[ belatedly in this thread, Karkat is wallowing on the ground from a crack to the skull and/or dick. who knows which. BUT HE'S GETTING BACK UP NOW and wow passive aggressive smile. like he doesn't see enough of that from Vriska.

and he responds to Eridan's violence by shoving him as hard as he can towards the nearest solid object. like a wall or a table or something.

AND FROWNING EVEN MORE AT SUNAKO. ]



[ some days he forgets he should actually be helping Eridan on dates. or maybe this is helping. somehow. ]

[ this is hilarious. someone get her some popcorn. watching two boys act like idiots is a pastime of her's. ]

I don't see it as a waste of time, to be honest. Both of you are very interesting to be around.

[ it's a ~learning experience~. not to mention your blood smells absolutely exotic. but that's not a concern. ]

[ Eridan falls into the wall, connecting his skull into it's solid cemented goodness with a rather sickening crack. He's still for a moment, and then he just jumps right back to his feet. Purple skittles trickling down his face. Sorry Sunako, he flashes you a small smile before glaring at Karkat. ]

You're very welcome.

[ pur... ple. that's new. she's never seen that before, that's something to inquire later.

but now? time to fake a look of general concern. ]

So I've been told. But I don't mind.

[ if Tatsumi can manipulate people into thinking that he's a good guy, there's no reason she can't do the same. ]

[He kind of just wipes away at the purple blood, he'll get you later Karkat.]

[He turns to Sunako.]

Not really, no. Is that a problem with that?

[ because they're different. just like her. when you're different, you tend to sympathize. or at least, she does. ]

"Annoying" isn't the word I would use... "quirky", maybe? And that goes for all of you; not just Karkat.

I won't correct you; you're probably right. [ was that a smirk? nah. ]

Well, he probably has been through a lot. I lived in the physical country of Japan before coming here... it has a violent history.

[ she sighs. ] Do you two always fight like this?

[he flips Karkat the bird. How polite.]

Yes. It's quite littered with wars and political unrest... but he is a powerful nation, nonetheless.

[ u h. ] Is it now? It must not be healthy.

How would you tell one social status from the other? [ TIME FOR SCHOOLING ON TROLLS 1O1 ]

[ SHOOTING ERIDAN A GLARE. NO MORE DETAILS THAN NECESSARY, ERI. ]



[ Which, though extremely bizarre for trolls, at least Karkat can attribute to Kanaya. And everyone knows that she's the only sane one. ]

Some people are more than what they seem. I've heard that he and America have recently gotten into a pretty big scuffle.

Then I won't pry too much. [ at least, not yet. ]

That's what Tatsumi told me. But I think it would be best to leave it to the two of them.

[ she likes Japan, from what she's seen from him. but that doesn't mean she'll let her guard down. ]

So it's like a colour spectrum. I understand.

You'll have to take it up with him if it does, i'm afraid. [ smiles! ]

I'm sorry to hear that. It must not have been easy...

[ her mind says "I know how that feels", but she doesn't say it out loud. she can't. ]

Really? It must have been quite dangerous in that case.

Well. When compared to something like that, these conditions really aren't so bad after all, are they? [ she giggles. ]