o9. ♌ network post

[bestmoirail]

[Nepeta really wishes there was a better filtering system. She's been wanting to ask this for a while but...well, might as well just have at it.]

:33 < id like to ask everyone a question
:33 < how much should you furgive someone?
:33 < if theyve done something really pawful
:33 < what is the line betw33n being difficult
:33 < and being sensible

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[ragesnake]

DEPENDS ON THE PERSON.
AND YOURSELF, I GUESS. IF THIS "PAWFUL" SHIT SOMEONE DID HURT YOU, AND YOU CHOOSE TO FORGIVE THEM, YOU'RE ASKING TO BE HURT AGAIN.
IF IT HURT SOMEONE ELSE AND THEY FORGIVE THE PERSON, IT'S PROBABLY IN YOUR BEST INTERESTS TO FORGIVE THEM, TOO.
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS ABOUT, NEPETA?

[bestmoirail]

:33 < im purrty sure you know who im talking about

also i'm sorry he's being a douche

[ragesnake]

THERE ARE A GOOD NUMBER OF US THAT HAVE DONE THINGS CLASSIFIABLE AS "PAWFUL".
SPIDERBITCH, GAMZEE, ERIDAN, NEVERMIND THE AMOUNT OF TIMES I FUCKED UP. SHOULD I JUST START PULLING STRAWS OR ARE YOU GONNA STOP BEING CAGEY ABOUT IT?

he's karkat, it's okay xD

[bestmoirail]

:33 < oh j33z dont start on that karkat
:33 < this self depreciating thing of yours
:33 < nothing youve done is anywhere near comparable to what those thr33 did
:33 < in fact i still stand by the fact youve done nothing wrong
:33 < however much you dont believe that
:33 < im being vague beclaws this stupid network doesnt allow filtering
:33 < so if you want me to be direct were going have to speak in purrson

[ragesnake]

I'M NOT "STARTING" ON--
FINE, YOU KNOW WHAT, WHATEVER.
I'M NOT THE SPIDERBITCH AND I DIDN'T RUN ANYBODY THROUGH AND I DIDN'T PAINT THE VEIL WITH THE COLORFUL BLOOD OF HALF OF OUR FRIENDS, BUT I'M SURE AS HELL NOT PERFECT AND I'VE SURE AS HELL DONE THINGS WRONG.
BUT WHATEVER.
WHERE ARE YOU.

[bestmoirail]

:33 < the lab nearest to the training center
:33 < m33t you at the entrance to the dorms?

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[ragesnake]

SURE.

[So he's standing at the entrance to the dorms, actually out of his uniform for once and just in a layered long sleeved/short sleeved t-shirt and jeans. His hands are shoved in his pockets and he's scuffing his shoe on the ground.]

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[bestmoirail]

[Nepeta's in hers, though its obviously seeing some wear by now. The only way she'd get in the uniform and actually stay in it is so wear it even outside of classes which meant it had been through quite a number of fights in the training center. Not that she cares, she's just glad there weren't actually any rules saying you had to wear the one assigned to your gender. Bluh.

Her hair has started to grow out and she's got it in a pony tail to keep it out of the way. When she sees Karkat, she raises a hand in greeting, faintly smiling despite the severity of the thoughts going through her mind.]

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[ragesnake]

[He glances up when she approaches and nods his head, leaning away from the railing he was lounged against.]

Your hair's getting longer. [Yes, he noticed. Yes, he said something. It's Karkat.]

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[bestmoirail]

[She reached a hand to briefly touch the ponytail, and then shrugged.] I'll purrobably cut it once it starts getting annoying.

[Though in truth, she likely wouldn't. Nepeta had come to learn that one of the few forms of physical affection Equius would allow himself to give her, was to pull out sticks, leaves, or anything else that got caught in her hair whenever she was out prowling (indeed, even now it was in a slight mess). If putting up with longer hair was all she needed to do to get this affection, then it seemed like a fair trade to her.]

I need to feed my cats, mind talking in my dorm?

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[ragesnake]

[He shrugged his shoulders and fell into step alongside her.]

You're the one talking, lead the way.

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[bestmoirail]

[She took the lead, taking him to her dorm and unlocking the door. She stepped inside the common room, leaving the door open for Karkat to enter at his leisure. Instantly four cats made their way towards the both of them, winding around their legs. Nepeta giggled and leaned down to give each of them a scritch behind their ears]

Calm down, foods coming up, sheesh.

[She moves over to the small kitchenette and pulled out a bag of dry cat food, pouring a bit into four bowls near the table]

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[ragesnake]

[He lingered in the doorway for a moment behind her and almost stepped right back out into the hallway when the cats swarmed them, pulling his hands out of his pockets to hold them to his sides and roll onto his toes, trying to avoid stepping on the cats as he entered the room.]

What the-- sweet troll jegus, Nepeta why do you have so many of these things.

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[bestmoirail]

[She pet some of them as they ate, crouched down on her knees.]

A long time ago when Greece and I went into the city we found a lot of abandoned kittens. The city had so many strays...and so young too. If we left them behind they purrobably would have died so we brought back as much of them as we could and gave them out to people.

[She smiles down at them but finally stands back up and returns her attention to him, taking a seat at the kitchen table.]

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[ragesnake]

A bunch of stray animals in a city left there because of irresponsible humans aren't your responsibility to take care of, Nepeta. You're crazy. [But he quietly sort of admires it.]

So what's this all about, anyway?

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[bestmoirail]

[She can't help it. A fuzzy creature in need, especially kittens? Nepeta is going to be there to help. Hell, might even extend to just about any creature.

She's quiet a bit, watching the cats from her perch on the chair be she shrugs and looks down at her hands.]

It's about Gamzee. This place isn't purrticularly big. I can't avoid him furever. Don't know if I should. Don't know if I should just move on and furgive him. Keep holding him accountable, even though this one technically hasn't done it yet. What it means when I consider Friska and Ampurra too. [So many factors. So many ifs and buts. She wasn't even entirely sure where to start in figuring this all out.]