-- arsenicCaudal [AC] began trolling twofoldAcrimony [TA] at 20:43 --
[08:45] AC: :33 < *After a good afternoon of flarping Nepeta's left f33ling a tad dizzy so she's going to hang out and draw with equius more because that was nice. She gets down into the tech lab in her flarping gear that's a fur crop-tank, brown pants, fur boots and what's essentially a bear's head on her as a hat while she looks around, tail a waving*
[08:48] TA: *Sollux is actually seated at his work station computer and doing some work in the tech lab now that he's not totally surrounded by horses, and unfortunately for Nepeta, Equius is nowhere to be found. Sollux is a little confused and mildly annoyed by the sudden appearance of someone he doesn't recognize, at least until he does a double take and sort of... takes in her outfit.* what the fuck?
[08:48] TA: diid we 2top at a planet of wiildiing2 whiile ii wa2nt lookiing and piick up a bunch of fur-covered amazon2.
[08:49] AC: :33 < *gaze mortal and w33p*
[08:50] AC: :33 < *this is a new person though so she offers them a smile* oh hi! *looks around no equius boo* i just came back furom the flarping... umm vlarping?? hmm
[08:50] AC: :33 < either way i was looking fur equius but hes not here... and we havent met befur!
[08:59] TA: *makes a face at the mention of flarping, but it's at least vaguely reassuring that this wasn't her usual attire* no, we havent. *and then he turns back to his computer, because what are social graces???*
[09:00] AC: :33 < *watches and he turns back to his computer and DRAGS herself a seat because she's b33n walking for a while and sitting would be nice for once* im nepeta by the way
[09:01] TA: *he grunts in vague acknowledgement, leaning back in his chair so he can psionically tap a few new lines of code.*
[09:02] AC: :33 < *takes in the warm humming of the computer and then looks to him* are mew a hermit?
[09:03] AC: :33 < ive b33n all ofur the ship and i dont thing ive efur- *GASPS* wait
[09:03] AC: :33 < you were with jake on the expawdition!
[09:04] TA: *groans* dont remiind me.
[09:04] TA: ii 2aw more dead aniimal2 iin liingeriie than ii ever cared two 2ee.
[09:04] AC: :33 < h33h33h33 did mew not have fun?
[09:06] TA: *He sort of did, if only because he tormented Roxy a little bit and got a chance to show off. Wait what* 2pendiing moderate two long periiod2 of tiime with jake englii2h are not anywhere near the remote 2pectrum of my iidea of a fun tiime.
[09:07] AC: :33 < but hes fun!
[09:07] AC: :33 < or do mew hate fun too? *teasing tone*
[09:08] TA: ii dont hate fun.
[09:08] TA: he2 ju2t not fun.
[09:08] AC: :33 < hes puretty reckless but hes still fun
[09:11] TA: the only good thiing about hiim ii2 that he know2 what a good joke ii2, but then he probably laugh2 at every joke 2o that2 not 2ayiing two much.
[09:14] AC: :33 < he defurnitely does but hes supur energetic and likes to explore and makes furiends with people
[09:15] AC: :33 < *leans on his desk because its warm and the computer is warm* what do mew do for fun then?
[09:17] TA: *She is getting so in his space, and he's not sure how to respond to this, so his usual reaction is to sneer.* what doe2 iit look liike iim doiing?
[09:17] TA: ii game, two.
[09:18] TA: *And hack. And invent things. But he doesn't feel like mentioning either of those things, and especially not the first.*
[09:20] TA: 2urf the web, ii gue22.
[09:20] TA: *PIRATE THINGS FROM THE WEB*
[09:24] AC: :33 < sitting at a compurter and and not talking to much of anyone!
[09:24] AC: :33 < but i supaws youre just shy pawbout this things maybe but i wanted to get to knew mew!
[10:21] TA: thii2? ii2nt 2hy. thii2 ii2 me actiively choo2iing not two iinteract wiith terriible people. ii.e. mo2t everyone. iit2 been workiing pretty well for me 2o far.
[10:22] AC: :33 < but there are nice people that werent pawrticipating mew couldve b33n hanging out with *tail sway*
[10:23] TA: iim 2ure they appreciiate that ii wa2nt iinfliictiing them wiith my pre2ence ju2t a2 much.
[10:24] AC: :33 < hmmm why is that? beclaws mew dont like fun things outside of compurters?
[10:26] TA: *flaps a hand onto his face and just sort of drags it down* are we ju2t goiing two play twenty two que2tiion2 about my per2onal liife for hour2 on end?
[10:28] AC: :33 < that depends on if mewl talk to me and stop being so grumpy! *grins at*
[10:28] AC: :33 < i mean you havent even told me pur name!
[10:28] TA: a2 much a2 ii clearly love hangiing out wiith you, xena the furriier priince22, iim not exactly the friiendliie2t guy.
[10:28] TA: but whatever.
[10:29] AC: :33 < h33h33h33 its ok pawlux i know the type!
[10:29] TA: diid you ju2t call me pawlux?
[10:29] AC: :33 < pawlicks
[10:30] AC: :33 < pawlicks catpurrrrrr
[10:30] AC: :33 < h33h33h33h33
[10:30] TA: *shit that's cute*
[10:31] AC: :33 < *all grins and tail waving* beclaws its fun!
[10:31] TA: diid 2omeone already tell you my name???
[10:31] TA: you have two be fuckiing wiith me riight now.
[10:31] AC: :33 < yes actually!
[10:31] AC: :33 < ive heard about mew furom fefurri and pawradia and jade in refurse order!
[10:31] AC: :33 < i just nefur had a chance to talk to mew since your so elusive :33
[10:33] TA: *three of the girls that leave him alone the least. if only Terezi was among them, she'd have a royal flush or some bullshit.* good two know all my friiend2 take the tiime two go22iip about me. iit2 really rea22uriing.
[10:36] AC: :33 < all good things!
[10:36] AC: :33 < even if your not the best at being furiendly youre better than most people ive talked to
[10:37] AC: :33 < so pur kind of the worst at being the worst!
[10:39] TA: *He makes SUCH A FACE at that. Like. Is that supposed to be a compliment or an insult? Either way, he looks both confused and appalled. It only lasts a moment, though.* thank2???? ii gue22? uh.
[10:40] TA: con2iideriing the crowd weve got here ii gue22 ii 2houldnt be two 2urprii2ed.
[10:40] TA: *It's still strangely nice to hear that he's not the worst, though. NOT THAT HE TOTALLY DIDN'T KNOW THAT.*
[10:41] AC: :33 < *its a compliment obviously* youre welcome! *happy, content feline tail waving* h33h33h33 thats a good point
[10:41] AC: :33 < there are really nice people but also some pawfully mean ones
[10:41] AC: :33 < though hmm *thinks and pouts some* lately i think some of my furiends ive made on board are some of the meaner ones...
[10:44] TA: *MAYBE I WANTED TO BE THE WORST NEPETA, but no now he's finally actually looking at her again* then why are you befriiendiing them?
[10:45] AC: :33 < they werent acting so very mean! im not a pushofur but they were just puretty nice
[10:54] TA: 2o they were mean. but niice.
[10:54] TA: iim not 2ure iim gettiing iit.
[10:56] AC: :33 < hmmmm *thinks on it then explains* have mew talked to cronus? or heard pawbout him at least?
[11:07] AC: :33 < well hes puretty mean! but hes also fun and can be nice
[11:08] TA: *now he looks REALLY confused*
[11:08] AC: :33 < when we furst met in purson we ended up rping his silly religion!
[11:09] AC: :33 < its had a magical talking hat!
[11:09] AC: :33 < that and hes purbably just dumb at talking to people without being a jerky tool
[11:10] TA: joiin the club. *snorts*
[11:10] AC: :33 < pawside furom not telling me your name in the beginning youre not so much of a jerky tool! *pats back and beams at*
[11:12] TA: *frowns loudly, but mostly because that's his default expression*
[11:12] TA: magiical talkiing hat though.
[11:12] TA: are you 2eriiou2?
[11:14] AC: :33 < yeah its something fur sorting out whatefur house or faction the new members would go to i think
[11:14] AC: :33 < they also wear robes so its a ceremonial kind of thing
[11:17] TA: 2ound2 2tupiid.
[11:18] AC: :33 < h33h33h33 i know right!
[11:18] AC: :33 < but its purretty interesting!
[11:23] TA: iintere2tiing. hmm. ye2. iindubiitably.
[11:25] AC: :33 < what are mew even working on down here? *still kind of spawled over the desk with her upper body while talking to him*
[11:31] TA: *why is she so.... bodily in his area* iit2 a program for a robot. that2 mo2t of the 2hiit ii end up doiing.
[11:32] AC: :33 < *because the desk is really warm from him running the computer for hours, her left ear does perk at that a little* another robot! a spawring one?
[11:41] TA: yeah, 2omethiing liike that.
[11:41] TA: ... ii2 that a taiil?
[11:41] TA: *with his amazing powers of observation, he FINALLY noticed*
[11:42] AC: :33 < *she's about to comment on the whole sparring robot thingbecause excite but his inquiry makes her pause and snicker* yeah! fully functional *wavy tail waving*
[11:46] TA: *squint* 2eriiou2ly? *that's.... really cute god damn it. also kind of interesting, for, you know, science reasons. combining biological constructs and machines is kind of his jam, not that he talks to anyone about that ever.* ii2 that all iit doe2, ju2t... wave around?
[11:51] AC: :33 < hmmm yes and no? i can move it or its moves on its own but its also here to k33p my balance and it part of a replacement spine that lets me control my.... general efurything! *wiggles fingers for example*
[11:52] AC: :33 < but it doesnt shoot lasers and i cant stand on it X33
[11:52] TA: dii2appoiintiing.
[11:53] AC: :33 < i know! itd be really neat to hang furom but thats not a good idea!
[11:53] TA: no probably not.
[11:53] AC: :33 < also itd purobably f33l weird...
[11:53] AC: :33 < *hang by the butt*
[11:53] AC: :33 < *y33sh*
[11:55] TA: wrong aniimal for you, ii thiink.
[11:56] AC: :33 < i agr33 but id be able to sneak up on so many people!
[11:57] AC: :33 < and things in genfural *that was a pretty weak pun... MOVING ON*
[11:57] AC: :33 < so i just mews that itd be fun to have
[11:58] TA: you could probably hack iit wiith 2ome upgrade2.
[11:59] TA: 2omethiing two keep iit braced.
[12:01] AC: :33 < oh! i dont know so much pawbout technology so i wouldnt know how to do that
[12:01] AC: :33 < or if i even could a furiend gave me this and i dont exactly know the details about it
[12:02] AC: :33 < *all that techy stuff, she's not hip with it*
[12:05] TA: depend2 how complex the de2iign ii2, but, okay liike... *and here he proceeds to go on a nerdy ramble about the physics of such an act and how a certain piece of equipment could relieve the stress on that particular point of her body. and then he seems to realize what he's doing and wrinkles his nose, mostly in fear of the potential questions. Because Sollux loves rambling about things, but he hat
[12:05] TA: es having to explain them.*
[12:09] AC: :33 < i dont know if its so complex this happened on a pawlternian colonial planet in the middle of a sw33p *sticks tongue out and raspberries* the lowerbloods didn't have all that much techpawlogy so it might be as simplistic as a replacement like this could be! or not... *she also didn't follow any of that but just shrugs* mew dont have to worry pawbout it though!
[12:09] AC: :33 < im defurnitely not the right purson to talk about this with and i wouldnt know the furst thing about whatefur "upgrades" id want
[12:10] AC: :33 < *if it aint broke, etc.*
[12:10] TA: iim not worriied about iit.
[12:11] TA: cant a guy ju2t talk about robot part2 wiithout beiing accu2ed of tryiing two upgrade cat giirl2?
[12:11] AC: :33 < h33h33h33 appurently not! it was just a pawfully extensive rant!
[12:11] TA: ii wa2 ju2t 2ayiing.
[12:12] AC: :33 < unless youre just really really into robots then the g33k out is purmitted!
[12:12] AC: :33 < ac stamp of pawpuroval
[12:12] TA: *almost winces from how cute that was???*
[12:13] TA: iit2 not robot2 2o much a2 iit ii2 computer2.
[12:13] TA: robot2 are cool two though.
[12:14] AC: :33 < ooohh so mew like software better than hardware
[12:15] TA: ii gue22 iif you want two put iit iin 2iimple term2.
[12:15] TA: overall, ye2.
[12:18] TA: *eyeballs her* what are you even iintwo other than beiing covered iin fur and puttiing iit iin your quiirk for bonu2 poiint2.
[12:18] TA: and befriiendiing a22hole2, ii gue22.
[12:19] AC: :33 < h33h33h33 i like to hunt and draw also rp but that might have b33n a little pawvious hmmmm
[12:20] TA: *oh yeah, he forgot that already. NICE ONE SOLLUX.*
[12:21] AC: :33 < i like a lot of things especially befuriending all the jerks!
[12:24] TA: hunt though??? liike. hunt what? youre not liike a bounty hunter or 2omethiing are you. *suddenly nervous sollux, of course he would come to that conclusion*
[12:25] AC: :33 < h33h33h33! yes actually and theres lots of big game on the ship! *kidding obviously, oh but he doesn't know that*
[12:27] AC: :33 < yeah! theres an old pirate troll!
[12:27] TA: ii2 there now.
[12:27] AC: :33 < *is oblivious to his discomfort and takes out her sketch pad to show him her drawing of an old seatroll sitting by the pool*
[12:28] AC: :33 < hes was some big dumb jerk to a bunch of people on puropa hes worth a good bit of money!
[12:28] TA: 2o youre goiing two take hiim down or 2omethiing?
[12:29] AC: :33 < *shakes head and starts to flip through her sketchpad* no hes puretty nice and hes not a pirate anymore
[12:30] TA: ii diidnt realiize bounty hunter2 were 2electiive.
[12:31] AC: :33 < not all of them *shrugs and takes one of his pencils so she can draw*
[12:31] AC: :33 < when i get jobs i like to stalk my purey fur a while and then i bring them in however theyre wanted
[12:32] AC: :33 < people just do bad stupid things sometimes or people with money are the jerks
[12:33] AC: :33 < *thats when you rob the jerks*
[12:33] TA: *that doesn't sound spooky at aaaaall, but that is... almost kind of relieving. he can't be certain where he would fall on her scale here, though. was all the hacking and stealing he did really justified to someone who couldn't know the story?*
[12:33] TA: hey, that2 miine.
[12:34] TA: *he has like twenty of them sollux pls*
[12:34] AC: :33 < then im stealing it! *grins and k33ps drawing*
[12:34] AC: :33 < who knows maybe ill steal ALL the pencils!
[12:35] TA: *someone already flipped some of those to make them stabby and it drove him fucking bananas*
[12:35] AC: :33 < oh but ac can do and she may
[12:36] AC: :33 < theres likely nothing pawlicks catpurr can do to stop the supawly bandit!
[12:37] TA: yeah well the whatever bandiit can 2uck iit. *floats her* captor two command, the feliine ii2 aiirborne, ii repeat, the feliine ii2 aiirborne.
[12:39] AC: :33 < !! *is suddenly float, her tail twitching some in confusing before she reaches out* if ac cant have them then nobody can! *bats container off desk with some flailing and does her TOTALLY EVIL laugh*
[12:40] AC: :33 < furick yes :33
[12:40] TA: look at thii2 goddamn me22.
[12:41] AC: :33 < mew purractically brought the great pencil massapur on yourself *nods and crosses arms wisely*
[12:43] TA: *oh well, time to spin the cat in midair* who even doe2 that??? do ii need two get you a la2er poiinter or 2omethiing two keep my de2k affaiir2 iin order, 2hiit, there are 2o many penciil2 all over the fuckiing place. *it's not even that bad sollux*
[12:46] AC: :33 < *spins, still looks wise, still nodding* laspurs dont work because ac attacks the soruce of light purectly *put self in meditative poses and does a serious face* the stubborn actions of one selfish man may greatly cause puroblems for those among him
[12:46] AC: :33 < *opens arms* ac tells mew to look at the chaos and reflect upon pur actions
[12:46] AC: :33 < *youre just making me look cool*
[12:50] TA: thii2 ii2 your fault.
[12:50] AC: :33 < bad student youre supawsed to reflect
[12:50] AC: :33 < though it is easier to shift the blame
[12:51] AC: :33 < its better to takes responsibilities fur our actions *she is the master*
[12:51] AC: :33 < *all floaty and looking all meditaty*
[12:51] TA: you 2hoved my penciil2 off my de2k.
[12:51] TA: how ii2 that not your fault??
[12:52] AC: :33 < they were moved because of your inpawbility to share one of many
[12:52] AC: :33 < it is a lesson in compawssion my young pupil
[12:53] TA: youre full of 2hiit.
[12:53] TA: there2 a compa22iionate 2tatement for you.
[12:53] TA: ii ju2t educated you.
[12:54] AC: :33 < oh... am i?? *suddenly tosses pen!!! its not too hard and its aimed to hit him in the chest*
[12:54] TA: *IT'S LIKE A LITTLE DART*
[12:54] AC: :33 < *WEENIE*
[12:54] TA: GOD DAMN IIT AC.
[12:54] TA: *super weenie hut jr*
[12:55] TA: *he doesn't even know what AC means but she said it and it fits his naming conventions so*
[12:55] AC: :33 < mew have to focus and find compassion! i fear you may nefur realize your full pawtential!
[12:55] AC: :33 < it makes your master sad :((
[12:55] TA: you are not my ma2ter.
[12:55] TA: my awful unwarranted pet.
[12:56] AC: :33 < *turns head* i s33...
[12:56] TA: but not liiterally.
[12:56] TA: iim not pettiing you.
[12:57] TA: makiing you-- you know what let2 ju2t drop iit. *puts her down*
[12:57] AC: :33 < *blink blink*
[12:57] AC: :33 < *snickers as she's put down again* h33h33h33h33!
[12:58] AC: :33 < nothing your just funny *starts to draw sollux*
[12:59] TA: ye2. one look at thii2 face ii2 ju2t the piinnacle of hiilariity.
[12:59] AC: :33 < no its defurnitely not the face!
[01:00] AC: :33 < youre just a nonsurpurisingly funny purson
[01:00] TA: ii wa2nt even tryiing two be.
[01:00] AC: :33 < exactly!
[01:01] TA: what do you mean exactly??
[01:01] TA: how ii2 that a good thiing, youre ba2iically telliing me iim acciidentally 2erviing a2 entertaiinment for you.
[01:01] AC: :33 < if youre not trying then youre just funny *shrugs* it sounds pawfully simple to me
[01:02] AC: :33 < funny people are nice to be around which is good
[01:08] TA: ye2, 2o that everyone may fiind value iin theiir iinabiiliity two functiion liike a normal per2on and iin2tead 2erve a2 a fla2hy cardboard cutout of a lol that they may all collectiively jerk off ontwo. *what is he even saying anymore???? even he doesn't know, he's just taking this mildly personally for no good reason*
[01:10] AC: :33 < ??? *raises one eyebrow at him as her pencil stops and opens her mouth before humming* is that what pur worried about or something? *then thinks on it, tail swaying behind her* well if mew were cardpurd cutout... and mew were funny...
[01:11] AC: :33 < i dont know if anyone would use it fur um *tail curl* that?
[01:11] TA: that2 not what ii meant.
[01:12] TA: that wa2 a poor choiice of word2.
[01:12] TA: and ii am an iidiiot.
[01:13] AC: :33 < it was a lot of words and a lot of bad choices were made *nods and agr33s* but i dont think of mew as an idiot if that helps!
[01:15] TA: ii... dont even know anymore. *She's confusing the fuck out of him, why are all these people being so.... UNDERSTANDING lately?* thii2 ii2 pretty much me. bad word choiice2 abound. iim not 2ure how that doe2nt make me an iidiiot but okay.
[01:16] AC: :33 < well it might just mean youre dumb at talking to people but youre smart at other things like techpawlogy
[01:17] AC: :33 < idiot makes it sound likes youre just bad at everything!
[01:19] TA: *isn't he though? yes, and no. this is his daily dilemma. he just sort of stares blankly at her for a second.* and thii2 ii2 where ii call iit a day. *Because talking about his personal problems tends to make him uncomfortable, and she is maybe just a little too insightful already.* thank2 for the per2onal evaluatiion but no thank2.
[01:22] AC: :33 < oh... *looks up from her paper* ok? im sorry if i offended mew or something :(( but ill let you go
[01:26] TA: *fuck, she actually looks sad.* iit2 whatever. iim ju2t. *he quickly saves his work from afar and shuts it* yeah. gonna go. nap or 2omethiing. *was that necessary?* 2eeya ac.
[01:28] AC: :33 < later sollux *offers a little wave did she mess up? maybe? she's not sure but she's going to sit here in quiet and draw some*
[01:30] TA: *he's just a sensitive babby and he'll get over it and be kind of happy about it later but for now he's just going to ollie and feel bad about himself, there he goes*
