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[The first thing the video feed picks up is a ton of red feathers.]

Damn it! Get back here with that.

[There's some rustling before you see the face of a baby chocobo and Dave picking it up along with his communicator.]

Well, there you guys go. Dave fucking Strider got won out by this little feathery asshole. Said feathery asshole still doesn't have a name though, so this is where you guys come in.

Give me some good ol' name ideas and I might choose one to name him. As much as I love calling him feathery asshole, I don't think he really likes the name. And it would be fucking rude of me to keep calling him that. And it's kind of long anyways.

I had some names in mind, but calling him Bro would be really sappy and lame.

[He stops for a minute before talking as though he meant to say that.] Right. So give me your best shot. You'll probably see me around town with him by the way. [Dave ends the feed.]

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wow
holy shit we got this far
and you dont actually know what to do about it???
i was on the edge of my seat thinking
hey i can actually fix this shit
jegus

[They just seriously had the angriest text fest and this kind of just was the most anticlimatic response ever.]

WHAT, AM I SUPPOSED TO BEND OVER BACKWARDS AND SAY SORRY FOR IT?
OH DAVE, MY DEEPEST APOLOGIES THAT I'M NOT LONGER A SHIT-FLIPPING LAUGH RIDE OR RAGE-STIRRING SHITBLISTER!
BECAUSE CLEARLY KEEPING YOUR MOOD UP AND INTENSE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN AN HONEST FUCKING ANSWER IN A CONVERSATION ABOUT FEELINGS.
IF I HAD A BETTER ANSWER THAN THAT I'M SURE THIS STUPID CURSE WOULD HAVE YANKED IT OUT OF ME ALREADY WHETHER I LIKED IT OR NOT.

shit
this wasnt about me
this is about your fucking feelings and how i fucking threw them around
or some version of me
and here i am trying to fix it so we can get this passed us
what the fuck just calm your shit
look
damn
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okay
look

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im fucking sorry
im
sorry
im sorry i up and left
and that i dont remember any of that shit dude
i cant do anything about it anymore
but
damn it
dont actually ever expect me to apologize about this shit again
this is your freebie and you get no more
so
there

[There's another long wait after that. He didn't really expect it.]

MAYBE
IT'S BETTER THAT YOU DON'T REMEMBER NOW.
IF YOU DID, IT WOULDN'T FIX ANYTHING
IT WOULD HAVE JUST MADE SHIT AWKWARD AGAIN AND MADE ME HAVE TO DANCE AROUND THIS WHOLE THING OF "WHOOPS, SURE DID HAVE A TRAINWRECK WITH HIM!"
IT WENT ABSOLUTELY FUCKING NOWHERE IN THE END.
THE POSSIBILITIES HAVE BEEN DRIED UP, EXHAUSTED, AND I HAVE GIVEN UP ON THEM THOROUGHLY WITH NO FURTHER FUSS.
AND YEAH I SAID I'M BITTER
BUT WHO WOULDN'T BE AFTER ALL THAT WENT DOWN.
BUT LIKE THIS
I GUESS
I ACTUALLY GOT TO FINALLY FUCKING SAY ALL THIS TO A VERSION OF YOU WHO LISTENED
EVEN IF IT WAS THE CURSE THAT DRAGGED IT OUT OF ME IN THE FIRST PLACE.
IN ANY OTHER CASE I WOULD HAVE JUST KEPT MY MOUTH SHUT AND PRETENDED THAT SHIT NEVER WENT DOWN
BUT THIS TIME I DIDN'T GET THAT CHANCE.
MAYBE I NEEDED IT?
I DON'T KNOW, IT FEELS FUCKING WEIRD JUST TALKING TO YOU ABOUT THIS
LET ALONE THIS OPENLY.
MAYBE I SHOULD GO OVER THERE AND PUNCH YOU ONCE JUST TO GET IT OVER WITH
CALL IT DONE AFTER THAT
...
AND I'LL TAKE THAT APOLOGY THEN.
NOT THAT I AM TELLING YOU TO REPEAT IT BECAUSE I AM NOT THAT MUCH OF AN ASS
BUT AS AN OFFICIAL "IT'S DEALT WITH" KIND OF THING.

jegus
well now that this can be dealt with
we dont have to have awkward arguments about this that was semi public
and was the cause of this shitty place deciding that we needed to dish out our deepest secrets
because
idk it thought it would be funny
whatever
sure
why the fuck not
you can come over and punch me and then we can stop talking about this shit
because i am sick of talking honestly
this stupid fucking curse
or whatever it wants itself to be
is fucking ridiculous

CURSES LAST A WEEK, WE'VE GOT UNTIL NEXT SUNDAY LEFT TO DEAL WITH THIS CONFESSIONAL BULLSHIT.
NOT WHAT YOU WANTED TO HEAR, I'M SURE, BUT I'M SURE AS FUCK NOT GLAD ABOUT IT EITHER.
RIGHT ANYWAY
WHERE ARE YOU, BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHERE JOHN'S PLACE IS RIGHT NOW.

this sounds like the fucking best time to practice ignoring the shit out of people
shit
coral corral 6
i guess i can sit outside
im sure it would be hard to miss me then

PRETTY MUCH
THOUGH THAT'S IF FATE DECIDES TO LET YOU OFF EASY.
THINGS HAVE THE WORST WAY OF HAPPENING EXACTLY WHEN YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO.
ANYWAY, I'LL BE THERE SOON ENOUGH.

[Click!]

[Dave is just sitting on the front porch. Feathery Asshole/Bro/Chocobro/whatever its name is is sitting in his lap and nipping at his fingers while he waits for Karkat to actually arrive.]

[True to his word, Karkat doesn't take long to arrive. Living in Vatheon for over a year means it's kind of hard to get lost. Even at the equivalent of earth 14, though, he doesn't look much different; his eyes aren't changing yet, and he's only a little taller. The outfit's the same as ever.]

[He strolls up, stopping some feet away from the porch.]

Alright, let's get this over with. Put down the chocobo and stand up.

[Dave watches as the little feathered bro runs over to Karkat to inspect the new face before getting to his feet. He just casually makes his way over.]

Yeah, whatever. Give me your best shot and we can call this shit done.

[Karkat eyes the bird, frowning. He and chocobos have a mixed history, but so long as it's not going to tackle or bite him...]

[He looks back to Dave. There's been times where he has hit him, or would have but stopped, or would have gone beyond hitting to do something more permanent. It leaves his expression complicated, mouth twisted on one side from the mix of recollection and present emotions.]

I'm not going to hold back.

[One warning, that's it - but there's still a silent pause before he does anything. It would be easier if he were smirking or had just aggravated him, but... no, he's still going to do it.]

[His jaw sets, his fist curls, his arm pulls back--]

[One swing, hard, and into that he finally packs the sum of everything between them before.]

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[It might bite him. But only because it wants to climb up. Alas, chocobos do not have hands.

Dave staggers quite a bit as the other punches him in the jaw. If he were not used to the beatdowns with Bro, he probably would have fallen over. He's gotten better at holding his ground thankfully.

He can taste blood in his mouth already and, damn, that was going to bruise and hurt for awhile.

Dave stands upright a bit and readjust his sunglasses once he's sure he won't stumble more.] So we good. [It comes out a little funny. He just swallows the blood in his mouth. No need to get questions why there's blood on the pavement because he wanted to spit it out.]

[Karkat wrings out his hand after; for all he has thrown punches before, they're still not a common thing. That and it wasn't exactly the gentlest.]

[The words - not quite a question, but he takes it as such - make him pause again. He watches Dave swallow, and again the thoughts of it all sift through his mind.]

[He exhales, and his shoulders slump with it.]

Yeah. If I act like a dick about this again in the future, call me on it, because I have enough occasion to be an ass without dredging up crap that's over and done with.

[He glances down to see the small chocobo take a seat on his foot. God, why is his pet so fucking stupid?

He looks back at Karkat.]

Whatever. Blahdifuckingda. The status quo has returned and we can go about being pricks to each other like normal. I'm sick of today and this fucking curse.

Hah. No shit. I had it worse than you, saying all that junk. But whatever, it's done, and may the issue never rear its grotesque cranium again. It would be the zombified skull of a hoofbeast at this point, resurrected from being beaten to its brutal death.

So! [He slips his hands into his pockets.] Don't kill your bird, don't piss me off too much, and things will go on normally for fucking once. I'm out.

[And unless Dave stops him, Karkat turns then to head home.]

Edited 2012-01-10 12:19 (UTC)

We'll see. Sunday is fucking far from here which means we've got plenty of time to fuck up.

Hey. You never answered my question. Names. You got any good ones?

[Karkat stops then, peering back not at Dave, but the chocobo. A red chocobo.]

[Maybe it's an odd name to suggest, but--]

Pulse.

[He looks down at the stupid thing sitting on his shoe.]

Huh. I'll keep it in mind, thanks.

You helped me sort my shit out, I gave you a name idea for your bird. A bizarre trade but there you have it anyway.

[He lifts a hand, palm out in a lazy wave substitute.]

Later, and hopefully not until next week.

[And maybe now he can go home.]

Gonna put a 'do not talk to Vantas' note on my fucking ceiling.

[He picks up the small chocobo and heads back inside.] See ya.

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