==> Karkat: Make them pay.
You wake up that morning to the sound of your alarm clock, just like any other, but you find yourself lingering in bed after you've stopped the alarm. Funny, how things seemed so normal, but today wouldn't be a normal day. No, today, it would be different, you would be leaving your home to infiltrate a gang.
That knowledge is the only thing that throws your morning off. Everything else is as usual. You dress in your red hospital scrubs. You wake the girls up. You make breakfast. You kiss Dave goodbye as he leaves for work. You kiss Seyria and Aileen goodbye as you port them off to Jade's daycare. You text John, "NO HOSPITAL VISITS, GOT IT?" You text your moirail, "KEEP OUT OF TROUBLE, YOU LITTLE SHIT. <> " Jade, Porrim, and Kanaya already suspect something is up, so you won't tip them off further. Sollux and Oz didn't need to know, and you wouldn't worry them for nothing. And Strider, well, Strider was coming with you.
You go back upstairs and change out of your scrubs in favor of something more casual and less conspicuous: a t-shirt, a thin summer jacket, gray jeans, canvas sneakers. The jacket is one of your fiance's, you notice, but shrug the fact off under the reasoning of 'It would make a good reminder'. You doubt Dave would notice one missing jacket in a closet full of clothes, anyway.
But you give pause at the thought of Dave, and your eyes wander to the engagement ring on your finger. You see clearly in your mind the moments you've had with him, the dates and kisses and cuddles you've shared, and it only fuels your desire to get this done. He would be safe. All of your family would be safe. Your ring isn't safe on your finger, however. You take it off, and slip it onto the nightstand. Your hand fels too light, too off-kilter without the silver-ruby band where it belongs, but you won't take the risk of losing it.
Your weapons of choice are next, hidden where the girls (or Dave, for that matter) couldn't get to them. You grab your sickle-- you've had the most experience with it, effective at short range, but short range only. You go through your knives-- they were Porrim's specialty, and she had taught you well. Even weight distribution made them easy to handle, very useful in close quarters combat, and equally decent at mid-range combat if thrown. And then, there was what you considered your heavy artillery: Guns. You weren't fond of guns, they were Jade's thing, obnoxiously loud without a silencer, and always struck you as a cowardly choice of weaponry considering they were effective at any distance given the shooter had good aim. But you couldn't deny that they'd be useful in a pinch.
You stock up on what you felt you'd need, keeping in mind you weren't sure how long you'd be gone. You proceed to leave everything as you typically did before you left for work at the hospital. The bed made, the table cleared, the breakfast dishes done. After grabbing your phone, wallet, and weapons, you take one last look around. This is what you were fighting for. Your life, your family, your friends.
And you would win no matter the cost.
((Mun is off to bootcamp and will return in two months! All roleplaying is at a halt until I'm back. See you all soon! c: ))