The drive seemed shorter than usual with someone to talk to, well it wasn't really conversations they were having, more of John talking about Nic Cage and Karkat grumbling about how it was too damn early and that the Board of Education were slave drivers for attempting this kind of shit. His hands were sweaty but cold, and his heart was beating excessively fast for comfort. A lot of really horrible shit could happen if people found out he was a troll, they weren't like John and the others, they didn't know. Oh Gog, I swear if I somehow manage to fuck this up… Karkat thought remorsefully.
Pulling up to the school John was a tad anxious to see Karkat's reaction, would he be excited? Nope. A look of almost terror had fallen on the poor guys face, John watched him take a big gulp, cough and sputter, "It's... It's not that bad, not as uh, shitty as I thought it was going to be." John could see faces lining the windows facing the parking lot. Dear lord here we go. Dave probably dramatized this whole thing and now it's going to be 3x harder trying to get through this day John thought remorsefully. Getting out of the car, he opened Karkat's door and tried to mentally prepare himself for the day ahead. "You know they're going to ask you about your eyes and stuff?" John hesitantly asked. "Shit." What would he say? What had John and Dave already told everyone? "Dave and I told everyone you were a type of Albino!" John stated as if he'd read his thoughts. "Fucking albino? John I don't know if you've noticed but I am the fucking opposite of albino. Do I look colorless to you? Compared to an albino I'm a god damn artist's palette!"
"No they all believe it! Dave told them it was a really rare case of albino and, uh, that it had different effects on the body!" How John managed to make it sound like it was all okay Karkat would never know, but one question remained on his mind, "Is something wrong with their think-pans? Like honestly John Egbert, how could they be so dull?"
John just smiled, he knew Karkat was worried something would go wrong but he and Dave had pretty much thought of everything. They made the lie about being albino, told everyone not to touch Karkat too much especially his hair saying how he was overly sensitive, and even said the medicine he takes makes him moody and to not take to heart what he may say. Now that Kar knew about the lies, he could go along with them if someone brought it up. "Just trust me okay? Dave and I, we got it under control here." John said with a wink. They were at the door, no going back now seeing as how they had a fucking crowd built up. Karkat took one overly shaky breath and walked into the school after John.