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[thekidsare0kay]

Okay, weirdos. I'm fucking bored.

I've reprogrammed this stupid piece of shit alien communicator thingy with a text to speech program. By touch. In a foreign programming language. So now there are no excuses.

Someone entertain me.

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[ex_fintastic398]

Oh! No, no! Not like that, I mean just as friends.

[ She looks--and sounds-- kind of sheepish that she might have given him the wrong impression. ]

Honestly, at this point, that's not completely impossible, but right now we just need to work on being friends again. But we're working on it, and it's going well!

[thekidsare0kay]

[He nods] Well, that's good, I guess. So long as it hakes you happy, I hope it works out.

I still think he's a douche, though.

[ex_fintastic398]

You got that right!

[ She laughs and squeezes his arm. But then... ]

There's probably two other important things to know. One less important, and one not immediately important but pretty scary. Which one do you want to hear first?

[thekidsare0kay]

[He thinks for a minute] Scary first. [Better get it over with]

[ex_fintastic398]

[ Deep breath. ]

My ancestor was her. The Empress. She's gone now, but it's still a thing that can happen.

[thekidsare0kay]

Yeah...I thought so. Must have been scary for her to be here... Of all adults, that's the one I don't want to meet.

[He gives her a nuzzle. Why do his best girls have to have the weird ancestors? His own is weird, but nothing like this]

[ex_fintastic398]

I met her and Gamzee's ancestor. She... saved me? It was so weird.I don't know what she was trying to accomplish, but...

[ She frowns a little more. ]

It felt so weird, seeing her. I've never hated anyone so much!

[thekidsare0kay]

Huh. That's really fucked up, yeah. I hope she doesn't come back.

[ex_fintastic398]

I hope so too. It wasn't pleasant for anyone.

[thekidsare0kay]

Bad enough that Dualscar's here, right? [He sighs] Not to mention, I saw the Grand Highblood Subjugglator on the list.

[ex_fintastic398]

Yeah. Some of the ancestors are just... not that great. But a lot of them are very nice too! Like yours, and Karkat's and Tavros'! And Nepeta's too but I haven't seen her in a while.

[thekidsare0kay]

[Nod...] I guess the same goes for the kids. Some of us are assholes.

[ex_fintastic398]

Yeah, like my hivemate. Which is pretty much the last thing I wanted to tell you... you know I live with Vriska, right?

[thekidsare0kay]

Woah, really? How'd you get roped into that disaster?

[ex_fintastic398]

It was my idea actually. I needed a roommate, she needed someone to make sure she stayed out of trouble... and also someone to make sure she actually eats something... so it was all pretty convenient.

[thekidsare0kay]

Really? [He's a bit startled to hear that Vriska and he have something in common - namely forgetting to eat occasionally] Well, so long as she treats you okay.

[ex_fintastic398]

It's not so bad.

...so I think that's all the important things I had to say.

[thekidsare0kay]

[He chuckles and tentatively leans his head against her shoulder] It's a lot to take in.

[ex_fintastic398]

Yes, but you are made of tough stuff. I have faith in you.

[ She reaches up to pat his cheek. ]

Still if there's any way I can help, or if you want to talk about anything, you know that's always okay.

[thekidsare0kay]

[He smiles faintly, turning his head in her general direction]

Yeah, I know. You're helping right now, don't worry.