Chapter 2
AN: Sorry this chapter is short. It kind of worked out that way. I'm going to start updating every other day from now on. Hope you guys enjoy this chapter!
STRUDA: heY Kankri
KANKRI: hell9 Struda
STRUDA: what was it that You wanted to talk about?
KANKRI: I just wanted t9 ap9l9gize 9n 6ehalf 9f s9me 9f the 9ther tr9lls and their acti9ns.
STRUDA: what do You mean?
KANKRI: well, as in when Meulin tried t9 immediately ship us t9gether. I was n9t flirting by the way...
STRUDA: LOLOLOL it's ok, I know those trolls always jump to shipping conclusions
STRUDA: I wouldn't have known even if You were Flirting, as I have no experience whatsoever in anY quadrant due to my prolonged captivitY
KANKRI: 9h yes, right... heh...
STRUDA: You sound nervous Kan :?
KANKRI: 9h, it's n9thing...
STRUDA: come on, You can tell me!
KANKRI: *sigh* Well, it seems t9 have gr9wn rather 96vi9us that Latula d9es n9t have the same feelings t9wards me that I have t9wards her...
STRUDA: ... so You're saying that...
KANKRI: I n9 l9nger have a flushed crush 9n her.
STRUDA: ... wow... That's quite the load oFF oF Your shoulders...
STRUDA: ... so basically You're saYing that You WERE Flirting with me?
KANKRI:
KANKRI: p9ssibly
STRUDA: wow, I don't know what to saY! *giggle*
KANKRI: d9 y9u have similar feelings t9wards me?
STRUDA: maaaaaYbe :3
STRUDA:
STRUDA: oF course I do You idiot! :D
KANKRI: *gasp* really? Are y9u sincere?
STRUDA: whY wouldn't I be? This isn't exactlY the kind of thing You joke about, ya know?
STRUDA: the problem is, I literallY have no experience with quadrants at all whatsoever as I have previously stated
STRUDA: so I onlY know the basics :/
KANKRI: well, y9u may tell me what y9u d9 kn9w, and I will fill y9u in 9n what y9u d9n't.
STRUDA: ok. So I know redrom is positive, and blackrom is negative. The 3, Flushed quadrent, or matespritship, is romantic love.
STRUDA: the , pale quadrent, or moirailligence, is Friendship
STRUDA: the o8, ashen quadrent, or auspisticeship, is two people hating each other, and someone acting as the moderator
STRUDA: the 3, spades are blatant hate for each other, but theY go on hate dates...?
STRUDA: so Yea, that's all I know
KANKRI: n9t 6ad. First of all, spades is kismesissitude, the caligin9us quadrent. 6lackrom isn't *c9mpletely* negative, but f9r the m9st part it is. And yes, they d9 g9 9n hate dates. I d9n't get it either. Really, if y9u need assistance 9n kn9wledge 9f the quadrants, ask the Leij9ns.
STRUDA: F* no. TheY'll just prY, and I'm not completelY comfortable with everYone knowing just Yet.
KANKRI: fair en9ugh.
STRUDA: on a diFFerent topic, I overheard From the empress that You all can meet each other in Your dreams?
KANKRI: we can.
STRUDA: :3
STRUDA: You know what I'm thinking?
KANKRI: I am pretty sure that I d9
STRUDA: ok, but just to clariFy
STRUDA: You want to meet up in our dreams, right?
KANKRI: 6ut 9f c9urse
STRUDA: ok. How can I Find You?
KANKRI: just imagine that when y9u g9 t9 sleep that y9u are with me.
STRUDA: ok, I'll try to Fall asleep now!
STRUDA: bYe Kan ;D
KANKRI: farewell. See y9u s99n
YESSS. My first time meeting these trolls, and one if them gives up a crush to fill a quadrant with me! How exciting! I must fall asleep soon.
ZZZZZZZZZZZ
Hmm, Kan...
"Kan, where are You?"
Where the f* am I?
Wait, there's a guy who turned around. Nubby horns, red sweater...
"Kan, is that You?"
"Yes it is."
"One sec!"
I ran over to him with my weird girly run that I do on instinct.
"Y9u run strangely."
"Shaddap."
We greeted each other, and then he noticed my dopey maid outfit.
"Why are y9u wearing a servant 9utfit?"
")(er Imperious Condescension made me wear it. I'd rather wear something much more practical."
"Y9u kn9w, Kanaya Maryam is a well-kn9wn fashi9n expert. Y9u c9uld get s9me advice fr9m her.
Als9, y9u can change y9ur 9utfit 6y thinking a69ut it. We are in a dream after all."
"Right. * changes outfit *"
I changed into a cute, thin green shirt with a wide, sweeping top with a purple tank top underneath.
In the middle of the shirt, my unique symbol is in yellow. I have a yellow skirt with green flowers on it.
"H9w c9me y9u have s9 much purple and green as well as y9ur 6l99d c9l9r?"
"-_- do You see mY eYes?"
"9h…"
He lets out a small gasp at the striking contrast between the blank world around us and my eyes, one bright purple, the other lime green.
"Well then why d9 y9u wear the c9l9rs 9n y9ur cl9thes if y9u w9uld 6e culled f9r them?"
"Dream, remember? This is what I would have wanted to wear iF I were to see the moon and Feel its raYs.
I have studied the teachings oF the Signless, your ancestor, and have begun to live bY them."
"9h, him? I h9nestly d9 n9t think he is a g99d influence…"
While he's ranting, I look around, and for the first time really notice my surroundings. It appears that we are in a flat plain of whiteness
"Where are we bY the waY?"
"Wherever y9u want t9 be."
I immediately thought of the land where people can have a separate existence, while having the freedom of flight, and not a care in the world.
"Even Prospit?"
"Why n9t?"
The landscape starts rounding out and turning gold. Golden spires rise out of the ground, forming a mystical city-scape.
"The real Pr9spit was destr9yed a few sweeps ag9 6y Jack N9ir, the 9ne wh9 st9le the ring."
"I read about him. Real ahole."
Suddenly, I'm feeling a strange tugging feeling, as if my very being is being dragged across existential planes.
"S9me9ne is waking y9u up. Farewell Struda."
"No! I don't want to wake up!"
I snap awake to a jolting pain in my side, like someone kicked me.