Chatper 3

##hey, just figured would say hi. Well thanks for reading if you like it lol. And tell me what you think?

##And yes I know there will be issues with some people doing drugs and drinking and cutting, so i'm ##sorry if I trigger anyone :(

It had been about a month since Solluxander, or Sollux as he preferred joined the group, and him not having been a member of the group orriginal soon became a surprise as he fitted into the group naturally. He Karkat and John became the best of friends, due to how they acted and bonded over programming, Kanaya's mom Porrim fell in love with him, making him his model and having him do work once a week, which gave him money to buy parts for himself. He was friends with everyone, even Equius, who Dave learned was his ex, and built him that computer he kept. Dave smiled internally as he looked at his boyfriend arguing with Karkat over some code during lunch. School was going by slowly, Dave watching the two nerds sit around at lunch arguing about the code for the game they were making.

"Let's do this Karkat! It'll be easier!"

"No! Fuck no! Fucking hell no!" Karkat yelled. "That is the most moronic shit I've ever heard!"

"How is what moronic?" Kanaya asked, walking over with Rose by her side.

"John fucking idiot Egbert wants to change how the game is supposed to be made!" Karkat yelled.

"All I'm saying is your idea of the client not being able to help the server fight is stupid! Why make it where the client is only a passive support?"

"Because having an almost godlike active support takes the challenge out of the game!" The two continued to yell as Dave talked to his sister.

"How is your new little friend?" Dave asked.

"Sollux seems to have adapted quickly to life in my house. He seems to be okay with my mother's...stubbornness in him working for her." Kanaya said.

"With a figure like how would any man say no." Dave said despite knowing about Sollux's tastes.

"Watch it brother. Don't let Dirk learn you are insinuating that his boyfriend, Sollux's ex, is feminine" Rose said with a smile.

sollux sat there in his new room, playing on his computer, it's holographic displays showing several windows, one having the code that John had sent him a few minutes ago to check out. "okay so he watns to use the network programming of the socket set up to allow the clients to send commands for this game of theirs. Interesting. But why is he using only these if and elif statements, limiting the client's power?" Sollux continued to talk to himself, looking to different displays to see game code he had written before for assistance while also watching his messenger, the fourth monitor watching the news. After a few minutes Sollux minimized the holographics and turned his computer back to the more portable version it was built as, before putting on the now glasses. Moving his glasses into place Sollux walked around the house, seeing Porrim sitting there reading a magazine.

"Hey Sollux. Can I ask you something and you not get upset?"

"sure." Sollux said, surprised by Porrim's sudden gentleness as she asked this.

"Okay. As you know I'm a psionic like my daughter and her friends. But what you don't know is, I knew a few other psionics before we split ways to live our lives. One of those psionics, he reminds me of you, and you two almost share an aura. Are you the son of Mituna?" she asked. Sollux immediately tensed when she asked, shocked that someone knew his dad.

"...yes...he was my dad..." is all he said, visibly shaking as he remembered the accident that took his life. Porrim immediately ran over and pulled him into a hug, rubbing his back gently.

"It's alright Sollux. I knew your father. He was an amazing man.I'm sorry about having asked." Porrim said as she left Sollux to get something to drink. I am not sure what he'd like Porrim thought as she worked. Suddenly she threw her head up, sensing some disturbance coming from his aura. I was only away for ten minutes! she thought as she ran through the house, before finding him locked away in the bathroom. "Sollux open this door." She said. She knew exactly what he was doing in there, and wanted to stop him.

"Hey are we going to hang out at the mall today?" John asked. He was curious since he had been looking for stuff to buy Dave.

"Sure. Let's bring Sollux so he can get out of the damn house. Fucking nerd loves being locked up." Karkat said. John noticed something in how he had said that and how he was acting, but chose to not comment, instead letting everyone agree after a few moments of hesitation and then leave later to to get ready and meet up at the mall.

"Hey Sollux, you here?" Karkat asked, looking around for his friend. where is the douche he thought to himself as he walked around.

"Hey kk." Sollux said from behind. Karkat immediately spun around and looked at Sollux, noticing he was wearing his computer glasses from earlier , but also that he was wearing a long sleeve hoodie.

"What happened Sollux?" Karkat asked, seeing the sleeves and how Sollux was standing.

"What do you mean?" Sollux asked confused.

"your arm. Show me." Karkat said, his voice for one of the few rare times being without anger. After a few moments Sollux realized Karkat was worried more than anything and lifted his arm up, showing the trail of new cuts on his forearm. "damnit." Karkat grabbed Sollux's arm quickly and pulled it over to the sink, grabbing a towel.

"What are you doing?"

"Doesn't look like you washed them right. there is disinfectant in the drawer so I'm making sure you don't get an infection...especially how big they are..." Karkat said. After a few minutes that consisted of shock and annoyance from Sollux and Karkat obsessing over making sure Sollux's arm was clean, the pair left, Karkat never letting go of Sollux's arm.

/shut up my otp is solkat lol. and ya sorry about the cut thing, but I am saying this atm from experience,

/ never think to ignore a cut, and not wash it. it might get bad infected okay? please be careful readers.