You feel so worthless right now and you really just want to tell her to go fuck herself, that you're done, fly out the window, go sit in your own fucking hive with your own fucking lusus and let her try to do this without you. That's just how fucking done you are with her and all of this bullshit.

At the moment, you, Karkat Vantas, are in Terezi Pyrope's hive after her explaining the whole situation. They were honestly like a bunch of wrigglers trying to justify things to themselves. "Oh, she hit my friend, I need to hit her back for him. She hit me back for hitting her, now my friend needs to hit her back for me." It was all so stupid. You honestly could believe that Vriska had done this, that she had found some way around dealing with Terezi and was getting payback. You weren't sure how she would do that but all that you need to explain to yourself was that those two were the Scourge Sisters. If they needed to hurt someone, even each other, they would find a way. It was what they did best, after all.

What Terezi had done to her wasn't small. She blew off her arm, all connections to a rather powerful guy, and gotten rid of her 7, or one, you were never quite sure which it was, eye/eyes . But, then again, Vriska had killed Aradia after paralyzing Tavros. This was all so idiotic and childish. People were getting hurt because of other people and it just really needed to stop. This is why you didn't ever bother with FLARPing no matter how much Terezi bothered you to join her 'alliance against the cruel and unjust'.

At the moment, you are cooking like some kind of domestic maid. Terezi never could seem to learn how to cook or not hurt herself while doing so when she could at least see where she was going and now was not exactly the time for her to learn. You're making something for both of you while she lay in her scalemate pile, which she decided to place right in front of the doorway so that she could 'watch' you. She's just trying to piss you off, picking up each one of her scalemates, naming them off for you, and squeaking them. You notice that every once in a while, she'll pick up the same plush and name it something different. She obviously doesn't know which is which, though you can't blame her for not being able to tell, but it's still irritating. She sometimes tries to make things even more painful for you, just trying to test your patience, reaching them out farther to make the squeaks louder and closer to you.

It looks to you like her new-found disability isn't bothering her at all. You almost wish that she did act like something was wrong, just so you could maybe have a moment of quiet. You know that's too much to ask though. Especially from Terezi Pyrope. You knew that nothing could ever bother her, or at least, she wouldn't let it be known if there was something wrong. There was little to nothing that could ever wipe that shit eating grin off of her face and you weren't sure if that was more endearing or frightening.

You put the meal out on plates for the both of you, setting hers down on the floor in front of her. If she's going to be such a pest, she can eat wherever; you weren't going to fight her to make her sit and eat like a normal person. Besides that, she doesn't seem to mind, starting to eat without hesitation though pulling the plate up into her lap after a moment.

"Are you going to message Sollux about this any time soon?" She doesn't even take the moment to finish chewing before speaking. You shake your head a bit at this; common manners are apparently harder to come by than previously thought.

"At some point." You mumble after realizing that she has a surprising lack of furniture in her hive and sitting down behind her in her scalemate pile. You're back to back and she leans up against you, smirking at your slight huff of irritation.

When she next speaks, it's not as cheery as usual. Usually, she's very upbeat, she doesn't seem to worry about anything even if it is something that she should. Now, that's changed and it frightens you. Her voice is quieter, more hushed like she's ashamed and outside sources shouldn't hear. She sounds broken. "What are we going to do?"

You shrug, not exactly sure how to respond to thinking about it for a moment, you realize that you honestly have no idea what to do in this situation. There doesn't seem like there is an easy way out. When the drones come to check on her, she's going to be helpless. She has to worry even now because she doesn't have a present lusus, even though she does have one. No lusus present, defenseless, and blind; she'd be dead.

And then you say one of the stupidest things that could have ever come out of your mouth. "Who says we? I'm not your lusus."

You feel her stiffen against your back, then lean forward away from you. She continues to eat, now in silence. Unsure what to say, you do the same thing. After you've both finished, you sit awkwardly in the quiet for a few minutes before speaking up. "I need to go back to my own hive for a while. I'll be back tomorrow night…"

She nods and you get up, walking over to her husktop. She lies back in the pile, looking around like she's trying to see the walls. You feel bad for her but you'd never let that be known. She's trying to function, trying to go back to normal, trying to make it look like she's taking it in stride. You feel even worse that in that one moment of weakness she had, you pretty much told her she's alone in this. It makes you wonder how she feels, if she's terrified of being alone, if there's more to the Terezi Pyrope you know than just the ignorant bliss.

Shaking your head, you try to shake off the thoughts too. This is getting ridiculous. Your conversation with her from earlier is still up and you read through it. You really don't know the definition of compassion, it's evident by how angry you seem at her. At least she didn't read it. You close the window and start up the chatbox with Sollux. He starts messaging you first though.

"[GC] gallowsCalibrator began trolling [TA] twinArmageddon"
TA: hey tz
TA: ii wa2 wonderiing when you were going two get onliine
TA: diid you hear about vrii2ka
GC: IT'S NOT TEREZI.
GC: JUST GET OVER TO HER HIVE, OKAY?
GC: I HAVE TO LEAVE AND I DON'T TRUST HER NOT TO END UP FALLING OUT OR SOMETHING.
GC: ALSO, SHE'S BEEN ASKING FOR YOU.
GC: SHE'LL EXPLAIN LATER. SHE HASN'T SHUT UP ABOUT ALL OF THIS SINCE I GOT HERE.
TA: iit2 almo2t liight out
[GC] gallowsCalibrator ceased trolling [TA] twinArmageddon
TA: wow, a22hole"

Pacing, you sigh and try to collect yourself. You're honestly not sure whether you should wait for him to get there or not but you decide against it, turning back to Terezi. She looks so upset and it bothers you. The usually worriless face looks like its holding back panic and possibly tears. You really hate to admit it, but her new eyes are slightly terrifying to you. You never liked that bright shade of red. In Alternia, you knew it meant instant death. It was the colour of injury, of weakness, as you were much too aware.

"I'll be back tomorrow night. Sollux is coming." You mumble under your breath. You get a nod of recognition, confirmation that she heard you and you start out her window to climb down the ladder. This.. This is going to be a long day.