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caligulasAquarium [CA] began trolling grimAuxiliatrix [GA]
CA: kan
CA: kan are you there
CA: its kinda urgent
CA: goddammit i thought at least you wwould showw some goddamn sympathy for me
GA: Do You Mind
GA: Im A Little Indisposed At The Moment
GA: I Have Grist To Collect As Everyone Else Does You Know
CA: wwait
CA: howw the fuck do you got monsters droppin grist
CA: ah fuck wwhatevver that doesnt matter
CA: i wwas wwonderin if you could talk
GA: I Just Told You I Cant
GA: And Anyway The Village Two Wheel Device In Auspisticism Is Honestly Not In The Mood To Deal With Your Ashen Advances Or Theatrics
GA: At Least If Memory Serves Correctly That Is All I Am To You And Everyone Else
GA: Now If Youll Excuse Me I Have Grist To Collect
CA: kan wwait
CA: this isnt evven about auspisticism alright
CA: i dont evven care about you auspisticizing betwween me an mindfang i am so completely OVVER that noww
CA: i just
CA: i just wwant someone to talk to okay
GA: Sigh
GA: Why Dont You Speak To Karkat About Whatever Is Bothering You
GA: Im Sure He Will Be More Than Able And Willing To Help You With Whatever New Issue You Have
CA: fuck kan wwhats wwith all the hostility all of a sudden
CA: im not tryin to go ash OR black wwith you for fucks sake
CA: and evven im shocked that im the one havvin to be sayin that right noww
GA: Wow
GA: Unbelievable
GA: Why Must You Look At Everything As A Quadrant Invitation
CA: yeah okay im pathetic an wworthless wwhatevver wwe get it
CA: i wwould of talked to kar instead but hes busy too
CA: no matter wwhat i do i cant reach him
CA: kan really i wwouldnt of bothered you like this if i could of helped it but i couldnt
CA: i just got a lot of emotions and feelins to deal wwith
GA: . . .
GA: One Moment Please
CA: okay
GA: Okay I Have Subdued This Large Monster I Believe Was Some Sort Of Boss For The Current Stage Im In
GA: Or At Least I Would Hope So
GA: These Monsters Have Become Nearly Impossible To Defeat As Of Late
GA: And Their Screams
CA: yeah thats probably because fefs lusus fell into the kernelsprite
CA: i guess it wwas somethin completely outta her control
CA: if you ask me it wwas sols fault
GA: Huh
GA: It Seems I Have A Lot To Catch Up On
GA: Speaking Of Feferi How Is She
CA: oh
CA: wwell
CA: thats part a the reason i wwas hopin i could talk to you
GA: If This Is More About Your Onesided Flush Attraction Then Im Afraid Im Not Really Equipped To Assist You
CA: no thats not it
CA: its just
CA: fef dumped me
GA: . . .
GA: Oh
GA: Eridan Im Very Sorry
CA: its just
CA: i nevver actually thought she wwould do it
CA: i mean yeah im awwful and desperate and horrible
CA: and she nevver agreed wwith anything i did
CA: but i nevver thought shed actually dump me you knoww
CA: did she say anything to you that wwould suggest she didnt wwanna be pale no more
GA: No
GA: Im Just As Shocked As You
CA: yeah right youre shocked you ALWWAYS said you nevver understood wwhy she put up wwith me
GA: Truthfully I Didnt
GA: But She Always Did Anyway
GA: And She Seemed More Than Happy Or Dare I Say -Excit-ed To Act As A Moirail To You
CA: you knoww wwhats really fucking stupid
CA: before she dumped me i actually thought she wwas going to tell me she wwas red for me all along
CA: like wwoww REAL fuckin brilliant eridan
CA: sigh
CA: she wwas right all along
CA: im not any better or more clevver than anyone else
CA: hell im a fuckin fool for thinkin she could evver feel the same about me that i did for her
GA: Well
GA: Youre Not The Only One To Have Made That Assumption
CA: look i knoww you think talkin about people from history wwho had been flushed for their moirails wwill help me out but i really dont wwanna hear about them right noww
GA: What
GA: No
GA: I Was Referring To Myself
CA: wwoah hold on
CA: did somethin happen betwween you an mindfang
GA: Yes
GA: Well
GA: Not Really
GA: Im Not Sure If Anything Happened To Be Honest
CA: wwhats that supposed to mean
GA: I Dont Know
GA: When I Figure Out How I Should Feel About The Situation I Will Tell You About It
CA: fair enough
CA: fuck i should get goin
CA: theres these strange flyin monsters all around and they wwont givve me any fuckin rest its upright ridiculous
GA: Alright Then
GA: Hey
GA: Before You Go Actually
GA: Id Like To Apologize For Acting As Vitriolic As I Did At The Beginning Of The Conversation
GA: You May Have Said And Done A Lot Of Things But I Still Appreciate Your Friendship
CA: its fine
CA: ...and thanks
caligulasAquarium [CA] ceased trolling grimAuxiliatrix [GA]
GA: So I Made Her This Dress
CA: mhmm
GA: And In My Mind I Thought It Would Be Adorable To Make An Identical One For Myself
CA: hm
GA: I Just Presumed It Could Be Something We Could Both Share With One Another
GA: We Would Both Have These Dresses And
GA: I Dont Know
GA: I Just Thought Somehow Making Her The Dress Might
GA: Win Her Over
CA: really
GA: Yes As Foolish As That May Seem
GA: And Of Course I Sent Her The Captcha To Her Dress
GA: Without Hardly A Word Of Thanks From Her I Might Add
CA: oh let me guess
CA: she wwas all “wwoww th8nks for the dress okay l8ter maryam ::::)”
GA: Actually Aside From The Accent That Was Exactly What She Said
CA: figures
CA: ungrateful wwench
GA: I Didnt Even Get A Chance To Tell Her I Made A Matching Dress Of My Own
GA: But I Assumed Her Speedy Log Off Simply Had To Do With Her Having So Many Irons In The Fire As It Were
GA: But Then I Spent Some Time Just Trying To Get Into The Medium
GA: And When I Finally Had A Chance To Check Up On Her Do You Know What I Found
CA: no
GA: I Found Her Kissing Tavros!
GA: IN THE DRESS I MADE HER!
CA: WWHAT
CA: SHE FUCKIN KISSED TAVV
CA: FUCKIN TAVV
CA: REALLY
CA: SHE HARDLY EVVER EVVEN KISSED ME BUT SHE KISSED THAT BROWWN BLOODED FILTH
GA: Eridan I Thought We Already Agreed You Wouldnt Make This About You
CA: okay fine im sorry i just
CA: REALLY
GA: ERIDAN
CA: okay im done
GA: Good
GA: Anyway When I Saw That Happen I Just
GA: Got Really Upset
GA: And Of Course You Ended Up Messaging Me Before I Had Fully Had A Chance To Calm Down About It
GA: Which Is Why I Attacked You For No Apparent Reason
GA: Which I Feel I Must Apologize For Again
CA: wwoww kan like i said its fine
CA: chill out
GA: Okay
GA: Anyway Thats Overall What Happened Between Me And Vriska
CA: so
CA: no official break up yet
GA: No
GA: At Least I Dont Think So
GA: Although I Really Cant See Myself Being Her Moirail Anymore
GA: Maybe Thats Petty Of Me But Thats How I Feel
GA: Im Not Sure How I Should Tell Her That
GA: Im Half Tempted To Not Even Offer An Explanation
CA: i wwouldnt if i wwere you
CA: that no good backstabbing bitch doesnt deservve a fuckin explanation
CA: hell id evven go a step further and knock her fuckin lights out
GA: . . .
CA: wwhat
GA: Eridan I Know I Promised I Wouldnt Bring It Up But Are You Still Killing Those Angels
CA: WWHAT THE FUCK KAN ITS NONE A YOUR BUSINESS
GA: Which Of Course Translates To Yes
CA: sigh
GA: I Honestly Think Karkat Is Right In Saying You Shouldnt Kill Those Things
GA: They Are Incredibly Difficult To Overpower And Offer No Rewards Upon Defeating Them
CA: kan theyre fuckin bloodthirsty angels thatll kill all trolls in sight if they had a chance
CA: if anything you should be thanking me
GA: Didnt You Deliberately Enrage Them Somehow
CA: pfft
CA: minor details
GA: I Just Think You Should Rethink Your Whole Strategy About Killing Them
CA: look kan this is honestly somethin youre not prepared to understand
CA: just trust me youll all thank me evventually for taking these things out
CA: its a hope thing kinda like your wwhole frog orgy is a space thing
GA: Ignoring Your Highly Simplistic View Of What Im Doing on Loraf
GA: I Suppose You May Have A Point
GA: Still
GA: Um
CA: wwhat
GA: Maybe
GA: If Next You Feel Urged To Kill Another Angel
GA: You Could
GA: Uh
GA: Maybe Talk To Me About It First
GA: And Perhaps I Can Help Talk You Through It
CA: oh
CA: uh
CA: yeah
CA: yeah thatd be fine
CA: i wwouldnt havve a problem wwith that
CA: actually itd probably help clear my head a little to havve someone to talk to about
CA: you knoww
CA: killin angels
GA: Hm
GA: Well That Would Be Good
GA: To Have Your Head Clear That Is
GA: . . .
GA: :)
grimAuxiliatrix [GA] began trolling caligulasAquarium [CA]
GA: Im Glad You Can Still Talk To People From Your Glasses
GA: Otherwise Your Flirtation Attempts With The Humans Would Have Sadly Ended
CA: ha fucking ha REAL NICE KAN
CA: laugh it up wwhy dont you
CA: since my utter humiliation is apparently so fucking amusing to you
GA: It Is Actually
GA: But Only Because You Deserved It
CA: and howw the fuck did i deservve to get my husktop blowwn up
CA: as if that isnt the most unjust thing that could of happened to me
GA: Actually It Isnt
GA: And All Things Considered Youre Fortunate Thats The Only Thing That Happened
CA: wwhat the fuck evver kan
CA: as if i dont see wwhy youre so shamelessly taking the wwitchs side
GA: How Many Times Must I Tell You She Isnt A Witch
GA: Even If She Is Acting Like One
GA: And What Do You Mean Im Shamelessly Taking Her Side In This
CA: wwell of course
CA: its just because you so obvviously havve red feelings for her
GA: I DO NOT
CA: hahahahaha oh my god kan YES YOU DO
CA: its almost embarrassin howw red for her you are
GA: She Is A Human And Thus Beneath Me
GA: I Dont Care What She Does
CA: uh huh
CA: thats wwhat kar said about the humans before he started wwaxin pitch fuckin dark for the blue one
CA: i may be fuckin desperate but at least i admit i am wwhereas the lot a you like to pretend you dont givve a shit
CA: but i fuckin knoww better
GA: . . .
GA: Where Are You Right Now
CA: wwhy do you care
GA: Im Just Curious Is All
CA: hm
GA: Oh Come On Eridan You Cant Seriously Be This Upset About It
CA: SHE BLEWW UP MY HUSKTOP
CA: RIGHT AFTER I TRIED GOIN BLACK FOR HER
CA: excuse me for feelin a little fuckin conflicted and confused and angry
CA: howw am i supposed to take that
CA: i mean from a troll it could either mean a reciprocation a scorchin hatred or just some stupid assassination attempt
CA: but from a human i mean wwho evven KNOWWS wwhat theyre thinkin
GA: Well
GA: Maybe I Can Help You
CA: pfft
CA: as IF
GA: Why Do You Harbor Such Strong Resentment Toward Her Anyway
CA: because shes some fake ass wwannabe magician castin falsities left an right
CA: THERES NO SUCH THING AS MAGIC WWHY AM I THE ONLY ONE WWHO UNDERSTANDS THIS
GA: Ugh
GA: You Really Are Unbearable Sometimes
CA: hey
CA: is it true
GA: What
GA: What Are You Talking About
CA: about you an vvris
CA: did you finally let her knoww its ovver twwixt the twwo a you
GA: Um
GA: I Didnt Exactly Say It Like That
GA: But I Think She Got The Message
GA: Though I Hardly Think She Cares
GA: Ever Since She Got Into Her Feud With Terezi She Hardly Seems To Be Bothered By Anyone Elses Affairs Save For Whatever Schemes Shes Concocting
CA: that doesnt surprise me
CA: ...
CA: howw are you feelin about it all
GA: What
GA: You Mean Her Not Caring About Me
CA: wwell yeah
GA: Well
GA: I Honestly Cant Find Myself Caring That Much Either
GA: So I Suppose It Inadvertently Worked Out
CA: its only cause you got that stupid flush crush on the wwitch
GA: How Many Times Must I Say I Dont Have A Flush Crush On Her!!!
CA: sheesh fine
CA: wwhatever little pretty lies you wwanna delude yourself wwith
GA: Eridan
CA: wwhat
GA: I Am Being Serious Now
GA: Where Are You
GA: Im A Bit Worried About Your State Right Now
CA: ...
CA: geez kan you act like im about to go destroy someones husktop myself or somethin
CA: im just laying in my shitty wwand pile happy noww
GA: Good
GA: Thats Good To Hear
CA: you knoww you should probably spend more a your time dealin wwith fakey pinkmage wwitch girl than tryin to hassle me all the goddamn time
CA: accordin to evveryone else shes makin a goddamn mess of her session
GA: Truth Be Told
GA: I Feel She May Pose A Significant Danger To Herself And Others
GA: And Nothing She Has Said In Our Conversations Has Really Changed How I Feel About That
CA: wwait
CA: howw many convversations havve you had wwith her
GA: Oh I Dont Know
GA: I Started Losing Count After Sixteen
CA: sixteen
CA: SIXTEEN
CA: kan you should of kept me updated on this
CA: shes probably told you all of her wwitchy secrets by noww
GA: Oh God Not This Again
GA: This Is Why I Probably Avoided Telling You
CA: kan i need to knoww howw she makes those illusions happen its important
CA: as prince of hope i cant just let her go parading around like shes some wwoman in the musical wwherein a jade blood escapes her matriorb duties and goes to a privvate magic academy studying magical lusii behavvior
CA: and flips from black to pale wwith her sea dwweller roommate wwho both havve red feelins for a blue blood passionate about lusus rights
GA: Okay I Get The Reference
CA: kan please
CA: you gotta givve me SOMETHING i can wwork wwith
GA: Sigh
GA: Fine
GA: How About I Make You A Wand
CA: wwand
CA: i dont wwanna fuckin wwand kan im sittin on a goddamn pile a wwands right noww
GA: I Mean A Real Wand
GA: Like The One Rose Has
CA: wwait
CA: really
CA: really like hers
GA: Yes
GA: And You May Use The Wand To Smite Your Enemies
GA: With The Very Real Power Of Hope And Science
GA: Will You Be Satisfied Then
CA: yes
CA: kan this is fuckin perfect
GA: Alright
GA: Meet Me In The Alchemiter Lab And I Will Help Alchemize You A Powerful Wand To Smite Your Enemies And Foes
CA: oh god kan you havve no idea howw much smitin ill fuckin do wwith that
GA: Oh
GA: Wow
CA: wwhat
GA: Oh Nothing
GA: Just I Think Roses Behavior Is Starting To Rub Off On Me
CA: wwell id hope so if it means im getting a real wworking wwand
GA: Well
GA: Okay If You Think Nothing Is Wrong With It
CA: wwait kan
GA: ?
CA: thank you
GA: I Havent Even Made You A Wand Yet
CA: wwell no but still
CA: thanks
CA: not just for that but for talking to me
CA: im really grateful evven if i may not alwways act like it
GA: . . .
GA: Thank You Eridan
GA: That Means A Lot To Hear
grimAuxiliatrix [GA] ceased trolling caligulasAquarium [CA]
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You hardly noticed his conversation with Feferi and Sollux escalating until he was pulling out his wand and Sollux had sparks coming out of his eyes. You didn’t even have a chance to react before they were both shooting overpowered blasts at each other, Sollux flying and landing hard against the wall. After that, it was all a blur.
Feferi’s angry face. Her running toward him, trident raised. And then white light piercing her heart, her falling into the horn piles with a resounding “honk.”
And then him suddenly facing you.
You got your makeupkind strife specibus prepared, but in your mind you just wanted to calm him down. Just calm him down. In your head you imagined him pathetically tearing up only to drop his wand and run into your feeble little arms so you could pet his hair and coo, “Shoosh, dear,” to him until the whole thing passed. Like you had wished he had done a million times before.
You regret that your last thought was to look at the matriorb. The last chance for your species to survive.
He saw you glance at it. You know he did.
Because the next moment it was gone in an explosion of white light.
You got angry. So angry. Angry hardly begins to define it. You leaped for an attack, chainsaw out and ready to do damage against him for doing such a stupid stupid stupid thing.
Yet even when you did, you never expected him to shoot a hole through the heart of yours that was still pathetically pale for him.
The last thing you remember was pain.
Your name is Kanaya Maryam.
You were dead, yet now you are somehow alive, craving a substance you never thought you would.
Eridan killed you.
And in spite of everything happening, you can’t help but wonder if you ever meant anything to him.