After much bickering and debate, Karkat and Terezi
hatched a plan to salvage what might be left of their freakish mutant offspring's trollishness. It seems like a pretty good idea, but since it involves Surmat's life and Silent Hill, Karkat figured he'd better give the area's caretaker some kind of heads-up. Hell, maybe Alessa will cooperate and make this whole thing run more smoothly.
First things first, though. He goes home and equips a new shirt, makes himself some dinner, then gets down to business. He's sure he can sense another presence around the hive, but that doesn't necessarily mean she'll manifest. Feeling a little foolish, he turns his eyes upward and addresses the ceiling.
"Hey, Alessa. Gotta talk to you about something."