As requested, second chapter! I'll probably upload every week or so, so keep on the lookout!
Eridan sighed, as he descended the last of the stairs, and ended up making his way through the hallways of the meteor base. The grey, featureless corridors only served to depress him even more, and make him feel guiltier for his decisions. The last time he'd walked down this hall, he'd had the intent on joining with the infamous Jack Noir, but now his only purpose was to make up for his misdeeds. He needed only find Kanaya right now, but he had something else he felt he could get off his chest while he did. He opened up the Trollian account on his glasses, and contacted his red-blooded former friend.
caligulasAquarium (CA) began Trolling carcinoGeneticist (CG)
CA: uh
CA: hey kar
CA: wwhat's up
CG: WHAT
CG: WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK DO YOU MEAN
CG: 'WHAT'S'
CG: 'UP'
CG: I'LL TELL YOU WHAT IS UP, IN CASE YOU BANGED YOUR DOUCHEY THINK PAN ON WHATEVER HIPSTER BULLCRAP YOU CALL ENTERTAINMENT
CG: YOU JUST KILLED FEFERI
CG: YOU JUST KNOCKED OUT SOLLUX
CG: YOU PROBABLY KILLED KANAYA
CG: YOU FLIPPED THE FUCK OUT AND RAN OFF TO JOIN JACK
CG: YOU BETRAYED US
CG: WHEN I HELPED YOU
CG: WHEN I GAVE YOU ROMANTIC ADVICE
CG: FOR CHRIST'S SAKE, KANAYA DID NOTHING TO YOU
CG: AND THE CHERRY ON TOP?
CG: YOU CONTACTED ME AGAIN
CG: AND TALK TO ME LIKE NOTHING FUCKING HAPPENED
CG: THAT
CG: YOU PRETENTIOUS FUCK
CG: IS
CG: WHAT'S UP
CA: wwoww
CA: i guess it wwouldnt matter if i said sorry
CG: FUCK YOU
CA: oh cmon kar, im fine noww
CG: OH, FUCKING MAGNIFICENT
CG: GOOD TO KNOW
CG: I MIGHT MAKE YOUR BEATING A BIT LESS PAINFUL THEN
CG: BUT DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH
CG: OR ACTUALLY, DO
CA: listen, i dont need a beatin from you too
CG: TOO?
CA: kan came and knocked some sense into me
CA: i'm still bleedin
CG: WAIT
CG: KANAYA'S ALIVE?
CA: yeah
CG: WELL…
CG: I GUESS THAT'S GOOD
CG: YOU'RE STILL DEAD TO ME
CG: AND SINCE YOU'RE NOT A BIG PROBLEM RIGHT NOW
CG: I CAN FOCUS ON THE OTHER PSYCHOTIC KILLER ROAMING AROUND RIGHT NOW
CA: wwho
CA: gam or vvris
CG: VRISKA'S MURDERING PEOPLE TOO?
CA: wwell, only tavvros from wwhat i knoww
CA: but gams probably wworse
CG: GOOD TO KNOW
CG: SO WHY THE HELL ARE YOU CONTACTING ME?
CA: i wwanted to help kan find you guys
CG: WHY?
CG: SO YOU CAN FINISH OFF SOLLUX?
CA: kar please
CA: i just wwanna help
CG: WELL HELP KANAYA
CG: BECAUSE I DON"T WANT TO SEE YOUR FACE AROUND ME AGAIN
carcinoGeneticist (CG) ceased Trolling caligulasAquarium (CA)
Eridan sighed a hefty sigh, and deactivated his Trollian app. For the while he'd been talking, he'd been following the tracks of Kanaya in the form of jade green blood, but he soon realised this was from when she'd been following him and promptly ran his hands down his grey face in frustration. He found himself at a crossroads, one way leading to the computer room where the former incident involving the death of Feferi. Another to the lower sections of the base, where he guessed Gamzee had fallen, but there was no way in hell he was risking that. He decided on the former option, and started his way back to the computer room, but was interrupted when he noticed the clanking of footsteps on the metal floor behind him. He stopped in his tracks, and closed his eyes in hoping that it wasn't Gamzee, as the footsteps continued to crawl up behind him.
"3R1D4N?" A familiar raspy voice called out. Eridan opened his eyes and wiped his forehead in relief, turning around to face Terezi. She had her head tilted, and her glasses were missing from her face, her FLARPing clothes adorning her and a small puppet in her hand. Eridan always found that Terzi's eye's freaked him out, the completely red balls never showing what or who she was staring at, yet she somehow still showed a lot of emption during conversations.
"oh, terezi, hey. its good to see you alivve, i guess," Eridan managed to stumble out.
The Seer of Mind raised an eyebrow at him. "WHY WOULD 1 NOT B3?"
"because evveryone is dyin lately. havvent you noticed?"
"OF COURS3!" She gave him an excited smile. "4ND 1 H4V3 TH3 SN34K1NG SUSP1C1ON TH4T OUR V3RY OWN VR1SK4 1S B3H1ND S41D MURD3RS!"
"yeah i-" Eridan stopped himself. "wwait. murders? as in multiple?" Terezi nodded. "wwell, youre wwrong there, ter. vvriska only killed one person."
Terezi's smile disappeared as she said, "W41T, SH3 WH4T? BUT WH4T 4BOUT T4VROS? OR N3P3T4 4ND 3QU1US?"
"only tav, im sorry to disappoint you."
Terezi raised her arms in protest. "K4N4Y4? F3F3R1? WH4T 4BOUT G4MZ33?"
Eridan rubbed his shoulder awkwardly, "uh yeah, that wwas me. wwell, fef wwas. kan is still alivve, and gam is probably evven wworse than vvris. he's the one responsible for equius and the cat-girl."
Terezi lowered her arms and pouted, huffing a sigh of disappointment. "SO 1 W4S WRONG? 4ND YOU'R3 S4Y1NG TH4T SW33T, PR3C1OUS G4MZ33 K1LL3D TH3 MOST OF US?"
Eridan looked at her with shock, and spat out, "thats wwhat youre mad about? that gam wwas a murderer?"
"OH, F1RST OF 4LL, 1 4M S4D 4T TH3 D34TH OF OUR FR13NDS, DON'T G3T M3 WRONG! S3CONDLY, YOU K1LL3D ON3 OF TH3M!"
Eridan fiddled his fingers together. "wwell, thats different. at least im reformed."
Terezi scrunched up her face. "4ND TH4T M4K3S 1T OK4Y?"
"I Assure You, It Doesn't." Eridan and Terezi turned to the hall leading to the computer room, where they had heard Kanaya's voice come from. Kanaya had apparently gotten pretty close to them and they hadn't even noticed. She stopped just in front of Eridan, and seemed to be supporting another troll, Sollux, on her left shoulder, while Karkat followed her rear. Eridan's cape was still wrapped around her waist, while Sollux had ditched his glasses and his eyes were now coloured black and white. Karkat and Kanaya were noticeably spiteful at Eridan, while Sollux was indifferent to the situation.
Terezi glanced between Eridan and the others, before moving back towards where Eridan had come from. "OK4Y, 1'LL JUST F1ND VR1SK4 BY MYS3LF. YOU GUYS H4V3 SOM3 ISSU3S TO F1GUR3 OUT." And with that, she slipped away. Eridan continued to feel the glaring looks of the others on the back of his neck, and turned around to face his former friends.
He gave them an awkward wave of the hand, and said, "hey kan. kar. sol." The trio continued to stare at him, their eyes burning straight through his skull. "sooooo, howws the wwound kan? is it alright? can i, uh, get my cape back oooooor…?"
Kanaya scoffed, scowling at him, and spat, "What Are You Doing Here, Ampora? I Ordered You To Stay Up On The Roof With Vriska."
"wwell, i wwould of, but i felt like i could help find kar or somethin, but you apparently havve that under control."
"FUCK YOU, YOU CROTCH SMELLING DOUCHE!" Karkat yelled, as he usually did, "YOU DON'T GET THE GOD DAMN RIGHT TO JUST ACT LIKE YOU DID NOTHING!"
Eridan recoiled a little at Karkats' outburst, and cried out, "but i apologised!"
"NO YOU FUCKING DIDN'T! YOU TRIED TO SAY SORRY, AND AS I MENTIONED, IT WOULDN'T HELP ANYWAY. AN APOLOGY, NO MATTER HOW SINCERE YOU THINK YOU ARE, IS NOT ENOUGH TO MAKE UP FOR WHAT YOU DID!"
"oh come on kar, i don't understand wwhy you cant just forgive me! i didn't do anything to you!"
"DIDN'T DO ANYT-" Karkat ran his hands through his hair angrily, and muffled out a scream of frustration. "YOU DENSE GRUB-FUCCKER! YOU ATTEMPTED TO MURDER TWO OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS, AND MURDERED FEFERI, RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME! AND WHY, GOG TELL, DID YOU DO THAT? OH, THAT'S RIGHT, BECAUSE YOU WERE JEALOUS!"
"kar, it wwas more complicated than that. you wwouldnt understand!"
"WOULDN'T UNDERS-" Karkat attempted to push past Kanaya, but she used her free arm to stop him. "I'LL FUCKING SLIT YOUR JUGGULAR, YOU PRUPLE PIECE OF GARBAGE!"
"Karkat!" Kanaya barked, "Contain Yourself. Because I'm About To Do It Myself." Her attention turned back towards Eridan. "Eridan, I Am Very Close To Doing… What Was It Again?"
"SLITTING HIS DUMB, ASSHOLE JUGULAR."
"Ah Yes, That Was It. So Give Me One Reason Why I Shouldn't."
"because kan, i'm fine noww! i just wwanna help do somethin."
Kanaya sighed, and held out her free hand. "Then Give Me Your Glasses."
"wwhat?! i'm not givin you my glasses!"
"Give Me Your Gog Damn Glasses Before I Tear Them Off Your Corpse!"
Eridan held up an arm, and used the other to cautiously take off his glasses, showing his naked eyes. He held them out, allowing Kanaya to snatch them off of him and disgustedly put them on her own face. She then began to walk the way Terezi had gone, back towards the roof, with Karkat and Sollux in tow, but not without a growl coming from Karkat.
"wwhere are you goin?" Eridan called out.
"To The Roof With Terezi."
"wwell wwhat about me?"
"Don't Care. Maybe Gamzee Will Come And Put You Out Of Your Misery."
Eridan attempted to protest, but after looking down the stairs beside him and hearing a distant honk, he hightailed his way to the roof as well.