♋ PCG 21; backdated to December 25

[crusthatecean]

[Phone; Action for 842 Hastings]

[Karkat has been staying at Sollux's ever since Gamzee lost his shit midway through the Christmas stuff. He's been keeping a low profile and avoiding everyone except Sollux. He's still sore and impacted by his injuries, which have been stitched and bandaged up but still have left him bruised and hurting. It's less

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phone;

[chastesaw]

Karkat... *She'd forgotten him. She'd said terrible things to him, looked at him like he was a freak, and--

Her voice breaks.* Karkat, I don't think I could ever truly apologize for that.

[crusthatecean]

I'm not angry. How is this so obvious to me but so difficult to everyone else? I made my choice, consequences resulting from that aren't anyone's problem.

[chastesaw]

I'm not apologizing because you're angry, Karkat. I'm apologizing because what I did was terrible.

[crusthatecean]

Preventing me from being killed by two psychopaths out to fuel their hate fantasies?

[chastesaw]

Well--

All right, no, I'm not apologizing for that part. And you know it.

[crusthatecean]

I know.

I don't want to talk about it, that's all. You didn't do anything wrong.

[chastesaw]

I reserve the right to expressly disagree with that.

You never want to discuss anything, Karkat. One of these days I feel as though I ought to say no. ...but all right, if that's your wish.

[crusthatecean]

What good does talking about problems ever do anyone.

[chastesaw]

The communication of troubles and discussion of problems and subsequent solutions is actually a very productive one, Karkat.

[crusthatecean]

I already know my problems and the solutions or lack thereof.

[chastesaw]

Are you sure?

[crusthatecean]

Yes.

[The word is harsh and very final; the last thing he wants to do is admit to any of them how upset he was.]

But you can tell me something.

[chastesaw]

*She still has a hunch, Karkat.*

All right. What would you like to know?

[crusthatecean]

Do you really feel that way about him?

Well, probably not. But I mean, could you?

[chastesaw]

I'm not sure. I suppose it is in my nature to look after those who need supervision.

But now knowing what I do about his nature - and what he's done to our friends in our rightful timeline... it would be difficult at best for me to look past that.

[crusthatecean]

But could you.

I just...he obviously needs someone. I don't know who it should be right now.