[Karkat walks in silence for as long as Eridan holds it. He doesn't know what to say, much less like he could chat regularly after such heavy conversation, even if it did go comparatively easy to things with Gamzee. At least he doesn't have to deal with bitterness souring things.]

[It would therefore be unexpected just for Eridan to speak up, but about that? Karkat stops in his tracks.]

Of all the things--

[He shakes his head, starts walking again.]

You tell me, dude. You're the one who kept showing up here and there with the plaid and the tube top and everything. That's not even the only weird thing I saw in the dream bubbles, and if I tried to get answers for it all, my sanity would creep out my ear and flee to the furthest reaches of space, off to the black behind the stars, beyond sight, sound, and knowledge, forever.