*Author's note- Um, well I'm seriously sorry for taking so damn long to update this andhaving this update be short as fuck. I promise I shall somehow make it up to y'all!

=== Be Liza.

I am beyond sick of dealing with my sister's bitchy attitude. Yes I know I went against her "no imp killing" rule, I also understood that I completely ruined her new carpet, and oddly enough, I understood just exactly how tired she was of me ignoring her rules. I had basically tuned her out by the time she had walked out and slammed the door, because tuning her out came naturally after having heard similar speeches so many times before, not because I was a mindless drone, which I'm not.

When I was sure she wasn't going to return until dinner I dashed over to my desktop and reached for the shiny casing that was protecting the game within it. The game, oh god, the mother fucking game. I think the idea of this whole thing up until now seemed fairly simple, and maybe even a bit exciting, but now that me and the others are going to actually be playing the real fucking thing in a few hours or so, it's seriously terrifying and the end results are gonna be really fucking sad and stuff.

Ah well, I'll move the fuck on eventually, just like all the others will. I snickered and inserted the desk. I watched as it's silver radius slid into place, ready to spin like a madman on Christmas, or like Dave on sick beat scenario situations.

I sat back and waited a few moments for something, anything to happen, and when the "begin" button appeared on my screen I about fell backwards out of my chair. I cautiously peeked over my desk and grabbed my mouse, dragging it across the screen to my pesterchum so I could chat it up with Katy about my excitement for the game, because really, I am undeniably excited at the moment, and if it weren't for the fact that we agreed Katy and Luke be in charge, and had they not decided we would all start playing at the same time, I would have started that bitch hours ago when it arrived at the house.

=== Be Dave a day ago.

Shit this time tripping shit is going crazy. What the fuck ever. Karkat and I are currently climbing a mountain. No, not a fucking hill, a mountain. Alternia doesn't do the hill shit apparently, it's just too fucking cool for that. Of course it's not nearly as cool as me, but it's still pretty wicked out here, especially those crazy fucking sun rises. Like not even ironically joking about this shit man, those sun rises are really beautiful.

Karkat is always saying that sun rises were just sun rises, pointless pretty wants, not needs, but right now, even Karkat is in awe at the natural beauty of this common event. "Hey man, maybe we should just stop and eat here, I would rather not burn up from your crazy powerful sun's heat rays."

Karkat snickered in reply and roller his eyes. "Oh please do shut the fuck up Dave, the sun isn't nearly as hot as you make it out to be. It's as bright as you say, but heat is most definitely not a worry." He tugged on my thickly padded jacket as proof of this statement and I smirked. "I go from extremely cool at night to extremely hot in the day time. Not saying I ever lose my hot or cool, but one shows more than the other at depending on lighting and time of day."

The short troll snickered and pushed my arm softly, but began unfolding the stereotypical picnic blanket we had brought along in his hiking bag. I grinned and dropped the basket of food on the blanket before collapsing in a comfortable sitting position next to it.

"So Karkitty, how how you feel about SBURB starting up again so soon?", I asked as I snatched a peach from within the confines of the woven basket. He shrugged and frowned "It feels weird to think that we ended it all just to begin again. You know?" I nodded and tilted my head casually watching the sun's rays lick at the horizon as if it were a hot fudge Sunday. I bit roughly into the thick juicy fruit and felt a bit of it's juices trickle down my chin.

"What do you think it will be like this time?"

"Huh?"

Karkat sat up and looked at me through lidded eyes. "I mean like, do you think Gamzee will go batshit again? The humans will be anything like you guys, and fuck, will there even be a Gamzee in this session, or do we all get replaced some new fuckers?"

I shrugged and let my head lull back and I closed my eyes. "I would tell you if I could remember, but I have a feeling there will be new trolls, just like there were new trolls for the post scratch humans. Well not really new, but you know what I mean. Oh that reminds me, I'll need to head back soon, or else everything will get all fucked up."

I heard him shift to look at me more easily. "Really?"

I nodded. "Yeah really." I tilted my head and looked at him through squinted eyes. "Sorry about that mate." I then let a smile break through my poker facade. After staring at each other silently for a few moments before he made a frustrated sound and quickly glanced away. I puffed out a sigh and lay my head back on my arms and stared at the sky.

"Okay, what's wrong Karkat?"

"What makes you say somethings wrong?" A shit tone of stuff you dumb fuck.

"Your bitchy tude."

"Fuck you."

"See?"

I closed my eyes and listened for a noise, other than the constant growling coming from deep within his throat. After waiting for an agonizing minute or two of bobbing my head to a mental beat, he spoke up. "There really is nothing wrong, I'll be able to see Egbert and past you and Jade and Rose in just a few days because the game is going to restart, so I really am quite content right now."

The reply sounded sincere, but the tone was just a little bit off. He was lying and I wouldn't take that. I rolled over on top of him in a completely no homo kinda way. Okay maybe a little homo, but he doesn't need to know.

"Hey. What the fuck? No, fu- Ow! Let me go!" While he was distracted with his tiresome yelling and moping I had dragged his arm forward and bit into his flesh. Not hard enough to tear skin, but hard enough to perk him up and grab his attention. I released his arm when I had his full attention and stuck my finger in a shooshing motion over his mouth. "Hush, no lies now, only bro like feels man."

I paused momentarily after the statement left my mouth and Karkat stared up at me, bewilderment clear on his face. "Okay, no, scratch that cheap, over used line. Make it something better, far better, but with the exact same meaning. Got that?" His jaw had gone slack at this pure idiocy. "Hey Karkat? Wohoo! Anyone in there?" I asked and prodded at his sides. His jaw quickly snapped shut and he yelped a laugh.

I looked down at him mischievously and he glared right back. "Don't fucking do it." His tone was deadly, but so were the thoughts of missing out on seeing him squirm. I poked again experimentally and was rewarded with another unwelcome laugh.

I grinned as he tried again to tell me to stop, bu I just went at it, holding him down with my knees and tickling his sides. It was kinda great to get to see him finally relax and smile so widely.