Sollux was quick to find a news report detailing the arrest. Feferi read it over his shoulder. The murder was not gang related. Mrs. Megido had no gang affiliation. Her confession detailed the murder, and how she had done it to get in better touch with her ancestral spirits. "It's strange," Feferi said. "Everyone was positive it was The Felt."

"No loss," Sollux said. "They tried killing KK anyway." Feferi nodded.

It had been two days since they visited Aradia. She had packed her things and left, and apparently Damara would be staying with the Nitrams. Karkat had talked to Slick about finding Aradia a home. Droog had taken her in, and the two got along rather well. Aradia found him dapper and kind, though she wished he would stop suggesting the answer to all of her problems was "Kill them."

The Striders were becoming less and less active. Feferi did not talk to Dave often, and had no recollection of talking to Dirk outside of the chat, and it was a struggle to not frequently check up on him. "Just leave it alone," Sollux would say. "Those two are some of the toughest friends we have."

Meanwhile, Meenah's words weighed heavily on Feferi's mind. Sollux started to question how her fins were drooping more and more. "Are you feeling sick?"

"No, I'm fine," Feferi would always reply. Eventually, she went to the only person she knew could help.

cuttlefishCuller [CC] began trolling caligulasAquarium [CA]!

CC: )(ey -Eridan!

CA: fef

CA: howwre are you

CC: I'm doing pretty good now t)(at I'm away from my mom.

CA: i wwish i could do the same

CA: wwhats the matter

CC: Meena)( )(ad a reelly good point the ot)(er day.

CC: Is it unfair t)(at I left )(er alone?

CA: wwell she wwill havve a hard time wwith the wwitch but meen is completely capable of handlin herself

CA: wwe both knoww she gets mad easily so shes probably just guilt trippin you

CA: its up to you wwhether or not you go back to stay wwith your mom but you havve to expect to get in trouble

CA: you may be your moms favvorite but shes still gonna be fuckin pissed at you for leavvin

CA: you can alwway encourage meen to run awway too

CC: But we need someone to spy on )(er.

CA: me or cro can take care of that

CC: Absolutely not! You two are already in enoug)( danger with Dualscar!

CA: then stay put

CA: meen is an adult

CA: shell be fine

CC: Alrig)(t.

CC: T)(anks -Eridan.

CA: no problem fef

caligulasAquarium [CA] ceased trolling cuttlefishCuller [CC]!

He had matured quite a bit. Sometimes she felt bad about how harsh everyone treated him, but he had flirted with all of them at least once, and it seemed fair.

For now, she would stay put with Sollux. She'd call Meenah soon, when she was positive her rage had subsided. A spy was the most important thing, no matter how terrible that sounded.

"FF, are you okay?" Sollux asked. He touched her cheeks, and Feferi just realized that she was crying.

"I just want her to be happy," she said, a sob escaping her lips.

"She will be," Sollux said, wrapping her into a hug, even though there was no way for him to know who she was crying about.

"She'll get herself killed," Feferi sobbed.

"No she won't," Sollux replied. "Meenah can handle herself. She's tougher than you are."

"Not tougher than my mom."

"Yeah, but Meenah has a group of people ready to defend her." Sollux held her until she calmed down. He whispered that i would be okay, and rubbed her head often enough to get his fingers tangled in her hair.

"Thanks Sollux," Feferi sighed. "Sorry. I thought I was done being an over emotional teen."

"Nah, we're all still over emotional teens."

Feferi chuckled. "I think I'm going to go back. I talked to Eridan, and he warned me about the trouble I'd get it, but it'd be easier if Meenah and I switched. I can put up with my mom."

"Maybe Cronus would have been the better one to talk to," Sollux said. "He understands the sacrifice."

"Yeah. Just be there for me."

"Of course."