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edenfalling) wrote2013-10-04 03:03 am
edenfalling) wrote2013-10-04 03:03 am
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[Fic] "Trollstuck," part 34 (start of ch. 9) - Homestuck
So I meant to finish this chapter in September and then jump to working on "Lemonade." Clearly that didn't happen, and I'm not even sure I could tell you why. Oh well, maybe this month everything will fall into place.
back to part 33
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Trollstuck, part 34
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====>Equius: Doubt
That is a very vague directive. You doubt many things. You doubt the wisdom of building your hive so close to Vriska Serket's own domicile. You doubt your ability to keep your moirail safe from her own overly trusting nature. You doubt the absorbency claims of the newest set of towels you purchased to replace the ones gone threadbare from too-frequent laundering.
You do not, however, doubt anything about the hemospectrum or your place on it. Not in the slightest. You are quite certain it forms the bedrock of trollish life, both biologically and culturally, and all morality must be informed by its rules. Therefore Vriska Serket cannot and will not strike at Aradia Megido without provocation; equally, Aradia, as a rustblood, must have shown and will doubtless continue to show proper decorum and not provide any such pretext.
You are abso100tely sure of this.
====>Really?
You ignore the strangely persistent question and instead answer the convenient chat window that has popped up on your mobile computing device.
-- grimAuxiliatrix [GA] began trolling centaursTesticle [CT] --
GA: Hello Equius
GA: Nepeta Tells Me You Refuse To Believe That Vriska Is About To Kill Aradia
GA: Is There Any Way I Can Convince You To Set Aside Your Prejudices And Face The Truth
CT: D --> If there were any such truth to face I would face it in a STRONG manner
CT: D --> But that is an entirely hypothetical question as no such situation e%ists
CT: D --> It is simply too 100di% to contemplate
GA: Very Well
GA: Clearly Youre A Lost Cause And Any Attempts At Persuasion Would Merely Waste Time
CT: D --> You will leave Nepeta out of this foolishness
GA: I Will Concentrate My Efforts On More Fruitful Plans
CT: D --> I insist that you stop pandering to her love of melodrama
GA: That Sounds Like Something Youll Have To Discuss With Nepeta Herself
GA: I Would Never Presume To Step Between Moirails Over Such Personal Issues
GA: As For Your Other Relationships Im Sure Aradia Will Remember Your Indifference And Treat You Accordingly
CT: D --> What e%actly are you insinuating
GA: Assuming She Survives That Is
GA: Goodbye
-- grimAuxiliatrix [GA] ceased trolling centaursTesticle [CT] --
CT: D --> I demand that you e%plain why you think
CT: D --> Oh fiddlesti%
====>Be Vriska
You are so glad you asked the horrorterrors to turn your secret advantage into a magical spy camera. It is THE 8EST. Even Marquise Mindfang would be drooling all over herself in jealousy at how useful and awesome this little game cheat is. Okay, it'd be nice to get sound as well as visuals, but you've got it rigged up to split screen project every single one of those losers from that memo, plus Terezi on general principles, and of course Megido herself. (You haven't bothered setting up a window on Captor. What's the point when you can see out of his own eyes any time you want?)
You are keeping the closest eye on Alonde, since she's the one most likely to do something actually relevant -- everyone else is just type-type-typing away on their computers, as if talking ever changed anything. But Alonde's section is starting to black out, as if she's found a way to shield against even the powers of the Furthest Ring. It should be impossible! Nothing is supposed to be beyond your vision eightfold, especially not when combined with your secret advantage. She has to be cheating -- and how dare she?!
Something catches the corner of your boring old normal eye and you shift your attention from the blank, black square to the flicker of motion. It's probably nothing, but there is no way you are going to let anyone abscond out of this doomsday scenario.
For once, everything is going to go exactly to plan.
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Not much opportunity for you guys to direct the plot anymore, sorry -- the story is running a little too much on rails now that we've hit the climax. But I am always open for suggestions about character interactions and will do what I can to work them in!
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continue to part 35
And now to bed. Yes. That sounds like an excellent plan.
(Oh wait, one more thing! Credit where credit is due, I got one of Equius's typographical puns from this Tumblr post. *grin*)
back to part 33
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Trollstuck, part 34
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====>Equius: Doubt
That is a very vague directive. You doubt many things. You doubt the wisdom of building your hive so close to Vriska Serket's own domicile. You doubt your ability to keep your moirail safe from her own overly trusting nature. You doubt the absorbency claims of the newest set of towels you purchased to replace the ones gone threadbare from too-frequent laundering.
You do not, however, doubt anything about the hemospectrum or your place on it. Not in the slightest. You are quite certain it forms the bedrock of trollish life, both biologically and culturally, and all morality must be informed by its rules. Therefore Vriska Serket cannot and will not strike at Aradia Megido without provocation; equally, Aradia, as a rustblood, must have shown and will doubtless continue to show proper decorum and not provide any such pretext.
You are abso100tely sure of this.
====>Really?
You ignore the strangely persistent question and instead answer the convenient chat window that has popped up on your mobile computing device.
-- grimAuxiliatrix [GA] began trolling centaursTesticle [CT] --
GA: Hello Equius
GA: Nepeta Tells Me You Refuse To Believe That Vriska Is About To Kill Aradia
GA: Is There Any Way I Can Convince You To Set Aside Your Prejudices And Face The Truth
CT: D --> If there were any such truth to face I would face it in a STRONG manner
CT: D --> But that is an entirely hypothetical question as no such situation e%ists
CT: D --> It is simply too 100di% to contemplate
GA: Very Well
GA: Clearly Youre A Lost Cause And Any Attempts At Persuasion Would Merely Waste Time
CT: D --> You will leave Nepeta out of this foolishness
GA: I Will Concentrate My Efforts On More Fruitful Plans
CT: D --> I insist that you stop pandering to her love of melodrama
GA: That Sounds Like Something Youll Have To Discuss With Nepeta Herself
GA: I Would Never Presume To Step Between Moirails Over Such Personal Issues
GA: As For Your Other Relationships Im Sure Aradia Will Remember Your Indifference And Treat You Accordingly
CT: D --> What e%actly are you insinuating
GA: Assuming She Survives That Is
GA: Goodbye
-- grimAuxiliatrix [GA] ceased trolling centaursTesticle [CT] --
CT: D --> I demand that you e%plain why you think
CT: D --> Oh fiddlesti%
====>Be Vriska
You are so glad you asked the horrorterrors to turn your secret advantage into a magical spy camera. It is THE 8EST. Even Marquise Mindfang would be drooling all over herself in jealousy at how useful and awesome this little game cheat is. Okay, it'd be nice to get sound as well as visuals, but you've got it rigged up to split screen project every single one of those losers from that memo, plus Terezi on general principles, and of course Megido herself. (You haven't bothered setting up a window on Captor. What's the point when you can see out of his own eyes any time you want?)
You are keeping the closest eye on Alonde, since she's the one most likely to do something actually relevant -- everyone else is just type-type-typing away on their computers, as if talking ever changed anything. But Alonde's section is starting to black out, as if she's found a way to shield against even the powers of the Furthest Ring. It should be impossible! Nothing is supposed to be beyond your vision eightfold, especially not when combined with your secret advantage. She has to be cheating -- and how dare she?!
Something catches the corner of your boring old normal eye and you shift your attention from the blank, black square to the flicker of motion. It's probably nothing, but there is no way you are going to let anyone abscond out of this doomsday scenario.
For once, everything is going to go exactly to plan.
---------------
---------------
---------------
Not much opportunity for you guys to direct the plot anymore, sorry -- the story is running a little too much on rails now that we've hit the climax. But I am always open for suggestions about character interactions and will do what I can to work them in!
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continue to part 35
And now to bed. Yes. That sounds like an excellent plan.
(Oh wait, one more thing! Credit where credit is due, I got one of Equius's typographical puns from this Tumblr post. *grin*)
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