"Sollux. Sollux! Sollux!" I heard an urgent voice, along with a hand on my shoulder shaking me.

"Whuh…" I groaned, aching all over. "Karkat…"

"Sollux! Are you okay? Please tell me you're okay!" Karkat was sighing, grip on my frame loosening.

"Calm down, I'm fine…" I winced, trying to sit up. I spit out multiple teeth, each of them sharp and bloody. "What the hell happened…?"

"That douche Eridan happened." Karkat huffed, then his tone turned guilty. "Also I dropped you down some stairs…"

"Thtairth?" I cringed at an obvious lisp emerging from my mouth, worse than it used to be. "Why thtairth?"

"I was trying to get away from Eridan before he killed you for good." Karkat tugged at me.

"One thecond..." I rubbed my temples. "What about Kanaya and Feferi?"

"Eridan got them." Karkat's tone was soft. "Sorry."

"It'th fine, let'th jutht get going." I brushed some blood off my chin. My shirt was a mess.

Karkat laughed halfheartedly. "You sound like an idiot."

"Thut up, man." I chuckled; it turned into a wracking cough. I bent in half, holding my chest. "Fuck, bro..." I murmured.

Karkat grabbed my hand. "Dude we have to go." He pulled on me harshly. "I don't care if you're coughing up your fucking guts."

"Fine, let'th go." I let him lead me, stumbling in the dark corridor. "They really need to fix the lightth in here." I said after I had tripped over a few things.

"What? The lights are fine, asshole." Karkat protested.

"No, they're dead. Thtop pulling my leg." I scoffed, holding his hand tighter.

"Oh." Karkat's voice was dejected.

"What?" I swung my head back and forth. "Theriouthly, ith there a light thwitch?"

"Sollux." Karkat had stopped, grasping both of my hands. I could feel his shaking.

"What, KK?"

"The lights aren't off. They've been on the whole time."

"Oh." I let go of him, feeling my face. My glasses weren't there."Then what'th going on?"

"Sollux, how many fingers am I holding up?"

"Theven, I don't fucking know. It'th pitch black in here."

I could hear a sniff; then someone grabbed my hands again.

"Let's get going, Eridan's going to get us."

I followed him for a bit; then finally stopped, tugging at his hands.

"KK."

"What, douchbag?"

"I'm blind aren't I?"

Again with the sniffs.