Drips of cherry red tears pooled on the floor as Karkat gazed into the cheerful eyes of his younger self and Lusus. The photo of the two together was covered in a wood frame with cracked glass ever since Aradia had thrown the group into the new session.

Carefully rotating the pins on the back, Karkat had removed the back of the frame and took out the photo.

He'd need to replace the frame.

Karkat soaked up the tears off his face with his sweater and captualogued the frame just as the vent door popped open.

Slithering out came Gamzee, Karkat's crazed and unstable moirail.

"Well shit bro. Long time no see." Gamzee said ploping onto the ground.

"Well it's been two fucking weeks Gamzee. Everyone wants to avoid you or either kill you." Karkat stood up quickly standing in front of the puddle of his tears.

"And where do you stand on that spectrum my brother?" Gamzee twisted the cap off of a frosty Faygo and sipped awaiting an answer.

"I'm neither. So far. I don't know whether to yell at you or hug you or even fetch Kanaya so she can cut you in half."

"Come on Kar. I'm sorry for putting through all that shit. I couldn't control myself because of the will of the motherfuckin' Messiah-"

"Don't fucking start that shit." By now Gamzee took notice of the photo Karkat held in his palm.

"Somethin bothering your mood bro?" Gamzee said nodding to the photo. Karkat said nothing and hid the photo behind his back. "Come on Karkat. I can read you like a fuckin book. Now sit next to me." Patting the ground and pleading, Gamzee successfully persuaded Karkat to sit right next to him.

Handing the photo over, Karkat felt on the verge of tears. Gamzee frowned slightly at the sight of it.

"You miss him don't ya?" Karkat slowly nodded to the question. " Look, I know I don't really seem to care for anyone but myself. But motherfucker, I do care about everyone. Even Kan-sis, and she's trying kill me. I care for everyone. My custodian, you, the humans, and Tavros.."

Gamzee sounded a little distraught at saying Tavros' name. But he just shrugged it off and continued.

"Look, I have screwed up so many miracles in our session and our lives. But I will always be here for you and even though we all miss our fucking lusi, we still have each other." Karkat slowly looked at him face on the see that he was serious. He wasn't the chilled version of himself. He was a new version of Gamzee no one has ever seen.

"You really mean it?" Karkat was a bit in disbelief, but he was reassured when Gamzee firmly said yes.

And thus the two say there talking about their past experiences with their session, and lusi when they gained the ability to talk with them.

As time grew on however Karkat's messed up sleep schedule caught up with him and he fell asleep with the sooting paps from his rehabilitated moirail.

Hours later at what humans would refer to as six o'clock, Karkat woke up to the surprise that no one was there, and the only objects in front of him was a his picture of his Lusus, a Faygo, and a picture of Gamzee and himself.

Quickly captualoguing the items, Karkat received a new pester alert from Trollian.


turntechGodhead [TG] started pestering carcinoGeneticist [CG] at 6:02

TG: yo Karkat

TG: me and some of the guys are playing fucking monopoly and we want you to play with us.

TG: scratch that, you need to play says Kanaya.

CG: WHAT THE FUCK IS A MONOPOLY.

CG: AND WHY DOES KANAYA SAY I HAVE TO?

TG: she says you don't get out much. whatever just head down to the common room.

turntechGodhead [TG] ceased pestering carcinoGeneticist [CG] at 6:04


Karkat wondered on the short walk to the transportalizer what a monopoly was and why it's a game. It took about five minutes to correctly navigate the transportalizers since Karkat barely got out of his room for two weeks.

When he arrived, the group had finished the game and Rose was sitting on a chair looking like a angry maniac.

"Yo Karkat, come and sit down." Dave beckoned. Karkat sat between Kanaya and Dave while Terezi sat next to Dave and the empty chair.

"What happened to Rose?" Karkat asked sounding intrigued but not really.

"Oh Dave took all her money on the boardwalk and sent her into debt ten times." Terezi answered as Dave worked to reset the board.

"Yes and it's amazing how just one person can immediately make their biological sister want to kill them in a second." Rose said without looking their way.

"Yeah and it's amazing how someone can be 70 percent water but be 100 percent salt." Said Dave as he smirked and received a death glare from Rose.

"Maybe I should accompany Rose for the time being. I'm also tired from having to figure out this game." Kanaya then walked and sat by Rose and began reading a book along side her.

"Well its just us so may the best person/troll win! Please select a character." Dave proudly said as he laid out three pieces.

Quick to the draw Terezi grabbed the car and Dave grabbed the rollerskate as Karkat was left with the thimble.

"Karkles got the thimble!" Terezi sang as Dave just chuckled.

"What the hell is a thimble."

"Only the suckiest piece in the game. It's only awarded to short nubbed trolls.

"Fuck you Strider"

With those words the three prepared for the long battle ahead. Each competitor symbolizing the main attributes of the game, quick thinking, being god damn fabulous, and the loser with outdated finger wear.

Thus was born the perfect game of monopoly the Farthest Ring will ever see...


For about ten minutes.

The results ended up being an annoyed Karkat with no money left, Terezi with a thousand dollars in the bank, and Dave with one thousand, seven hundred, fifty two dollars.

"HOW THE HELL DO YOU EVEN RECOVER FROM BEING FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS IN DEBT. IT DOESN'T MAKE MUCH SENSE." Karkat yelled slamming his hands down and standing up.

"You just have to be strategic man. It's all about the railroad." Dave expressed making a rainbow motion with his hands.

"Whatever I'm going back to my block." Karkat pushed away his chair and began to walk away.

"Ahh come on Karkat we're still going to play Jenga!" Terezi said. Though as tempting as the offer came from his flush crush Karkat still refused.

He walked out and transportalized to the food prep block for some food. He grabbed some tab and a food humans call pizza.

He stalled on the way back as he just sat up on the roof slowly consuming the food. It just astonished him that there still was a new server waiting for them. In all of paradox space, he never could believe it for himself.

He had alot to think about. Most of it was stuff he didn't really want to think about. It brought him pain and even made him demoralize himself.

Half an hour later, Karkat reached his block and locked it shut to avoid anyone from entering. The light on his crabtop flashed red signalizing that someone messaged him. Opening up the program, he was met by the name gallowsCalibrator.


gallowsCalibrator [GC] started trolling carcinoGeneticist [CG] at 6:42

GC: H1 K4RK4T

GC: 1 KNOW 1 H4V3NT T4LK3D TO YOU 1N W33KS.

GC: 1 W4S HOP1NG YOU WOULD ST4Y FOR LONG3R TOD4Y SO 1 COULD T4LK TO YOU

GC: BUT 1 GU3SS 1LL T4LK H3R3.

GC: 1 R34LLY W4NT TO T4LK TO YOU MOR3 OFT3N

GC: SO WH3N3V3R YOU W4NT TO

GC: JUST M33T M3 4T MY DR4W1NG BLOCK

GC: 4LSO, 1 KNOW D4VE C4N S33M 4 B1T TOO H4RD ON YOU

GC: BUT H3'S JUST K1DD1NG 4ROUND SO GO 34SY ON H1M

GC: BY3 K4RKL3S.

gallowsCalibrator [GC] ceased trolling carcinoGeneticist [CG] at 6:45


Terezi's words sounded like an opportunity to bring harmony and discord into their lives. Karkat felt like he could either destroy his relationship with Terezi or repair it and grow a nice romantic matespritship with her. He'd just need to play his cards right.

But for now, Karkat feels the need to watch a romcom.


Holy shit am tired. I'm up at four am busting my ass because I haven't written in a while. I feel guilty. Anyways I really need some feed back on this because I feel like I was kind of getting derailed from this chapter. So yeah, stay safe.