Kamina? Seriously, Kamina? Figures that a big moron like you would have the most normal-sounding name I've heard yet from a human. I'm Karkat Vantas. But what do you mean, soul-brother? How's that different from the regular kind?

[Where Kamina grins, though, Karkat snorts.]

Death doesn't last around here, and there's not even enough to it to get bored.

[Now his arms fold up over his chest as he fixes the man with a look. Obstinate but appraising, not yet convinced.]

There are some rules out there that are a fat load of shit, and I've done things people would never think are possible if they hadn't happened. But that doesn't stop that sometimes, some things just can't be done. And if you don't think and just act, you're going to screw up. Don't tell me different, because I know it better than anyone.