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[The video begins with a view of a number of enormous lily pads, overlapping to form something strange path. They're somehow floating in thin air, and they're managing to support the weight of several people standing around on them.

One of those people is Kurloz, and he's standing next to a girl dressed in an olive green shirt. Both of their eyes are blank and white. The girl seems a bit dazed when she speaks.]

Kurzorz, what happened? Did we toke on some bad nip or something?

[His answer is a shrug and a nod. He's holding a purple codpiece.

Then he leaves. There's another girl nearby, a troll with fins and two long braids, who he avoids completely. Instead, he moves past her, to the edge of a lily pad where there's a small bubble floating. He touches the bubble, and a dark gateway appears in front of him, one that looks like it was stolen from a mausoleum.

The end disappears into darkness, but he steps inside anyway.]

[Kurloz wakes up suddenly, with a furious look at his communicator. That was dangerous. This curse, that has the power to show any moment in time- it could just as easily have shown his conversation with Meulin, or with Gamzee. His secrets aren't his to keep any more.

When he picks up the SFC, his grip is so tight as to nearly crack it.]

[OOC: This dream is interactive!]

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[After his own dream, Mituna is still unsettled, though it's no doubt debatable to anyone who knows him as to whether or not he remembers why.

(Clue: He does.)

The scene he watches appears to be just like any other time in a familiar section of their dream bubbles. At least.. until that gateway appears. He shifts a bit where he's sitting, uncurls and leans forwards.]

... Hey, buddy... don't break the thtarfithh ok?

[There's a long moment where he's still just glaring at the SFC. Then, he slowly puts his SFC down, and lifts his hands so they're visible over the video, consciously relaxing them. There. See? Not breaking it.

He still doesn't look particularly pleased.]

[That's better. Mituna watches him for a few moments.]

Do I need to pap your fathe.

[Helpful suggestion?]

[Pretty helpful. There's no happy look, but he does make a diamond with his fingers. Papping would be good. Papping will keep him from wanting to tear people's eyes out for looking at what he doesn't want them to see.]

[Mituna nods, gets up from his bed and not long after, pokes his head around Kurloz's door. He doesn't wait to be ushered in, not when he has a purpose for being here.

The yellowblood moves close to the taller troll and wraps both arms around him, petting long fingers over his hair and lightly papping his face, hushing him softly.]

[Kurloz doesn't move, but slowly he relaxes under the papping. Eventually, he brings up his hands, mimes closing and locking a box, then shrugs. This place doesn't let him keep his secrets. :o( ]

[He gently works his fingers through his moirail's hair, eyes slanted to catch the mimed actions. A quiet sound escapes him and he nods once, sitting back a little bit once he's assured himself that Kurloz is calm. He touches his cheek, though still so gently to avoid smudging the paint on his face, then pats his hands.]

It'th ok.

[He gives an overdramatic pout and huffs a sigh out through his nose, but concedes the point with a tilt of his head. It's happened, and he can't really change that, as much as he might hate it.]

[Mituna hums and makes a comforting sound. There's so little use for words around Kurloz - the purpleblood doesn't speak, and it makes it feel less necessary.

He smiles and takes Kurloz's hands in his, stroking over the backs of them.]

[Kurloz flexes his fingers under Mituna's grip, working out the tension in them in a more productive way than doing something like, say, punching the wall.]

Sssh..

[He coos softly, putting an arm around the other troll and rubbing at his shoulder.]

Okay?

[Nod, and finally, a thumbs-up. It's okay. Everything is diamonds.]

[That dream shouldn't have been unsettling. And yet, somehow, Sufferer feels chilled, like he just witnessed something he wasn't intended to see. He also hasn't met this new troll, but judging by his hair and horns, there's really only one bloodline he could be from.]

Hello. We haven't met yet, but you must be related to Gamzee and the Grand Highblood somehow, right?

[There's a moment where Kurloz simply stares instead of responding, one that probably won't help that feeling of Sufferer's. It seems almost that he's weighing how to react, and violence isn't out of the question.

But nothing happens. Instead, he smiles, and nods, then traces Karkat's symbol in the air, because it's not hard to see who Signless is related to, either.]

[Yes, that stare doesn't do much to reassure Sufferer. He's seen looks like that before, many times, and the resulting aftermath usually involved running like hell and psionic fireworks.]

[Sufferer nods at that symbol.]

Yes, that's right; I'm Karkat's ancestor, and I'm somehow related to Kankri, although we haven't quite worked out the details on that yet.

Have you been in the bubble long?

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[If asked about it, Kurloz would probably apologize and claim it was the fault of the curse, for showing his memories in the first place.

But he won't be asked, so instead he continues with the innocent clown act.

He shakes his head at the question. He holds up seven fingers- only that many days. Nights. however they count their time here.]

[Sufferer isn't sure he's buying the innocent clown act. He's seen a genuinely innocent clown in Gamzee, and this one is giving off more GHB vibes than Gamzee vibes. However, it's not his place to judge.]

I see. Not long, then.

[Weird how he's not talking.]

Do you have a name?

[In fairness, usually a GHB vibe requires more actual dead people.

For Sufferer's question, he briefly switches to text. Some day he'll teach people sign, or he'll get someone to translate for him, but in the meantime, it will have to do for now.]

kurloz

[This is true. There are a distinct lack of dead bodies around.]

It's a pleasure to meet you, Kurloz... I assume your last name is Makara? I'm Sufferer.

[He nods. Definitely a Makara. Then he waves a greeting and smiles- much less threateningly, this time. Sufferer has helped by not immediately asking about the dream. Or talking a ton, the way Kankri would have.]

[Oh, Sufferer has his moments of preaching and rambling on and on--it comes with being a candy-blooded mutant, apparently--but he has much greater control than Kankri. He also only rambles about things that actually, you know, have meaning and are worth rambling about.]

[He smiles when he sees that nonthreatening smile. That's much more like Gamzee, and he relaxes a little. Not entirely, though. This is an indigo that will bear watching.]

You don't seem to be much for idle chitchat, so I'll let you get about the rest of your day. Welcome to Vatheon, and if you need anything, don't hesitate to ask. We have to look out for each other, after all.

[He shrugs- only so much idle chitchat you can do with mimes, after all! But he nods, agreeing with Signless's statement.

Seeing Sufferer smile is good- it means he hasn't gotten too many creepy vibes from that dream, or from Kurloz, and the words mean he has a reason to seek Sufferer out, if he wants it. And he does- Kankri's alternate universe self seems rather interesting. It warrants further investigation.]

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