Lulu: yo~ I'm sorry I was gone. I was without a computer for a couple of days, so I decided to make up for that by making the chapter extra long~

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DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN HOMESTUCK, FOR THAT IS OWNED BY ANDREW HUSSIE, WHO LIKES TO SINK SHIPS. I ALSO DO NOT OWN SOUL EATER, FOR THAT IS OWNED BY ATSUSHI OKUBO. I ONLY OWN MY FOUR OCS (only one of which is slightly mentioned in this chapter).

Your name is Dave Strider, and your troll is calm. This is very surprising, as Equius is currently going through several hundred towels proves, because for the first time ever, Sollux and Equius are set up for a play date with trolls they've never met outside of Trollian.

The reason you and Dirk had waited a while to have this play date is simple; Equius had been known to be increasingly nervous whenever a play date had the possibility of being set up, causing all the towels in the house to be used before he eventually decided not to have one out of extreme nervousness (Dirk found this to be completely adorable, while you found it amusing…except for that one time that you stepped out of the shower to find that all the towels had been used and you had to resort to having to walk around the house sopping wet, which later caused you to catch a cold…yeah, not your best day).

The sweating blue-blood was trying to decide on what to wear, and Dirk, being the fashion diva he was, "helped" by ruling out outfits that wouldn't suit him. Honestly, Dirk's pickiness is making you a little weirded out, and you think that soon Equius is either going to start crying or wet his nonexistent pants.

Your troll, meanwhile, was sitting perfectly calm and collected, wearing an outfit that Dirk would probably disapprove of once he stopped fussing with Equius's choice in shoes. Not too long ago, your family of four decided to go on a shopping trip to purchase Sollux some new clothes, and at the end of the day, you noticed that your little troll loved clothes that were in shades of red, blue, yellow, and black; this was currently shown in his choice of blue overalls covering a yellow shirt (something you were pretty sure had a bee on it because boy did he love those fucking insects), along with black socks, mismatched tennis shoes (one red and one blue, something that he'd done on purpose for reasons you can't seem to figure out), and a pair of shades that looked like 3D glasses, though your troll had insisted that they were not. You thought that he was as adorable as you could've admitted, and you had to constantly stop yourself from picking him up and squeezing the life out of him.

After 2 hours, Equius finally decided on a black tank top, black shorts, black socks, and black tennis shoes (honestly, he could've picked this outfit 3 hours ago and spared himself all of this drama, but you doubt that you could've made things simple for him). Why he picked this outfit was most likely because he was wearing it when you and Sollux were heading out the door.

It took maybe 10 to 20 minutes for the four of you to reach the park, and by the time you'd gotten there, you could already see your friends waiting for you on one of the benches. Because of busy schedules and little personal time, the only people that were available for a troll play date were the Lalonde sisters, Rose and Roxy, who usually had spare time.

Rose is a therapist, as proven by the fact that she constantly tries to get every single secret you have out of you, and then still continues to keep poking and prodding at your metaphorical psyche. To this day, you still try to keep your sentences as unrevealing as possible, but unfortunately, she still finds something to annoy you with.

Roxy, meanwhile, is a free-lance writer that spends most of her time either intoxicated or writing her actual book…or both, depending on if she needs any inspiration. Dirk has a stronger bond with Roxy, and though he's been trying to make her quit for ages, they still depend on each other more than anything (which is odd, because you thought that they're relationship would be wrecked after a certain…incident where Roxy kissed Dirk in a heated yet mostly drunken moment and he let her down gently…or at least, that's what Dirk told you when he came home afterwards. You think it probably went down a different direction, but you never question it).

The Lalonde trolls, Kanaya and Nepeta, quickly realized your existence and rushed over to greet you. Rose's troll, Kanaya, is a jade blooded 5 human year old troll that enjoys lipstick, chainsaws (you really have to wonder who introduced her to that sort of thing…), and all things fashion, which is most likely why she cringed a bit at Sollux's shoes, though thankfully the little guy didn't seem to notice. Roxy's troll, Nepeta is an olive blood who's the same age as Kanaya, and from what you've learned from Dirk, enjoys roleplaying, cats, and hunting around the Lalonde household, which thankfully is near a forest.

You immediately smirk as Nepeta pounces on Equius, who's sweating a lot but still looks overjoyed to see her in person after speaking with her for 4 to 5 months. Nepeta and Equius are "Moirails", which basically means that they're soul mates in the sense that they complete each other, but they don't tread into the troll boyfriend/girlfriend realm known as "Matesprites"…truthfully, you barely understand troll romance, you just know the things that you've learned from your care-taking manual, and from Dirk and your friends. You also watch as Sollux and Kanaya merely stare at each other in mild recognition before turning back to their more amusing siblings…well, they know each other at least.

You and Dirk leaned over the bench that Rose and Roxy were sitting on as you watched your young trolls run across the park to the playground shared by troll and human children. Nepeta and Equius proceeded to rush toward the sandbox and build a sandcastle that they deemed to be the "greatest of all sand castles". Sollux and Kanaya, meanwhile, merely stared at each other some more before deciding to play on the swings…where they merely just continued to stare at each other awkwardly and make small talk that you couldn't hear at the moment.

BE THE AWKWARD YELLOW-BLOOD

You are now Sollux Cap – no, Strider, you are now Sollux Strider (you really have to get used to your new last name, seriously, it's been over a month now), you're 2.3 sweeps old (which is basically 5 lame human years, but whatever), and you are currently speaking with Kanaya Lalonde in person for the first time. You honestly aren't sure how you're supposed to feel; maybe nervous? Anxious? Worried about the fact that you picked stupid overalls instead of the badass black jeans you left at home? Maybe you were supposed to feel a combination of all that…but you don't. Instead, you feel calm, weirdly and insanely calm. What the hell? Aren't you supposed to be nervous? You've been talking to this troll girl and many others for about 2 weeks, and now you've suddenly met her, you should be hysterical! You should at least be nervous.

You stare awkwardly at Kanaya, with her amusing yet so typical jade green long-sleeved shirt, black skirt, and black flats with jade green little ribbons, and you suppose that she probably has better taste in fashion than you do, which isn't really surprising (you're a young troll boy, for god's sake, what do you know about fashion?).

For the past hour that you've been in this stupid park, you and Kanaya have spoken about your individual own – parents (you both would usually say owners, but Rose and Dave treat you more like family and less like possessions), their relationships with other humans (you seriously didn't expect that your adopted parent was bi), and Kanaya's experience the trolls of Rose and Dave's other friends (in total, there were 14 other trolls that you've never met, 13 if you count meeting Damara at the vet that one time, which you really don't).

The most interesting troll you've learned about from Kanaya's explanations is Karkat, a mutant blood that belongs to someone whose name can never be remembered. Karkat was described to be severely angry all the time, though your jade-blooded friend has assured you that it's only because of his insecurities, of which he probably has many (you slightly remember meeting him once when you were still with your old owner, Clubs Deuce. Karkat had been the trolls of Deuce's boss, Spades Slick, and you honestly pitied the young troll, forced to stay around a man that probably shifted between abuse and neglect. You wonder if he'd recognize you from back then? Probably not, as at the time, you really weren't all that memorable).

This amusing little troll was apparently just as much of a shipper as Nepeta, having his own little shipping chart of how your human parents would decide upon their mates (that wouldn't really matter though; trolls care very little about family connections when they come to their full maturity…which is actually a scary thought when you think about it).

When it was your turn to talk, you at first only spoke about your interests, things she already knew from your chats with her. As time passed, however, you opened up even more, and it truly made you wonder why she was so much easier to talk with than Dave was…it took you awhile to realize that you and Kanaya were pale-flirting, and she merely chuckled when you gave a small blush at the thought. You'd never had a moirail before…you had a matesprite at one time, but you haven't seen her since you were abandoned…now, you should've been even more nervous, but you weren't. Why did this troll have such a calming effect on you?!…oh yeah, you almost forgot for a minute that you were pale-flirting.

You nearly jumped when her hand brushed up against your own, bringing you out of a confused train of thought (you're seriously going to be turning into Dave if you kept that up). You looked up to see that she was laughing and, confused, you looked over to where Equius and Nepeta had ruined their sandcastle in favor of tackling each other…needless to say, this did bring a large smile across your face.

You and Kanaya broke into a long fit of laughter as Equius and Nepeta were lectured for basically coating themselves in sand, though you could clearly see the humans trying not to smile at the sight as well.

It wasn't too long before the sun started to lower in the sky (good riddance, if someone asked you, because that stupid thing hurts your eyes all the time), and you were being pulled along back home, giving a friendly goodbye wave towards Kanaya. Today went exceptionally well, even if Equius had to take like, 3 baths to get all the sand off of him. You smiled, even though Dave was blow-drying your hair with the firey death contraption of doom (also known as the blow-dryer), and you were still smiling when you sat down at the TV with your family to watch an episode of Soul Eater, because dammit, you weren't going to miss the chance to watch your favorite anime albino and smart girl team fight against the Kishin threat. Go fucking get them Maka!

Lulu: End~ again, sorry it took so long. also, I need some advice on how I should continue this; I currently have 2 chapter ideas that I can't decide on, but otherwise, I don't have all that many ideas. The choices are either introducing Karkat, or introducing a love triangle. If you want to tell me which one I should choose, or if you have another idea for a chapter, please PM me, because I like to hear from readers. I like you guys. also, please leave a review if you want~