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[cahoooooooots]

[listen to how weary Vriska sounds! it was a long week, but she toughed it out. barely.]

Everybody who hit their button last week better report in right now.

If I've never heard of you, I probably don't care if you hit it or not. Use your brain. If something happened to you that didn't happen to anyone else, that's the only thing I care about.

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[audio]

[sw33t_just1c3]

[Terezi doesn't sound much better, but she's trying.]

Well, that is one way to ask for a roll call.

[audio]

[cahoooooooots]

Got your attention, didn't it?

You lasted the week, right?

[audio]

[sw33t_just1c3]

Of course I did. [Not without some serious contemplation on the matter, though. She attempts a lighter tone and a bit of humor.]

It would be pretty bad if I bailed before you did.

[audio]

[cahoooooooots]

Yeah. You don't even know how bad. [humor? what's that? Vriska sees no humor here.] Any reports from the others? Sollux is asking me and so far you're the only two I've heard from.

[audio]

[sw33t_just1c3]

[Oh. Sollux. That's a strange bit of hesitation there.]

Not sure. Feferi was okay when we last talked. Lucas wasn't an idiot, so Nepeta should be fine.

I haven't heard from Aradia, Tavros, or Eridan. [Pause.] And Karkat and Kanaya are still missing, but that has nothing to do with last week.

[audio]

[cahoooooooots]

Fuck.

[she's quiet for another second or two afterwards.]

I thought they'd show up again by now. At least they haven't been... you know.

[audio]

[sw33t_just1c3]

Yeah, I know. They're still here. [For now.]

...When Kanaya does come back, are you going to tell her? About Rose?

[audio]

[cahoooooooots]

...She should hear it from me instead of getting her heart broken by somebody else.

[audio]

[sw33t_just1c3]

Probably. [Pause.] Having someone there helps. A lot. [Not that she would know from experience or anything.]

[audio]

[cahoooooooots]

Yeah, I. Kind of figured it would.

Fuck, Terezi, can you imagine where I'd be now if I still just did everything on my own? [she almost laughs. it's dumb to be saying this, especially over a open channel. but the idea just struck her.]

[audio]

[sw33t_just1c3]

[Good thing this is on audio because Terezi might be smiling. That is kind of dumb, but whatever.]

Is that supposed to be a rhetorical question? You'd be a lot lonelier, obviously, and I'm not just talking about in this suiteblock.

[And since they're voicing dumb questions now.] ...Do you regret it?

[audio]

[cahoooooooots]

Regret what? [she does laugh at that, but it's quiet.] Let's be honest here, there's a lot of things I could regret.

[audio]

[sw33t_just1c3]

Not doing everything on your own.

[audio]

[cahoooooooots]

[her answer is nigh instantaneous.]

Not even a little. Who the hell knew that working with people was a good thing?

[audio]

[sw33t_just1c3]

Yes, who knew that being nice would get better results than jumping people off of cliffs. [There's no accusation this time, just simple sarcastic humor.] I am blown away by this revelation.

You are quickly becoming a guru of personal relations.

[audio]

[cahoooooooots]

Trust me, I know. Just one more thing I can add to the list of things I'm great at. It's getting pretty long! And I've only got myself to thank for every single one of them. I mean, obviously. Who needs someone else to learn how to talk to people or negotiate things?