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[symmetrophile]

[It's late. Or too damn early. Somewhere in that ambiguous area, like 3:00 in the morning, just fine for certain parts of the alien population and a god-awful time for the rest. But here Kid is, addressing the network from the confines of a room in the island-side village.

One can just make out a few figures (Maka Albarn and Rin Okumura) behind him, sound asleep in their bed.]

I have a very important announcement to make, one that simply cannot wait until morning!

[The grim reaper, looking more lively than he has since... well, since the bubble cracked, stoops out of sight of the SFC, and reappears with an Umbreon in his arms. Beaming with the pride perhaps only a father might have for their child, he declares:]

This is Pip, and he's become even more beautiful than ever!

[It is indeed Pip, recently evolved, and he is still fat. He is also a she, but Kid never investigated that closely. Promptly forgetting about the SFC in his eagerness, Kid retreats with Pip in his arms to bend over Maka.]

Maka, Maka! Wake up! I don't want you to miss this!

Comments

[spacecase]

...I hope you do not claim anyone in the Villa as a possession, that is a little scary.

[Jade you're tired go back to sleep.]

[symmetrophile]

Of course. The residents are sentient beings, not objects.

[Duh.]

[spacecase]

Well don't look so worried about it, dude.

[Seriously Jade go back to sleep.]

She's very pretty, and she looks happy as well. That's the most important part.

[symmetrophile]

That's not what I'm worried about.

[He's realized something, and now that he's realized it, he is bracing for it to explode, perhaps spectacularly.]

I think this is the first time we've had such a long exchange without--

[What was that about bracing himself? More like walking right into a disaster. Kid, stop.]

--No, it's nothing.

[spacecase]

...[Yeah sure it's nothing.]

Kid.

I don't hate you. You're kind of a dick sometimes but that doesn't mean I hate you. Karkat's a dick, he's one of my good friends, Tavros--one of these other trolls--killed my grandpa and then said he had a crush on me, he's still my friend.

[Maybe she's just been feeling more tolerant lately because of other influences.]

...Besides, my brother's back, what've I got to be irritable about?

[symmetrophile]

I beg your pardon, Karkat is not a-- that's rude.

[Wait, hang on.] And I'm not either, for that matter.

...That aside. Congratulations on the recent reunion with your sibling.

[spacecase]

Karkat gave the Genesis Frog cancer, you remember what that is right? It's the universe. He gave the whole fucking universe cancer. And also he's been harassing me for years before we became friends.

I do not know what your standards for dick are, but that's pretty gigantically a dick to me. ...Also, are you kidding? He'd be the first one to agree that he's a dick.

[Geez how naive is this guy that he even thinks Karkat isn't a dick?]

Thank you. Hopefully I can talk him into living with us again, Dave has decided to move back in with his bro. Which I don't blame him for but at the same time I'll miss him at the Villa.

[symmetrophile]

I don't care what you or he thinks, I disagree.

[Kid, he's a dick. Stop being soft on the people you like.]

Ah-- what about Davesprite? Is he living with them too?

[spacecase]

Okay, cool? I don't care if you disagree, just don't tell me what to do regarding my own friend, Jesus.

[SUCH AN IDIOT...]

With Bro and Dave? Yes, I believe he is living with Bro already. I have not visited his nest but I'm sure it's filled with shiny things.