[Fic] "Trollstuck," part 22 - Homestuck
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Trollstuck, part 22
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====>Answer the person trolling you
Hold on, you need a minute to get set before you try anything fancy like flying and typing at the same time! Your rocket bike is pretty sweet -- Davven put his stupid irony shtick away for one night to help you with the paint job, and the green slimeghost decals are the epitome of awesome if you do say so yourself -- but it can be a little tricky to ride sometimes. Which is probably your own fault for buying an adult-sized machine, but really, why buy something smaller and keep having to replace it when you can just get something that lasts? And it wasn't that hard to learn how to stop falling off in midair.
You gain altitude as fast as you can without actually going vertical -- that tends to stall the engine for some reason -- level off in the general direction of Vriska's hive, jam your feet as far forward in the footrests as possible, and stick the accelerator lever in place with a wad of gum.
Okay. Now you can pull out your handheld wireless computing device, or, as you prefer to call it, Casey. (What? It has this nifty blue chrome case with a sort of stylized wind pattern and... you know what, you don't need to justify yourself to some imaginary voice behind a computer screen. So nyah!)
Oh, hey. It's Tavros.
====>Answer Tavros
-- adiosToreador [AT] began trolling ghastlyTrickster [GT] --
AT: uH, hEY, jOTHAN,
AT: i DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE THERE, aND ALSO WILLING TO TALK,
AT: bUT i THINK MAYBE WE SHOULD,
AT: eVEN IF i dON'T,
AT: dON'T WANT TO TALK IN GENERAL, i MEAN,
AT: aND ALSO NOT TO YOU, sPECIFICALLY, bECAUSE OF YOUR ROLE IN ME BREAKING MY LEGS AND BACK,
AT: nOT THAT YOU BROKE THEM YOURSELF, dIRECTLY,
AT: bUT YOU WERE INVOLVED, aND, i THINK THAT IS A BAD THING,
AT: tHAT IS TO SAY, pROBABLY, aND i'M SURE YOU DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING BY IT,
AT: bUT,
AT: iT HAPPENED,
AT: aND, uHH, aRE YOU EVEN THERE,
AT: i FEEL A LITTLE SILLY TYPING INTO A VOID,
AT: uNLESS THIS IS A PRANK, iN WHICH CASE i STILL FEEL SILLY,
AT: bUT MAYBE IN A DIFFERENT WAY,
GT: ~~ hi tavros, sorry i took so long to answer!
GT: ~~ i'm on my rocket bike heading over to vriska's hive to make sure she's ok,
GT: ~~ so i'm typing one-handed on casey.
AT: wHAT'S A CASEY,
GT: ~~ my handheld wireless computing device! she's awesome! :)
GT: ~~ hey, speaking of your legs, i had the best idea just an hour ago.
GT: ~~ robot legs!
GT: ~~ you should totally get robot legs now that yours don't work.
GT: ~~ would that or would that not be the most awesome thing ever?
GT: ~~ and don't worry if you can't pay, i'm sure vriska and i can pitch in and maybe we can even talk equius into making them.
GT: ~~ i hear he's pretty good at that stuff. :)
AT: uHHH,,,
GT: ~~ you don't have to decide now, but think about it!
GT: ~~ we can figure out the details tomorrow.
GT: ~~ anyway, what did you want (or not want) to talk about?
AT: oH, wELL, tHAT IS,
AT: fIRST i WANTED TO TELL YOU, tHAT gAMZEE ARRIVED SAFELY,
AT: mORE OR LESS,
AT: iF CRASHING HIS SAIL-PROPELLED FLOATATION VEHICLE INTO THE CLIFFS, cOUNTS AS ARRIVING,
AT: bUT HE IS ALMOST DEFINITELY NOT HURT, aND IS BAKING SOME PIES FOR US TO SHARE,
GT: ~~ have you ever had gamzee's pies before?
AT: nOT THAT i REMEMBER,
GT: ~~ with gamzee's pies, that might not mean much. hahahaha!
GT: ~~ but you are in for a real treat. :)
AT: i WILL TAKE YOUR WORD FOR THAT,
GT: ~~ good!
GT: ~~ what else did
AT: uHH,
AT: yOU STOPPED TYPING, aLL OF A SUDDEN,
AT: dID YOU CRASH YOUR BIKE,
GT: ~~ haha, nope, but i accidentally flew through a cloud and couldn't see for a minute, whoops!
GT: ~~ then i dropped casey while i was cleaning off my glasses and had to swoop down and dramatically save her from smashing on the mountains.
AT: tHAT SOUNDS LIKE A SWEET CATCH, i GUESS,
AT: bRO,
GT: ~~ it sure was!
GT: ~~ so like i was saying, what else did you want to tell me?
AT: iT'S LESS SOMETHING i WANTED TO TELL, aND MORE SOMETHING i WANTED TO ASK,
AT: iF THAT MAKES SENSE,
GT: ~~ sure, ask whatever you want!
GT: ~~ i promise to listen very carefully.
AT: wELL, wHAT i WANTED TO ASK WAS, sOMETHING LIKE,
AT: wHY DID YOU HELP vRISKA,
AT: dID YOU KNOW WHAT SHE WAS PLANNING, oR EVEN IF SHE WAS PLANNING THAT, sPECIFICALLY,
AT: oR IF SHE WASN'T, wHY SHE WANTED aRADIA AND tEREZI DISTRACTED,
AT: bECAUSE, i'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THE INCIDENT, aND IT NEVER STARTS TO MAKE ANY SENSE,
AT: bUT YOU KNOW HER PROBABLY BETTER THAN ANYONE,
AT: sO i WONDERED,
AT: iF YOU COULD EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED,
AT: aND MAYBE ALSO WHY,
GT: ~~ oh.
GT: ~~ tavros, i am so sick of talking about this.
GT: ~~ i've talked about it with literally every single person we know, ok.
GT: ~~ but i'll tell you the same thing i told everyone else.
GT: ~~ i distracted aradia and terezi because vriska asked me to, and because it was funny. that's all!
GT: ~~ i did not know vriska was going to make you jump off a cliff. i also did not know falling off a cliff would make you break your legs and your back. and i don't know why she did it.
GT: ~~ she's been trying to make you stronger.
GT: ~~ maybe she got frustrated it was taking so long?
GT: ~~ she can be really impulsive when she's upset! i'm sure she's sorry you got hurt and will apologize once i get this mess with aradia's ghosts straightened out.
GT: ~~ i'm sorry too, but like i said, robot legs! think about it!
AT: sHE HAS SAID SHE'S SORRY, bEFORE,
AT: bUT IT DOESN'T STOP HER, fROM NOT LEAVING ME ALONE,
AT: aND, i GUESS, i DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SHE BOTHERS,
AT: iF SHE THINKS, tHAT i'M WEAK,
AT: wHICH MAY BE TRUE,
AT: eSPECIALLY COMPARED TO HER,
AT: wHY NOT FIND A DIFFERENT FLARP TEAM TO PLAY WITH,
GT: ~~ because she likes you, stupid!
AT: uHHHH,,,
AT: mAYBE, tHERE IS SOMETHING, tHAT i'M MISSING,
AT: bUT, iF SHE LIKES ME, wHY DOESN'T SHE EVER LISTEN TO ME,
GT: ~~ i'm sure she does! she's always telling me things you said.
AT: yES BUT, sHE DOESN'T PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT i WANT,
AT: i THINK,
GT: ~~ don't be silly, everyone wants to be strong!
GT: ~~ obviously she didn't pick the best way to make that happen, but i know she only wants what's best for you.
GT: ~~ you are a neat guy, deep down inside!
GT: ~~ you have a good sense of humor, gamzee says you rap really well, jarlia says you take care of the animals that live near your hive, you have cool psychic powers, and all kinds of stuff going for you!
GT: ~~ you just need some confidence, which i guess is what vriska was trying to teach you.
AT: tHAT SOUNDS NICE, pROBABLY,
AT: bUT, hOW IS MAKING IMPOSSIBLE FLARP CAMPAIGNS,
AT: sUPPOSED TO MAKE ME FEEL CONFIDENT,
AT: wHEN i ALWAYS LOSE,
GT: ~~ you lose because you always abscond. durr, tavros, durr.
GT: ~~ sometimes you have to fight!
GT: ~~ even when you think it's impossible!
GT: ~~ even when the whole world is against you!
GT: ~~ there is always a way to win. :)
AT: ThAt ThErE iS a TrUe WoRd FoR fUcKiNg SuRe.
AT: MoThErFuCkInG mIrAcLeS, bRo.
GT: ~~ ...
GT: ~~ gamzee????????
AT: YeAh It'S mE. pIe'S dOnE sO i AlL sNuCk In AnD sWaPpEd A pIeCe FoR tAvBrO's KeYbOaRd. :o)
GT: ~~ wow, it's weird to see your quirk in brown!
AT: HaNg On I sHoUlD fUcKiNg ChAnGe My HaNdLe So It'S sTrAiGhT oVeR rEpReSeNtInG mE aNd NoT aLl MaKiNg OuT wItH lIkE i'M sOmEoNe WhO i'M nOt.
TC: HoNk.
TC: HeY mY mAiN sAiLbRo, HoW's ThE wInD tOnIgHt?
TC: It'S aLl BlOwInG mOtHeRfUcKiNg FiErCe Up ArOuNd HeRe At TaVbRo'S hIvE bUt We'Re AlL aT bEiNg SnUg aS tWo BuGs In A rUg InSiDe Of ThE dOoRs.
GT: ~~ that's good to hear!
GT: ~~ the wind is fine, which i can tell you firsthand because i'm flying on my bike over to vriska's hive.
GT: ~~ i am trying to cheer her up like you're doing with tavros.
TC: HaHaHa AwEsOmE.
TC: YoU wAnT i ShOuLd AlL bE sEnDiNg YoU sOmE pIe, MoThErFuCkEr? NeVeR kNoWn AnY tRoLl As Up AnD cOuLd ReSiSt ThE mIrAcLe Of HoMeCoOkEd ShIt.
GT: ~~ i think the postal drones would take too long to deliver it, but thanks for the offer.
GT: ~~ vriska definitely needs to know her friends are looking after her.
GT: ~~ aradia was way out of line taking vengeance when tavros obviously didn't want to, and we need to show her we're on her side.
GT: ~~ oh wait, do you know about that?
TC: Do I hAvE mY kNoWiNg On AbOuT wHaT?
GT: ~~ it's a long story!
GT: ~~ but basically aradia set ghosts to torture vriska and now jarlia is conspiring against her too, trying to make people think vriska is going to kill aradia in revenge.
GT: ~~ which is obviously ridiculous, but vriska sounded really upset when i talked to her so i'm going to help her figure out what to do to solve this.
GT: ~~ revenge is stupid and dumb and i am so sick of this mess making everyone grumpy.
GT: ~~ we need to get back to being friends.
TC: MoThErFuCkInG cRaZy, BrO.
TC: BuT gHoStY bItChFiTs SoUnDs LiKe ArOuNd FaIr FoR tAvBrO's LeGs, If ShE aLl Up AnD cALlS tHeM oFf AfTeR vRiS sIs SaYs ShE's At BeInG sOrRy NoW.
TC: AnD mOtHeRfUcKiNg MeAnS iT.
GT: ~~ of course she'll say she's sorry! because she IS sorry!
GT: ~~ vriska's a good person. she just gets confused sometimes, and does stuff she doesn't really mean when she's upset.
GT: ~~ which is why i'm going to cheer her up now. :)
TC: CoOl JoBrO, yOu LoOk AfTeR vRiS sIs AnD i'Ll KeEp My MaIn MoThErFuCkInG eYe On TaVbRo AnD iT's AlL bEiNg SwEeT.
TC: HoNk :o)
GT: ~~ honk honk!
TC: HaHaHaHaHa!
TC: PeAcE oUt MoThErFuCkEr.
-- terminallyCapricious [TC] ceased trolling ghastlyTrickster [GT] --
====>Reflect on conversation
You'd love to, but right now you really need to concentrate on flying. You're getting very close to Vriska's hive, and you've been flying close to the ground to avoid any further mishaps with clouds -- on due consideration, falling from high up won't actually give you extra time to correct your trajectory. It will just make your landing more violent. But it's tricky to navigate the cliffs and canyons around Vriska's hive.
You tilt your bike and gain altitude. Then you lean forward and begin scraping the gum off the accelerator lever. It has a lot more sticking power than you expected! It's hardened and frozen into a weird, brittle-sticky lump that's nearly impossible to get off, and now the lever doesn't want to pull back.
In fact, you think the lever is jammed.
Well, shit.
Now what are you supposed to do?
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What should happen to Jothan? He is nearly at Vriska's hive, but that also means he is nearly at Equius's hive. If he bails off his rocket bike before it crashes, he could end up pretty much anywhere in their general neighborhood and all kinds of things could happen. Also by the time he is in any shape to answer his handheld wireless computing device again (executive decision; Casey survives the impending crash), Karkat should be done talking with Alonde. Alternatively, Terezi should be done talking with Davven, since that conversation was happening offscreen in parallel to Alonde's inadvisable memo with Karkat and Nepeta, and Davven is not in any particular hurry to reach Aradia since he can do that in a heartbeat whenever he damn well wants. Or I could throw in random Feferi or Eridan, just for kicks! Eridan and that Squiddleterror have been a dangling plot thread for a good long while now...
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continue to part 23
And now to bed, since my parents will arrive around 10am and I would like to not fall asleep over breakfast. :-)
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Trollstuck, part 22
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====>Answer the person trolling you
Hold on, you need a minute to get set before you try anything fancy like flying and typing at the same time! Your rocket bike is pretty sweet -- Davven put his stupid irony shtick away for one night to help you with the paint job, and the green slimeghost decals are the epitome of awesome if you do say so yourself -- but it can be a little tricky to ride sometimes. Which is probably your own fault for buying an adult-sized machine, but really, why buy something smaller and keep having to replace it when you can just get something that lasts? And it wasn't that hard to learn how to stop falling off in midair.
You gain altitude as fast as you can without actually going vertical -- that tends to stall the engine for some reason -- level off in the general direction of Vriska's hive, jam your feet as far forward in the footrests as possible, and stick the accelerator lever in place with a wad of gum.
Okay. Now you can pull out your handheld wireless computing device, or, as you prefer to call it, Casey. (What? It has this nifty blue chrome case with a sort of stylized wind pattern and... you know what, you don't need to justify yourself to some imaginary voice behind a computer screen. So nyah!)
Oh, hey. It's Tavros.
====>Answer Tavros
-- adiosToreador [AT] began trolling ghastlyTrickster [GT] --
AT: uH, hEY, jOTHAN,
AT: i DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE THERE, aND ALSO WILLING TO TALK,
AT: bUT i THINK MAYBE WE SHOULD,
AT: eVEN IF i dON'T,
AT: dON'T WANT TO TALK IN GENERAL, i MEAN,
AT: aND ALSO NOT TO YOU, sPECIFICALLY, bECAUSE OF YOUR ROLE IN ME BREAKING MY LEGS AND BACK,
AT: nOT THAT YOU BROKE THEM YOURSELF, dIRECTLY,
AT: bUT YOU WERE INVOLVED, aND, i THINK THAT IS A BAD THING,
AT: tHAT IS TO SAY, pROBABLY, aND i'M SURE YOU DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING BY IT,
AT: bUT,
AT: iT HAPPENED,
AT: aND, uHH, aRE YOU EVEN THERE,
AT: i FEEL A LITTLE SILLY TYPING INTO A VOID,
AT: uNLESS THIS IS A PRANK, iN WHICH CASE i STILL FEEL SILLY,
AT: bUT MAYBE IN A DIFFERENT WAY,
GT: ~~ hi tavros, sorry i took so long to answer!
GT: ~~ i'm on my rocket bike heading over to vriska's hive to make sure she's ok,
GT: ~~ so i'm typing one-handed on casey.
AT: wHAT'S A CASEY,
GT: ~~ my handheld wireless computing device! she's awesome! :)
GT: ~~ hey, speaking of your legs, i had the best idea just an hour ago.
GT: ~~ robot legs!
GT: ~~ you should totally get robot legs now that yours don't work.
GT: ~~ would that or would that not be the most awesome thing ever?
GT: ~~ and don't worry if you can't pay, i'm sure vriska and i can pitch in and maybe we can even talk equius into making them.
GT: ~~ i hear he's pretty good at that stuff. :)
AT: uHHH,,,
GT: ~~ you don't have to decide now, but think about it!
GT: ~~ we can figure out the details tomorrow.
GT: ~~ anyway, what did you want (or not want) to talk about?
AT: oH, wELL, tHAT IS,
AT: fIRST i WANTED TO TELL YOU, tHAT gAMZEE ARRIVED SAFELY,
AT: mORE OR LESS,
AT: iF CRASHING HIS SAIL-PROPELLED FLOATATION VEHICLE INTO THE CLIFFS, cOUNTS AS ARRIVING,
AT: bUT HE IS ALMOST DEFINITELY NOT HURT, aND IS BAKING SOME PIES FOR US TO SHARE,
GT: ~~ have you ever had gamzee's pies before?
AT: nOT THAT i REMEMBER,
GT: ~~ with gamzee's pies, that might not mean much. hahahaha!
GT: ~~ but you are in for a real treat. :)
AT: i WILL TAKE YOUR WORD FOR THAT,
GT: ~~ good!
GT: ~~ what else did
AT: uHH,
AT: yOU STOPPED TYPING, aLL OF A SUDDEN,
AT: dID YOU CRASH YOUR BIKE,
GT: ~~ haha, nope, but i accidentally flew through a cloud and couldn't see for a minute, whoops!
GT: ~~ then i dropped casey while i was cleaning off my glasses and had to swoop down and dramatically save her from smashing on the mountains.
AT: tHAT SOUNDS LIKE A SWEET CATCH, i GUESS,
AT: bRO,
GT: ~~ it sure was!
GT: ~~ so like i was saying, what else did you want to tell me?
AT: iT'S LESS SOMETHING i WANTED TO TELL, aND MORE SOMETHING i WANTED TO ASK,
AT: iF THAT MAKES SENSE,
GT: ~~ sure, ask whatever you want!
GT: ~~ i promise to listen very carefully.
AT: wELL, wHAT i WANTED TO ASK WAS, sOMETHING LIKE,
AT: wHY DID YOU HELP vRISKA,
AT: dID YOU KNOW WHAT SHE WAS PLANNING, oR EVEN IF SHE WAS PLANNING THAT, sPECIFICALLY,
AT: oR IF SHE WASN'T, wHY SHE WANTED aRADIA AND tEREZI DISTRACTED,
AT: bECAUSE, i'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THE INCIDENT, aND IT NEVER STARTS TO MAKE ANY SENSE,
AT: bUT YOU KNOW HER PROBABLY BETTER THAN ANYONE,
AT: sO i WONDERED,
AT: iF YOU COULD EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED,
AT: aND MAYBE ALSO WHY,
GT: ~~ oh.
GT: ~~ tavros, i am so sick of talking about this.
GT: ~~ i've talked about it with literally every single person we know, ok.
GT: ~~ but i'll tell you the same thing i told everyone else.
GT: ~~ i distracted aradia and terezi because vriska asked me to, and because it was funny. that's all!
GT: ~~ i did not know vriska was going to make you jump off a cliff. i also did not know falling off a cliff would make you break your legs and your back. and i don't know why she did it.
GT: ~~ she's been trying to make you stronger.
GT: ~~ maybe she got frustrated it was taking so long?
GT: ~~ she can be really impulsive when she's upset! i'm sure she's sorry you got hurt and will apologize once i get this mess with aradia's ghosts straightened out.
GT: ~~ i'm sorry too, but like i said, robot legs! think about it!
AT: sHE HAS SAID SHE'S SORRY, bEFORE,
AT: bUT IT DOESN'T STOP HER, fROM NOT LEAVING ME ALONE,
AT: aND, i GUESS, i DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SHE BOTHERS,
AT: iF SHE THINKS, tHAT i'M WEAK,
AT: wHICH MAY BE TRUE,
AT: eSPECIALLY COMPARED TO HER,
AT: wHY NOT FIND A DIFFERENT FLARP TEAM TO PLAY WITH,
GT: ~~ because she likes you, stupid!
AT: uHHHH,,,
AT: mAYBE, tHERE IS SOMETHING, tHAT i'M MISSING,
AT: bUT, iF SHE LIKES ME, wHY DOESN'T SHE EVER LISTEN TO ME,
GT: ~~ i'm sure she does! she's always telling me things you said.
AT: yES BUT, sHE DOESN'T PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT i WANT,
AT: i THINK,
GT: ~~ don't be silly, everyone wants to be strong!
GT: ~~ obviously she didn't pick the best way to make that happen, but i know she only wants what's best for you.
GT: ~~ you are a neat guy, deep down inside!
GT: ~~ you have a good sense of humor, gamzee says you rap really well, jarlia says you take care of the animals that live near your hive, you have cool psychic powers, and all kinds of stuff going for you!
GT: ~~ you just need some confidence, which i guess is what vriska was trying to teach you.
AT: tHAT SOUNDS NICE, pROBABLY,
AT: bUT, hOW IS MAKING IMPOSSIBLE FLARP CAMPAIGNS,
AT: sUPPOSED TO MAKE ME FEEL CONFIDENT,
AT: wHEN i ALWAYS LOSE,
GT: ~~ you lose because you always abscond. durr, tavros, durr.
GT: ~~ sometimes you have to fight!
GT: ~~ even when you think it's impossible!
GT: ~~ even when the whole world is against you!
GT: ~~ there is always a way to win. :)
AT: ThAt ThErE iS a TrUe WoRd FoR fUcKiNg SuRe.
AT: MoThErFuCkInG mIrAcLeS, bRo.
GT: ~~ ...
GT: ~~ gamzee????????
AT: YeAh It'S mE. pIe'S dOnE sO i AlL sNuCk In AnD sWaPpEd A pIeCe FoR tAvBrO's KeYbOaRd. :o)
GT: ~~ wow, it's weird to see your quirk in brown!
AT: HaNg On I sHoUlD fUcKiNg ChAnGe My HaNdLe So It'S sTrAiGhT oVeR rEpReSeNtInG mE aNd NoT aLl MaKiNg OuT wItH lIkE i'M sOmEoNe WhO i'M nOt.
TC: HoNk.
TC: HeY mY mAiN sAiLbRo, HoW's ThE wInD tOnIgHt?
TC: It'S aLl BlOwInG mOtHeRfUcKiNg FiErCe Up ArOuNd HeRe At TaVbRo'S hIvE bUt We'Re AlL aT bEiNg SnUg aS tWo BuGs In A rUg InSiDe Of ThE dOoRs.
GT: ~~ that's good to hear!
GT: ~~ the wind is fine, which i can tell you firsthand because i'm flying on my bike over to vriska's hive.
GT: ~~ i am trying to cheer her up like you're doing with tavros.
TC: HaHaHa AwEsOmE.
TC: YoU wAnT i ShOuLd AlL bE sEnDiNg YoU sOmE pIe, MoThErFuCkEr? NeVeR kNoWn AnY tRoLl As Up AnD cOuLd ReSiSt ThE mIrAcLe Of HoMeCoOkEd ShIt.
GT: ~~ i think the postal drones would take too long to deliver it, but thanks for the offer.
GT: ~~ vriska definitely needs to know her friends are looking after her.
GT: ~~ aradia was way out of line taking vengeance when tavros obviously didn't want to, and we need to show her we're on her side.
GT: ~~ oh wait, do you know about that?
TC: Do I hAvE mY kNoWiNg On AbOuT wHaT?
GT: ~~ it's a long story!
GT: ~~ but basically aradia set ghosts to torture vriska and now jarlia is conspiring against her too, trying to make people think vriska is going to kill aradia in revenge.
GT: ~~ which is obviously ridiculous, but vriska sounded really upset when i talked to her so i'm going to help her figure out what to do to solve this.
GT: ~~ revenge is stupid and dumb and i am so sick of this mess making everyone grumpy.
GT: ~~ we need to get back to being friends.
TC: MoThErFuCkInG cRaZy, BrO.
TC: BuT gHoStY bItChFiTs SoUnDs LiKe ArOuNd FaIr FoR tAvBrO's LeGs, If ShE aLl Up AnD cALlS tHeM oFf AfTeR vRiS sIs SaYs ShE's At BeInG sOrRy NoW.
TC: AnD mOtHeRfUcKiNg MeAnS iT.
GT: ~~ of course she'll say she's sorry! because she IS sorry!
GT: ~~ vriska's a good person. she just gets confused sometimes, and does stuff she doesn't really mean when she's upset.
GT: ~~ which is why i'm going to cheer her up now. :)
TC: CoOl JoBrO, yOu LoOk AfTeR vRiS sIs AnD i'Ll KeEp My MaIn MoThErFuCkInG eYe On TaVbRo AnD iT's AlL bEiNg SwEeT.
TC: HoNk :o)
GT: ~~ honk honk!
TC: HaHaHaHaHa!
TC: PeAcE oUt MoThErFuCkEr.
-- terminallyCapricious [TC] ceased trolling ghastlyTrickster [GT] --
====>Reflect on conversation
You'd love to, but right now you really need to concentrate on flying. You're getting very close to Vriska's hive, and you've been flying close to the ground to avoid any further mishaps with clouds -- on due consideration, falling from high up won't actually give you extra time to correct your trajectory. It will just make your landing more violent. But it's tricky to navigate the cliffs and canyons around Vriska's hive.
You tilt your bike and gain altitude. Then you lean forward and begin scraping the gum off the accelerator lever. It has a lot more sticking power than you expected! It's hardened and frozen into a weird, brittle-sticky lump that's nearly impossible to get off, and now the lever doesn't want to pull back.
In fact, you think the lever is jammed.
Well, shit.
Now what are you supposed to do?
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What should happen to Jothan? He is nearly at Vriska's hive, but that also means he is nearly at Equius's hive. If he bails off his rocket bike before it crashes, he could end up pretty much anywhere in their general neighborhood and all kinds of things could happen. Also by the time he is in any shape to answer his handheld wireless computing device again (executive decision; Casey survives the impending crash), Karkat should be done talking with Alonde. Alternatively, Terezi should be done talking with Davven, since that conversation was happening offscreen in parallel to Alonde's inadvisable memo with Karkat and Nepeta, and Davven is not in any particular hurry to reach Aradia since he can do that in a heartbeat whenever he damn well wants. Or I could throw in random Feferi or Eridan, just for kicks! Eridan and that Squiddleterror have been a dangling plot thread for a good long while now...
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continue to part 23
And now to bed, since my parents will arrive around 10am and I would like to not fall asleep over breakfast. :-)
