[it's the small hours of the morning when Gai gets a message from someone he inexplicably enjoys hearing from.
not that he's going to like this.]
HEY.
STOP SLEEPING, SOME SHIT WENT DOWN.
LIKE, RIGHT NOW. HURRY UP, THIS ISN'T ME DROPPING IN FOR TEA AND A FRIENDLY CHAT, SOMETHING HAPPENED.
...
UNBEFUCKINGLIEVABLE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOUR BIZARRE SPECIES CAN POSSIBLY FALL INTO ANY KIND OF RELIABLE SLEEP WHEN IT'S SO DARK OUT.
OH WAIT, WHAT THE ICHOR-SLICK FUCK AM I EVEN DOING, TEXT ISN'T GOING TO WAKE ANYONE UP. I SWEAR TO WHATEVER GODS ARE ACTIVE IN A BUGSHIT INSANE WORLD LIKE THIS THAT LIVING WITH GAMZEE IS MAKING ME SOFT IN THE DAMN SPONGE.
[and then video. there's a vague smudge of human blood on Karkat's shirt, but he himself looks perfectly fine.]
Hey, Gai! Answer me!