040 ♋ [TEXT] - a followup to the prior one

[bethehugejerk]

WORD TO THE NOT SO WISE:
JUST BECAUSE YOU NO LONGER HAVE ACCESS TO TRANS-TIME MEMOS DOES NOT MEAN YOU GET TO STOP DEALING WITH THE SHAMEFUL DISPLAYS OF YOUR OWN PAST SELF.
EXAMPLE: MY PRIOR POST.
AS SOME OF YOU COMMENTED TO AND LIKELY OTHERS BESIDES NOTICED, YESTERDAY I APPARENTLY GOT IT IN MY LOBE TO BE THE MOST HUMILIATING FARTSQUEAL I COULD MANAGE TO BE BY, OF ALL THINGS, THROWING A TANTRUM OVER A SINGLE BURNT PIECE OF TOAST.
AND TRUST ME, AS EMBARRASSING AS THAT MUST HAVE BEEN TO WITNESS, IT IS AT LEAST TEN TIMES WORSE FOR ME TO LOOK BACK ON AND SEE EX POST FACTO.
SO, IN A DISPLAY OF NOT BEING A TOTAL TURDSTAIN, I WANT TO APOLOGIZE ON BEHALF OF DOUCHEBAG PAST ME FOR ALL THE IDIOTIC AND FRANKLY ASSHOLISH STUFF I UNLOADED ON BOTH COMMENTERS AND READERS OF THE WHOLE POST.
I DIDN'T MEAN IT.
LIKE, SERIOUSLY, THERE'S A CURSE GOING ON AND AFTER SOME STUFF I HEARD ABOUT PEOPLE EARLIER IN THE WEEK AND TALKING TO OTHERS, I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO WAS AFFECTED.
I GUESS YESTERDAY WAS JUST "BE THE BIGGEST JACKASS YOU CAN" DAY
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, I DON'T KNOW.
IS THERE EVEN A THEME TO THIS?
IT'S WEIRD FOR IT TO JUST LAST A DAY WITHOUT SOME KIND OF EXTERNAL CAUSE FOR IT.
WHATEVER, I'M BABBLING.
THE POINT IS THAT I WAS OUT FOR THE GOLD MEDAL IN BEING A NOOKBITER YESTERDAY, I REGRET IT, HERE'S YOUR APOLOGY.

Comments

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[spacecase]

wait that was a thing?
but you are usually the biggest jackass ever
how would i have known the difference?

[The truth is, she wouldn't as she was asleep for a long time. She's just teasing.]

[text]

[bethehugejerk]

JADE?
WHEN DID YOU SHOW UP?
ALSO, I WAS WORSE YESTERDAY, ALRIGHT
LIKE REALLY WORSE.
I THREW OUT A TOASTER OVER IT.

[text]

[spacecase]

nope i am not jade at all, it is actually john!



i am kidding, yes its me :)
i have been here since the end of last month, actually!
but i did not see you, i was a little disappointed
i was looking forward to finally meeting you in person, whether on the meteor or not
that is not your fault, though
unless i can blame you for me waking up in a tree and it suddenly being september
but i doubt that lol ;)

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[bethehugejerk]

HOW DID YOU NOT SEE ME
IT'S NOT LIKE I GO HIDING AWAY FROM THE WORLD HERE.
I VISIT THE CORAL REGULARLY.
ALSO, WE HAVE MET IN PERSON BEFORE AND MORE THAN ONCE BECAUSE THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME YOU'VE BEEN HERE
AND YOU WOKE UP IN A TREE IN SEPTEMBER BECAUSE YOU FELL INTO A COMA.
IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND IT'S HARMLESS, THOUGH THE TREE PART IS YOUR OWN FAULT.

[text]

[spacecase]

:\a
well at least it is not a resurgence of the narcolepsy
even though that was a certain other trolls fault
i went right to the forest after i arrived
i think
as far as i can remember
either way i did not see you
the only troll i have seen is kanaya

[This is a rather strange conversation. And no, she is not regretting going to the forest, island-living life 4eva.]

and if it was not quite obvious already, i do not remember being here before
though, yes, kanaya told me the same thing

[text]

[bethehugejerk]

NO SHIT YOU DON'T.
I'VE LIVED HERE FOR A YEAR AND EIGHT MONTHS EXACTLY, HARLEY
I KNOW HOW THINGS WORK BY NOW.
AS MUCH AS I CAN ANYWAY, SINCE THE ASSHATS IN CHARGE DON'T LIKE TO HAND OUT INFO THE EASY WAY.
WHAT'S THE LAST THING THAT HAPPENED IN PARADOX SPACE FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE?

[text]

[spacecase]

deeerp
why bother asking? you have probably heard it a million times already :/
but anyway
all of us kids went god tier
john and i got on the prospit ship and took off to meet you
also we delivered a message in a bucket




sorry about that btw

[bestestfurrend]

:33 < hi karkat!
:33 < i'm glad you're f33ling better
:33 < i thought it might be a curse beclaws even if you get mad over things sometimes
:33 < it's usually not over silly things like that ://
:33 < anyway i didn't say anything because i didn't want to get into a fight!

:33 < but it's okay to talk to you now right?? :33

[bethehugejerk]

SHORT STORY, I WAS DUMB AND CRAZY WITH POINTLESS RAGE, AND I THANK YOU FOR RIGHTLY PRESUMING THAT MY EMOTIONS WEREN'T NORMAL AND VALID
AS IT MEANS ONE LESS SHAMEFUL CONVERSATION TO LOOK BACK ON AND WISH NEVER HAPPENED.
NOW IS FINE, YEAH.

[bestestfurrend]

:33 < it's ofur and done with now at least :33
:33 < although i'm not sure if all the curses this w33k are finished yet...
:33 < it's not usually so many different things happening nonstop :||

[bethehugejerk]

THEY PRETTY MUCH ALWAYS LAST A WEEK, SO TO DISCOUNT IT NOW IS JUST ASKING TO BE CLOCKED IN THE CRANIAL CAVITY WITH SOME OTHER EFFECT.
I'M GUESSING THERE HAS TO BE SOME THEME TO IT, BUT WHATEVER IT IS IS LOST ON ME ENTIRELY.

[bestestfurrend]

:33 < yes i suppaws youre right ://
:33 < i cant really guess what it is either though!

:33 < uhm, and karkat?
:33 < could you talk to tavros please maybe?
:33 < i think hes really upset that you told him you dont want to be friends

the patience part of the curse really is helping him today

[bethehugejerk]

THEN MY GUESS WOULD BE SOME HUMAN THING I DON'T CARE ABOUT ENOUGH TO FIGURE OUT.
BUT...
FINE, I GUESS.
GAMZEE WASN'T HAPPY ABOUT IT EITHER.
AND IT'S NOT LIKE I HAVE A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE GUY, HE JUST STAMMERS A LOT
AND I'M NOT REAL CLOSE TO HIM.
I MEAN TEREZI AND I HAD HIM LIVE WITH US TO KEEP HIM AWAY FROM VRISKA'S PARTICULAR BRAND OF BATSHIT WELL OVER A YEAR AGO
BUT WE HARDLY BECAME FIST BUMPING PUPA PALS OVER THE WHOLE THING EITHER.
AND NO THAT'S NOT ME ARGUING AGAINST TALKING TO HIM, SINCE I KNOW EVEN BETTER THAN YOU DO THAT PAST ME WAS A JACKASS YESTERDAY.

[oceanbreasts]

its totes cool kitten
ur forgiven

[bethehugejerk]

HEY, JUST BECAUSE I APOLOGIZED FOR BEING A JERKWAD DOESN'T MEAN I'M AUTOMATICALLY ACCEPTING THE NICKNAME.
I'M AS OPPOSED NOW AS I WAS THEN
I'M JUST NOT GOING TO BE AS BIG OF AN ASS ABOUT IT THIS TIME.
SERIOUSLY, I HAVE A NAME.

[oceanbreasts]

i kno
im tryin to desensetize u to the whole nickname thing
*desentistze
*get u used to it

[bethehugejerk]

I ALREADY GET ENOUGH NICKNAMES FROM FEFERI AND NEPETA WITHOUT ADDING YOU, AND THE ONES FROM NEPETA ARE ALREADY CAT-THEMED.
I DON'T NEED ANOTHER ONE.
I DON'T CALL YOU
I DON'T KNOW
ON-THE-ROXY.
WOW, THAT WOULD BE BECAUSE IT SOUNDS SIX KINDS OF STUPID AND I HATE MYSELF A LITTLE MORE FOR EVER DARING TO MAKE THAT PUN.
NICKNAMES ARE STUPID FOREVER, THE END.

[oceanbreasts]

omg no u totes haev my permission to call me on-the-roxy
i liek it
its snappy and shit

[bethehugejerk]

THEN TOO DAMN BAD, BECAUSE I REFUSE TO USE IT.

A few days after the curse

[sylphauxiliatrix]

[She'd been putting this off a bit, partyy because she was too embarrassed to face Karkat after the horrible things she said, a partly because she just happened to be a bit busy after the curse, and mostly because no matter how she tried she couldn't write an apology that meant enough. Ultimately she knew she was going to have to do this. She cared too much about her friendship with Karkat to let this hang for too long. She owed it to him to do this right, in person.]

Hey
Id Like To Meet With You If That Would Be Alright
To Apologize For The Things I Said
If
If You Want To Follow Through On Your Last Statement To Me I Would Understand Completely

[bethehugejerk]

I WAS WONDERING IF YOU WERE GOING TO TALK TO ME AGAIN.
I'M GUESSING YOU WERE CURSED TOO, RIGHT?
IF THAT'S THE CASE I'M GOING TO STATE UP FRONT THAT THERE ARE NO HARD FEELINGS, BECAUSE WE WERE BOTH BEING DUMBASSES FOR REASONS BEYOND OUR CONTROL
BUT IF YOU WANT TO MEET UP IN PERSON STILL, I'M FINE WITH THAT.
AND NO, I'M NOT GOING TO PUNCH YOU.

[sylphauxiliatrix]

It Was The Curse
I Similarly Dont Blame You But I Feel Like I Went Way Too Far There Even If It Was Not My Choice To Do So
I Didnt Mean What I Said
I Was Just So Angry
I Said That Specifically To Hurt You And I Knew That The Proverbial Low Blow Would Be Most Effective
I Think Id Still Like To Meet With You Sometime But I Guess Its Not As Urgent Now
The Fact That It Was A Curse And That We Were Both Affected By It Doesnt Change The Fact That I Am Sorry For What I Said

[bethehugejerk]

HEY, YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO SCREWED UP LIKE THAT
I SAID WORSE SHIT TO OTHER PEOPLE IN THE COURSE OF THE DAY, ALL OF WHICH I IMMEDIATELY REGRETTED ONCE I HAD THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO REALIZE WHAT AN IMMENSE SHIT COLUMN I'D BEEN.
I'M SORRY FOR THE THINGS I SAID TOO, BECAUSE EVEN IF YOU WERE TRYING TO HURT ME AT THE TIME, I WAS DOING THE SAME THING TO YOU.
LET'S JUST CONSIDER IT FORGIVEN AND FORGOTTEN.
THOUGH
YOU AND VRISKA REALLY ARE MATESPRITS NOW?

[sylphauxiliatrix]

Yeah
Theres Been A Tension Between Us Since I Arrived
And A Few Months Ago We Both Admitted To Feeling Red For Each Other
I Didnt Let It Go Any Farther Then
We Both Know What She Can Be Like And I Wanted To Make Sure She Was Serious
I Guess I Also Wanted To Be Sure For Myself
A Few Weeks Ago Something Happened And It Proved To Me That She Really Does Care About Me
And I Realized Just How Much I Cared About Her Too

[bethehugejerk]

I'M NOT GOING TO PRETEND I'M FOND OF HER BY ANY DEGREE
BUT FOR ALL THE TEXTUAL VOMIT I SPEWED AT YOU ABOUT HER THE OTHER DAY, I KNOW FULL WELL YOU CAN HANDLE YOURSELF.
YOUR CHAINSAW'S NOT JUST FOR MAKING YOUR LIPS DARKER.
MAKING SURE OF THINGS ON BOTH THOSE FRONTS WAS A SMART MOVE, THOUGH.
YOU ARE ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS, SO I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY.