"Oh, dear, my brother sUre did a nUmber on yoU."
You blink your eyes open. the first thing you see is darkness, a vast swirling void. After a little while, details start to come into play. A flash of green. A touch of white. Movement in your periphery. In the background, a stage. The foreground...
You remember her. The other you, the one that was his, always hated her for him. Because of him. But this you, the you that is finally free of him... you always liked her best.
She's wearing a wig, and grey makeup. And horns. Silly girl, does she not think she's good enough as she is? Her horns... they look familiar. You reach up and gently touch them. You can barely remember...
In another dreambubble, you met your ancestor. He was huge, and his horns were curvy, just like hers are now. Is that why...?
"CaLlIoPe..." you barely whisper. She smiles at you, the way she used to when she was young enough for you to handle. Before /he/ made it unbearable. Before you had to leave, and wander the desolate earth in days past. Or did you just skip ahead? Yes, that was it. You forgot. You forget so much these days...
"Is he alright?" Someone else is here. For a minute you tense, but Calliope, your only daughter lays a hand on your chest soothingly.
"No." She says. "He is very mUch not alright. My brother has split him in half, and I don't know if he will ever be whole again..." She bites her lip, a little quirk you remember from when she was younger. "Gamzee... Can yoU hear me?"
Gamzee... that was his name right? Yes, he was Gamzee. That's who he was, right? He was Gamzee. Oh, sometimes it was so hard to remember which one was Gamzee and which one was him. If only Karkat were here, he would help...
Oh no
Oh God.
Oh Karkat
Oh karkat please forgive me oh please I didn't mean to he made me do it he made me do everything... Oh karkat please where are you I have to apologize i have to make this right oh god oh god OH MOTHERFUCKING MERCIFUL MESSIAHS what ever will i MOTHERFUCKING DO
"Gamzee? You're hurting me..." You look down. Your claws are digging into your daugthers arms, green blood leaking out. You gasp and let go, appalled.
"I'm So SoRrY..." You cry, hot tears streaming down your face. Your makeup runs, but you don't care. It was about time you took off your face anyways
"It's okay, Gamzee." Calliope pats your head, like you used to do with her when he was being mean, and you would come her down just like this.
"I nEvEr MeAnT tO mOtHeRfUcKiNg HuRt AnYoNe."
"I know yoU didn't, Gamzee."