Prince of Heart- Completely forgot that the entirety of mini-strife was actually just a fan-fiction written by Calliope, and I'd rather not go all Inception up in this bitch, so there that goes. Sad reacts only please.
A short amount of unknown time passed since that conversation, and Eridan had found himself shelter in an alcove nearby. He'd been thinking about the conversation with his dancestor, and how the ancestor he'd idolised from such an early age turned out to be the biggest raving douche he'd ever met; and that was a hard feat to manage. He felt like doing something to get his mind off the disappointment, so he crossed his legs and pulled open the Trollian app in his glasses, scrolling down to his Teal blooded contact.
caliginousAquarium (CA) began Trolling gallowsCalibrator (GA)
CA: hey ter
CA: so i just had somethin of a
CA: wwell
CA: convversation doesnt evven begin to covver it
CA: wwe may havve been too hasty in idolisin our ancestors
CA: at least i may havve im not sure wwhether you gavve a shit about yours
CA: wwell maybe the exception bein vvris ancestor
CA: all she does is tell cool stories
CA: plus shes much nicer than vvris as wwell
CA: and betwwenn you and me
CA: shes really quite pretty
CA: dont tell that to anyone though im pretty sure shes in a matespritship already wwith that meenah chick
CA: though dont take my wword for it
CA: wwhat wwas my point again
CA: oh right
CA: so i dont really wwant to talk to my ancestor anymore
CA: its like he has no redeemable qualities whatsoevver
CA: meanwwhile your ancestor seemed pretty alright
CA: she came off a little as tryin too hard
CA: and she is wway out of the league of her boyfriend
CA: that guys a wwhole different story
CA: damn im goin off the fuckin rails here
CA: maybe i havve been spendin too much time with ara
CA: ara means aranea by the wway
CA: either that or kars been influencin me evven though he nevver speaks to anyone in our group anymore
CA: wwe should probably start talkin to him again i kinda miss him
GA: OH MY GOD, W1LL YOU SHUT TH3 FUCK UP!
GA: 1 DONT G1V3 4 SH1T 4BOUT YOUR PROBL3MS
GA: 1'M K1ND OF FR34K1NG OUT R1GHT NOW
GA: FOR ON3, MY BOYFR13ND 1S T4LK1NG TO TH3 S33M1NGLY BOTTOML3SS P1T OF COOL TH4T 1S MY 4NC3STOR
GA: GOD, WH4T 4R3 TH3Y 3V3N T4LK1NG 4BOUT?
GA: HOW LONG UNT1L H3 ST4RTS SL33P1NG W1TH H3R 1 WOND3R?
GA: 1 WOULDN'T B3 SURPR1S3D
CA: wwoah wwheres this comin from
CA: im pretty sure the beds on the meteor arent big enough for twwo
CA: and shes a ghost do they evven need to sleep
GA: GOD D4MN 1T, YOU'R3 SOUND1NG L1K3 D4V3 NOW 4ND TH4T 1S TH3 L4ST TH1NG 1 N33D!
GA: 4ND HOW DO YOU NOT UND3RST4ND 3UPH3M1SMS Y3T?
GA: L1K3 FUCK DUD3
CA: eupha wwhat
GA: 4ND TH3N I'V3 GOT YOUR K1SM3S1S 4LL UP 1N MY BUS1N3SS
GA: FUCK 3V3RYTH1NGS F4LL1NG 4P4RT 3R1D4N
GA: 4ND 1'M FR34K1NG TH3 FUCK OUT!
GA: SO PL34S3 3R1D4N
GA: 1 DON'T W4NT TO L1ST3N TO YOUR PROBL3MS
GA: 1 GOT TO S33 SOM3ON3 4BOUT MY 3Y3S
gallowsCalibrator (GA) ceased Trolling caliginousAquarium (CA)
Eridan watched the port close, and silently chuckled to himself about the last line Terezi sent him. He thought about what she said though; what did she mean by his Kismesis all up in her business? Why would Dave sleep in a bed with a ghost? DO ghosts need sleep? So many questions from a little, unenlightened Prince.
"HEYA," he heard Karkat say, looking up to see the Knight near the entrance to the alcove, standing over him.
"oh uh hey," he reluctantly said, examining the Candy-blood. "this is the you from my univverse right?"
"YEAH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT." He gestured to the wall across from Eridan. "YOU MIND DUDE?"
Eridan shook his head. "go ahead."
Karkat nodded once in response, and sat himself down across from Eridan, leaning on the wall with his head tilted back. "SO, WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT HERE? SHOULDN'T YOU BE HANGING OUT WITH YOUR ANCESTOR, TRYING TO GET TO KNOW THE GUY YOU IDOLIZED LIKE HE WAS WHAT THE HUMAN'S REFER TO AS, 'JEGUS' OR WHATEVER THE FUCK THEY SAID. WAIT, WAS JEGUS EVEN A JOKE, OR WERE THEY SERIOUS? I COMPLETELY FORGOT NOW."
Eridan sighed, "eh he didnt turn out to be that awwesome. he wwas just kind of a prissy douche wwith no sense of personal boundaries."
"SO A WORSE VERSION OF YOU?"
"yeah i guess."
"DUDE, DON'T GET TOO DOWN ON YOURSELF. NONE OF THESE ANCESTORS SEEMED TO BE THE HOT SHIT EVERYONE THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE. WHICH I FUCKING *CALLED* BY THE WAY." Karkat tilted his head back down to look at Eridan, and gave him a reassuring smile. "BUT TRUST ME, DON'T LET IT GO TO YOUR HEAD BRO. NO-ONE COULD HAVE KNOWN HOW BORING, AND POINTLESS, AND HYPOCRITICAL, AND RANTING, AND BORING, AN- WAIT DID I SAY BORING TWICE? FUCK, I HATE THAT GUY SO MUCH, MUCH MORE THAN I HATE EVEN MYSELF."
"technically he is you according to ara," Eridan added.
"FUCK, THAT'S EVEN WORSE!" he groaned, banging his head against the wall once. He sighed, looked back towards Eridan, and raised an eyebrow. "SO, ARA, HUH?" he questioned curiously.
"yeah wwhat about her?"
"WHAT'S THE GO WITH HER? YOU TWO SEEM TO BE GETTING ALONG."
Eridan shrugged. "i don't knoww wwhere shes goin i assume to another dream bubble."
Karkat rolled his eyes and chuckled, "NO, I MEANT ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE A MOVE ON HER."
Eridan felt his face heat up, and blushed a deep violet. "howw the hell do you evven knoww i like her?" His voice slightly cracked out of panic.
"COME ON DUDE, REMEMBER HOW MUCH WE TALKED ABOUT QUADRANTS BACK BEFORE…" he thought about his words for a second, trying to think of how to refer to Eridan's attempted murder spree, "…THE INCIDENT. A LOT OF PEOPLE MIGHT NOT REALIZE, BUT YOU DO HAVE A TYPE, WHEN IT COMES TO MATESPRITSHIPS AT LEAST. YOU LIKE TROLLS WITH A COMPLEMENTARY PERSONALITY TO YOU. YOU LIKE TROLLS WHO ARE NICE, FRIENDLY, EASY TO GET ALONG WITH. IT'S WHY YOU DEVELOPED A CRUSH ON FEFERI, AND *DESPITE* ALL YOUR CLAIMS OF WANTING TO KILL ALL LOW-BLOODED LAND DWELLERS, CRUSHED ON NEPETA AS WELL. BOTH NICE GIRLS, BOTH FRIENDLY TOWARDS YOU."
"but wwhat about you?" Eridan asked, before realising what he had just said. "wwait."
"DUDE, COME ON, DID YOU EVER REALLY CRUSH ON ME?"
Eridan raised a finger to answer, "i…" he retracted his finger, proceeding to wrap his arms around his legs. "i think i did?"
"HELL, THE SAME COULD BE SAID ABOUT NEPETA. YOU JUST WANTED SOMEONE THAT COULD STAND YOU, AND CALLED IT A RED CRUSH. BUT THE TRUTH IS, YOU COULD NEVER GET OVER FEFERI, AND YOU TRIED ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING TO GET OVER HER, INCLUDING TRICKING YOURSELF INTO LIKING OTHER PEOPLE. YOU WERE HOPELESS, AS RETARDED AS THAT SOUNDS. AND NOW THERE'S A GIRL THAT COMES ALONG, WHO SEEMS TO BE SOME SORT OF HYBRID OF BOTH VRISKA AND FEFERI, AND YOU'VE GENUINELY GOT RED FEELINGS TOWARDS HER. SHE'S YOUR DREAM MATESPRIT, AND YOU KNOW HOW I KNOW SHE'S PERFECT FOR YOU?"
"because i havvent murdered her?" Eridan reluctantly answered.
"NO, BECAUSE YOU AREN'T HITTING ON HER IN *SPITE* OF THE FACT THAT SHE LIKES YOU. THAT'S HOW I KNOW." Karkat gave him a smile, which Eridan happily returned, before placing his attention directly up, looking at the visible top of the dream bubble. Karkat thought for a second, before speaking up again. "I DON'T HATE YOU, YOU KNOW. NOT ANYMORE AT LEAST."
"but wwhy?" Eridan demanded, confused. "wwhat did i evven do to earn your forgivveness?"
"WHO THE FUCK SAID ANYTHING ABOUT FORGIVENESS? I JUST DON'T DESPISE YOU ANYMORE. YOU'RE LIKE, THE ONLY OTHER PERSON NOT EITHER IN A MATESPRITSHIP OR UMMING AND AHHING ABOUT WHETHER THEIR GOING TO GET UP IN EACH OTHERS NOOKS AS WELL. WE CAN GO BACK TO THE OLD DAYS, I ACTUALLY LIKED SHIT-TALKING OTHER PEOPLE WITH YOU."
Eridan chuckled, "i think id like that."
Karkat nodded, standing up. "WELL, ANOTHER TIME THOUGH. I BETTER RUN BEFORE THAT FEFERI WANNABE CATCHES UP-"
"hey its shouty mcnubs!" The two heard Meenah shout from down the street. Karkat looked to where the sound had come from, a street corner with easy view of the alcove they were in, and slid his hand down his face in frustration.
"GUESS THAT'S MY CUE. SEE YOU BRO." He gave Eridan a wave, and briskly walked away from the cockney sounded Thief.
"H-EY dont go cmon!" Eridan watched her jog down the street after the Knight, completely ignoring the Prince. "waters a girl gotta do to attract shouty hot dudes in this joint?"
Eridan gazed around the corner, waiting for the two to disappear, before getting up himself and finding his way somewhere else.