No matter how you feel

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Who: Vantas and Vanitas
Where: Goldenrod
When: 24th
Summary: Guilt trips to coffee shops after numerous arguments
Rating: PG-13 for laaanguage
Log:



[ he said five minutes and it takes a little longer than that. Karkat feels a touch guilty about today. can't seem to do a blasted thing right. not by Vanitas. not by Eridan either. but he can't just let the idiot sit out there and stew over it, nope.

so he snatches a few credits up and goes out to hunt down his friend. ]

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[He hadn't really expected Karkat to come down, let alone say he was coming down, but Vanitas let him do what he wanted; it's not up to him about anything anyway. Playing Ekans on his gear in the meantime, he slumps a little with his back against the bench he's sitting in and turns the music up, headphones on.]

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[ which means when Karkat sees Vanitas, he has to go over and snatch those headphones off.

he had flounced. Karkat knows this. but he isn't sorry for not answering the question Vanitas had proposed. Karkat isn't sorry for telling Vanitas off about jumping Eridan. what Karkat feels bad about is that it happened all within a few hours and Vanitas is a pretty fragile thing on the inside. ]

C'mon.

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[Jerking with his headphones snatched, he almost levels Karkat with a stink eye. Almost. He drops his eyes back down to his screen instead and grunts, but he's getting up.]

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[ handing the headphones back, Karkat sure is heading off in the direction of the coffee shop. ]

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[Letting the headphones hang around his neck, he follows quietly, looking up only every few moments or so to stare at the back of his head before he has to look down again and move the Ekans.]

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[ just walking a few minutes in silence. Karkat groans a little soon after. god... he's just doing this all over the place lately. ]

Sorry. About today.

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It's fine. [It's not, by how he's monotoning. But he doesn't feel he has the right to complain anymore, so saying nothing is better.]

Hows your nose? [He doesn't want to talk about the arguments.]

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[ Karkat can tell. but he also knows they're not going to come to an understanding on the matter. ]

It's fine.

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Good. [Vanitas goes quiet again, but the game ceases making noise as he pockets the gear and stuffs his hands there as well.]

.. Where are we going?

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I'm treating you to something special as a means to metaphorically get on my hands and knees.

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Why? You don't need to. [It makes his steps halt in place.]

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I do, so get your tight butt in gear and let's move along, okay? I do need sleep at some point.

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[It's probably a good thing he's derp enough to not understand the comment about 'tight butt'. Frowning still, there's hesitation, but he's moving again, slightly trotting even to catch up.]

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Great to see you're going to join me.

[ said irritably, as always. ]

Here I thought you might be pissy with me that you'd reject the offer outright, not that I'd blame you.

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I said I'm fine. [His tone has at least slipped out of the single note, but he's speaking irritably right back at him.]

I get why you wanted me to shut my trap, so you don't need to do any apologizing or whatever. I said I just wasn't tired. [Stepping close enough to walk beside him now, he's keeping his eyes on the road, on their feet.]

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You should feel fucking lucky that I even uttered such a disgusting word with sincerity in the first place. I can count on one hoof how many people I find worthy enough to degrade myself like that too. Accept it, shit bag.

[ and then Karkat wants to mentally slap himself. this is... not how he had wanted to do this. ]

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[His expression is dulling again, blanking, and his voice hits the monotone again in a heartbeat.] Shut up. [He's already sore inside, and what he's saying just isn't... helping. Vani's feet slow to a stop again and he simply stares at the ground, waiting for a better reason to keep walking.]

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[ Karkat stops as well. augh... fucking up all over the place. WHY DOES HE HAVE TO DO THIS???

hanging his head a little, Karkat returns. snags Vanitas' sleeve and gives it a tug. ]

Come on, Vani...

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[The tug gets dead weight first, but his head lifts a little, expression wearing a small frown. Looking almost like a kicked puppy, that little dog metaphor fitting once again.]

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[ he's not the only one. Karkat is just hiding it behind shaggy, needs to be cut hair.

he only tugs again though, nothing verbal yet. ]

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[In conclusion, they both need hair cuts.

The second tug gets Vanitas' hand turning, offering it hesitantly.]

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[ definitely. now one of them just needs to suggest it.

the offered hand receives some... hesitation. at first. Karkat sighs, trying to just... go with it. try it. in the end? he takes the hand. ]

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[It isn't going to happen, is it.

He physically seems to relax with the simple gesture, and squeezes that hand.]

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[ Karkat doesn't return the squeeze, but he does tug and start walking again. ]

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[Vani falls into step with him with the tug, closing his eyes and just let's him lead the way. No more stops.]