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[When he sees the grey text on the network, his heart nearly stops. He has to wonder if maybe he's dreaming, or perhaps this is just a cruel joke. Their shared hive has served as nothing but an empty reminder of what he's been lacking for the past several nights, and he hates how hope is welling in his gut, because he's hardly an optimist! But... If this really is Karkat... he remembers! Oh man oh god...]

kar is that really you
i gotta see you for myself this text aint the proof im needin to vvalidate your return wwhere the fuck are you
you got no idea howw ivve bloody missed you but i aint gonna start wwritin you a tapestry a my feelins till ivve seen your face myself so its kinda fuckin dire you disclose your location promptly or ill tear this underwwater bastion appart lookin for your husk