♋ PCG 8

[crusthatecean]

[Audio Hook]

[This is hardly the only phone call of its type Mayfield will hear today, but when Karkat's voice comes over the phone, he definitely doesn't sound all right. He sounds shaky and terrified, in fact, and his words lack most of the usual angry edge he gives them.]Oh shit. Okay. Hi

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[chaoschildofgod]

I'm a healer, if someone is injured.

[crusthatecean]

Finally, a helpful answer. Thank you, jegus fuck.

I'm at [address for the empty house]. He's really bad, so if you could come as fast as you can, that'd be great.

[chaoschildofgod]

Alright. Is there any danger still around that you're aware of?

[crusthatecean]

I don't know. There's danger around everywhere. There's still a shithive murderess out to get us, but I'm pretty sure we lost her.

Just come or don't. As fun as this conversation is, he's dying as we speak, so maybe it'd be better if you just made a call.

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[chaoschildofgod]

I'll be over as quickly as I can make it.

[Karkat will hear the phone being hung up, and after a time someone will come into the house.]

Hello?

[crusthatecean]

[Karkat comes and opens the door. He looks exhausted, and the front of his shirt is covered in blood.]

Are you here to try to murder me, or are you answering my distress call?

[chaoschildofgod]

[chaos notes the blood, yet doesn't seem all too surprised by it, considering the nature of his visit here. At the question, he holds his hands up as if to show he has no weapons, and replies.]

I'm certainly not here to murder you. You said someone was injured, so I offered my services as a healer.

[crusthatecean]

Right.

[He doesn't move aside from the doorway to let chaos in though.]

Well, it turns out he died, so never mind. Thanks for coming, though.

[chaoschildofgod]

I see... [You'll get a very faint tone of apology in there somewhere, before chaos indicates the blood] Were you injured at all?

[crusthatecean]

None of this is mine. I'm a troll, this isn't a color our blood can normally be.

[chaoschildofgod]

Ah... [He nods a little] I'm sorry that I was unable to help in time.

[crusthatecean]

It's not really your fault. He was pretty fucked up.

But I don't really have time to stick around for a feelings jam about all of this.

[chaoschildofgod]

I understand. Please be careful with whatever you need to do. If you need healing, my name is chaos.

[crusthatecean]

Okay. Seeing as you're one of the few people who have actually bothered to try to do what they say they'll do, I'll keep it in mind.

Oh. It's Karkat, by the way.

[chaoschildofgod]

Karkat. I'll remember.