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[The feed comes on to show Karkat's glowering face. He's at the Inn, and sitting with his back to the cupboard under the stairs. It's quite early in the morning, so there's no people in the room with him at that precise moment in time.
He looks angry. That's not much of a change in and of itself, but there's a muted sort of fury in his gaze that shows that it's more than his general abrasive attitude. He narrows his eyes at the feed.]
Egbert's gone.
[There's a pause after he says that, and he grits his teeth, lips twisting. Behind him, the cupboard door creaks open very slightly.]
I know I heard something moving around the hive not long ago. I thought it was him just pissing about, but - well, that asshole would've come back now. And guess what? He's not.
[He's not paying attention, because the door creaks open more. Adults won't see anything at all, but if there are any young people watching the feed... they might be able to make out the half-visible creature crouched in there.
Karkat shivers and rubs the back of his neck, but doesn't look around.]
So, I've been up looking for him all fucking night. Tried everywhere but the forest and the crypts. Guess I'll be skipping down there like a merry little shitbrain later today, and - [He freezes.
The cupboard door is pushed completely open by a skeletal, rotted hand. Karkat turns to see the huge, flayed beast crawling out of the closet.]
Motherfucking -- !!
[His hand slams on the feed and it goes off to the sound of a chair scraping across the floor.]
He looks angry. That's not much of a change in and of itself, but there's a muted sort of fury in his gaze that shows that it's more than his general abrasive attitude. He narrows his eyes at the feed.]
Egbert's gone.
[There's a pause after he says that, and he grits his teeth, lips twisting. Behind him, the cupboard door creaks open very slightly.]
I know I heard something moving around the hive not long ago. I thought it was him just pissing about, but - well, that asshole would've come back now. And guess what? He's not.
[He's not paying attention, because the door creaks open more. Adults won't see anything at all, but if there are any young people watching the feed... they might be able to make out the half-visible creature crouched in there.
Karkat shivers and rubs the back of his neck, but doesn't look around.]
So, I've been up looking for him all fucking night. Tried everywhere but the forest and the crypts. Guess I'll be skipping down there like a merry little shitbrain later today, and - [He freezes.
The cupboard door is pushed completely open by a skeletal, rotted hand. Karkat turns to see the huge, flayed beast crawling out of the closet.]
Motherfucking -- !!
[His hand slams on the feed and it goes off to the sound of a chair scraping across the floor.]