[001] intro

[mr_crabbypants]

[Karkat has gone from having an armful of Gamzee to an armful of nothing, and the resulting lack of balance makes him stumble forward, arms wind-milling before he lands on the ground in an impressive faceplant.

He sits up, eyes watering with the sting as blood drips down his nose and chin.]

Fuck fuck fuck fuck[He pulls off his shirt and presses

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[bestestfurrend]

:33 < karkitty karkitty ohh you came back!!
:33 < hi again :33!

:33 < ...do you n33d help ofur there?

[mr_crabbypants]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "CAME BACK"? WHERE ARE WE, WHERE'S THE ASTEROID, AND WHERE'S EVERYONE ELSE?

...AND NO, I DON'T NEED HELP.

[Really. He's just fine. The bleeding will stop eventually.]

[bestestfurrend]

:33 < you used to be here befur you expurrlained all about this purrlace to me
:33 < its called adstringendum and its furry weird and there are scientists running expurriments and spirit things called the animus brought us here!
:33 < so far its you and me and gamz33 and equius and tavros and vwiskers
:33 < but efuryone is furom diffurent times so it gets a bit confusing

:33 < it doesnt look like you dont n33d help to me :||
:33 < ill come find you and bring some bandages

[mr_crabbypants]

...SCIENTISTS AND EXPERIMENTS AND TIMELINE SHENANIGANS. JUST WHAT WE NEED.

[He presses the shirt closer to his nose and shakes his head.]

I'M FINE. HONEST.

[bestestfurrend]

:33 < and we dont really know how to get back either ://

:33 < too late im already on my way XPP

[mr_crabbypants]

HOW DO YOU KNOW WHERE I AM?

[Pulls back to examine the PCP again, eyes narrowing. He shakes it once.]

[bestestfurrend]

:33 < i dont!
:33 < *the furocious kitty will trust in her nose to lead her to her furless leader!*

[mr_crabbypants]

...HOW ENCOURAGING.

[bestestfurrend]

:33 < heyyy i am furry good at smelling things out!
:33 < but if you want me to get there faster you could just tell me where you are X33

[mr_crabbypants]

I'M IN SOME KIND OF...RESPITEBLOCK THING.

[He looks around for the first time, really...sees a lot of gray and a lot of decomposition. Rust, rot, crumbling concrete.]

[bestestfurrend]

:33 < its purrobably a human hive
:33 < theres a lot of them here
:33 < can you show me what there is outside it??

[mr_crabbypants]

WHAT, WITH THE CAMERA?

[He's only got the two hands, and one needs to keep the t-shirt against his nose.]

[bestestfurrend]

:33 < of course sillypants XPP

[BE A MA...TROLL, KARKAT, Nepeta's not going to freak out at blood, no matter what colour it is. The faster she's there the faster she can help him stop his nosebleed.]

[mr_crabbypants]

DON'T CALL ME THAT.

[Grumbling, he stands up with the PCD in one hand and his shirt in the other, wobbling towards the closest door. He sticks the PCD outside, wary of leaving the relative safety of his block.]

CAN YOU SEE ANYTHING?

[bestestfurrend]

[she switches completely to video, her face pressed against the screen as she looks at the area he's close to.]

Hmmmm, yes, I think so. Okay, I'm on my way! [and the scenery starts speeding by as she heads off towards his location at a run]