Chapter 11
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"Kankri I can't believe you talked me into doing this," Karkat says wearing all black and a black cloak with the hood up.
"I can," he says smiling, "just stick to what I told you and you will do fine!" Kankri is also wearing all black and a gray cloak with the hood up.
"I still can't believe people actually came," Karkat says looking out at the large crowd.
"We have been doing this for a week now," Kankri says, "they look restless, hurry up Sufferer!"
"Stop pushing me Signless," Karkat says as he walks out.
The crowd erupts into murmurs about who is who; Karkat is the Sufferer since he is being forced to be the one who has to do all of the talking. Kankri is the Signless because Karkat refuses to let Kankri wear their sign when they preach to people. But they don't tell people this.
"Hello everyone," Karkat says silencing everyone. Kankri sits on a rock and watches from next to Karkat, "thank you all for coming to hear me talk again, I really though no one would come."
"You are awesome," someone screams at him and the crowd erupts into agreement.
"Thanks," Kankri screams back, "hurry up and speak Sufferer," he says.
"Shut it Signless," Karkat growls, "this is your idea not mine. Why don't you talk to the nice people?"
"No thanks I am not big enough to project my voice to everyone like you can," Kankri says smiling.
Karkat sighs, "ok," he looks back to the crowd, "if you are hear then you have thought about equality. You are tired of being pushed around because your blood isn't blue or purple, well it is just blood! Do high bloods bleed any differently from us?" Karkat pauses to let them mummer, "no, we all bleed. What if we could live in a place where no one was judge because they had rust blood or some mutation? Look next to you; you can see their blood color on their shirt right?"
People start saying yeah, "what if it didn't matter anymore? What if we were all equal, no fear of being culled for being weak?! No fear of being culled for being different! This world wouldn't be perfect but it would be better than this one where we all must live in fear of being culled for stepping out of the line that has been drawn for us to follow. But I am not telling you to act violently, you can't solve this problem with more violent!"
"More bloodshed will not change anything besides our rage and numbers; we must be patient with this. Work with everyone so we may all gain equality and freedom, that is what we all want right?"
The crowd cheers at Karkat's words, the beginning was all Kankri but Karkat couldn't stop himself from adding on to it since he felt that it was incomplete. Which it was, because Kankri wanted him to speak more than just say his words to people.
"Anyone who wants to talk to The Sufferer and ask questions can line up over here and ask," Kankri says and Karkat sits next to him.
They talk to a lot of warm bloods then go home, both of them exhausted from talking to all of them and answering so many questions.
"We are not doing that for another few weeks," Karkat says changing back into his normal clothes.
"Ok," Kankri says not sounding disappointed, a little glad maybe.
They go back to town and everyone is talking about The Sufferer and Signless. They had gotten very popular in the last week and Karkat didn't like it, too much attention for his liking but Kankri enjoyed it and he listen to Karkat when he said they had to stop for a while so everything is fine for now.
"Hey Mother," Gamzee says. Karkat looks at him curiously to see his eyes clear but a stoned look occupied his face, "did you hear that that mother fuckin Signless and Sufferer was here today again?"
"Annoying little shits," Eridan says, "don't they knoww wwhat wwill happen if wwe take dowwn the Hemospectrum?"
Kankri never talks about equality with Eridan or Gamzee, even though he wants to but he just thinks they can't think that way since they weren't programed to. They are the one people he can't give the benefit of the doubt to.
"I think they are cool," Kankri says, "they are doing something they believe in and they are right."
"I like them too," Vriska says walking over with a black cloak on.
"My cloak," Karkat says, "I knew it, you did steal it!"
"No you gave it to me so if I followed you then I wouldn't die in the sun," she says.
"Oh shut up," Karkat says, "well Kankri and I have never heard them so we can't form an opinion."
"Why not Mother, Lil Kanbro?"
"Too dangerous to go," Karkat says, "none of you should go either."
"Unless it is to catch them," Eridan says.
"NO!" Kankri says annoyed, "leave them alone! All they talk about is…."
"Kankri!" Karkat scolds.
"Shit," he curses.
"I thought you twwo had nevver hear them talk?" Eridan says.
"Well someone must have left without me!" Karkat hisses. He hates lying to them but it is the only way to keep them safe for the time being. Even if he had to yell at Kankri, he understands that Karkat has to so they won't get found out.
"I am sorry but it sounded so interesting I couldn't help myself!" Kankri says in his defense, "all they talk about is equality through peace though!"
"You are lucky we don't know any teal bloods," Karkat says. Kankri covers his neck and frowns. "Speaking of, isn't there a bounty on your head Vriska?"
"Yeah but that doesn't matter right now," she says waving him off, "besides go easy on him, you know his ideals." Kankri has told Vriska about his dream of equality and he truly does trust her since she does know their real blood color.
"I know but that was stupid and dangerous," Karkat says scolding.
"Did you go with anyone Lil Kanbro?" Gamzee asks.
"Nope," Kankri says smiling like he is proud that he walked around alone. "I went all by myself and I think it was worth it."
Karkat give him a glare that says too far! Kankri looks down at the ground, "Kankri Vantas!"
"Sorry," he says.
"Ok he has had enough Kar," Eridan says, "Gog he looks like he is going to cry."
Kankri did feel like crying even though he knows what Karkat is telling him is just an act. He wants to just run home and curl up into a ball and hide himself from everyone's sight. He wants to disappear for a little while but not vanish, no he never wants to vanish because if he did then no one would be there to make sure Karkat doesn't go too far or to make sure he doesn't do something stupid out of anger and spite.
Karkat sighs and hugs Kankri, "I am sorry," Kankri says hugging him back.
"Awwwwwwww," Vriska says.
He flips her off but doesn't let go of Kankri, "really?" Kankri asks knowing that he is flipping her off, "do it normally or not at all."
"The normal person only does it with one hand Kankri, I use two most of the time because of that," he says.
"Really?" Kankri pulls back and looks up at him, "one hand?"
"Are you twwo really talkin about flippin people off?!" Eridan asks sounding surprised but he really isn't, he has the idea in his head that anyone with the last name Vantas cuss and loves flipping people off when angered but Karkat has done nothing to change his mind.
"Yes," they both say at once looking at him like he was stupid.
"Gog help us all," he sighs.
"I think it is mother fucking cute," Gamzee says, "Lil Kanbro is learin how to be a Vantas."
"He didn't just say…." Kankri starts.
"He did," Karkat says conferring their suspicions that Gamzee goes by the same thoughts Eridan does on them.
"What?!" Vriska asks confused.
"You don't want to know," Karkat says waving her off.
"Tell your Matesprit right now!" Vriska demands.
Karkat double face palms, "you have been spending too much time with the evil troll," Kankri says, "stop doing thing like he would!"
"Who is that?" Vriska asks trying to remember. Kankri has told her a few of his nicknames for everyone, "Fish Fuck is Eridan, Faygo Clown is Gamzee," Gamzee smiles and Eridan frowns, "I am Spinneret, Karkat is….." Daddy and Sufferer. She thinks, "is the evil troll Sollux?"
"Ding, good job," Kankri says.
"I thought I told you to change Eridan's name," Karkat says putting his hands down.
"I did, it was originally fish…" Karkat covers his mouth.
"Fucker," Vriska finishes and he glares at her.
"Really?" Karkat asks irritated, "I thought I said to change it to something more appropriate!"
"He did," Vriska says, "and I taught him the loop hole. Fish Fuck is way more appropriate than Fish Fucker."
Karkat smack his face, "you're going to bruise your face," Kankri says.
"Don't care," Karkat sighs but removes his hand from his face. "You are killing his innocents Vriska."
"So are you," she counters.
"Not as much as you are," Karkat says, "I mean come on I have never taught him how to look through holes in people's arguments or statements." But Karkat has actually taught him how to do that so if he ever gets into an argument with someone other than him, he can win by using what they said agents them or by confusing them.
Kankri walks to Eridan, "do you have a bucket?"
He blushes purple, "w-w-w-why do you need a bucket?!"
"Oh I see what you are mother fucking doing," Gamzee says, "sorry but mine is at home."
"Crude," Kankri says, "well?"
"No," Eridan says flatly.
"Frag," he says trying not to cuss. "This will have to work," he walks over.
"Karkat just stop!" Vriska says, "You know sailing is waaaaaaaay better than walking!"
"And I have told you I have never been sailing so I can't say!" Karkat growls back.
How did they get on this topic? Kankri wonders as he stops in front of them. He grabs Vriska's and Karkat's hands and pulls them. They walk with him and are still arguing with each other.
"Wwhat are you doin?" Eridan asks as he watches Kankri lead them away.
"Nearest area with water?" Kankri says still walking with them.
"Follow me," Eridan says and he leads them to the sea at Gamzee's hive.
"Blue is so much cooler than jade!" Vriska says.
"No it isn't!" Karkat growls.
"For the love of Gog!" Kankri moves them both into the water then pushes them over into the sea, "shut up!"
Vriska and Karkat get up and swim back. The waves carried them out farther than Kankri thought they would, he was about to tell Eridan to go get them too.
"What was that about?!" Vriska asks throwing the wet cloak off and ringing her hair out.
Karkat drops his cloak on the ground and shake his head and uses his hands to spike his hair up, "he couldn't find a bucket," Karkat says, "I am going to hang this up," he tells Gamzee and walks to his hive.
"K Mother," Gamzee says with a smile.
"Hang mine up too," Vriska says and throws it at him. He catches it and continues to walk, "is it just me or did he not look back when he caught that."
"Not just you," Kankri says, "I call it his sixth sense."
"I call it scary as fuck," Eridan says.
"Shoosh," Gamzee says, "if he didn't have to look mother fucking back to catch that then mother might mother fuckin hear ya."
Eridan freezes in fear, "Gog that is an unsettling thought," Kankri says. "Don't say things like that Gamzee," he hisses. Kankri doesn't like the thought that Karkat can see and hear everything without looking at them. Kankri had some moments like that but when he heard people it wasn't a good thing.
"Sorry Lil Kanbro."
"I can't hear people like that," Karkat says coming out of nowhere with one of Gamzee's cloaks draped over his shoulders, purple with a black Capricorn sign on the back. "I hope you don't mind that I am going to borrow this." It is too long for him but it does the job he needs it to, it is warm.
"No problem Mother," Gamzee says and fixes it some so it doesn't fall off.
"Hey, if you are cold then wwear mine!" Eridan says taking his cloak off.
"I will take that," Vriska says and takes it from the sea dweller and puts it on, "I am cold too."
"Hey," Eridan says and Kankri laughs, "wwhat is so funny Kan?!"
"Black love," he says smirking evilly and everyone except for Karkat takes a step back. Karkat walks to him.
"Now who is scary?" Karkat asks.
"Vvantas," Eridan says, "Vvantas are vvery scary."
"Wantas? What the fuck is a Wantas?!"
"Vantas is what he is mother fucking sayin mother," Gamzee says, "he is all up and callen you both scary."
"I find that acceptable," Kankri says and looks at Karkat.
"As do I," Karkat says and they both grin.
"Oh Gog Eridan why did you do that?!" Vriska hisses at him, "they enjoying being called scary!"
"Sorry," Eridan says.
"You have invoked their wrath upon us!" Vriska says. Eridan frowns and backs away a bit, Kankri was bad by himself but with Karkat he has a feeling he is going to feel something a kindle to being culled without dying.
"Oh fuck," he simple says.
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