Visions and Truths

by chaosattractor

Karkat has been trying to wish his best friend happy wriggling day for three days, but Sollux isn't answering any of his messages. On the fourth day, Sollux shows up unexpectedly at Karkat's hive claiming that everything has changed. Can Karkat figure out what his friend is going through before things get completely out of control?

26. Chapter 26

apocalypseArisen [AA] began trolling carcinoGeneticist [CG]

AA: h0w is s0llux d0ing
AA: karkat
AA: hell0
AA: karkat are y0u there
CG: FOR FUCK'S SAKE, HOLD YOUR FUCKING HOOFBEASTS.
CG: I WAS TALKING TO THE OTHER PSYCHO GIRL.
CG: TODAY HAS BEEN A STRESSFUL FUCKING DAY AND I'M NOT EXACTLY UP TO THE TASK OF DEALING WITH TWO INFLUXES OF CRAZY AT THE SAME TIME.
CG: SO YOU HAD TO WAIT. FUCKING DEAL WITH IT.
AA: its 0k
AA: h0w is he
CG: OH, SO NOW SUDDENLY YOU CARE.
CG: IT'S ABOUT FUCKING TIME.
AA: 0_0
CG: FOR YOUR INFORMATION, HE'S STILL FUCKING TERRIBLE.
CG: HE WON'T MOVE OR TALK OR ANSWER ME AT ALL.
CG: HE'S JUST LYING THERE, FUCKING CATATONIC OR SOMETHING.
CG: I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY.
CG: IS THIS WHAT YOU WANTED.
CG: WAS IT WORTH IT TO INDULGE YOUR SPOOKY FANTASIES.
AA: its n0t like that
AA: as i already explained t0 y0u
CG: WHATEVER.
CG: HE'S BEEN LIKE THIS PRACTICALLY ALL DAY, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO ANYMORE.
AA: i think maybe there is a way i can help after all
AA: can y0u tell him i want t0 talk t0 him
CG: OH, NOW SUDDENLY YOU HAVE A SOLUTION, WELL ISN'T THAT CONVENIENT.
CG: WHAT KIND OF BULLSHIT IDEA DID YOUR FUCKED-UP SPONGE SUDDENLY HATCH THAT WAS SO BEYOND YOU MERE HOURS AGO.
AA: there are s0me things i can tell him ab0ut his r0le and ab0ut the future that i think he will find enc0uraging
AA: and that will help him t0 feel better
CG: WAIT.
CG: SO YOUR PLAN IS TO SCHOOLFEED HIM EVEN MORE SPOOKY BULLSHIT LIES THAT AUGMENT THE LOONEYBLOCK SHITHIVE NONSENSE YOU ALREADY HAVE HIM BELIEVING.
CG: AND YOU EXPECT THIS TO SOMEHOW MAKE THINGS BETTER.
CG: INSTEAD OF FUCKING UP HIS THINK PAN EVEN WORSE THAN IT ALREADY IS, WHICH IS WHAT WOULD UNDOUBTEDLY BE THE ACTUAL RESULT OF THAT.
CG: AS ANYBODY WHO IS EVEN CASUALLY ACQUAINTED WITH REALITY COULD EASILY PREDICT.
CG: WHAT A FANTASTIC FUCKING PLAN, I'M AWASH IN SHAME THAT I DIDN'T THINK OF IT FIRST.
AA: they are n0t lies they are truths ab0ut the future
AA: i already explained that t0 y0u t00
CG: OH WELL EXCUSE ME IF I'M NOT EXACTLY SWOONING OVER THE IDEA OF BELIEVING EVERYTHING YOU SAY.
CG: YOU ONLY PUT MY BEST FRIEND INTO A TOTAL MENTAL BREAKDOWN.
CG: OBVIOUSLY I SHOULD BE TREMBLING WITH EXCITEMENT AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THINGS YOU SAY SERIOUSLY.
AA: y0u d0nt have t0 believe me
AA: im 0k with that
AA: just put s0llux 0n
CG: HA.
CG: I DON'T THINK SO.
CG: HE'S NOT HEARING ANOTHER FUCKING WORD OF YOUR DREARY DOOMSDAY SHIT ON MY WATCH.
CG: IN FACT, I'M GOING TO KEEP HIM AS FAR AWAY FROM YOU AS POSSIBLE.
CG: MAN, WHAT WAS I EVEN THINKING WHEN I ASKED YOU TO TALK TO HIM.
CG: THAT WAS A COMPLETELY IDIOTIC IDEA, EVEN BY MY STANDARDS.
CG: FUCK THAT.
CG: AND FUCK YOU, FOR GOOD MEASURE.
CG: AND WHILE WE'RE AT IT, FUCK ME FOR EVER COMING TO YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE.
AA: 0_0
AA: i have n0 intenti0n 0f making the situati0n w0rse
AA: n0r 0f lying t0 him
AA: everything i say will be the strictest truth
CG: GIVE ME ONE GOOD REASON WHY I SHOULD BELIEVE YOU.
AA: 0k
AA: h0w ab0ut because y0u seem t0 be unable t0 handle the situati0n by y0urself
CG: HOW ABOUT YOU GO FUCK YOURSELF.
AA: 0_0
CG: FINE, MAYBE I AM WILDLY INCOMPETENT AT DEALING WITH MY OWN BEST FRIEND.
CG: CAN WE GO AHEAD AND AGREE THAT IT'S PATHETIC AND TERRIBLE AND I'M A SAD EXCUSE FOR A BEST BRO AND NOT WASTE A BUNCH OF TIME DWELLING ON IT.
CG: BUT NONE OF THAT MAKES YOU ANY MORE HONEST, ANY LESS INSANE OR ANY LESS LIKELY TO FUCK AROUND WITH SOLLUX'S ALREADY FUCKED UP PAN.
AA: 0k then
AA: i will jump thr0ugh whatever h00ps y0u w0uld like me t0
AA: what w0uld c0nvince y0u t0 let me talk t0 him
CG: NOTHING.
AA: 0_0
CG: I DON'T TRUST A GOD DAMNED WORD THAT COMES OUT OF YOUR MOUTH AT THIS POINT.
CG: SO YOU CAN JUST CRAM THAT DOWN YOUR MEAL TUNNEL AND FUCKING DEAL WITH IT.
AA: 0k
AA: y0ure making this very difficult by being s0 stubb0rn
CG: YOU'RE MAKING THIS VERY DIFFICULT BY BEING BATSHIT CRAZY!
AA: this is p0intless
AA: let me kn0w when y0u are in a m0re reas0nable m00d
CG: HAHAHA.
CG: THAT'S NEVER GOING TO FUCKING HAPPEN.
CG: MY MIND IS COMPLETELY MADE UP, YOU'RE JUST WASTING YOUR TIME IF YOU THINK YOU CAN CHANGE IT.
AA: 0k

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