FOURTH ♎ V3RD1CT [ACCIDENTAL VIDEO + TEXT + WHATEVER ELSE]

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[ Terezi stretches in her sleep, accidentally dropping her SFC and activating the viewport. The image of her horned and messy head comes into focus on screen, and her clothes, skin and hair are still stained and matted with dried, teal and red blood. The dead eyes behind Dave's glasses slowly open as the sound of the device clacking against the

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[ The second she gets a whiff of that face, hears the sound of that voice, Terezi's mouth opens and she's about to reply with some obnoxious remark about taking too long to get back to her and wanting to kick his ass anyway.

Just as quickly her mouth snaps shut. She can't, because there are too many mixed emotions happening here, and for once she simply doesn't feel like teasing him. Especially not with that look on his face. ]

He almost killed me, but I'm better now. Mmm...

[ She pushes Dave's glasses up he nose. ]

... You did? [ There's a tiny hint of relief in her voice at that, but it's quickly overcome with sympathy as she realizes what it must be doing to Karkat. ]

I'm sorry.

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[ Oooh, yes. The lemon-scented scarf ghost boy thing told her about that, and so did that Alpha person. While that's good to know-- hearing Dave's name makes her flinch as if struck across the face. She's been trying not to think about him.

Fresh teal drips down her cheeks. Dammit. ]

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[ She can't answer him. If she opens her mouth at this point, she won't be able to do anything else but sob at him. ]

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[ Terezi turns her nose towards the red still stained on the front of her shirt and on her hands-- No. She needs to stop thinking about it. Dave will be back soon anyway, and she needs to focus on Karkat now. ]

It's not your fault, Karkat. [ She summons the strength to give him a smile. ] Heh, I know you're just going to blame yourself anyway. It's what you do.

[ Pointing her SFC at her surroundings-- looks like she's about a block or two away from the carnival's entrance in an alleyway-- she chuckles weakly, ] Hurry up and get over here before I find you and beat the shit out of you.

[ Quietly. ] Hehe... as soon as I can move again, I mean.

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[ Terezi pulls him against her as she leans back against the alley wall, a hand pressed gently to the back of his head when she realizes he's crying. The scent of red falling down his face is easily picked up by that nose of hers, after all. ]

You did good. [ She knows it means nothing to him, because she knows that his self-loathing runs deep pretty damn deep, but she really is proud of him. ]

I don't know what I would have done if you hadn't made it, Karkat. [ The dam breaks, and every last bit of anguish she's been struggling with since the start of this comes pouring out. ]

Fuck... [ Her grip on him tightens, hands pawing at his back out of desperation, as if afraid he might disappear. ] Don't you fucking let go of me, you got that?

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[ Her hand runs circles across his back, trying to soothe him. ]

But I'm not dead. The others'll come back. And-- you should know better than to listen to Vriska of all fucking people. He's just going to come back anyway, so what would killing him have done?

[ A soft kiss to his temple. ]

Nothing. It wouldn't have done a fucking thing, Karkat, and you know it.

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[ She knows... she knows, but she's not sure what she can say or do at this point, so she just holds him, allowing him this chance to cry and grieve and whatever else he needs to do. ]

Karkat...

[ As she nuzzles him, she gets a whiff of something else that's red... why didn't she notice it before? On his chest and on his arm-- more red. ]

Karkat...! You're hurt!

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Fuck you, Vantas. You're my matesprit, of course I'm going to worry about it.

[ She pulls on his shirt, trying to get him to move so she can lift it and take a look. And she doesn't expect him to make this a particularly easy task. ]

Let me take a sniff.

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You'll have more than just a fucking cut to worry about if you don't let me take a "look" at it! And you're the one struggling here, if you're so damned worried about it reopening, you'll stop and let me smell it!

[ Her teeth press down on the juncture of his neck and shoulder. ]

Let me or I'll bite you, and I will draw blood, Karkat.