Video; 001

[myowncourse]

So, let me get this straight... are all of you from earth or something? And all human? Not a spacer or another species amongst you? Cause that is kinda...

[Unfathomably weird, yeah. Damnit, you guys. He's from a tiny planet where he can pretty much count the number of times he has been surrounded by humans on one hand.]

different.

[a pause,

Comments

[stayb100ponyboy]

[He really shouldn't be talking to new people when he's feeling like this. He shouldn't be talking to anyone, really. Then again, when he's this subdued and quiet, maybe he'll be more palatable to strangers?]

[Have a very depressed troll in your SFC, Jim.]

I'm not from Earth.

[myowncourse]

Ah! You're a troll right--

... are you okay?

[and possibly going to rage quit on him like the last one?]

[stayb100ponyboy]

Yes.

[No rage quitting here, but he's not exactly feeling verbose today either.]

[myowncourse]

Was that to the first or the second?

[stayb100ponyboy]

Both.

[Sure, why not?]

[myowncourse]

Okay. I don't see any colour in your hair, so you're not Eridan. Your underwear doesn't seem halfway up your colon, so that takes care of Karkat.

[He has met him, can you tell?]

so, which one of them are you?

[He is trying to remember the troll names he was told. Yeah this is going to be a wild stab in the dark--]

Feferi?

[stayb100ponyboy]

[Jim's description of Karkat gets the faintest, tiniest memory of a smile to flit across Equius' face before it sinks back into the dull, listless expression from before.]

Equius.

[myowncourse]

I'm Jim.

Actually can I ask you something?

[stayb100ponyboy]

Go ahead.

[Hey, a two word answer!]

[myowncourse]

That stuff Karkat mentioned earlier... about the Vast Glub and stuff... Was that actually true?

[He... is curious. :T BUT KARKAT WILL REMAIN A JERK NO MATTER WHAT.]

[stayb100ponyboy]

[Karkat is telling people about the Vast Glub? That is surprising enough that it partially rousts Equius out of his stupor.]

Yes, the Vast Glub really happened. What else did he tell you?

[myowncourse]

Eh. Mostly that just the twelve of you survived. Something about a game that saved you guys. Then it was just mostly insults cause I didn't believe him.

[Welp. Momentary stab of guilt over not believing him. Whoops.]

[stayb100ponyboy]

Sounds like Karkat.

[It is pretty unbelievable, so he doesn't comment on that part.]

There's only nine of us here.

[myowncourse]

Huh.

... I'm sorry.

[stayb100ponyboy]

[Shrug.]

[Aaaaand descent back into apathy.]

[myowncourse]

[... aaaawkward convo.]

... you sure you're fine?