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WHO: karkat and you!
WHERE: various locations, two prompts are at the high school though.
WHEN: forward dated to monday (4/10)
WHAT: guess who has two thumbs and just regained his troll horns? THIS GUY.
WARNINGS: none at the moment except for explicit language from karkat!
a; morning at recollé high
[ if you share a first period 12th grade english class with karkat, you will notice that at one point he gets up to go to the bathroom, leaving his backpack at his desk. you will also, eventually, notice that he just never comes back. it's almost like he just suddenly decided to skip altogether, which is a little weird considering all of his stuff is still at the classroom? he misses the rest of the class. if you have his phone number maybe you text him to see what's up?
likewise, if you enter one of the boys bathroom, you might spot karkat fussing over himself in front of the mirror. when he sees you come in, he will immediately stop what he's doing to rush into one of the bathroom stalls. you might catch what looks like two, small orange shapes on his head?? weird. anyway, karkat has made this bathroom stall his home and he is just camping out in here for whatever reason. ]
b; afternoon at recollé high
[ or it's his home until security kicks him out of the bathroom.
so now you might run into karkat frantically speed walking through the halls. he seems to have acquired a hat, which is fine, except for whenever a teacher makes him take it off in which case karkat goes back to covering his the top of his head with his hands.
whether you spot him while he's wearing the stylish hat or while he is trying to cover his new nubs on his head, he is not going to look very happy. ]
The "what the hell are you looking at?" line is really goddamn cliche, but I swear to god I will unironically use it if you don't stop staring.
c; late afternoon, all around the city
[ while karkat would love to just run home the second school ends, he unfortunately has shit to do today. you might spot him returning books to the library, or maybe at the freshens, buying pet food for his army of cats. maybe you run into him in the streets! no matter where you see him, though, he is going to be nervously tugging down his very fashionable hat and glaring at anyone who looks at him for longer than two seconds.
at one point you can even spot him inside the retrospec building! if you're on the outside, it'll just look like he's talking to himself. if you pop inside, you will discover that he is, in fact, talking to himself! well. he's yelling. at the nonexistent staff. ]
-- and hey, maybe next time you can turn my fucking dick into candy corn too, so that way when you're choking on it it'll be more pleasant, you shady, poor excuse of--
[ maybe you should just shut the door and walk away tbh. ]
d; evening, grub mart
[ finally, late at night, you can find karkat at his job at grub mart, a convenience store in tisse. unfortunately, due to dress code, karkat is not allowed to wear his hat, so his horns are just out there. he keeps trying to hide them like he had been earlier, but at this point he more or less has completely given up on life and is ready for death.
seriously just end him. ]
WHERE: various locations, two prompts are at the high school though.
WHEN: forward dated to monday (4/10)
WHAT: guess who has two thumbs and just regained his troll horns? THIS GUY.
WARNINGS: none at the moment except for explicit language from karkat!
a; morning at recollé high
[ if you share a first period 12th grade english class with karkat, you will notice that at one point he gets up to go to the bathroom, leaving his backpack at his desk. you will also, eventually, notice that he just never comes back. it's almost like he just suddenly decided to skip altogether, which is a little weird considering all of his stuff is still at the classroom? he misses the rest of the class. if you have his phone number maybe you text him to see what's up?
likewise, if you enter one of the boys bathroom, you might spot karkat fussing over himself in front of the mirror. when he sees you come in, he will immediately stop what he's doing to rush into one of the bathroom stalls. you might catch what looks like two, small orange shapes on his head?? weird. anyway, karkat has made this bathroom stall his home and he is just camping out in here for whatever reason. ]
b; afternoon at recollé high
[ or it's his home until security kicks him out of the bathroom.
so now you might run into karkat frantically speed walking through the halls. he seems to have acquired a hat, which is fine, except for whenever a teacher makes him take it off in which case karkat goes back to covering his the top of his head with his hands.
whether you spot him while he's wearing the stylish hat or while he is trying to cover his new nubs on his head, he is not going to look very happy. ]
The "what the hell are you looking at?" line is really goddamn cliche, but I swear to god I will unironically use it if you don't stop staring.
c; late afternoon, all around the city
[ while karkat would love to just run home the second school ends, he unfortunately has shit to do today. you might spot him returning books to the library, or maybe at the freshens, buying pet food for his army of cats. maybe you run into him in the streets! no matter where you see him, though, he is going to be nervously tugging down his very fashionable hat and glaring at anyone who looks at him for longer than two seconds.
at one point you can even spot him inside the retrospec building! if you're on the outside, it'll just look like he's talking to himself. if you pop inside, you will discover that he is, in fact, talking to himself! well. he's yelling. at the nonexistent staff. ]
-- and hey, maybe next time you can turn my fucking dick into candy corn too, so that way when you're choking on it it'll be more pleasant, you shady, poor excuse of--
[ maybe you should just shut the door and walk away tbh. ]
d; evening, grub mart
[ finally, late at night, you can find karkat at his job at grub mart, a convenience store in tisse. unfortunately, due to dress code, karkat is not allowed to wear his hat, so his horns are just out there. he keeps trying to hide them like he had been earlier, but at this point he more or less has completely given up on life and is ready for death.
seriously just end him. ]
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[ he immediately takes it and shoves it on his head. there is a pause before he remembers manners exist. ] Thanks.
[ there we go. karkat walks over to the mirror to make sure that the horns are properly hidden under the beanie. once that's confirmed, he glances back at yu. he has told anya, yuuko, and jade about his concerns regarding some of the weird memory visions he's gotten, and he hadn't been planning on expanding that circle any time soon. he kind of feels like yu should get some sort of explanation though. ]
I think I might be an alien. [ or... he was an alien in a past life? there is an alternate version of himself that's an alien? who even knows, this shit makes no sense. ]
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Yu, too, will move closer to the mirror, turning to face the stalls so he can lean back on a sink, bracing the heels of his palms on the edge of it. He watches Karkat, his expression thoughtful and otherwise not giving much away. ]
I have memories of falling through a television into another world. [ It's the best explanation he can come up with to string together what memories he does have, though he isn't actually 100% sure of this hypothesis. Either way, it's his way of saying: I'm weird, too. It's okay. ]
I'll listen, if you want to talk about it.
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karkat does not know what to say about his memories though. he can talk about the gist of them, like the many references that highly imply he isn't human. however, considering one of the memories was basically asking a dude out only for the guy to no homo him, and then another one that implied he had??? a crush on jade??? or the beginnings of one at least
YEAH KARKAT IS. going to take those details to the grave. ]
I don't even know. It's like I'm some kind of alien with some weird blood mutation? Or something?
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I feel like my life is a cosmic joke and that I want a refund.
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[ ......... considers that for a second and then gives his head a small shake. As thick as he can sometimes be, even he can hear how that probably came across. ]
What I mean is, if your life is a cosmic joke, it's one I'm happy the universe decided to tell, because I'm glad I met you. Whether or not those memories are real, you're still Karkat. Thoughtful, caring, funny, and kind. And that...
[ Glances up sideways at his friend. ]
I think the person that you are is loved by a lot of people.
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all of those adjectives are definitely things that karkat would not really call himself, except for funny because he thinks that he's hilarious. he hears stuff like this from people like anya and yuuko often, but he has also known them for a few years now. so getting it from yu, who he has only recently really started getting close to, is.
something. ]
Do you ever realize how embarrassingly sappy the shit that comes out of your mouth is going to sound like before you say it?
[ he looks embarrassed but also kind of... pleased?? ]
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Yu watches Karkat with no real particular look on his face, though he does lift a hand to rub the back of his neck after a moment. ]
Not really.
[ A tiny, barely perceptible smile. ]
If you really are an alien, it won't change how I feel about you, and I think others will feel the same way. For now, why don't we come up with a few more ways you can keep those covered up?
[ assuming that will help karkat feel more comfortable. ]
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[ that at least means the end of the school year-- and high school in general, since they're seniors. he won't have to worry about being forced to take off hats here. ]
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[ It's ... kind of a ridiculous idea, but a better plan, to him, than letting Karkat boil himself alive in hoodies all summer long. ]
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[ OK SO that is also a possibility with a hat, but a wig falling off is vastly more embarrassing than a hat, even without horns. ]
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Is ... that something that happens to you a lot?
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[ a pause. ]
And knowing my luck it'd get revealed in some stupid way.
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[ Stands up straight. ]
... you know your friends won't mind the change, right? You were one of the people to help teach me that.
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I don't have that many friends, dude. I had like... three, before the app became a thing. [ he shrugs. ] If people didn't want to deal with me being an asshole before, why would they now?
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His temptation in any other situation might be to dismiss the concern as Karkat being too critical of himself; but... as someone who knows all too well of being lonely, he doesn't. Instead he dips his chin, letting his gaze fall to the floor. ]
Just know that those of us who do care about you will support you. No matter what. [ A glance up at him. ] You'd do the same for us.
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[ he snorts, because no. karkat is too #rideordie about friendship to do that, and it just struck him that there is a very weird chance one of them could suddenly obtain a tail and he isn't sure how he feels about that. ]
Anyway, you just signed a pact that you're not officially stuck with me forever.
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Thou art I... And I am thou...
Thou hast established thyself in the midst of a new bond...
It brings thee closer to the truth...
Thou shalt be blessed when creating
Personas of the Emperor Arcana...
The Social Link is at level 3.
Your power to create Personas of the Emperor Arcana has grown.
Ah. This has happened enough times now that Yu doesn't let it show on his face when the rank up happens, aside from a single blink. It takes all in all about ten seconds, tops. Not long enough to be noticeable when he's a generally quiet person, or at least, so he hopes.
With a small shake of his head, Yu smiles then, a real smile, and murmurs: ]
Being stuck with you forever... you know, that doesn't sound so bad. But, maybe next time you'll buy the parfait?
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after yu finishes talking, karkat stares for a second before actually laughing. he really doesn't laugh often, so it's definitely the first time yu has ever witnessed this rare event. it doesn't last very long at least, as karkat sobers back up quickly. ]
Only if you don't let it goddamn melt this time. I'm pretty sure it was more soup than anything by the time you actually started to eat it.
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Yu blinks at him for a moment, then huffs through his nose in a way that is almost a laugh in response. Not quite, but almost. Still, it's ... surprising, but nice, to hear that from Karkat.
Stepping forward, Yu will scoop his backpack up from the floor where it's been sitting most of this time and slings it over his shoulder. ]
Ice cream's better when it's mostly soup.
[ deadpan. does ... he mean that, or ... ]
Come on. We should get to class, even if we've missed half of it by now.
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karkat does not look like he is anywhere near ready to venture back to class. what if people are wondering what's taking him so long, and they somehow accurately guess what's happening? that is very illogical, but karkat has a bad habit of jumping to the worst possible conclusion even when it's not that likely. ]
I was getting ready to move into this bathroom.