Nepeta : Go ahead. Be distressed. ==}

You stand behind your shut door, fists clenched. Usually you aren't one to get angry over small things, or get angry in general, but for some reason this has made you furious. Karkat was the leader, and he had failed to pass this message on. Did he think you were too stupid to care about the human's arrival? Was he really that judgemental? You weren't a child. This is something you should've known about. What was wrong with him.

Across the room your laptop blinks underneath a blanket. Still worked up in a fit of fury, you climb onto your bed and retrieve it from its cave of comforters. As you wait for it to load, you change into your pj's. You were going to give Karkat a piece of your mind. Some leader he turned out to be. Wouldn't it be important for everyone to know that the humans were coming? What the hell.

You quickly throw on a large shirt and paw print pajama shorts. Your computer beeps several times as messages pour in from trollian. You sit cross legged on the end of your bed and stare at the blinking tabs bar. Apparently you forgot to log off. You have messages from Tavros, Equius, Aradia and an update from one of Karkat's useless memos.

apocalypseArisen [ AA ] began pestering arsenicCatnip [AC ]

AA : nepeta

AA : are y0u there

AA : 0_0

AA : i guess y0u just f0rg0t t0 l0g 0ff

apocalypseArisen [ AA ] ceased pestering arsenicCatnip [ AC ]

adiosToreador began pestering arsenicCatnip [ AC ]

AT : hEY NEPETA,

AT : i WAS WONDERING, iF I COULD ASK YOU ABOUT SOMETHING,

AT : rEGARDING VRISKA,

AT : bECAUSE, i'M A LITTLE CONFUSED, aS TO WHERE OUR RELATIONSHIP IS GOING,

AT : bUT I GUESS, yOU AREN'T AT YOUR COMPUTER RIGHT NOW,

AT : sO IT CAN WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW, i GUESS,

adiosToreador ceased pestering arsenicCatnip [AC ]

centaursTesticle [ CT ] began pestering arsenicCatnip [ AC ]

CT : D-} It was a trap

centaursTesticle [ CT ] ceased pestering arsenicCatnip [ AC ]

None of this really interests you, especially in your current state of rage. You'll get back to all of them tomorrow. In the meantime, you should give Karkat a piece of your mind. Luckily, he's online. Unfortunately for him, when you click on his name it brings up recent chat history, showing how rude and incautious he's been to you. This just fuels your anger. However, you try to control your urges to flat out scream at him in all caps, and confront him in a polite and calm manner.

arsenicCatnip [ AC ] began pestering carcinoGeneticist [ CG ]

AC : :33 *saunters up to Karkat, unsure of how to begin*

AC : um karkat * ac begins uneasily *

CG : OH MY GOD WHAT IS IT NOW.

CG : I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR ANY OF YOUR ROLE PLAY GARBAGE, NEPETA.

His basic reaction irks you. Fine. No polite Nepeta for him.

AC : alright then.

AC : why didn't you tell everyone that the humans were coming?

CG : I DID.

AC : so I'm excluded from the general consensus of 'everybody'?

CG : I ASSUMED EQUIUS WOULD TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, SINCE HE KNEW AND YOU FOLLOW HIM AROUND SO MUCH.

AC : well he didn't.

CG : WHY ARE YOU TALKING SO COLDLY, I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. WHAT THE HELL.

AC : that's exactly what the problem is. you didn't make sure everyone knew about the humans, which by the way, is assumedly the duty of a leader.

CG : UGH.

AC : so karkat, when are the humans coming?

CG : NOT FOR A WHILE.

CG : WHY DO YOU EVEN CARE, YOU DON'T TALK TO ANY OF THEM.

AC : WHETHER I TALK TO THE HUMANS OR NOT IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

AC : AS OUR "OH SO HIGH AND MIGHTY" LEADER YOU SHOULD'VE MADE SURE THAT WE WERE ALL AWARE.

AC : AND YOU ABSURD POMPUS, JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION, I DO TALK TO THE HUMANS.

AC : DID YOU JUST ASSUME I WOULDN'T HAVE THE ATTENTION SPAN TO LISTEN OR CARE? THE HUMANS COMING HERE IS KIND OF A BIG FUCKING DEAL YOU ASSHOLE.

AC : IT'S A WONDER HOW EVERYONE PUTS UP WITH YOU'RE ANIMOSITY.

AC : BUT THANKS FOR THE FUCKING HEADS UP YOU SHITHEAD.

arsenicCatnip [ AC ] ceased pestering carcinoGeneticist [ CG ]

arsenicCatnip [ AC ] is no longer available

CG : WHAT JUST HAPPENED.

Your laptop smashes against the wall. You're beyond furious. You're in a mixture of extreme rage, sadness and agony. Why was he so mean. You didn't take delight in yelling at people, or insulting them, but he definitely deserved it. He was such an ass, you're absolutely fed up with him.

Unknowingly, tears flow down your cheeks as you get up from your bed to approach your shipping wall. You grab a bottle of paint from your dresser and stand in front of the matesprit square holding Karkat and yourself. ( Equius insisted that you switch to using paint, as he found your painting with blood a little sadistic. Besides, there weren't any animals to slaughter. )

You hold the bottle upside down and pour a large amount of black paint into your hand. Without a pause, you press your hand against Karkat's face and smear it all over the quadrant. Once it's completely covered in paint, you proceed to cover the moiral and auspisticism quadrants containing the two of you as well. What could you have possibly been feeling, there's no way you could care about that ass hole. Sure, maybe as a friend, but he didn't deserve even that. When had he ever treated you like a friend? You're done wasting your time with him, you should've listened to Equius in the beginning. Obviously, your ancestor was more patient then you are, how could she have possibly but up with him. Or maybe, Karkat's ancestor was just in general a nicer guy? Either way, it didn't matter. You're done with him.

After you wipe your hands off hastily with a rag, you crawl into bed, throwing your blankets over your head. You want to crawl into a hole and never come out. You're such a fool for caring about him. He has never once offered you affection, he isn't worth your time. You quietly wish Pounce De Leon were here to comfort you, but since you're without his company you simply decide to go to sleep, and hope things will look different tomorrow.

Nepeta : Wake up. ==}