know it's a log shot, as well, but if you found yourself holding some secret scientific knowledge of what the hell is going on with his abilities...

ROSE: Or, I guess. Just about anyone's.

1:00 PM

GRANDMA: not particularly, no...! it's something i've taken a lot of interest in, but i've never been able to collect anything concrete to explain the phenomenon. :/

1:08 PM

ERIDAN: -walks in, sees those two talking, hurriedly walks back out-

1:09 PM

GRANDMA: -you can run but you can't hide!!!-

1:10 PM

ROSE: -AWKWARD!!!-

ROSE: I suppose while we're here I ... -trails off at the SWIFT ABSCOND-

1:15 PM

GRANDMA: he seems like a very sensitive fellow.

1:18 PM

ROSE: Yes. It's been a fucked up time.

ROSE: -Is she gonna get yelled at for language? SLIGHTLY SHEEPISH-

ROSE: I should apologize for that. At dinner. It really-

ROSE: I was not thinking very much.

1:23 PM

GRANDMA: -she is really in no position to judge her for her language, though she keeps it contained around most company. she is a liberal granny.-

GRANDMA: oh, thank you for the apology. but it's alright. i understand that it's important to you and you would rather not see the opportunity to help pass you by.

GRANDMA: and i understand he has responsibility as a captain to look after his crew.

GRANDMA: sure, i thought it was a little rude and reactionary on both parts! but i understand.

1:25 PM

ROSE: I am certainly one to talk in terms of little resistance movements.

ROSE: I would honestly want to go through with it. Even if we didn't agree to the plan, I feel as though I'd still make the call to stay and try, if it were on my own entirely.

ROSE: It's not...

ROSE: -She hesitates a moment.-

ROSE: I have a hard time telling if it's insufferable self-righteousness or instinct or... A sheer lack of concern for the number of people who would put themselves in danger to tell me no.

ROSE: But the thought of not fighting seems rather alien. No matter how many periods of respite we get between planets.

1:38 PM

GRANDMA: -she relates very much with this rose girl, she realizes...- i think it's important to question authority and take a stand against oppressors if it's possible for you to do so.

GRANDMA: i grew up just waiting for the condesce to expand her empire to human territory. it was only a matter of time... i fought tooth and nail every step of the way. that was a major part of my motivation to develop skaianet. i wanted everyone to have the knowledge and technology to protect themselves from people like her. when i see it being used to her advantage, instead of against her, i just get so...! ugh!

GRANDMA: but i know... it's hard to have a personal life when you're spending so much time fighting. it can really damage your relationships... -wilts a little-

GRANDMA: still, that's why i think you guys are in a unique position to stand together! to protect each other, for each other, and still fighting for the greater good.

GRANDMA: i hope i can convince your captain of that... because so far, from what i've been told, i think that's what most of you want.

1:45 PM

ROSE: I can hardly blame you. I would feel particularly steamed if a series of smutty fantasy novels were suddenly turned against humanity to drive it towards extinction.

ROSE: Once the novelty of the tactic faded, I mean.

1:51 PM

KANAYA: -u say smutty fantasy novels she's here. Just kidding, she's at a distance after coming out of the ship in what is probably the shortest skirt she's worn in a good half a sweep. She absolutely intends to soak up all the Rays she can.-

1:52 PM

ROSE: -LEG-

1:53 PM

GRANDMA: hehe... oh wow! that sure would be something else. GRANDMA: -like THIS DAME who just entered the scene.-

1:57 PM

KANAYA: -she thinks she hears voices, and that's when she notices them. OH. They seem to have also noticed her. She is at too much of a distance to say much, so she waves awkwardly after a moment or two.-

1:58 PM

GRANDMA: -waves back- :)

1:58 PM

ROSE: It's not completely unreasonable. That's how I used to spread dissent on Alternia. -Rose does a rather elaborate wink, wave, and leg-flashing skirt-pull in response.-

1:58 PM

GRANDMA: :O

1:58 PM

ROSE: -ALSO a blown kiss-

1:59 PM

KANAYA: -OH GOSH OH JEEZ. NOT IN FRONT OF THE ELDERLY, ROSE. She turns almost completely away and covers her face.-

2:00 PM

ROSE: -SNICKERING TO HERSELF-

2:00 PM

GRANDMA: you're embarrassing that poor girl!

2:01 PM

ROSE: Yes, it's good to know I haven't lost my edge.

2:04 PM

GRANDMA: -hoo hoos- now... what's this about spreading dissent on alternia??

2:08 PM

ROSE: Oh, right. Ah. I spent a short while in the Earth military. I was not a very good soldier. Our ship was shot down over Alternian skies, and, rather miraculously, I was dragged out alive.

ROSE: It's a long and somewhat convoluted story that need not be recanted in full. For a time, the downed ship was taken over as a base of operations for a small group of trolls, and myself.

ROSE: We had a printing press. Every book I wrote, while being utter schlock, also contained a series of veiled references to the Empire and Empress.

2:11 PM

GRANDMA: holy friggin smokes!! that's amazing! -she is so proud of you, rose.-

2:13 PM

ROSE: Well. The work was a bit derivative, in retrospect. And a bit obtuse.

ROSE: -She's BLUSH-

ROSE: -COOL GRANNY LIKES IT GOSH!!!!-

2:24 PM

GRANDMA: anything that lampoons the empress sounds great to me. :)

GRANDMA: -stretches her achey back, putting her giant scissors away- i'm getting a little sleepy. even freedom fighters have to nap sometimes! hehe.

GRANDMA: i'll be around, but you should drop in sometime. maybe bring your "friend" over there with you! -she really likes you, rose. please come visit her. she'll bake you cookies.-

2:27 PM

ROSE: I would like that very much, actually. It feels good to get some things off of my chest.

ROSE: Thank you.

2:28 PM

GRANDMA: thank you too, rose. it was so nice talking about these things with you. -waves as she waddles back into her tower-

2:56 PM

KANAYA: -she has recovered and might have been spying on them a little, discreetly-

3:06 PM

ROSE: -She just knitting on the lawn. NOTHING TOO BAD HERE-

  DARKLEER: -the horse is finally coming out of hibernation. Or rather, daring to show his face in the public eye. It feels like it's been an eternity and now he finds himself parking by the trunk of a great big tree. The urge to smash it to smithereens is so overwhelming, he kind of spaces out daydreaming about it.-

DARKLEER: -cautiously sets a hand against the trunk. He's gonna do it.-

DARKLEER: -applies some STRONG pressure. The snapping of some bark can be heard and upsets the local fauna. And by upset, it means there are shrieks and calls of alarmed critters scattering. Yes. Good. This is making it even more tempting a thing to commit to.-

11:51 PM

WQ: -Out for a late night walk, WQ observes Darkleer as he does all of this. In silence-

11:52 PM

SIGNLESS: -Well he was on his way BACK from exploring the areas around the ship for an hour or two when the sound of cracking bark and the panic of animals caught in his ears. Was he surprised when he went to investigate that it was Darkleer? Not really. Was he pleased about it. Not at all. He is now also clearly observing these happenings with WQ.-

11:58 PM

WQ: -nods at Signless in greeting, still silent as this is going on.-

12:00 AM

SIGNLESS: -He returns the nod, its been some time since they spoke, but his main focus is still on the highblood assaulting the tree.-

12:02 AM

DARKLEER: -spots some movement from the corner of his eye and turns to address his audience. He acts like he's not in the middle of commiting an act of mindless destruction.- May I help you

12:03 AM

SIGNLESS: . . . .Not particularly, no. -He still stares.-

12:07 AM

DARKLEER: Then you are e%used -says bluntly, as if this is enough to stow them off. More sounds of crunching bark can be heard.-

12:12 AM

WQ: I do believe we are allowed to walk this way, as expressed by our dear hostess.

WQ: -She paused briefly-

WQ: Might I ask, is this for woodcarving? -Gestures from him to the tree-

12:12 AM

SIGNLESS: -He highly doubts it is.-

12:14 AM

DARKLEER: Yes -He is definitely lying but also doesn't care that he is.-

DARKLEER: I suggest you maintain a safe distance -If you are not stupid, that is. He's looking at you, Kasvik.-

12:15 AM

SIGNLESS: -He aint all that close but he certainly isn't far. But like hell is he moving just because he was told to.- And how far away would be considered safe?

12:18 AM

WQ: Excellent question.

WQ: It is polite to take two steps back after knocking on someone's portal.

WQ: Would two steps away be enough? ^_^

12:21 AM

DARKLEER: -you tell him. He is already swinging his arm back and cracking his fist against the trunk of the tree. Wood explodes at contact and with an ear-splitting crackle, the giant jungle tree goes a-toppling. TIMBERRRRRRRR- CRASH! -

DARKLEER: -He is simply too strong. It'll take him a few seconds to correct his posture.-(edited)

12:38 AM

GRANDMA: -watches from the greenhouse section of her tower... judging...-

12:39 AM

WQ: -Stands there like she just bore witness to something as mundane as watching water boil. Without salt.-

12:40 AM

SIGNLESS: -He instinctively raises his arms to shield from splinters and other possibly flying objects. Not everyone can be as cool as WQ.-

12:40 AM

DARKLEER: -Well, while he's at it, this tree is getting the beat down of a lifetime. It will be nothing but wood chips by the time he's done with it.-

DARKLEER: -HORSE SMASH-

12:43 AM

SIGNLESS: .......... -He is judging you so hard, Darkleer. Look at his disapproving stare.-

12:45 AM

WQ: -at least wood chips can be used for mulch-

12:47 AM

DARKLEER: -he's too busy ripping into tree bark to care about judgemental stares. Not that he would regularly. And he will not stop until splinters dig deep into his skin and his knuckles are caked with dark b100 b100d.-

1:03 AM

WQ: -okay here's where she has to step in because even though Darkleer would rather bask in his own stupidity, she is still a doctor. Restraining a long-suffering sigh, WQ nonchalantly goes to stand next to him-

WQ: Are you aware you have broken skin?

1:06 AM

DARKLEER: -is forced to stop punching trees which causes him a resounding amount of irritation.- I am aware

DARKLEER: -stands but only to crush more tree trunk underfoot.- I highly suggest that you keep your distance, carapace

1:11 AM

WQ: Ah. Thank you for the clarification, troll. It simply appeared as though you were not.

1:12 AM

SIGNLESS: -He steps up to stand behind the actual doctor, safe to glare at Darkleer from here.- You know, most people might not think to be rude to someone showing them any concern.

SIGNLESS: But yes, do continue on to punch trees if that is how you enjoy to spend your time.

1:16 AM

DARKLEER: -eyes bore into Kasvik's soul as he dares to bring himself up to speak- I find the interference to be e%tremely rude

DARKLEER: Forgive my impertence but none of it was asked for -turns back to address WQ very coldly-

DARKLEER: It would behoove you to aim this pretentiousness in a direction elsewhere

1:18 AM

SIGNLESS: Us?? We're being the pretentious ones??

1:19 AM

DARKLEER: Insteed

DARKLEER: You presume there is a need to involve yourself in business that is not your own

1:20 AM

SIGNLESS: You're are the one knocking down trees near us, so obviously it becomes our business! -He huffs, glaring right back because he has Qirin between them, so its fine.-

1:21 AM

WQ: -still smiling pleasantly-

WQ: Oh my.

1:23 AM

DARKLEER: Did I not advise you to keep your distance

DARKLEER: Ah

DARKLEER: How convenient the minor details seem to be forgotten -curling his lip in distaste at the both of them, flashing a bit of fang as he does.-

1:31 AM

WQ: -She's seen the Condense have her planet carpet bombed. He's as intimidating as a paperclip.-

WQ: -Besides, it's not like she's breathing down his neck, though it is very tempting now. There, there, Kasvik, all will be well.-

WQ: -She does step half a foot away from him, bringing the distance between them at least five feet apart-

1:33 AM

DARKLEER: -That is more like it. His stance becomes less defensive as he moves off. Perhaps being cooped up in the ship for so long, Darkleer has been in much more of a terrible temper than usual. But it's also something he won't apologize for.-

DARKLEER: -now proceeds to begin ripping the tree stump from the ground-

1:43 AM

WQ: -pauses for a while, simply watching- WQ: ...This must be a small wood carving.

1:44 AM

DARKLEER: It is an involved piece -faint hissing as he digs his claws into the bark and HEAVES. Cue the incredible ripping sounds and the following upset of jungle earth.-

DARKLEER: -there is going to be such a mess by the time this is over-(edited)

1:52 AM

WQ: I can see that. What form do you suppose it shall take when you have completed?

1:54 AM

DARKLEER: That which does not provoke inquiries from unsolicitated parties -he is just so sweaty and grumpy-

1:56 AM

WQ: -She remains unfazed- I believe the excess can be delivered to Ms. Harley for the care of her gardens. Do you think?(edited)

1:58 AM

DARKLEER: That would be a most thoughtful gesture as well as useful -says this in such a tone as if this does not apply to him at all-

2:00 AM

DARKLEER: By the by, it is customary for human females to assume the surname of the male counterpart whom they have sworn mating loyalty to

DARKLEER: Miss Harley bears the surname Strider now

DARKLEER: -gives the snootiest of huffs. Once a blueblood, always a blueblood.-

2:37 AM

WQ: -squints-

WQ: Though it is customary I have heard the opposite occuring as well, where the males take on the female surname.

WQ: Besides, it is hardly 'mating loyalty' as it is 'the union of souls,' which sounds less crass and far more romantic.

WQ: ^_^

WQ: At any rate, I do not think we are speaking of the same individual. I am speaking of Jolene English. Apologies, I knew of her before she changed her name.

WQ: But without the need of a husband, as I recall.

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ATRIUM SECURITY RECORDING 0323

RUFIOH: -shirtless and sleeping with his forehead planted against a table. Tiny snores eminate from the bulltroll still covered in smears of body paint from Roxy's KILLA bachelorette party. It looks like somebody partied too hardy.-

1:53 PM

VRISKA: -She's in the cafeteria now, walking in just to see Rufioh without a fucking SHIRT on and faceplanted against a table. How embarrassing. She snaps a quick picture before walking over and smacking him (not too hard) upside the head- Hey!!!!!!!! Wake up!!!!!!!!

1:54 PM

RUFIOH: -snRKS and lifts his head like wut. There is a napkin stuck to his forehead.-

RUFIOH: -slowly peels off napkin-

1:55 PM

VRISKA: Reeeeeeeeal cute, Nitram. You're lucky I'm here 8efore more people see you like this. Not everyone would wake you up!

1:58 PM

RUFIOH: ... -Jesus christ, her voice was like claws on a chalkboard. He holds his aching head a little bit.- 1 forgot the part where 1t was where 1 gave two sh*ts what people were th1nk1ng... about a guy w1th a hangover. RUFIOH: maybe they're th1nk1ng he's a troll that knows how to party.

RUFIOH: let's not assume stuff about trolls who a1n't even gone to coon yet.

2:00 PM

VRISKA: Hey, it's not me we're talking a8out here. It's everyone else, 8uddy. Who KNOWS what they're already assuming? -She takes a seat next to him- I guess you made it to that party. I almost went to one, 8ut then I decided I had 8etter things to do. Irons in the fire, you know!

2:03 PM

RUFIOH: sh*t was a f*ck1ng blast. -mumbles with a slight yawn- you m1ssed out on everyth1ng. RUFIOH: just ask meenah.

2:04 PM

VRISKA: Meenah was there? -She suddenly seems interested- I 8et she made that fucking party.

2:05 PM

RUFIOH: asked me to color up her spheres w1th pa1nt, lmao. -Oh yes he remembers this particular detail.- RUFIOH: now you know sh*t was 1ntense.

2:06 PM

VRISKA: -jealous?? NO.- W8, really????????

2:06 PM

ARANEA: -walks into the cafeteria from the stairwell, sees rufioh in the state he's in, and then slowly backs up into the stairwell again. 8ye.-

2:08 PM

RUFIOH: -was too busy holding his head and snorting at Vriska to notice the other creeping spider. 8a8y come 8ack.-

RUFIOH: she puts the f1n 1n f1ntense... or however f1sh puns work.

2:09 PM

VRISKA: Yeah, she's pretty gr8. Why? Couldn't keep up with her?

2:10 PM

RUFIOH: 1 don't th1nk anybody could... but 1t's not l1ke 1t's someth1ng to compla1n about.

2:10 PM

VRISKA: I can keep up with her.

2:11 PM

RUFIOH: 1 forget... why that matters at all.

2:11 PM

VRISKA: Just things you should know if you want to hang out with her again! Guess you should just train harder. ::::)

2:13 PM

RUFIOH: 1 hang out plenty w1th her tho... she's got a great throw1ng arm. RUFIOH: (spear1ng? or what 1s 1t...)

RUFIOH: 1 just don't see what keep1ng up w1th her has to do w1th be1ng fr1ends w1th you and th1nk1n you're cool.(edited)

RUFIOH: 1f she were cool, she wouldn't worry about that... 1 mean.

2:15 PM

VRISKA: -she flicks his forehead- Keep telling yourself that.

2:15 PM

RUFIOH: -hrhghghgh- why are you touch1ng me.

2:16 PM

VRISKA: It's not my fault you have a flicka8le face.(edited)

VRISKA: Kind of makes you want to punch it.

2:17 PM

RUFIOH: do you ever just. RUFIOH: ever not...

2:18 PM

VRISKA: Ever not what????????

2:18 PM

RUFIOH: shut the f*ck up.

2:20 PM

VRISKA: ........ -Her eyes widen in surprise, but she regains her composure quickly- Can't 8lame me for your hangover.

2:22 PM

RUFIOH: yeah but 1 could blame you for l1ke... e1ghty e1ght other th1ngs. RUFIOH: (whaaaaat.)

RUFIOH: woah, okay... that was pretty messed up. -sloooowly slides his hands over his face- RUFIOH: 1 should say sorry.

2:25 PM

VRISKA: -actually grins at the fact that he said 88.- I won't hold it against you if you grovel for forgiveness.

2:27 PM

RUFIOH: 1 a1n't grovel1n for sh*t. -drops some cold tea out of his sylladex. Alright it's lukewarm tea but it still counts. He guzzles it down with a heavy squint on his face.-

2:28 PM

VRISKA: Wow, can you drink that any faster???????? -She doesn't know when exactly this new attitude started for rufioh but she's been into it no matter how annoying it is-

2:30 PM

RUFIOH: -lowers drink down with a huff.- 1 th1nk you know how fast 1 can get anyth1ng down my- RUFIOH: ... RUFIOH: 1 won't f1n1sh that statement.

2:31 PM

VRISKA: -What? She's NOT blushing.- You're so WEIRD.

2:33 PM

RUFIOH: probably not the rat1ng 1 would g1ve 1t but y'know... RUFIOH: whatever. -he is just so grump. The grump keeps happening.-

2:33 PM

VRISKA: -she rolls her eyes at him- So are you even going to eat in here or just sleep in here?

2:36 PM

RUFIOH: yeah, 1 dunno. maybe 1'll eat but... not sure 1f 1'm feel1ng 1t actually. RUFIOH: yogurt sounds n1ce.

RUFIOH: what about you?

2:37 PM

VRISKA: Well, I was going to eat SOMETHING. I just haven't decided WHAT yet.

2:39 PM

RUFIOH: burr1to.

2:39 PM

VRISKA: That doesn't sound TOO 8ad. May8e.

2:41 PM

RUFIOH: -hm, 8urritos... He misses Aranea.-

2:42 PM

VRISKA: -WATER8OAT ME-

2:42 PM

RUFIOH: -you are not a cute bean burrito, Vriska. Let him sit here and think about this.-

2:43 PM

VRISKA: -i am adorable in a scary kind of way. She gets up to get herself a breakfast burrito and returns with it.-

2:43 PM

RUFIOH: -thinking loudly about boob pillows and how great they would be right now. Chugs more tea.-

2:44 PM

VRISKA: Get off your ass and go get some yogurt.

2:46 PM

RUFIOH: 1'll get to 1t. -gives her a look like jeez, woman. Get off my lump.-

2:48 PM

VRISKA: Hey, don't get sassy just 8ecause I'm looking out for you.

2:49 PM

RUFIOH: 1 feel so... huh, wa1t. -forces himself to burp a lil. SO GROSS.- yeah, no. nvm.

2:52 PM

VRISKA: -makes a grossed out face- Nice one!

2:54 PM

RUFIOH: -pulls out some granola from his sylladex and munches loudly- mphmorphmph.

2:55 PM

VRISKA: ::::( Gross!

2:58 PM

RUFIOH: -moo moo motherfucker-

3:02 PM

VRISKA: -spider sounds motherfucker-

VRISKA: -tktktk?-

3:28 PM

GRANDMA: -wanders into the atrium, looking around the ship with ooos and aaaahs... and then she sees rufioh-

GRANDMA: ... hmm. >_>

3:30 PM

RUFIOH: -he is a shirtless punk-haired fairy troll who's covered in paint and munching on granola. Let him live.-

3:32 PM

GRANDMA: -those rascally trolls... she doesn't really want to bother him or the girl with him, because she is much too interested in acquainting herself with this ship. looks like LIZARD PEOPLE tech to her.-

3:32 PM

VRISKA: -burrito burrato-

3:34 PM

GRANDMA: -peers into the kitchen and sees drones working in there- oh!!

3:34 PM

RUFIOH: ... -hears the granny inspecting the kitchens-

RUFIOH: (yo, 1s she lost?) -at Vriska-

3:35 PM

VRISKA: (Looks kind of like a senile human to me!)

3:36 PM

RUFIOH: (that's rude af, doll.)

RUFIOH: -turns in his seat and waves at the old lady.-

3:36 PM

KANAYA: -GREETINGS HUMAN-

3:37 PM

VRISKA: -Turns and glares-

3:38 PM

GRANDMA: oh!! -again- hello. -at the kanaya, but she does wave at rufioh too. what friendly children you all around. except THAT BLUE ONE. she glares back.-

GRANDMA: -back to kanaya- are you in charge of the kitchens? -she assumes that to be the case, since the rest of the people in their right now are drones...-

3:39 PM

RUFIOH: }:) RUFIOH: -old people like me. I'm cute.-

3:40 PM

VRISKA: -You're a dork-

3:41 PM

RUFIOH: -maybe that's why they like me...- RUFIOH: -anyway, he's gathering up his stuff. Or rather, his one napkin and maybe some wrapped sandwiches for later.- RUFIOH: 1'mma head out. 1 gotta check up on gamzee.

3:42 PM

VRISKA: You go do that. May8e consider a shower????????

3:42 PM

RUFIOH: maybe not w1th you 1n m1nd, lmao. -finger guns at her as he waddles off. Where cloun.-

3:43 PM

VRISKA: -WOW!!!!!!!!-

3:48 PM

JAKE: -running into the cafeteria in his new engineering uniform and is looking generally ruffled as well as out of breath. He looks wildly around for his...- Grandma!

JAKE: You made it! -lad scampering up to her-

3:49 PM

GRANDMA: !!! -everything is so exciting... she turns away from the kitchens to greet this enthusiastic child- hi jake! i did make it. :)

3:51 PM

JAKE: -big old beaming grins- Excellemente grandmama!

JAKE: Have you helped yourself to breakfast yet? -puffs himself and looks around the cafeteria. That certainly is a Vriska eating a burrito. He waves at her.-

JAKE: Or... drat. Is it lunchtime now? -he would look at his watch except he doesnt actually have one.-

3:53 PM

GRANDMA: oh, don't worry about me. i ate back at the house. GRANDMA: that's quite a sharp uniform you've got there!

3:53 PM

VRISKA: -puts a hand up but doesn't wave it at jake. he's too happy. what a nerd-

3:55 PM

JANE: -She may or may not be paying close attention to this exchange between max goof and granny goof. What a lovely display. Wait. Granny goof? The goof troupe is expanding rapidly-

3:55 PM

JAKE: That it is!!! -HE'S SO HAPPY- You are looking at the newest transferee to the engineering department! JAKE: -salutes like >8|!!!- So long dreary piles of dishes hello spark plugs and doohickeys!

JAKE: -Oh speaking of hickeys, he suddenly remembers about... Nevermind.-

JAKE: -HE SALUTE-(edited)

3:59 PM

GRANDMA: -where is jane?? she would love to see her, but until the child surfaces, she is fixated on her grandson- aww. i'm so proud of you! GRANDMA: you'll have to show me where you work, later.

4:00 PM

JAKE: Golly! I really might have to! -he's excited for this regardless. Suddenly he spots Jane over yonder.- JAKE: Janeway!!!!!!! -throws his hands up- Gillygal! :D

JAKE: Front and center madam! -regardless of what he's saying, he's waddling towards her at high speeds-

4:04 PM

GRANDMA: jane? -follows his gaze and... welp, follows him too-

4:06 PM

JANE: -What, Jane is everywhere always. Wel, she hops on over there, apron and all, giving a well known bucktooth grin- Top of the morning to you too, Jake. You sure do know how to cause a ballyhoo, don't you?

JANE: -waves at the gran- And who is this? I don't believe we've been introduced.

4:07 PM

JAKE: The greatest ballyhoo for the most darling dollyhoo! -nope Jane is getting a big HUG from the giant jungle bear. Say hello to bara tid.-

4:09 PM

JANE: -Oh no! Is that a very discreet squeeze of a tid that happens? Allow her to act as if it was only surprise that got to her and she tried to hold on to the first appendage she could find-

4:09 PM

GRANDMA: -jane, no...-

4:09 PM

JANE: Well, shucks! That gets rid of an old girls back problems. -She stretches slightly when let go. If let go-

4:11 PM

JAKE: -Of course she's let go! Jake is dazzling like the sunshine itself, he's so happy for his friends to meet up with his grandma- Now then! For introductions! JAKE: This is jolene english. Jane. JAKE: She is my long lost grandma! :D

4:15 PM

JANE: -big grin! Grannies are always welcome in her circle of friends. Allow her to steal your grandma!-

JANE: Why, it sure is a pleasure to meet you, Jolene!

4:21 PM

GRANDMA: -it warms her heart to see these kids getting along so well. and oh, jane looksso much like her dear sister... excuse her if she gets a little emotional. sniff!- it's so wonderful to finally meet you too, jane. -extends her arms for a hug. bara embrace x2 combo-

GRANDMA: i know you don't know me, but i've heard so much about you.

4:23 PM

JAKE: -perks up- Thats right! Are you not janes great aunt dearest grammy?

4:24 PM

JANE: -Oh well, hugs are not bad, allow her to hug back with her lesser bara arms- JANE: All good things, I hope. I never know what kerfuffle Jake manages to jumble up.

4:25 PM

JAKE: -He adores you jane! Why would he ever say a bad thing about you??-

JAKE: -he is just starry-eyed at this exchange-

4:27 PM

GRANDMA: well... yes i am her great aunt! -a wonderful aunt, even-i hope that doesn't come as too much of a surprise to you, jane... that's we're actually related and all. -what do these kids know and what don't they know? oh well! guess she'll find out-

4:32 PM

JANE: -What she knows is very little, so yes, it may come off as a bit strange to her, but in addition, all she knows is already strange so...it's not that much of a huge surprise-

JANE: Though I'd normally swoon in surprise, I seem to have learned to expect the unexpected on this ship. I must say though, I do not mind gaining more family members.

4:34 PM

JAKE: Ill say! -so many goofy grins between Jane and his sweet precious Gma.-

4:34 PM

JANE: -they should have a huge family dinner. invite the entire goof troupe. + dad-

5:07 PM

GRANDMA: oh, what a relief! -she laughs a little at that, finally pilling away from the hug-

5:19 PM

JANE: I am right to assume you will be staying with us for a while then? -Please stay kind granny! Grauntie?-

5:46 PM

GRANDMA: well... hopefully! if certain plans come to fruition, i will stay until they're complete. but regardless, i'll be keeping in contact for sure, in case your crew ever needs anything. :)

5:49 PM

JAKE: -Oh wow, he hadn't really thought about that thing. The thing with the leaving eventually. He's just going to casually disregard that for now.-

5:51 PM

GRANDMA: -great idea!-

6:04 PM

CITRIN: -here comes me. time for citrin to waddle over and cling to jake's leg. I found you!!-

6:04 PM

JAKE: -Baby!!!! Citrin is a great distraction and is obviously going to be picked up.- Well howdy there sport!

6:06 PM

GRANDMA: :o GRANDMA: who's this? CITRIN: -clings to jake's torso now- halo. GRANDMA: aww. hello!

6:09 PM

JAKE: This is citrin! He is dirks adoptive son. :) JAKE: Is he not the sweetest peach in all the land??

JAKE: Say hello to grandma and jane citrin! Hello!!!

6:11 PM

JANE: -Hello there Jane's favorite baby!- Why, look at who it is! Did you come all the way here by yourself, sweetheart? -tickle the baby footies-

6:11 PM

CITRIN: halo. -yes, hello everyone. it's me, citrin. love me.-

CITRIN: -HE GIGGLES AND SQUIRMS-

GRANDMA: -dirk has a child?? INTERESTING. then this baby is practically family, too.- it's a pleasure to meet you, citrin! -pinches at his chubby cheek-

CITRIN: -he is beaming. look at all this attention he's getting. HE LOVES LIFE.-

6:14 PM

JAKE: -holding him up proudly in one arm. Yes everyone. Behold the baby!-

6:14 PM

JANE: -Hold him up like a lion cub and sing circle of life, Jake-

6:17 PM

GRANDMA: -she smiles, just as proud- oh jake, you two look adorable together. :)

6:18 PM

JANE: -Let her tickle the baby tum, Jake. She is tickling it-

6:18 PM

CITRIN: eheheheh!

6:21 PM

JANE: Look at you laddie, growing just as big and strong as all your papas combined. -train this child in the art of bara bara-

6:22 PM

JAKE: -He will absorb the art of STRONG CHUB by sheer exposure.-

6:30 PM

CITRIN: -babbles up at jake and touches his mustache- da. -paps his nose now. good puppy.-

6:33 PM

JAKE: -snorts at the baby hand papping at his face and grins.- So articulate he is grandma!

JAKE: Would you like to hold him?

6:34 PM

GRANDMA: oh, i'd love to. -extends her arms for this fat baby.-

6:35 PM

JAKE: -would the fat baby like to go to Grandma? Jake leans that way in question.- What do you say citrin?

6:37 PM

CITRIN: -HMM well, jake is very warm and squishy... but grandma also looks warm and she has lots of hair for him to try to hide in. he will allow this exchange and reaches back for her.-

GRANDMA: allyoop! -hoists him and holds him to her- aww. aren't you just the sweetest? you remind me so much of jake as baby. -mostly the happy and chubby aspects-

6:39 PM

JAKE: Hehe! -Oh, jeez. He has never wondered about himself as a baby. What the blazes was that like?? He's almost too afraid to ask.-

JAKE: -Almost, that is to say.- I was sweet as a toddler?

6:41 PM

JANE: -She is not sure if she can imagine Jake without a mustache anymore. Mustache baby-

6:41 PM

JAKE: -It is rather fanciful, isn't it, Jane? Maybe he will twirl it for you some time.-

6:42 PM

JANE: -Her envy knows no boundaries. If only she could twirl such a thick, luscious mustache /

6:44 PM

CITRIN: -plays with grandma's hair and tries to hide in it-

GRANDMA: hoo... of course you were, jake. as sweet as you are now.

6:45 PM

JAKE: Oh golly... -plays with his hands and looks off-

JAKE: Well its a grand thing to draw inferences regardless!

6:55 PM

GRANDMA: hehe... you agree though, don't you citrin? you think jake is very sweet!

CITRIN: -chirrs. he doesn't really understand, but he heard his name, so he agrees-

6:55 PM

JAKE: -taking a picture of them with his phone. He will be sending this to dirk.- :)

6:57 PM

DIRK: -will die when he receives it-

7:00 PM

JANE: -Today is a day of murder by cute-

[taskforcetumut]

ATRIUM SECURITY RECORDING 0315

2:58 PM

DIRK: -sitting around the cafeteria cutting out foam hearts with adhesive on one side and handing them off to citrin, who is slapping them together to make valentines. not that he knows thats what hes doing, he just likes the colors and the slapping-

3:02 PM

TEREZI: -here she comes in with Sirius (whose hair is pulled up into two little puffs). My these grubs have grown!-

TEREZI: -she's immediately drawn to the table after getting some heart shaped pancakes. Who cares that's it's well into the afternoon? Because any times a good time for PANCAKES.-

TEREZI: H3Y D1RK! H3Y C1TTY! 4R3 YOU GUYS M4K1NG STUFF FOR QU4DR4NTS D4Y? 1S 1T TH4T T1M3 OF TH3 HUM4N Y34R 4LR34DY?

3:04 PM

DIRK: It sure is. You wanna join us? CITRIN: -picks up one of his many hearts from the pile and holds it out to sirius- 8)

3:06 PM

ARADIA: -enters with Ananya walking next to her, who perks up at the sight of seeing Sirius and Citrin- uh oh its quadrants day?

ARADIA: how could i forget when i am usually so good with time

ARADIA: -she's gotta do something for john and feferi-

3:07 PM

DIRK: -its okay aradia... he has enough HEART to go around...-

3:08 PM

ARADIA: -;D ;D ;D-

3:08 PM

SIRIUS: -small gasp! for me?? She's glowing a little at the tips of her ears and smiles shyly at Citrin before taking it, looking up at Terezi, facing Citrin again and saying,- (...thank you)

TEREZI: Y34H! -takes a seat- W4NN4 H3LP TH3M, S1R1? SIRIUS: -nods with enthusiasm and crawls into Terezi's lap, sitting on her knee- TEREZI: 4LL R1GHT, WH4TS ST3P ON3?

3:10 PM

ROSE: -She hovers on over by the table, holding a steaming cup full of tea. She looks somehow half asleep, and, considering the sentiment 'oh dear, it's already valentine's day' has been expressed, she mostly just stands there with eyes half shut, mouthing something similar. She looks a little on the tired side, to say the least.-

3:11 PM

SIRIUS: -waves at Rose, the flying human-

3:11 PM

DIRK: -slides scissors and foam sheets at her, as well as some other supplies like GLITTER PENS and MARKERS- Just cut out shapes and stick them together. Then decorate them however else you see fit. -glances at rose like u look beautiful today- CITRIN: -flails arms in the direction of ananya-

3:12 PM

ROSE: This is.

ROSE: Quite the assembly line.

ROSE: I hope you're paying him.

3:13 PM

ANANYA: -waddles toward citrin excitedly-

ARADIA: -observes from where she is-

3:14 PM

TEREZI: -takes out a piece of pink chalk and starts outlining the shapes to cut out, which she then hands to Sirius because decorating is the best part.-

SIRIUS: -this is a HUGE duty she's been granted-

3:14 PM

DIRK: I am paying him in fatherly affection. -ruffles citrin's hair- CITRIN: -CHIRRS and then floats a heart over to ananya-

3:15 PM

ROSE: And discount chocolate. -Her eyes narrow. She is dead serious.-

3:17 PM

KANAYA: -speaking of cute valentine's related things, she is awkwardly sneaking up on Rose with a tray of heart-shaped breakfast items and a cheek kiss. She's definitely blushing a lot more than probably anyone else would on the opposite side of this scenario, but that's just how she rolls. She may have made a lot of heart-shaped breakfast items for everyone in general, but if she is honest with herself, it was for herself. Herself meaning Rose.- Hi

3:17 PM

DIRK: -screams internally-

DIRK: -thats some cute shit right there-

3:18 PM

TEREZI: >:o -CUTE-

3:18 PM

KANAYA: Good Morning And Also Happy Valentines Day -she pronounced it like "valen-tinez" like we're suddenly Italian because that seems right. humans are weird.-

3:18 PM

ANANYA: -chirps back and reaches out to catch the heart-

3:19 PM

CITRIN: 8D

3:21 PM

ROSE: -She blinks in surprise as she's snuck up on rather easily.- You- oh. Dear.

ROSE: -404 ERROR-

ROSE: -She feels DOUBLY guilty right about now, as she lets out a little breath.- Th-

ROSE: Thank you. Kanaya. I'm quite sorry I –

ROSE: -HESITATION-

ROSE: It's... lovely. -EYEING A NEARBY VENT NERVOUSLY-

3:22 PM

DIRK: -hoe don't do it-

3:22 PM

KANAYA: :)

KANAYA: Ok Im Glad

KANAYA: I Was Hoping This Would Still Be Appropriate

3:24 PM

ROSE: Oh, yes. I assure you. It's appropriate. I'm sorry I haven't really-- ROSE: I apologize for allowing my judgment to, ah, lapse.

ROSE: I mean.

ROSE: My memory.

ROSE: Of the date.

3:24 PM

KANAYA: ...

KANAYA: That Is Fine

3:24 PM

ANANYA: -inspects the heart closely and grins-

3:25 PM

CITRIN: -its RED like her. also because it's a heart.-

3:25 PM

KANAYA: Would You Like To Sit Down

3:25 PM

ROSE: Yes, please.

3:25 PM

ANANYA: -fangy grin all around as she holds it up to show citrin what he got her-

3:25 PM

SIRIUS: -waves Ananya with the heart she's workiing on to sit with them. Hey friendo!-

SIRIUS: -also, glitter is spreading like the disease it is.-(edited)

3:27 PM

DIRK: -speaking of chocolates, belatedly, he sets out a box of deformed looking chocolates for all to partake from.-

CITRIN: -thumbs up at ananya. it's kind of an awkward gesture because he hasn't quite figured out how to do it, but he is LEARNING-

3:27 PM

MEULIN: -she's underneath the table where Dirk and Citrin are sitting. she's nabbed some colorful foam to cut into various quadrant shapes and might be doodling ships onto them and slipping them onto the seat next to Dirk. SNEAKRETLY.- ~(=^. .^)

3:27 PM

TEREZI: -why are they deformed??? well, at least they smell the same. ....do they?-

3:27 PM

ROSE: -Takes a seat with a mild :o-

3:28 PM

DIRK: -he has long since picked up on the fact that there is a cat under the table and grabs one of the ships to inspect it. ALSO THEY'RE DEFORMED BECAUSE DIRK MADE THEM HIMSELF... HE IS ALSO LEARNING.-

3:29 PM

KANAYA: -she's placing the tray down first before sitting next to Rose, giving her a look that isn't too much different than her usual look but still somehow conveys a sense of SUSPICION.- KANAYA: -the finish crumbs are real.-

3:30 PM

TEREZI: N1C3! -Sniffs at em, trying to smell through the layer of chocolate- D1D YOU STUFF 3M W1TH STUFF?

3:30 PM

ROSE: ... -SHE... MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THIS THROUGH SOON ENOUGH.-

ROSE: -She reaches over and grabs several chocolates, scarfing them down. Then guzzles the entire cup of tea, for energy.-

3:31 PM

TEREZI: -picks a couple up tho, handing one to Sirius.-

3:31 PM

ROSE: Baldur is no longer in his cocoon, nor, in fact, in the medical ward, and I found that he managed to open one of the vents. ROSE: Last night.

3:31 PM

MEULIN: -Unsurprisingly, the first ship she served up was a heart with DirkJake, but this time with the addition of Sollux, now that she is IN THE KNOWS.- (=^･ω･^=)b

KANAYA: ...

KANAYA: ... Oh

3:32 PM

DIRK: -HE LOVES IT. he can't wait to share it with them.- They aren't filled, no. They're just chocolates. -he hasn't quite reached that level yet... but what rose says has his attention so he glances over at them-

3:33 PM

ROSE: -She hiccups after downing that entire cup of tea.- ROSE: ...It's, you know, a troll toddler thing. ROSE: They're rambunctious after they pupate. ROSE: He's just. ROSE: Rambunctious and also slippery.(edited)

3:34 PM

KANAYA: -BUT DON'T VENTS HAVE FANS. DON'T FANS MUTILATE THINGS SOMETIMES. what else could be in those vents? wily people. she is aware of the existence of WILY PEOPLE IN THE VENTS. this is a concerning number of facts she is processing at the moment.-

KANAYA: Yes That Is True Those Are True Things

3:34 PM

SIRIUS: -her eyes are immediately on Rose in utter wriggler worry.-

TEREZI: >:O 1...

TEREZI: YOU COULD SET A TR4Y OF FOOD 4T ON3 3ND

TEREZI: 4S B41T

3:36 PM

ROSE: -She covers her face with her hands.- Yes, that is an entirely plausible possibility. I mean. It's. Right up there.

3:37 PM

KANAYA: Ok

KANAYA: This Is Fine

3:37 PM

ROSE: It's totally fine. It's normal.

ROSE: -QUIETLY SCREAMING INSIDE-

3:39 PM

TEREZI: Y34H, ROS3, 1TS COMPL3T3LY NORM4L >:] K4RK4T 4ND 1 W3R3 LUCKY S1R1US DO3SNT H4V3 Z4HH4K STR3NGTH B3C4US3 SH3 W3NT R1GHT FOR TH3 V3NTS 4ND 4LMOST R1PP3D OFF TH3 GR4T3, BOLTS 4ND 4LL!

TEREZI: W3 C4N ONLY HOP3 B4LDUR DO3SNT G3T STUCK

TEREZI: OR LOST

3:39 PM

KANAYA: -HE IS GOING TO GET LOST AND FREEZE UP AND STAY IN THE SAME SPOT IN THE VENTS FOREVER AND THEY WILL NEVER FIND HIM.-

KANAYA: ....

KANAYA: Yes That Probably Wont Happen

3:41 PM

ROSE: Yes. Exactly. That exact thing.

3:42 PM

DIRK: -looking between them all like what a mess-

DIRK: I can help you look for him. DIRK: I've found that they've got instincts that will keep them out of too much trouble, or at least defend them from trouble, but I know that ain't necessarily gonna put your mind at ease. -lowkey trying to tell her its ok to worry about your alien son-

CITRIN: -floats a heart over to rose cuz she looks like she needs to CHILL-

3:44 PM

KANAYA: -BALDUR'S INSTINCTS ARE HIDE. except when he wants to go into vents, apparently. why is the son run.-

KANAYA: We Will Just Have To

KANAYA: Search All The Vents Is All

KANAYA: Thats Reasonable Right

3:45 PM

ROSE: I was kind of hoping I'd have done that by now and it would be over.

ROSE: But.

ROSE: Then it turned out to be today instead of last night.

ROSE: -She rubs at her eyes a little bit.- ROSE: Happy Valentine's.

3:46 PM

TEREZI: 31TH3R TH4T OR H3LL G3T HUNGRY 3NOUGH TO COM3 OUT ON H1S OWN

TEREZI: 1T D3P3NDS ON TH3 WR1GGL3R, MOSTLY

TEREZI: 1F YOU GUYS N33D 4SS1ST4NC3, 1M W1LL1NG TO GO V3NT SP3LUNK1NG

TEREZI: 1 3V3N DR3W 4 M4P 4T SOM3 POINT.... -it's probably at the bottom of her sylladex-

TEREZI: H4PPY V4L3NT1M3S TO YOU, TOO! >:D

SIRIUS: -carefully placing glitter on the edge of the heart-

3:46 PM

KANAYA: No This Will Work

3:46 PM

SIRIUS: -but also listening. much listening-

3:46 PM

KANAYA: You Will Just Have To Eat Your Breakfast

3:47 PM

SIRIUS: -Even though she doesn't understand most of the big words-

3:47 PM

KANAYA: And I Will Get A Jar Of Peanut Butter

KANAYA: And It Will Be Fine

KANAYA: -this is a totally rational plan-

3:48 PM

ROSE: Is breakfast a part of the plan...?

3:48 PM

TEREZI: 1T BU1LDS 3N3RGY

3:49 PM

MEULIN: -100% oblivious to all of this under the table. she slides up another couple cut-out hearts. these ones have arafef and aranelos.-

3:49 PM

TEREZI: 4ND F1LLS TH3 HOL3 1N YOUR STOM4CH

3:49 PM

KANAYA: Yes

KANAYA: It Is Also A Part Of The Valentines Plan

3:49 PM

DIRK: -looks at them. WRINKLES NOSE AT ARANELOS.-

DIRK: -HE DOES NOT SHIP THIS-

3:50 PM

TEREZI: L1K3 TH3 4NC13NT HUM4N 4D4G3, YOUR3 NOT YOU WH3N YOUR3 HUNGRY

3:50 PM

DIRK: -but he thinks its better than rufnea, at least. free rufioh.-

DIRK: -arafef he is going to hand deliver to aradia tho-

3:52 PM

ROSE: Oh. Well. It was not my intention to disrupt the Valentine's plans. -AND SHE IS HUNGRY.-

ROSE: -she eats this adorable heart-shaped buffet.-

ROSE: -SHE IS UNWORTHY-

3:53 PM

KANAYA: -nods with stern motherly??? approval-

KANAYA: -also worry-

KANAYA: -there are a lot of feelings happening right now-

3:53 PM

TEREZI: -OH YEAH- D1RK, MY V3RD1CT ON YOUR D3SS3RT 1S TH4T 1T 1S F1R3WORKS 1N MY MOUTH

3:54 PM

DIRK: -glances at her, looking a little uncertain- That's a good thing. -question mark?-

3:55 PM

TEREZI: 1T 1S 4 M3T4PHOR

TEREZI: TH4T 1T 1S SCRUMPT1OUS C4NDY OF TH3 FL4VORFUL N4TUR3!

3:55 PM

DIRK: Right, of course. -PHEW. he knew that. totally.-

DIRK: Thank you.

3:56 PM

ROSE: The gunpowder was a... nice touch.

ROSE: -urgh. Okay food is helping some.-

3:56 PM

TEREZI: NO PROB-- -looks at Rose like omg did you just make a funny-

4:00 PM

ROSE: -;)-

4:00 PM

DIRK: -snorts a little-

4:03 PM

KANAYA: -reaches all the way across the table just to take a chocolate or three-

4:03 PM

CITRIN: -draws what vaguely resembles a circle on top of a bigger circle with squiggles coming off of it in green on a heart. he just got done drawing a circle on a squiggle in yellow on another one. what a great artist. except not really. it is very hard to tell what he's trying to draw. HE DOESN'T HAVE THE MOTOR SKILLS FOR THIS.-

4:03 PM

KANAYA: -this will totally help-

4:03 PM

DIRK: -watches kanaya closely to see what she thinks of his chocolates-

DIRK: -STARES-

4:03 PM

MEULIN: -sneeeakily slides a heart of Kanaya and Rose onto the seat next to Rose. :33-

4:04 PM

SIRIUS: -this heart is mostly glitter but theres also a white paper lace edge and she hands it to Dirk for inspection-

4:04 PM

ROSE: -heCK-

ROSE: -HEART HURTS-

ROSE: Oh.

4:04 PM

DIRK: -looks at sirius' heart and nods- Very good. -reaches over to pat her on the head-

4:04 PM

KANAYA: -eats a chocolate- Mh

MEULIN: -also goes back to Dirk's side of the table to paw up and grab at a chocolate too, not at all conspicuously. paw paw.-(edited)

4:05 PM

SIRIUS: -this praise is too much and she gives him a happy smile before hiding her face with the heart, going full lightbulb.-

4:06 PM

DIRK: -what a precious baby...-

DIRK: -meulin too wtf-

DIRK: -everyone is cute-

4:07 PM

MEULIN: -screaming internally about how cute that glowing baby is. SHE IS LIKE A BALLOON FILLING WITH AFFECTION AND IT IS DANGEROUS-

MEULIN: -must not.... blow... cover...-

4:08 PM

SIRIUS: -oblivious to Meulin's inner turmoil-

TEREZI: -she's gluing the back to the heart Sirius just finished and begins to cut out more shapes-

4:08 PM

KANAYA: These Are Good

4:08 PM

ROSE: -Kind of subtly peeks under the table. Because SUSPICION???-

4:08 PM

DIRK: -sparkles- Thank you.

4:08 PM

ROSE: -ok maybe she's just on the lookout for sudden movements-

4:08 PM

MEULIN: (´⊙ω⊙`)

4:09 PM

TEREZI: -look at him sparkle! or is it the glitter?-

4:09 PM

MEULIN: -scribbles something on a heart and holds it up to Rose. It reads "U CANT C ME"-

4:10 PM

ROSE: -she squints as loud trumpet horns blare in her head-

4:10 PM

MEULIN: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgUB3lF9IQA -

4:11 PM

ROSE: -MEME'D ON-

4:12 PM

MEULIN: d(=^･ω･^=)b

4:13 PM

DIRK: -the MEMES-

CITRIN: -the song of his people... the john cena theme-

4:14 PM

MEULIN: -slides a heart into Sirius' lap that reads "U R CUTE"-

KANAYA: -she's eaten more than three chocolates now. she has to make an executive decision. she clears her throat.- Ok Im Going To Vent Now

KANAYA: The Vents

KANAYA: Any Vent

4:17 PM

ROSE: ...Kanaya, wait.

4:17 PM

SIRIUS: -she mouths out the words and it dawns on her what they mean. DESTROYED.-

SIRIUS: -she is inching closer to the RUN button in her mind-

TEREZI: 4WWWW

TEREZI: WHO G4V3 YOU TH4T?

4:17 PM

CITRIN: -citrin wishes HE COULD READ-

4:18 PM

ROSE: I'll go to. I have peanut butter. -SLEEP IS FOR THE WEAK-

ROSE: I've recently been informed that your time is up and my time is now. It'll be better that way.

4:21 PM

KANAYA: What

MEULIN: -so many missions accomplished.... it is a good day-

4:22 PM

ROSE: -SHE OFFERS NO FURTHER EXPLANATION.-

4:23 PM

KANAYA: But

KANAYA: Well At Least Let Me Help

4:23 PM

ROSE: Right.

4:24 PM

KANAYA: It Could Be Like A

KANAYA: Bonding Exercise

KANAYA: Looking For Our Missing Wiggler Together

4:24 PM

ROSE: ...

4:24 PM

KANAYA: Ok That Sounds Stupid

4:24 PM

ROSE: We should focus on the bright side of things.

4:24 PM

KANAYA: The Sun

4:24 PM

ROSE: That was a pun. That's good.

4:24 PM

DIRK: -incredible-

4:24 PM

ROSE: We're brightening things up already.

4:25 PM

TEREZI: W41T, JUST 4 S3COND

TEREZI: -whips out her maps of the vents and hands it to Rose. It's relatively color coded with eye-searing choices. With crayon.-

4:25 PM

ROSE: ...

ROSE: I, um.

ROSE: Don't have a valentine prepared for you in return?

ROSE: -???-

ROSE: -STARES AT IT-

4:26 PM

TEREZI: -it's detail is akin to a certain map from a famous human wizard novel that led to Cronus's existential crisis.-

TEREZI: -flaps her hand- CONS1D3R 1T 4 LONG T1M3 LO4N >:]

4:27 PM

MEULIN: -Citrin may not be able to read but he also gets a little heart in his lap. this one says "2 COOL 4 SCHOOLF33DING"-

4:27 PM

TEREZI: NOT TH4T B4LDUR W1LL B3 LOST FOR TH4T LONG TEREZI: 1 HOP3

4:28 PM

ROSE: It's a map!

ROSE: Yes.

ROSE: I knew that.

4:29 PM

CITRIN: -WOW, HE LOVES THIS MYSTERIOUS GIFT. he likes all things that are given to him. gifts are great. he shows it to his dad.-

DIRK: Too cool for schoolfeeding. That's right. -smooches his head- Except your education is very important. You're never too cool to learn. -is he dadding ironically or unironically? we will never know-

4:29 PM

KANAYA: -peeps on the map-

4:29 PM

TEREZI: OF COURS3 1TS 4 M4P -grins happily-

TEREZI: LUCK1LY TH3R3S ONLY THR33 D3CKS TO COV3R

TEREZI: 1F TH1S H4PP3N3D ON TH3 ULT1M4TUM... -whistles low-

4:30 PM

ROSE: -She blanches.- Yes.

ROSE: Count our blessings.

4:31 PM

MEULIN: -muffled SQU33 under the table from how cute all this weird human parenting is-

KANAYA: -deep breath- Yes

4:32 PM

TEREZI: TH3R3 4R3 M4NY!

4:37 PM

ROSE: -SHE BUSTLES ON OVER TO THE NEAREST VENT OPENING and probably aways-

4:37 PM

KANAYA: -sTALKS AFTER-

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[4:10:08 PM]  GAMZEE: *Wanders into the cafeteria in a rush! He seems to have some kind of purpose, a calling if you will, but no destination. He is seeking the king of bud. Though his lack of direction is made up in enthusiasm, as he just kind of wanders.*

[4:10:43 PM]  ARANEA: -sitting in the cafeteria reading, but something about those glasses says she is FULL OF INFORMATION-

[4:13:14 PM]  GAMZEE: *Those glasses DO seem to be full of information, and so his aimless wandering is set towards this bespectacled troll. Though rather than asking he just kind of. Stands right in front of her, STARING with a big friendly clown smile, as if the answers to his questions is just going to materialize straight on her head.*

[4:15:02 PM]  ARANEA: -doesn't notice him at first, but when she does, she slooooowly lowers her book- ... Hello.

ARANEA: May I help you?

[4:17:47 PM]  GAMZEE: *He keeps standing there silently smiling and staring a few seconds after her question, seemingly having zoned out from the prolonged silence.*

GAMZEE: *Then he GASPS, completely ASTOUNDED.* YeAh sIs!

GAMZEE: HoW DiD YoU KnOw iN YoU ThAt a bRoThEr wAs iN NeEd oF HeLpInG?

[4:19:08 PM]  ARANEA: -gives him a quick once over, brows raised, but she smiles anyway.- ... Call it a hunch.

[4:22:02 PM]  GAMZEE: YoOo hAhA ThAt's sOmE TiGhT ShIt :oD *He esems genuinely impressed. This lady must be full up on miracle juice or something.*

GAMZEE: BrOtHeR Be hAvInG A WoNdEr oN WhErE To bE FiNdInG ThE KiNg oF BuD? wAs sEnT On a mIsSiOn bY ThE ShAdEd kInG BrOsEf tO Be mOtHeRfUcKiNg gEtTiNg mY LoCaTiNg oN ThIs mOsT ElUsIvE Of rEgAlS

[4:22:50 PM]  KANAYA: -turns her head and stares, distantly-

[4:25:47 PM]  ARANEA: -makes a face. a face that expresses far too many emotions at once, but mostly she just looks constip8ted.-

ARANEA: I'm afraid I don't follow. I can't say I'm familiar with anyone who goes 8y the title... "King of 8ud."

ARANEA: 8ut when you say shaded king... "8roseph." You don't happen to mean Dave, do you?

[4:31:39 PM]  GAMZEE: *That expression doesn't tell him much, as it's not one he has seen many times in addition to having rather poor social skills. His ears droop a little as she says she doesn't know, but perk right back on up.* NeVeR GoT MySeLf aNy kInD Of nAmE SiTuAtIoN HaPpEnInG At mE WhEn bEaMiNg tHe wOrDs bEtWeEn uS BuT Uh

GAMZEE: MoThErFuCkEr lIkE *Makes "shades" with his hands by putting his thumb and forefinger together, sprawling the other fingers out and placing them upside down on his face.* ShAdEs lIkE ThAt aNd uH

GAMZEE: *Furrows brows while still having his "shades" on, thinking.* HaViN A UnIfOrM ThAt wAs aLl lIkE WhAt eVeRyOnE HaS BuT It wAs rEd oN It

[4:33:30 PM]  ARANEA: Ah. Just as I thought.

ARANEA: I wouldn't listen to him if I were you. He was pro8a8ly pulling some kind of assinine prank that only he would find amusing. -almost sounds sad about it-

[4:38:20 PM]  GAMZEE: Oh uH *Blinks*

GAMZEE: YoU SuRe a rEgAl mOtHeRfUcKeR WoUlD Be pUlLiNg tHeM KiNdA AcTiViTiEs oN AnOtHeR? *Mutters damn under his breath and stares into the distance, still with his "shades on".* rEaChInG ThEm pRaNkInG FrIeNdShIp tIeRs aLrEaDy

[4:42:45 PM]  ARANEA: I have never 8een more certain of anything, in fact. Trust me! I'm something of an expert in this particular field.

[4:49:54 PM]  GAMZEE: *He looks back to her with a laugh. Damn, Dave guy already pulling pranks, what a funny guy.*AiGhT SiS :o)

GAMZEE: *He then moves his hands from his face, keeping the shape of his hands until he has put both hands in his pocket, as if putting actual shades away.* KnEw iT WaS A GoOd tHiNg wHeN My eYeS GoT ThEmSeLvEs aT YoU AlL LiKe tHaT ThEy kNoWiNg oF YoUr eXpErTiNg sKiLlS EvEn bEfOrE TrUlY SeEiN 'eM

[5:09:28 PM]  ARANEA: -she puts on another smile- I'm glad such a thing was recogniza8le to you. I do like to share what I know with others.

ARANEA: However, I can't say that I know your name. Would you care to share that with me?

[5:14:43 PM]  GAMZEE: YoUs pUtTiNg oUt sOmE GoOd vIbEs wItH ThEm kInDa kNoWlEdGeAbLe tIdInGs mY SiS

GAMZEE: ThIs hErE HuMbLe cLoWn dOgG GoEs mY GaMzEe, GaMzEe mAkArA, nIcE To bE GeTtInG My kNoW On yOu *Happy honking.*

[5:15:48 PM]  ARANEA: -maybe she can share a few grammar lessons with this fellow. geez.- The pleasure is all mine, Gamzee.

ARANEA: -hesitates- My name is Aranea Serket.

[5:19:22 PM]  GAMZEE: *Blinks slowly, looking down at himself and patting his stomach.* Oh bUt uH ThErE Be pLeAsUrEs hApPeNiNg iN My sOuLsPaCe aS WeLl tO HaVe bEeN GeTtInG MaNy mOrE KnOwS In mE LiKe wHaT AbOuT DaVe dOiNg hIs pRaNkInG ThInG AnD YoU AnD YoUrSeS *Soulspace is obviously the tummy. Then he looks at her with a laugh.*

GAMZEE: GuEsSiNg yOu cOuLdN'T Be cAtChInG AlLa tHeM, hUh? ;o)

GAMZEE: ShArEd pLeAsUrEs tO Be kNoWiNg yOu hAhAhA HoNk

[6:01:40 PM]  ARANEA: -what the heckie did he just say?? she somehow manages to decipher it enough to give him another half smile.- Ah... Yes. I suppose I couldn't.

ARANEA: And far 8e it from me to deny you the pleasure of a first meeting! I 8elieve fresh starts with a new person to 8e quite important, don't you?

[6:10:35 PM]  GAMZEE: *Grins wide and nods with enthusiasm cuz no. No she couldn't! He is a pleased clown friend.*

GAMZEE: HeLlS YeAh sIsTeRmErItA

GAMZEE: ThE MeEtInGs oF EfFeRvEsCeNt pEoPlE To bE CrEaTiNg tHe bOnDs wItH ThEm mOsT MiRtHfUl oF PuLcHrItUdInOuS QuAlItIeS Is wHaT ThIs mOtHeRfUcKeR Be aLl aBoUt eXpErIeNcInG *More cheery honks and nods. What a smart lady!*

[6:39:46 PM]  ARANEA: Indeed. -hums in thought as a memory suddenly returns to her.-

ARANEA: W8 a moment... Are you that salesman fellow that Rufioh told me a8out?

[6:44:36 PM]  GAMZEE: :oO !

GAMZEE: *He perks at that name mention, ears up high.* YeAh! Or uH MaYbE?

GAMZEE: RuFiOh bE A ReAl nIcE HoMiE So dOn't tHiNk tHeRe iS MuCh iMpOsSiBlE FoR HiM To bE KnOwInG MaNy dIfFeReNt mOtHeRfUcKeRs, SaLeStRoLl iNcLuDeD

GAMZEE: BuT ThIs hErE ClOwN Be oNe oF ThEm tOo sO SuPpOsE ThEm hUnChEs wIlL HaVe tO TeLl? *Stares at her as if she is about to do a magic trick of epic proportions.*

[7:21:27 PM]  ARANEA: -smiles more genuinely this time around- Rufioh is very persona8le, isn't he?

ARANEA: I ask 8ecause he suggested I meet you. He thinks you may 8e a8le to help me with a project I'm working on.

[7:26:26 PM]  GAMZEE: YeAh hE A LeGiT MoThErFuCkEr :o)

GAMZEE: MoRe tHaN HaPpY To bE OfFeRiNg aLl tHeSe hAnDs tHaT I HaVe oN Me tO HeLp hAhA

GAMZEE: WhAt iS Up aNd cHuRnInG ArOuNd iN YoUr pRoJeCt cReAtIn pAn?

[7:37:25 PM]  ARANEA: You see, I've 8een collecting artifacts from every planet the UU has traveled to, as means of remem8ering where we've 8een together, and to perhaps spread some knowledge a8out the individual cultures of those places. An Un8reaka8le Union museum, if you will. :::: )

ARANEA: Unfortun8tely, I've... Well, I have gotten very few don8tions.

ARANEA: So Rufioh suggested I inquire a8out your wares. Maybe you have some items in your possession that I could put forth towards this project.

[7:49:19 PM]  GAMZEE: *That all sounded like very important stuff indeed! He nods solemnly, still smiling.* PuRsUiT Of kEePiNg tHiNgS SaFe aNd tReAsUrEd sTiLl dEsPiTe tHeM BeInG ViEwEd aS OlD AnD NoT PuRpOsEfUl nO MoRe iS OnE MoSt mOtHeRfUcKiNg rIgHtEoUs

GAMZEE: *Uncapthas his huge as fuck backpack, it landing on the floor with a loud THUD.* MiGhT SeE WhAt a hUmBlE SaLeS ClOwN MiGhT HaVe iN StOcK FoR SuCh gOaLs

GAMZEE: *Smiles then dives into the backpack, rummaging around in it. There's some stuff flying out as he rummages,  a (plastic) glass case filled with glowing mushrooms, a painting that looks suspiciously like the Mona Lisa except for the fact that she is a nakodile and what appears to be a hat in the shape of a giant hyperrealistic turkey.*

[8:12:22 PM]  ARANEA: -squints at these wares as they fly around- Hm... That container of mushrooms there. Did you get that on LOWAS?

[8:20:39 PM]  GAMZEE: *He keeps rummaging, then stops as he hauls something out. It's a troll skull with horns similar to that of the Peixes trolls. He's holding it in front of himself, squinting, then lets out a STARTLED HONK as he realizes what it actually was. How scary!!! What was that doing in there??? The skull does a spin in the air, then lands back into the backpack with a soft thud.*

GAMZEE: *Turns to Arenea like a small frightened critter.* Oh! Uh hAh

GAMZEE: YeAh sIs gOt mE ThEm sHrOoMs aLl gAtHeReD Up iN My mItTs wHeN We aLl wErE CrAsHiNg tHeRe *Picks up the case from the floor, dusting it off.* TaStE ReAl wEiRd

[8:32:46 PM]  ARANEA: -???????? at the skull, but decides to ignore it for now. it's JUST a troll skull, after all. probably.-

ARANEA: And they've preserved all this time? -taps her chin in thought- I wouldn't expect them to, 8ut if that's the case, then they'll 8e perfect for my collection! May I purchase them from you?

[8:44:34 PM]  GAMZEE: *He is also very ?????? at the skull. He thought it had been a fancy rock!*

GAMZEE: *He shrugs, smiling as he makes a vague "i 'unno" sounding noise. He waves a hand.* AiN'T No nEeD To bE PuRcHaSiNg nOtHiNg fRoM Me

GAMZEE: TrAdE Is aLl wHaT I Do sO OnE ThInG FoR AnOtHeR, wHiCh tHiS SiS HaS AlReAdY PrOvIdEd fOr mE

GAMZEE: YoU GaVe mE SoMe sWeEt kNoWlEdGe aNd a nEw bOnD FoRgEd, WhIcH Be mOrE ThAn eNoUgH WoRtH FoR SoMe sHrOoM BrOs *Big sparkly clown smile as he hands her the case.*

[8:45:36 PM]  ARANEA: Hm. That doesn't seem like any way to run a 8usiness, 8ut who am I to complain? -smiles back at him, taking the mushrooms and putting them away.- Thank you!

[8:47:50 PM]  GAMZEE: MiNe bUsInEsS HaVe aLwAyS BeEn bLoOmInG In sUcH A WaY Of hAnDlInG It aLl *Shrugs. He's just glad to have made a friend.*

GAMZEE: MuCh lIkE ThEsE SeEdS Of fRiEnDsHiP ThAt yOu hAvE PlAnTeD In tHe sOiL FoUnD WiThIn oF Me *Puts both hands on his heart. Ah. Friendship. Fucking miracles.*

[9:12:04 PM]  ARANEA: How very poetic. -her smile widens. she really does have to appreciate that.- Well, Mr. Makara, if you find anything else of interest, 8y all means, come look for me in the li8rary. We can undergo another exchange! I know I'm never short of inform8tion to share. :::: )

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[3:21:46 PM]  KANAYA: -Today, she is carefully assembling an array of mostly human foods. She hopes that it comes off more comforting than patronizing, but mostly, she is nervous. She keeps reorganizing a stack of cookies.-

[3:24:36 PM]  ROSE: -She spent most of the night in the infirmary, and she is only now coming to realize that her neck is a little stiff from the pillows.  She walks up to the counter, leaning over towards Kanaya.- Hey.

[3:26:57 PM]  KANAYA: -she maintains enough composure not to jump, but a cookie slides off the pile- Rose

[3:27:33 PM]  KANAYA: How Are You

[3:27:42 PM]  ROSE: Oh, that's a shame.  The spread was starting to look pretty good like that.  -She takes her desert first, reaching for a cookie.-

[3:28:12 PM]  KANAYA: I-- -oh okay no babbling yet- Thank You

[3:29:46 PM]  ROSE: Tired, as you might expect.  A little bit of a headache.  I've yet to completely snap, but I suppose if there were a rifle and a clocktower nearby, I'd be tempted.

ROSE: You've been busy.

[3:41:07 PM]  KANAYA: -she just knows there's a reference in there somewhere- Yes

KANAYA: I Thought Maybe I Could Do Something Nice

KANAYA: -glances at the cookie pile- It Seems Really Silly In Retrospect Though

[3:43:22 PM]  ROSE: Yes, it is.  

ROSE: A pleasant display of levity.

ROSE: I will admit there are occasions where it helps to not act as though one is completely allergic to such things.

[3:44:36 PM]  ROSE: -She takes in a deep breath, which becomes something of a sigh as she shifts to fill a tray with a rather late lunch.- I appreciate it, anyways.

[3:55:33 PM]  KANAYA: -she's done looking at the cookie pile and instead is just sort of watching Rose carefully-

KANAYA: Im

KANAYA: I Think They Will Fight Well

[3:58:39 PM]  ROSE: Who? Humanity?  Do we even want them to?

[4:03:23 PM]  KANAYA: -she quiets again. Rose has a point. Kanaya could see this easily turning into a fight over who gets earth first, and in that case, what chance does it really have of coming out on top?-

[4:03:45 PM]  KANAYA: Maybe We Should Talk To Ruth

[4:07:03 PM]  ROSE: I...

ROSE: -She hesitates a moment, a small tirade dead in her throat.-

ROSE: Yeah.  Maybe.

ROSE:  If nothing else.

ROSE: This business with the Denizens.  The twisted Hero's Journey we are supposedly destined to undertake.  

ROSE: It is kind of the best shot we have.

[4:17:57 PM]  KANAYA: Maybe

KANAYA: I Just Feel Like This Wasnt Supposed To Happen

KANAYA: Or That We Should Be Better Equipped To Do Something About It

[4:19:38 PM]  KANAYA: Perhaps I Am Becoming Too Comfortable With The Concept Of Altering Fate

[4:23:25 PM | Edited 4:24:54 PM]  ROSE: Maybe you are right, though.

ROSE: I suspect that few people who accomplish just about anything think of their obstacles as utterly insurmountable.

ROSE: We... we do have some ground to stand upon.  Diplomatically.

ROSE: Cronus is still alive.  Not that it would do us any favors I let him get mauled by a god damned bear, but.

[4:24:24 PM | Edited 4:26:54 PM]  ROSE: I just can't think of us showing up at their door.  Knock knock, remember us?  We caused an interplanetary incident, and now we're space criminals. Here is your surrogate son, almost completely in tact.

[4:27:00 PM]  KANAYA: -frown-

KANAYA: Nevermind

KANAYA: I Knew I Should Not Have Said Anything And Yet I Did

[4:29:38 PM]  KANAYA: Im Sorry

[4:33:16 PM]  ROSE: You shouldn't feel the need to apologize when I am being horrible.

ROSE: I, um.  

ROSE: -She looks down at her tray.-

ROSE: We could still try.

ROSE: I do not know if it has any slim chance of helping...

ROSE: I really do not want to consider the alternative.  

ROSE: It feels so fucked up.

[5:05:03 PM]  KANAYA: Yes

KANAYA: Many Things Have Been Because Of

KANAYA: -Us? Them? She's not sure what to say.-

[5:07:20 PM]  ROSE: Circumstances, -she concludes tactfully.-

ROSE: Some of them beyond our control.  

ROSE: ...-She nibbles at her food a little bit.-

ROSE: We're still here.  And this isn't bad.

ROSE: I can hardly tell the difference.

[5:33:46 PM]  KANAYA: -she's beginning to wonder exactly how long that will last. How long can they hop around the edges of the galaxy like this?-

KANAYA: I Dont Think You Really Mean That

KANAYA: But

KANAYA: Im Still Glad Youre Here

KANAYA: That We Are Still Here

[5:36:26 PM]  ROSE: Yeah.

ROSE:  Thank you.

ROSE:  I suppose it's likely to get worse before it gets better.

ROSE:  We'll just have to deal with it.

[6:28:00 PM]  KANAYA: -She hates that either way, Rose seems resigned to either how terrible it is or how it seems like she's obligated to get over it. She wants to be able to say it's okay, somehow, but words are not her friends today. She rests a hand on Rose's arm, instead.-

[6:33:13 PM]  ROSE: -She looks to her, shoulders a bit slump.  She offers a somewhat sad smile, and a nod of her head.-

[6:42:16 PM]  KANAYA: Do You Think We Should Eat A Lot Of Cookies Because I Think That

[6:43:33 PM]  ROSE: Take the whole tray.

[6:45:00 PM]  KANAYA: Ok Im Doing It

KANAYA: -she's doing it-

[6:45:30 PM]  ROSE: Quick. While there aren't any cops around.

[6:52:07 PM]  KANAYA: -Oh shit. She captchalogues the tray.- I Dont Think Anyone Saw Anything

[6:52:51 PM]  ROSE: I can't go back behind bars, Maryam. -She sorta leans on her then.  She's being cute now.-

[6:57:01 PM]  KANAYA: Its Ok I Wont Tell The Head Of Service Anything -straight faced. She didn't even clarify the joke this time.-

[6:59:20 PM]  ROSE: Mm. That's good.  I hear she has a chainsaw.  You wouldn't want to get on her bad side.

[7:01:11 PM]  KANAYA: She Likes You Though I Was Told

KANAYA: Probably As A Result Of The Fact That You Are Incredibly Endearing Or Something

[7:01:48 PM]  ROSE: -Her smile is a little more sincere.-  Well.  I suppose I can't blame her.  Just look at these cheekbones.

[7:06:42 PM]  KANAYA: I Do That Often Actually

[7:07:19 PM]  KANAYA: Among Other Noteworthy Features

[7:07:39 PM]  KANAYA: Of Which There Are More Than Several

[7:09:33 PM]  ROSE: Oh, don't you start with that.  I have a list of my own.

[7:10:30 PM]  ROSE: In fact, one could be forgiven for being completely overwhelmed by the praiseworthy features I am witnessing with my own two human gazebulbs.

[7:20:27 PM]  KANAYA: -her face is a little green- Well If You Were Then I Think It Would Be Difficult To Eat Cookies Which For All The Effort And Risk I Think Would Be A Shame

[7:23:27 PM]  ROSE: Oh, very well.  Let's get crumbs on our faces instead.

[7:45:44 PM]  KANAYA: Ok

[7:46:06 PM]  KANAYA: -steals Rose away-

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[12:12:55 AM]  JOHN: -he finally drags himself out in public after a brief spell of reclusive-ness he surfaces. he's got his own little stockpile of muffins and juice, his headphones on and his keyboard. because of the time of night he's able to sit like that for a while, playing away without any interference-

[12:23:14 AM]  ROSE: -She lurks over his shoulder.  She's totally up to her looming habits again, floating over there rather silently.  Not that he'd hear her with headphones on, anyways.-

[12:28:27 AM]  JOHN: -Although he prides himself on his paranormal senses he doesn't see the lavender ghostie floating about. He's pretty focused. He hasn't even picked up a muffin in 20 mins.-

[12:28:58 AM]  ROSE: -She hovers a muffin up from his plate, just to see if he notices.-

[12:31:53 AM]  JOHN: -HE DOES NOT. The plate is too far in his peripherals. What a crazy world.-

[12:32:23 AM]  ROSE: -The rest of the muffins join, too.  Whirling in an aerial ballet.-

[12:34:19 AM]  JOHN: -OKAY NOW HE'S BEGINING TO SUSPECT SOMETHING, he slips the headphones off his ears (they are hamburger shaped.)

[12:34:23 AM]  JOHN: ?

[12:36:21 AM]  ROSE: -She leans over, lazily pressing the keys for the first few notes of the Ghostbusters theme as the haunted pastries continue to move.-

[12:39:35 AM]  JOHN: -he grins- beams more like it, trying to swipe a muffin out of the air- heheheh. I could get out of the way if you wanted to take over.

[12:43:27 AM]  ROSE: It's not really my instrument.

ROSE: As far as the cliché of a mutant prodigy living in seclusion in the forest is concerned, string instruments fit the narrative much better.

[12:54:06 AM]  JOHN: -takes a voracious bite of the muffin he captured- are you kidding me? what could be more moody then a whole bunch of synthesizer abuse?

[12:54:52 AM]  JOHN: -swallows- haven't heard you play "your instrument" in a while though y'know. -winks several times in sucession.-

[12:56:10 AM]  ROSE: You have not.

ROSE: Maybe next time there's a special occasion.

ROSE: What are you playing, anyways?

[12:58:22 AM]  JOHN: hmm...the next special occasion won't be for a while because all the holidays just ended!

[12:58:31 AM]  JOHN: although violins are perfect for valentines day.

[12:58:49 AM]  JOHN: -winks again and clicks tongue-

[12:59:01 AM]  ROSE: You're going to pull a muscle in your face if you keep doing that.

[12:59:24 AM]  JOHN: no I won't! my face is RIPPED.

[12:59:47 AM]  JOHN: i trained hard to perfect the dreamworks eyebrow.

[1:00:24 AM]  ROSE: Ripped in two.

ROSE: As a piece of tissue paper.

[1:01:29 AM]  JOHN: -makes his voice real deep- i find your lack of faith disturbing.

[1:02:23 AM]  ROSE: I am beginning to wonder if I should be embarrassed to be seen with you.

[1:02:33 AM]  ROSE: If you are going to do that voice with that face.

[1:03:52 AM]  JOHN: how do you know he's not grinning like an idiot the whole time? he wears a mask.

[1:05:03 AM]  ROSE: I am not sure.

ROSE: Though one would have to take a dip in molten lava first.

ROSE: For complete academic honesty.

[1:05:33 AM]  JOHN: hey! we might get a chance soon.

[1:05:43 AM]  JOHN: captan's bright idea y'know. -heheheh-

[1:06:37 AM]  ROSE: I don't think I do know, actually.

ROSE: Unless you're talking about the conflagratory effects of fresh-fallen snow.

[1:10:25 AM]  JOHN: he was saying he might want to get married on a volcanic island!

[1:10:46 AM]  JOHN: or er, a volcanic planet? it wasn't really clear.

[1:18:32 AM]  ROSE: Of course.  Because he's a seadweller, and he wants to be sure he's entirely dehydrated for the majority of his ceremony.

ROSE: Or at very least that there's a high probability of someone dying there.

ROSE: It's been off my mind for a long time now, though...

[1:21:41 AM | Edited 1:22:13 AM]  JOHN: don't worry. if they let him go through with it, they'll make sure it's safe. -he has a lot of faith in the people AROUND eridan. the eridan squad, if you will.-

[1:26:41 AM]  ROSE: For a given value thereof.

[1:27:24 AM]  JOHN: what does that mean? -EYEBROW FURROWING-

[1:27:56 AM]  JOHN: oh by the way, i've been working on this composition for a year!

[1:29:57 AM]  ROSE: It mostly means that I doubt OSHA would agree to the same standards of safety we keep around here.

ROSE: "Oh by the way."

ROSE: How is it coming along?

[1:31:40 AM]  JOHN: well, you asked me towards the beginning of the conversation but i got sidetracked by darth vader.

[1:32:08 AM]  JOHN: it's going great. i don't really having an ending in mind though so i just keep adding to it.

[1:32:25 AM]  JOHN; it's probably going to be too long to listen to, in reality. but it's fun to work on.

[1:33:06 AM]  ROSE: You should know that Jade and Dave are still doing collaborations.

ROSE: It's not necessarily an abhorrent married couple thing, either.

[1:33:29 AM]  JOHN: that doesn't make it any less cute. holy shit.

[1:34:48 AM]  ROSE: Your words make it even more disgusting.

[1:43:29 AM | Edited 1:43:53 AM]  JOHN: aww come on rose. i call bullshit that you don't think dave and jade making music together is cute. that doesn't tickle your sense of romance? -those eyebrows are waggling again. they can't be tamed.-

[1:43:48 AM]  ROSE: I have no sense of romance.

ROSE: I have only broodmates.

[1:44:22 AM]  JOHN: that's gross.

[1:44:50 AM]  JOHN: but once again i do call bullshit. i know you're a huge romantic. in pretty much every sense of the word!

[1:44:59 AM]  ROSE: Name one.

[1:46:12 AM]  JOHN: your books! i don't mean the type you put on display in your office, either.

[1:46:43 AM]  ROSE: I am learning your customs to better infiltrate your society.

[1:47:58 AM]  JOHN: you're learning how to sit in fields and stare longingly at vampires.

[1:48:28 AM]  ROSE: Vampires don't go to fields, John.

ROSE: They lurk in cities, extravagant manors, or caves.

[1:49:05 AM]  JOHN: okay, i'll agree with you there. i was just testing you.

[1:49:16 AM]  JOHN: :P

[1:49:57 AM]  ROSE: Passed.

ROSE: With flying colors.

ROSE: An entire rainbow, you could say.

[2:10:11 AM]  JOHN: who is surprised by this? no one! it's me after all.

[2:10:25 AM]  JOHN: i am so great.

[2:10:45 AM]  ROSE: Yes.

ROSE: Gold star for John.

[2:11:44 AM]  JOHN: we need to get you a little pack of those to carry around and give to people.

[2:13:21 AM]  ROSE: I have them, John. I am simply very judicious with their use.

[2:13:48 AM]  JOHN: what...seriously...

[2:13:55 AM]  JOHN: i haven't gotten one yet. -GENUINE CONCERN.-

[2:14:58 AM]  ROSE: Very judicious.

[2:15:11 AM | Edited 2:15:20 AM]  JOHN: i'm not an under fucking achiever rose.

[2:15:39 AM]  JOHN: -STARES AT HER SUSPICIOUSLY AND CONTINUES TO EAT A MUFFIN.-

[2:17:47 AM]  ROSE: Well, I can't just give you one now because you feel you deserve it.

ROSE: That would be unfair.

ROSE: Why don't you submit a written report on what you believe your star-worthy merits are?

ROSE: And I will judge as to whether or not it deserves one of the old, as they say, glitter biscuits.

[2:18:17 AM]  JOHN: oh...a written report. -sweats-

[2:18:52 AM] the screaming ass: KANAYA: -personally, she loves the glitter biscuits-

[2:19:40 AM]  ROSE: Double spaced, twelve point times new roman.

[2:20:34 AM]  JOHN: soely on me. my fine attributes. -looks into the distance, never more conflicted in his entire life.-

[2:20:50 AM]  ROSE: Exactly.

[2:22:31 AM]  JOHN:y you drive a hard bargain missy but i accept the challenge i dare to say it will be on your desk  by monday! and it will be a goddamn work of art.

[2:22:50 AM]  ROSE: It had better be, if you want that star.

[2:23:35 AM]  JOHN: -he's just so riled up about this he inhales and chomps on another muffin.-

[2:27:16 AM]  JOHN: i got so clouded by ambition that i didn't even ask how you are.

[2:27:24 AM]  JOHN: what's been going on?

[2:27:54 AM]  ROSE: Not very much.

ROSE: Blessing and a curse.

[2:28:58 AM]   JOHN: -pats her shoulder-