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KARKAT: =After that semi-decent shitshow of a company get together comes the walk of shame back to his apartment. It was fine sure, but Sollux had also scratched his arm like the little shit he was and Karkat was well on his way to put some antiseptic on these puncture wounds because who even knew what Sollux had festering under his nails= DAVE: -Then it's a good a time as any to hang outside the canplex with his box of leftovers. Like shit was Dave going to turn down free food he didn't have cook. Of course, this meant sharing some hamburger with a stray cat. The human is sitting by the curb of the road, still dressed as he was before except he was actually wearing his jacket when he spots... yep. That sure was Karkat.- DAVE: i know you -says finally, nabbing a tomato slice into his mouth.- shup -muffled.- KARKAT: =Is the stray cat Nepeta? If so he'll give them both a wide berth. But it's probably a literal stray cat so he fearlessly makes his way to the canplex, eyeballing his shitty neighbor= KARKAT: YES YOU DO UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE BOTH OF US. =Well. He can make idly conversation= KARKAT: HAD A GOOD TIME SCORING FREE FOOD? DAVE: uh yeah DAVE: did you -eyes him, as much as it's possible with shades... at night. This was a thing but he doesn't seem to care. Continues breaking off tiny pieces of hamburger and feeding it to the cat. It nom.- KARKAT: =Goddamn that's adorable= KARKAT: AS MUCH FUN AS I CAN HAVE WHEN A TWIG IS SINKING ITS THORNS INTO MY ARM AND JABBING ME WITH POINTY BITS. KARKAT: BUT SURE, IT WAS GOOD TO AT LEAST PUT MYSTERIOUS NAMES TO FACES. DAVE: i mean it looked like yall were friends -Whoops, the twang slipped out. Stuffs it back down immediately.- DAVE: whats a bite between bros my dude DAVE: just a bite DAVE: you cool? KARKAT: =Eyeballs that twang= KARKAT: SURE, BROS. KARKAT: IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO CALL THAT CLUSTERFUCK OF AN EMBARRASSING ASSOCIATIONSHIP THEN BE MY GUEST. DAVE: is it gonna be a thing like DAVE: is security going to have to step into the ring and referee that shit DAVE: im asking in case i need to bring my whistle with me -scritches kitty between ears- KARKAT: NO, SECURITY WILL PROBABLY GET HURT IN THE PROCESS. KARKAT: BESIDES IT NEVER LASTS LONG AND IT'S HARDLY A FIGHT. KARKAT: IT'S MORE LIKE ME MANHANDLING SOLLUX AND SOLLUX PITCHING A BITCHFIT. DAVE: i get the manhandling part DAVE: i dont get the there will be blood part i guess DAVE: then again trolls are hells of more extreme about some stuff DAVE: say you want a slice of cake or something then shank DAVE: theres a fucking trident in the middle of the table DAVE: holy shit DAVE: zero chill -nibbling a small piece of stale burger bun.- DAVE: thats just the kind of shit im gonna be working with so DAVE: looking forward to it KARKAT: OK NO. KARKAT: THAT'S A WILDLY IGNORANT STATEMENT AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU EXACTLY WHY. KARKAT: TROLLS ARE MORE DURABLE AS A SPECIES THAN HUMANS, EVEN WITH OUR VARIOUS PHYSIOLOGICAL CASTE DIFFERENCES AND I'M SURE SOME MUTATIONS FROM MAGIC EXPOSURE HAVE CAUSED A LARGER SPECTRUM OF VULNERABILITIES BUT STILL WE WERE BUILT TO BE ROUGH AND TUMBLE. KARKAT: OUR SOCIETIES WERE MORE OR LESS FORMED ON THE BASIS OF SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST AND THAT SURE AS HELL MEANT THAT YOU PLAYED ROUGH WITH THE OTHER KIDS IN YOUR LAWNRING SECTOR AND ANOTHER REASON WHY RING SECTORS WERE TRADITIONALLY CASTE SEPARATED. KARKAT: HUMANS HAD A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE TOO, SURE BUT THEY DIDN'T EXACTLY HAVE THE CLAWS AND FANGS TO BE AS AGGRESSIVE WITH EACH OTHER AS THEY'D LIKE. KARKAT: MOSTLY YOUR EARLY WARS AND BATTLES DEPENDED ON WHO COULD MAKE AND WEILD THE BIGGEST STICK. KARKAT: WITH TROLLS YOU HAD TO BE HATCHED WITH IT. DAVE: shit yeah all that rough and tumble shit aint even up for debate DAVE: you see that guy equius DAVE: i dont know what he was fed as a kid but it sure wasnt the captain crunch shit i grew up with DAVE: and hes in my department DAVE: but no yeah i get where youre coming from with that shit DAVE: i think its fucked up no matter which side of the fence youre standing on DAVE: why everything has to be a competition at all when the worlds torn to fuck as it is without people wrecking themselves DAVE: its fucked as a system KARKAT: OH I SAW HIM. KARKAT: HE SEEMS LIKE ONE OF THOSE ASSHOLES WITH HIS HEAD UP HIS ASS ABOUT CASTE STILL WITH HOW HE BOWED TO FEFERI AND BASICALLY NO ONE ELSE. KARKAT: BUT HEY, THAT COULD BE A WILD ASSUMPTION. KARKAT: AND I GUESS SENTIENT BEINGS ARE JUST GOING TO ALWAYS COMPETE WITH OTHER SENTIENT BEINGS UNTIL SOME STRANGER THAT THREATENS BOTH PARTIES SHOWS UP AND MORE OR LESS FORCES THEM TO UNITE. KARKAT: THEN WHEN THEY'VE SUFFICIENTLY STOMPED THAT POWER INTO THE GROUND THEY'LL SHAKE HANDS, MAKE NICE FOR PROBABLY TWO DECADES THEN GET RIGHT BACK TO TRYING TO FUCK EACH OTHER OVER REGARDLESS OF THE LARGER PICTURE SITUATION THEY'RE LIVING IN. KARKAT: =shrugs= WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT WITHOUT DESPERATION PEOPLE AREN'T NOT GOING TO STOP TRYING TO FUCK WITH EACH OTHER. AND I DON'T HAVE TO DIG AROUND IN DUST FOR SIX HOURS TO FIGURE THAT OUT. DAVE: -snorts. Oh wow, an emote.- so thats what you do DAVE: dig in dirt DAVE: i remember reading that vaguely somewhere -tears off another tiny piece of bread. Cautious eating.- DAVE: that or egbert told me idfk KARKAT: JUST ANY KIND OF RUINED BUILDINGS THAT LOOK LIKE THEY'RE A BAD IDEA TO EXPLORE I FLING MYSELF INTO. KARKAT: BUT MORE OR LESS DIRT, DUST, AND SAND IN MY ASS. KARKAT: THAT'S MY WHOLE JOB. =watches him= KARKAT: =Is that the same hand he was petting that stray with? That's filthy= DAVE: -This cat is cleaner than- nah who is he kidding. Dave is a gross boy habits and all.- colorful DAVE: but cool DAVE: vantas the excavator DAVE: wonder what shit youre going to find DAVE: guess well find out DAVE: but youre going to have to tell me because thats where im at DAVE: or not im just the prick in security about to get in you and lispdicks business if he tries to pull more bullshit like that on the clock DAVE: smh KARKAT: =dISGUSTING= KARKAT: WELL YOU ARE THE PRICK IN SECURITY BUT IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT INTERESTS YOU I CAN RUB IT IN YOUR FACE. LIKE. KARKAT: MAYBE SOMETHING... FROM ARKANSAS. =Pronounced Ar-Kansas. Squints at Dave= KARKAT: OR ALABAMA. =Allah-bomb-a= KARKAT: =What was the other one... he's thinking= .... DAVE: ... DAVE: you mean arkansas -Pronounces it as god intended. Ar-can-saw.- DAVE: sweet home alabama -Alla-bahm-ah.- land of peaches and deep fried pecan pie respectively KARKAT: "CAN-SAW"? =Bullshit= KARKAT: =The other thing he can accept= KARKAT: ARE EITHER OF THOSE WHERE YOU'RE BLOODLINE COMES FROM? DAVE: ... DAVE: no im from good old fashioned texas DAVE: and by good i mean it was shit KARKAT: RIGHT. TEXAS. =Y'all was a thing there too= KARKAT: DO YOU MIND IF I ASK YOU SOME STORIES YOU HEARD ABOUT IT? KARKAT: I MOSTLY READ THAT IT WAS ONE OF THE POLITE PLACES FOR STRANGERS. DAVE: cant say for sure DAVE: never went out much DAVE: and our neighbors sure as hell didnt talk to us DAVE: probably because of the puppet porn filming and sword fights on the roof DAVE: who can blame them tbh it wasnt like it was going to do itself KARKAT: =squints= ..... I'M BEING SERIOUS DAVE. DAVE: dude DAVE: ive never been more fucking serious in my life -His expression hasn't changed so of course. It's hard to tell.- KARKAT: =rolls eyes= WHATEVER. AT THE VERY LEAST I'LL FACT CHECK THOSE PRONUNCIATIONS. DAVE: aight fair enough -stuffing the rest of his leftovers away- i mean you help me and i help you i call this a solid deal DAVE: you actually ever had captain crunch KARKAT: I'VE NEVER EVEN HEARD OF IT. KARKAT: HOW DO YOU MAKE IT? DAVE: dude im about to blow your fucking mind DAVE: ill get back to you -And by that, he means he's leaving a box at Karkat's door for him to find in the morning. You get serious cereal privileges when you work with the Agency.- KARKAT: =He's going to inhale this box after 3 hours of scrutinized glaring. Then will shake down Dave for the wtf hows???? Prepare yourself= DAVE: -Dave is ready for the impending shake downs. Come at him bro.-
SOLLUX: -Once more he is temporarily occupying the break room couch after taking a break from his near continuous binge of energy drink fueled fifteen hour process of updating the company server to handle the additional users that were being hired. The project wasn't due for another week, but why wait when all the high strung energy was at your finger tips now? Or it was. Now Sollux just felt slightly akin to a used battery as he draped himself over the decently comfy piece of furniture, his eyes slowly closing and reopening every once in a while as he fought off the urge to nap.-
DAVE: -Take it from the expert, fifteen hours is a hell of a lot of time. It's just enough time to get some beauty rest because let's face it. Dave's face wasn't something that just happened the moment he woke up. Mumbling nonsense under his breath, the uniformed human walks into the break room.-
DAVE: whats this mess even
DAVE: its a set up for a classic egbertian joke
DAVE: first you ask how then you ask when now youre asking who the fuck put this so i walk in at this exact moment
DAVE: but we all know the answer to that we always did
DAVE: hey
DAVE: am i interrupting something -Oh. He sounds like he's talking to Sollux.-
SOLLUX: -There is an internal groan, and then a low verbal one to follow as Dave walks in. This guy was prime head ache causing material with the ranting bullshit that trickled out of his mouth on an above regular basis.-
SOLLUX: -He stares right at him, with a deadpan expression hinted with irritation.-
SOLLUX: out of all of that.
SOLLUX: at what poiint wa2 any of iit diirected two me.
DAVE: -Undeterred by the stare or any projected irritation. The guy's expression is pretty flat as it comes.- oh cool youre not a corpse
DAVE: id have to report it if it was a corpse but thank fuck for avoiding that protocol this early in the game
DAVE: yeah no shit that was at you
DAVE: cockadoodle doo motherfucker rise and shine the world says hello
SOLLUX: no my body ha2nt quiite reached the poiint of rot and decay two con2iider me for a fuckiing corp2e.
SOLLUX: iit2 gettiing there.
SOLLUX: al2o you can take your boii2terou2 cluck bea2t and 2hove iit back up the wa2te chute you pulled iit out of before doiing an iimpre22iive piirouette back out of my artiicular 2ponge range. -Hes grouchy.-
DAVE: shove a cadoodling cock up my ass
DAVE: pretty sure you just said that in your convoluted bug speak and i have to say
DAVE: i appreciate the care youre going through to elaborate that scenario for me and my alleged waste chute
DAVE: but this shit is the break scape land of chewy coffee and day old donuts
DAVE: btw
DAVE: there needs to be a sign out here
DAVE: please remember to plug in your resident douchebag at a nearby recharge hub
DAVE: they get cranky after midnight
DAVE: point is were both on the clock bro
DAVE: this aint lala twinkie winky nap time
DAVE: bruh
SOLLUX: If my 2peciie2 vocabulary ii2 two much for you two 2wallow then here iill 2ummeriize for you.
SOLLUX: 2hut up.
SOLLUX: ii would say plea2e and thank you but you've outworn the 2mall amount of patiience ii have to 2pare.
SOLLUX: iim on my damn break and be2iide2 ii do four tiime2 the amount of actual work you do 2tep off 2trider.
DAVE: wow suddenly its a dick measuring contest in two completely different fields of work
DAVE: thats like comparing a cool glass of aj to literally any beverage that isnt aj
DAVE: its going to be backwashed shit no matter how you pour it
DAVE: newsflash asshole its not even the same fucking thing
DAVE: so take a chill pill
DAVE: were all farmers tending our sweet apple crops and dont want no trouble kapeesh?
SOLLUX: -He wordless flips off the human this time, double bird and everything.-
DAVE: im number one times two -gives him two stoic thumbs up-
DAVE: thanks man you too
SOLLUX: -Now he hisses, and turns to flop over and face the other way.-
SOLLUX: iif we are both on the clock then why the fuck are you iin here makiing my paiinful exii2tence harder.
SOLLUX: Go 2tare at your moniitor 2creen two 2ee who2 jackiing iit iin publiic.
DAVE: because son
DAVE: thats what i do make things harder
DAVE: and i did also
DAVE: led me to the massive prick making himself obscene in the break room
DAVE: oh my god becky
DAVE: call me one hard dick i solved the fuck out of that case
DAVE: damn if it didnt need to be solved but here we are
DAVE: just a couple a dicks dicking it out in the break room
SOLLUX: ii wiil pi22 on your godle22 damned de2k iif you dont fuck off.
DAVE: hold up this is perfect
DAVE: -leans to take a straight-faced selfie with the gremlin man curled up on the couch.- gotta hashtag this shit
DAVE: lights out dicks out at the office 2k69
SOLLUX: -Thats it he is whipping around to reach out a scraggly limb to grab at the phone.-
SOLLUX: thii2 ii2 harra2ment iim goiing to report your a22!
DAVE: uh no? -swipes the phone off and puts it away with superior reflexes. Sorry, Sollux.-
DAVE: douchecanoes are as douchecanoes do bro
DAVE: and a douchecanoe is what you done sowed congrats
DAVE: so anyway
DAVE: enjoy your nap
DAVE: cant garauntee i wont be back but i got a patrol to run -walks backwards, throwing his hands out like Strider Claaaan.- keep those donuts warm for me if you know what i mean
SOLLUX: -NO!! Why does life hate him, he growls as Dave back peddles from the room.-
SOLLUX: -And three whole plastic forks fly from the provided utensils cup and whirl through the air towards the arrogant man's torso.-
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