Sollux was sleeping when Karkat woke up. He had fallen asleep moments before, and they were in a makeshift tent kind of thing. It was nothing compared to Karkats hive. Where were they anyway? It was a lot hotter than he remembered, and there was sand on the ground. Wait. Why did Sollux even bring him here? Last time he seen him he was falling through a hole onto Karkats head. It's strange.

Karkat didn't have much time to think about it, because before long, Sollux had woken up. He had had a strange nightmare, in which he had been attacked by a mad psychopath and he had torn down his hive trying to stop the psycho from killing him. How strange. It wasn't a nightmare; he had merely just remembered the recent events.

"Hey." said Sollux. Karkat replied "HEY. WHERE THE HELL ARE WE AND WHY DID YOU BRING ME HERE?" Sollux then stated "Wiithout me you'd be dead riight now, 2o you can quiit your biitchiing. And the rea2on ii brought you wa2 becau2e you owe me. And ii had nowhere el2e to 2tay, 2o ii'm goiing to my friiend Kanaya'2 hou2e."

Karkat was amazed at this sudden development. He couldn't understand how this guy could have friends. He was so… Annoying. Yet he still seemed to be able to socialise easily with Karkat... He actually liked the guy. He couldn't quite put his finger on why though…

Sollux had the same feeling. Karkat was aggressive, yet he was also so… So… He couldn't tell. There was just something about him that made him easy to like. Maybe one day Sollux would figure out. He would make it his goal to find out why Karkat was so easy to like.

They quickly began to engage in conversation about various things, such as their interests and whatnot. Karkat was into fighting, whereas Sollux was into computers and other various gadgetry. For instance, Sollux had made himself new glasses by using a flamethrower (He also made that) on sand, therefor creating glass, and he just cut it into lenses and placed it back in the old frame which he still had.

Karkat spent most of his time just walking around doing nothing. He was still trying to figure out why he liked Sollux. Maybe it was just because he had saved his life. No, it was more than that. He couldn't describe the way he felt about Sollux. Sollux… That was all he could think about. But why? Why could he not stop?

Sollux had a lot on his mind. He also couldn't figure out why he liked Karkat. Maybe it was because of his insane strength. Or the fact that they had bonded in a near-death situation and Sollux had carried him 9 miles. He didn't know. But he did have a feeling that Karkat liked him too. They had begun to discuss relationships last night, and Sollux had confessed that he had dated two people before, but they had both died. Whereas, Karkat had admitted that he had had a relationship with a female troll called Terezi, who was blind. Sollux had reacted strangely to this, and had given a gasp after Karkat had said he had been in a relationship with a female troll. Sollux couldn't imagine Karkat with another troll. They would have looked out of place, as if they were just friends. But Sollux was surprised. That must mean that Karkat is a nice guy at heart, and just acts like a big tough troll so that he doesn't get any crap from anyone. He is pretty strong though, Sollux had to admit that.

They would get moving soon. Daytime was approaching, and fast. The night had flown by, now that Sollux made a new friend. And he hoped it would last.

Meanwhile, Karkat was busy digging. He had seen a glistening object in the sand a couple of hundred metres away from the tent. It had looked like a crystal of some sort, but Karkat was having a hard time finding it. He thought he had been tricked until he hit something. He had no idea what it was, as it felt like cold, hard steel through the sand. As he dug it up, he realised it was more like a case. It was plastic, and had strange symbols printed on it. It looked very similar to a laptop, yet it was more bulky and had a handle. As Karkat opened the strange case, he noticed something. Sollux was nowhere in sight. The case would have to wait for later.