Karkat knew this was a bad idea from the start. For one thing, it was spring and the flowers were all in full fucking bloom. If their blooms were any fuller their hideous powder spawn would be flying out all over the place. Oh wait, that was happening. Second, Karkat had been priding himself in how well he hid his allergies...that is...up until he ran out of meds.
So to reiterate, nothing good could possibly come out of his walk through the woods with gamzee. The goofy motherfucker just had to insist didn't he? Gets real excited about his nature adventures, or plant parties, or whatever his sopor-riddled brain felt like naming it that day. And how could Karkat say no to his moirail when he honestly had nothing better to do? Besides sit there feeling sorry for his miserable sneeze ridden self.
So Karkat put on a brave (but mostly angry) face, and began his journey to Gamzee's favorite place, Meadow Wood Park. Named for its serene meadows hidden within the dense pines and winding paths of the area. Literally hidden, because there is no map. Everytime Gamzee finds a meadow he calls it a "mIrAcLe oF ThE BeSt mOtHeRfUcKiNg kInD," because you never know when, or if you'll find one. However, no map means no way to know your way out, besides relying on keen troll instincts. After fishing the capricorn out of the woods twelve too many times, the park managers highly reccomended that he should not go alone. Needless to say this isn't the first time Karkat has been dragged along on Gamzee's forest fun runs.
They met at the usual spot, a tree where Karkat carved a ":o)" into the bark with his sickle. He found Gamzee lounging on a low branch, decorating his mop of hair with pine needles. As soon as he saw his moirail, Gamzee flopped off his perch, landing surprisingly steady on both feet with a solid thud.
"hEy kArBrO! wHaT ToOk yOu sO LoNg? rEaDy tO FiNd yOuRsElF SoMe mOtHeRfUcKiNg mEaDoWs?"
"I STOPPED TO SMELL THE FUCKING ROSES. YET HERE I AM, SMELLING ANOTHER SHIT TON OF ROSES. YOU WOULD THINK MY NOSE WOULD PREFER SOME PETUNIAS HERE AND THERE BUT NO, MY NASAL HUNGER FOR LOVE FLOWERS WILL NEVER BE SATISFIED." What took him so long was that he took the long route to avoid as much fauna as possible, but he wasn't about to admit that. He tried to pull some of the pine needles from Gamzee's hair during his rant, but had to stand a little on his tip toes to reach, and gave up quickly.
"sOuNdS LiKe a mOtHeRfUcKiNg pArTy iN YoUr fAcE!" he replied as he ruffled Karkat's hair.
"YOU COULD SAY THAT. LET'S JUST GET GOING." more like a party in his nose. God damn had the troll been rolling around in the flowers? That was actually more than likely. Whatever it was it set off Karkat's nose like the god damn tickle monster. But he could contain it - for now. He was determined to hide this for as long as possible.
"hOnK!" was the only reply he got as they picked a random path.