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[cloverdaleboy]

[IT'S THE TIME OF YEAR TO THINK OF FAMILY, RIGHT?? Scott had found something in his pocket earleir that he'd apparently taken with him upon arriving here. He decided to show all of Sacrosanct, assuming they'd, you know, actually care. In the video now, he's just sitting on his barrack's bed, his tactical vest off so you can see his undershirt and

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[saidnah]

No to both questions.

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[cloverdaleboy]

Really? You don't want a little you running around?

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[saidnah]

If I wanted another me around, I'd have myself cloned. I have no desire to ever be a parent.

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[cloverdaleboy]

Fair enough. I didn't either. Except now that I've had one, I changed my mind.

[Why yes, unsubtle hinting at you.]

[patternprophet]

Did you name him after you?

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[cloverdaleboy]

No, it was actually the mother that did. I didn't even know I had a son until he was already eight years old.

[TYPING THIS MAKES HIM FEEL GUILTY.]

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[patternprophet]

That's quite a long time. He must have been quite the surprise.

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[cloverdaleboy]

Haha, yeah, tell me about it. What about you? Any little you's running around?

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[rustigedraak]

Cute kid. He looks like you.

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[cloverdaleboy]

Huh. You think so? [He's gonna recheck that. Then he kind of thinks this guy might be right. Maybe.] Yeah, maybe.

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[rustigedraak]

Yeah. How old is he?

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[cloverdaleboy]

Just eight. I really couldn't believe it at first...

What about you? Do you have any? [He won't admit that he thinks Ladon sounds young, but even the young guys get kids. Read: Scott did.]

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[fuckinghubble]

No, and no thanks -- to humor your curiosity.

[Pause.]

You miss your kid?

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[cloverdaleboy]

I understand. Having kids is tough.

[Not that he would know, exactly.]

Well, yeah. I do. Don't you miss someone, being here?

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[fuckinghubble]

I'll take your word for it. I'd probably make a fucking awful parent, anyway.

[Taking care of people is one thing, but kids...

[Well, he's never entertained the thought. Probably because he's too concerned that he'd only wind up doing what his own dad did to him.]

Sort of. Just one person. That's all I really had, not that it matters now.

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[cloverdaleboy]

[Gasp! Did Scott just hear somebody giving up? In that case, Scott's going to bring his bracelet's HUD close to his face so it looks like he just got a tight close up.]

Listen to me, I know it's rough here. I almost feel like forgetting about the only one on that stupid ship because I think we'll never see each other again. But there's always a silver lining, buddy. All the people where I came from were trapped on a ship moving away from our home planet...but they still got to see their family. So there's a chance for you, too.

[Scott's withholding the fact they borrowed other peoples' bodies to see their families, buuut he's not going to because Raimi seems like a real shotjob.]

All right?

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[selfkismesis]

SPACE-RACIST.
NOT EVERY SPECIES HAS THAT RIDICULOUS FAMILIAL BOND HUMANS DO WITH THEIR GRUBS.

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[cloverdaleboy]

[Oh no, not you.]

So, I take that as a no? Kids aren't that bad. They make some of us better people.

[A wicked thought, like Karkat havin' babies and changing into Mr. Nice Guy, crosses Scott's mind.]

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[selfkismesis]

I'M ONLY SIX.
OF COURSE I HAVEN'T BEEN CONTRIBUTING MY GENETIC MATERIAL TO CREATE OFFSPRING.
WHAT KIND OF SEXUAL DEVIANT CREEP ARE YOU?!

IT'S TOTALLY RIDICULOUS HOW MUCH YOU HUMANS CARE FOR YOUR SPAWN.
I HEARD THEY HAVE TWO GUARDIANS UNTIL THEY'RE 18 YEARS OLD.
I HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG A YEAR IS, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT WAS A LONGASS TIME.
THAT IS INSANE.

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[cloverdaleboy]

[LOL WAIT. Scott's reading back to what Karkat said, and he mentioned "grubs". And Scott's like bwuh? and he's going to completely disregard what Karkat just wrote so he can write this.]

Are you some kind of bug?