Tavros picked up the knife carefully. He examined it. Why would Gamzee want him to keep the knife? He sighed, and stashed it away under his pillow. He threw away the note in the small trashcan that lay near the bed. He layed down on the bed, letting his eyes close. The next morning,
he was awoken by a loud knock on the door. He reluctantly got up and pulled himself to answer it. Someone he had met, and knew was standing there. Dave. "What is it Dave?" Tavros asked, wiping his sleepy eyes. "Just wanted to check on you, bro." Dave said. He walked inside after Tavros let him. "So, anything happened lately?" Dave added. "Well, uh, I got this knife when I came back to my cabin yesterday.." "Where is it?" Dave demanded. Tavros walked to the bed and took it out from underneath the mattress. "Here. I think Gamzee left it for me." Dave titled his head to the side, trying to get a closer look. "Hmm... I don't know why the hell he would do this. He's been too quiet lately. Not sure what's up with him." Dave said. "I haven't seen him yet..." "The others say he has his own room somewhere I don't know of." Tavros looked at him. "What do the others say? Jade told me that the others liked to make rumours about him. Sort of like you guys did we before..." Tavros's voice trailed off. He remembered Gamzee being teased by the other trolls and the kids. He shook his head to get the memory out. "They say that he is insane,
a murderer, and a sissy." Dave told him. "But he is not any of that!" Tavros said. "Exactly. But they don't know that we know Jade, Gamzee, or Eridan." "What would they do if we did?" "I don't know, Tav." Tavros sighed frustrated. He sat down beside Dave. Tavros took the knife from Dave and put it back underneath the mattress. Tavros layed down, being careful not to touch Dave at all. Dave got up and left all casually. Dave closed the door when he walked out of the cabin, allowing Tavros to have some time to himself. Tavros stared at the ceiling, wondering about Gamzee After a few hours, Tavros went out onto the deck again. He decided to sit beside some of the cargo barrels that were on the ship. He sat there for a while, enjoying the Earthern breeze. He looked up at the sky. The Earth was so much nicer than Alternia, that was for sure. He caught himself wondering about John. And the others. Where were they? They probably weren't in this time period. They knew that they wouldn't be able to see each other for a long while, until John fixed up the mistake he had made. That probably won't happen, though. Tavros missed all of his friends.
He kept wondering about him until his mind switched to Gamzee yet again. He punched himself. He wanted to quit thinking about Gamzee. He'd find him sooner or later. Wouldn't he? He got up and walked around the ship dock. He even tried helping, but no one would let him. He decided to go back to his cabin again. He allowed himself to sleep the rest of the day and night. Perhaps he would talk to Gamzee soon...