Open! Eridan's intro post

[allthefeelings]

Characters: Eridan Ampora and anyone who feels inclined to encounter him
Setting: Dormitory hallways/Anywhere you need him, really; late night
Format: Anything you want
Summary: Eridan arrives, prepare to deal with a mentally and emotionally unstable troll.
Warnings: Swearing. Like a sailor. Ha ha ha.

Comments

hallway | why does luke talk to the strangest people

[lilpuzzleteer]

"Oh!"

Luke was still getting used to lacking a curfew as well as a bedtime. It was sort of invigorating, especially with the lights returned! But he'd learned quick that there were still things to beware in the Tower at night. Sadly, this is Luke, so naturally he has to greet everyone he meets first despite this lesson.

"Hello!" And the most awkward of pauses, "...you look really cool!"

hallway | because he is a true gentleman

[allthefeelings]

The 'Hello' wasn't exactly processed by Eridan, but it was enough to jolt him slightly out of the self-pitying haze he was in. He looked at Luke, startled.

"Wwhat?" Well, he'd heard it, but it apparently wasn't any reason for him to respond intelligently.

hallway | yes, harassing newbies is so gentlemanly

[lilpuzzleteer]

"Wh-what?" Had he said something funny? Maybe he couldn't hear well because of those frilly things on his face.

"I like your scarf!" He spoke a bit louder, like one would use on their grandpa who'd forgotten their hearing aid. His volume dropped back to normal almost immediately after, however, because concern overrides fashion every time. "Are you okay? You seem lost."

hallway | no matter how weird they look! Like a true gentleman!

[allthefeelings]

"Oh," said Eridan, and then drew himself up a bit straighter. "Wwell, that's good, I suppose." Princes never say thank you, apparently.

"I'm not lost," he added, "I'm just--" Walking about aimlessly? Feeling really crappy about killing his friends and dooming the future of their race? "--explorin'. I just arrivved here, after all."

[foretolds]

[Terezi is minding her own business, wandering the dormitory hallways because there is no way she is switching to a lame human sleeping schedule when...

Yup. That is definitely Eridan's fruity plum scent.

She sighs and decides that if he's here, she might as well make sure he's nothing doing anything horrible. Killing all of their friends, for example.]

Ampora!

[allthefeelings]

[At the sound of Terezi's voice, Eridan snaps to attention and looks at her in a manner he's trying to pull off as defiantly but just comes off as nervous. He clutches at the tails of his scarf.]

I'm wwarnin' you, I'm still armed, okay?!

[foretolds]

Ohhh, Eridan, are you going to murder me, too? What a stunning way to start off!

[allthefeelings]

Only if you start off tryin' to cull me! If you're not gonna cull me, wwe havve no issue.

[romcomedian]

[Eridan will have to decide what's more disturbing -- seeing the vision eightfold as he rounds the corner...

Or seeing Karkat with the vision eightfold as he rounds the corner. But either way, he stops pretty much dead in his tracks when he sees him. Already he can tell that this isn't his Eridan, just by his attire.

Magenta blood. Just like Sollux. But once again, not him.]

You fuckers are god damn everywhere.

[allthefeelings]

...Kar?

[What are you wearing, Karkat?! Why do you have Vriska's eye!? Eridan's just going to stare at him, confused, until he pulls himself back together somewhat.]

Wwhat happened to you? Wwhat did I fuckin' miss, wwere you a blueblood all along? Wwhy wwould you evven fuckin' bother hidin' that?

[romcomedian]

Nothing happened to me, asshole.

[The last part gets his attention though. So their Karkat was smart enough not to wear his mutant blood on his sleeve, unlike Kanaya. At least there was something good that came out of that stupid timeline.]

No, Eridan, I changed the color of my blood like a fucking scalebeast. Of course I've always been a blueblood.

[allthefeelings]

I nevver said you changed your blood colour. You fuckin' type in grey, howw wwas I supposed to knoww you wwere pretendin' to be a lowwblood wwhen you wwere a blueblood all along? That upright makes no fuckin' sense.

[hiivemiindiing]

[ not much going on here. just some adult trolls. people watching. not like they got much else to do around here.

they see you, Eridan. but they're not going to comment. not yet. ]

[allthefeelings]

[Adult trolls. If Eridan wasn't so lost in his own self-pitying haze, he'd be wary of you two. As it is, he nearly walks past them. And then glances. And frowns.

At which point he IS wary because, what the crap, adult trolls, what the fuck are they even doing in the same area as him?]

[hiivemiindiing]

[ and now that Eridan is looking their way? with a look of caution?

a wide, manic grin grows on both of their faces. sorry, their collars are also pretty visible. ]

[allthefeelings]

[The worst part about these adults is that they look familiar and Eridan doesn't know why. Because obviously, he doesn't know any adults. Let alone twin adults.

But, being Eridan, he's going to react with his usual tact and decorum.]

Wwhat are you fuckin' lookin' at?

[grimauxilatrix]

[Kanaya was heading back to her dormitory when she spotted Eridan walking in the opposite direction, walking right towards her.]

[Her mind immediately flashed to him killing- attempting to kill?- her.]

[Impulsively she removes her lipstick tube from her pocket and changes it over to a chain saw.]

[Then she waits]

[allthefeelings]

[It takes about five seconds for Eridan to switch over into awake.

Very, very awake. He stops dead in his tracks, a look of horror on his face, holding his hands up.]

O-oh fuck, Kan, come on, please, not again. I'm really sorry, okay, seriously fuckin' repentant and okay, I guess maybe bein' sawwed in half once isn't fuckin' enough to replace the fuckin' future a' trollkind or-- ....fuck, just, please....don't?

[He's babbling. He shuts up. He's not sure he can even kill Kanaya again so he really doesn't know what to do here.]

[grimauxilatrix]

[She raises an eyebrow at him but doesn't lower the chainsaw. Actually, don't expect it to be lowered any time soon]

[But one phrase has stood out to her- maybe being sawed in half once- did that mean she had lived? Or something had prevented her death?]

Are you saying that you have already once been sawed in half? Perhaps by myself. Speak. Tell me what happened after you killed me.

[Sadly information may be more useful than actually killing him (again?)]

[allthefeelings]

[Eridan...eyes up the chainsaw. This is really unsettling.]

Uh...do you wwant to knoww evverythin' or just the evvents you wwere invvolvved in?