Nepeta : Carry towels for your moiral. ==}

The two of you return to the lab. Upon your arrival, you immediately take note that Terezi had left, along with quite a few others. Karkat himself was no longer at his desk. Only Sollux and Feferi remained, sitting in the horn pile. Equius frowns, but continues over to his desk. You follow behind him, glancing at the couple. You find it wondrous that they had found happiness together so quickly, and so easily. You're happy for them.

Equius places his pile of towels down at his desk, and then turns to face you. He takes your towels.

"The rest can come back to my respiteblock. Would you accompany me?" You nod and he leads the way back to the teleportation pad.

You cast a backwards glance towards Sollux and Feferi , privately wondering if you'll be able to find happiness like that. Or rather, with whom? Who could you possibly find interest in on this meteor. There were eleven other trolls besides yourself, two of them obviously entertained with each other. Leaving nine. You didn't really like the idea of being attached to another female troll. The thought of you being paired with Terezi makes you scrunch your nose in distaste. That left five. Equius was obviously out of bounds, and you don't really fancy the idea of being with Eridan, in fact you had already turned him down when he asked you to be his matesprit in a fit of desperation. Maybe it wasn't right of you to turn him down, but what high blood would actually be interested? You guess there was always Gamzee.

This thought brought you to a physical halt in front of the teleportation pad. Equius continued on without noticing.

Gamzee? You ask in your head. The thought of Gamzee being in a flushed quadrant other than moirals was humorous. Gamzee wasn't even interested in that kind of a relationship. After quickly, mentally crossing Gamzee off as an option you rush through the teleportation pad.

Equius is waiting in front of the teleportation pad, frowning. You give him a wide grin and wait patiently for him to proceed. With a sigh, he continues down the hall in the direction of his respiteblock.

That would leave Tavros and Karkat. Well, with the low possibility of Eridan. Actually, your chances with either three of them were rather low. Tavros would be too polite to reject you out right, but he wouldn't really be interested. Besides, you didn't care to meddle with Vriska's potential matesprit. It would be best if you and Tavros kept to being role play partners.

Eridan and Karkat. These are your two options. You could continue to chase after Karkat, but that would probably end in heartache. It would only take a few short conversations with Eridan to prompt him to ask you again. Was Eridan really worth the trouble though? He was only desperate because he was trying to make Feferi jealous.

A fresh fish is tossed into your think pan. Immediately, you understand Eridan's desperation. Maybe the two of you could work together with this. He wasn't the most tasteful person in your opinion, but you both had common goals. Perhaps, you could somehow make Karkat jealous?

Unfortunately these thoughts become disrupt as you run smack into something hard and wet. You hadn't been watching where you were going, and had just turned the corner towards Equius's Respiteblock. Looking up, you realize this large, hard and wet surface is Equius's back. He's perspiring ridiculously in one spot, staring straight ahead. With a frown you press up on your tippy toes, trying to see over his shoulders. This is of course futile, so you just look around him.

Aradia is leaning against the wall beside his door. She looks over at Equius with a coy smile. This is indeed very odd. You try to wrap your head around what's happening.

Aradia is smiling

She's waiting outside Equius's room

You frown and look up at Equius, who too seems unable to grasp the situation. His mouth is gaping like a fish. Apparently, his reaction flatters Aradia and she tosses her hair.

"You're going to keep a lady waiting? What kind of a gentleman are you." She says coolly. You look back and forth between the two of them, waiting for Equius to reply. Did they have a date?

"I-I," It takes a moment for Equius to regain his posture.

"I'm waiting." Aradia says, obviously playing with him. Equius straightens his back and walks towards the door.

"Of course, I apologize for the wait, I hope it wasn't long." He says as he opens his door. You stand at the end of the hall, confounded. Now you're the one with your jaw dropped. As Aradia follows him into his respite block she gives you a wink, before shutting the door.

The world- er meteor, has officially turned upside down. What the hell. What the actual HELL.

You stand in the middle of the hall, unable to grasp what has happened. After a few moments you decide it's best to not think about it, and simply ask Equius about it tomorrow. In the meantime, you should focus on finding Eridan, you just hope he isn't asleep yet.

The order the respiteblocks are arranged is by blood colour, so you don't have to walk very far to find him. Much to Karkat's dismay (but no one else's) his respite block was placed at the very beginning of the hall. For some reason he didn't think anyone knew his blood colour. It was possibly the worst kept secret in the history of horribly kept secrets.

Hesitantly, you raise a hand to knock on Eridan's door. Maybe this wasn't the best idea, what if it didn't work? You'd have a heart broken fish on your paws. It takes all your courage to rasp your hand lightly on his door three times.

Almost immediately, the door is thrown open. Behind it is an out of breath, pajamafied Eridan. His hair is sticking up in odd places, and his cape flutters over his pale gray chest and fish themed shorts.

"Nepeta?" He asks in slight, hopeful surprise. You smile lightly and sway back and forth on your feet, your hands behind your back.

"Did I wake you?" Eridan quickly shakes his head.

"No no, of course not. Would you like to come in?" He asks desperately, stepping aside. You smile at him and enter the room.

Nepeta : Enter respiteblock. ==}