Homestuck Therapy

by k13aquamarine

Sort of like The View, only in chat form and we get off topic. Jess and I attempt to analyze the comic and its characters. Rated T for language. SPOILER WARNING. Also references. Lots and lots of references. Your opinions matter!

40. Predictions

Longest one in a while. This pretty much is about all the latest flash updates. Then we tried to make some predictions, but it's a bit silly.

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JESSICA

SO MUCH SYMBOLISM! And by that, I mean at least a little bit

Homestuck update finally worked

Soooo spoilers from here on

JESSICA

So, when I came to the fork in the road, I went right first. When I got to the end of that path, I clicked on one of the derigibles, and it said "Thousands of these roam around seeding and watering this planet. Yet nothing grows..." SYMBOLISM!

Very blatantly obvious symbolism

Also, there is a salamander carved into the ground, much like in the Andes Mountain range (I think)

I thought it was an interesting reference

OH! ALSO! At the very beginning, you can see two monoliths with the sign of life and the sign of heart at the bottom. I left it behind, so I can't really describe it right now, and i would have to go all the way back to the beginning .

"When three visitors look inward, the way to the Maid's palace will be cleared." Interesting. Is that three other visitors? Each of the players will visit her world eventually (supposedly)

I guess, something else to go with the "symbolism" up there is that her planet is the Land of Catacombs and Helium. It's linked to death. I wonder what Fef's planet was, was it ever mentioned? She was also a hero of life...dude...maybe Jane brings life to their session, even though it is void...maybe

JESSICA

hmmm, at one point you take a salamander's head off a pressure plate, and the monolith for void raises

I really think she's going to bring life to this session

goodness, i love the "tablets" in the farthest tomb. very mysterious ancient tablets XD

LoCaH, LoPaN, LoTaK, LoMaX

These are the worlds

First they were heroes, now they are nobles. So they'll be rulers rather than saviors?

nope, never mind

"it's pretty much the same thing, but is a title more commonly reserved for martyrs or tragic figures who toil in futility."

void session much?

"the aspect of hope is dead on arrival" because CD killed it with peanuts. Peanuts: Destroyers of Hope

"Fanfiction by any species is always a tough read"

"assist her with the housekeeping we've left behind" because that's what a maid is meant for XD

sorry! they were "obelisks" not "monoliths" silly me!

oh yeah, I wanted to mention that since her house fell into the pit, wouldn't it be much more difficult to make the ueberhaus? I wonder what antics Dad will get up to this time? Also, there has been a decided lack of enemies. There couldn't even be plain pawns, or do they require the sprite's prototyping?

JESSICA

Death. Death everywhere

SHE'S A LIAR! A LIAR McLIAR PANTS! I TOLD YOU SHE COULDN'T BE TRUSTED! She does not have the cadeuces or the other staff it is oft mistaken for. She is a fake.

JESSICA

"UU, who totally didn't come off as grumpy carried on into this conversation:

UU: i Understand.

UU: pardon my grUmpy demeanoUr. i jUst had a nap and did not sleep well.

GG: Ha ha, you call this grumpy?

UU: wasn't i being? :u

GG: Not exactly!

UU: well good! i do my best.

UU: really, as if my dreadfUl nap were not bad enoUgh, i woke Up to find my coplayer has made a terrible mess in here.

UU: bUt the good news is he has at least agreed to play with me once and for all. some people make nothing easy.

GG: That's good.

GG: But wait...

GG: I thought you said you've never met him?

UU: Um.

UU: i haven't!

UU: not in person.

GG: Then how did he make a mess in there?

GG: Did he break into your room while you were asleep?

UU: oh, yes, well, hmm.

UU: the thing with that is this.

UU: the thing with that is that we shoUld talk aboUt something else!

GG: Huh?

UU: why mUst yoU be sUch the vigilant gUmshoe, jane?

UU: always with the gUmshooery. pitch that pUzzlesavvy toward the conUndra littered aboUt yoUr planet!

UU: i'm becoming grUmpy again. do forgive me."

JESSICA

LIAR!

GG: It's rather desolate. Pretty eerie, actually.

GG: I haven't run into anyone at all. I think I might be alone here?

UU: yes isn't it great?

GG: The balloons are nice, I suppose.

UU: reminds me mUch of home. so peacefUl, so mUch space to yoUrself and time to think.

UU: yoU're so lUcky. i can't wait to get to my planet!

GG: Yes. But what about your brother?

UU: right, that.

UU: aboUt that.

UU: got to rUn! Ta, kisses, all that stUff! u3u

GG: Hey!

JESSICA

lol jake

EMILY

BAM DONE!

JESSICA

woo!

KALYN

I was reading that "The aspect of Hope is dead on arrival thing" and immediately went to that tumblr post about the movie poster with the whole "Hope survives thing." I really think that Jake might die the instant he is transported into the medium, and that Dirk's gonna have to come save his ass. It would be SO DRAMATIC! HOWEVER Jane IS the Hero of Life, so it could also totally be her, but Dirk is the one who described that poster's tagline thing. Or at least AR was.

KALYN

Just so you know though, I went into a screaming fit when I read that whole Hope might be dead thing and thought of that.

Guys, I think Jake is already dead!

He just got hit in the head by something from the forge and his light was snuffed out when all the lanterns were raised. And the inscriptions! The inscriptions say Jane is next! But she'll come back to life, because she is DA HERO OF LAIIIFF!

Guise, where is the last skull? DX

I did it!

With some help from tumblr.

Annnnd the next page isn't there yet.

Welp.

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EMILY

speaking of homestuck...

do we actually have to finish that shit?

since he actually told you what to do

KALYN

whut

JESSICA

what?

KALYN

oh the game?

haha

EMILY

check homestuck

KALYN

you don't HAVE to

but it's good to understand some things more

at least with the pesterlogs, and also the tablets lying around

some of them are very informative

I did it this morning (with some help from tumblr to find that last skull)

EMILY

:(

KALYN

I mean, the walkthrough's there now. It would be so easy just to do it.

EMILY

fine

KALYN

You obviously don't have to, we've already alluded to some of the pesterlogs and tablets

EMILY

yeah ich weiss

JESSICA

Ok, why would we need to get all three skulls for?

Any reason other than feeling accomplished?

EMILY

nah fuck it

i ain't doin it

KALYN

haha, a sense of satisfaction I guess

I mean, you only need like one to be able to access everything

since when you get into that room, you... well we still haven't even seen it yet.

because it's just in separate updates.

So...

Who wants to make bets on which hero is gonna bring Jake back to life?

Will it be Jane, Hero of Life, and Jake's destined-to-be?

Or Dirk, who promised to go all-out and quoted the (oft prophetic) movie poster?

EMILY

hmmmm

jane

JESSICA

Honestly, I think it will be Jane, primarily because she is the hero of life

EMILY

boo ya

JESSICA

Dirk is the Prince of Heart, so...he's gonna destroy hearts and take names

KALYN

what? ._.

JESSICA

Princes destroy stuff!

Eridan destroyed hope!

KALYN

hm

JESSICA

Dirk is inevitably going to break hearts and take names

KALYN

Yeah, I'm just gonna wait and see on that one

take names?

JESSICA

Have you not heard that before? "Takin' names"?

It's like, how many lives you've destroyed sort of a thing

KALYN

I've heard it before...I wonder what exactly you mean by it

I'm gonna review some footage, it'll take a while

jsyk

JESSICA

he's gonna have a long list of broken hearts? how else would you take it?

k

OOOOOH! I'm going through the game again, and I was having serious issues, trying to figure out where I had heard that music before. It's from Medium, isn't it?

Not only that, I think it might be one of the "easter eggs"

i wanna say it's rain and shade or something

KALYN

yeah it's from Medium

not sure which one it is, but I have them in itunes. I could compare them.

later though

JESSICA

i'm doing that now

It's Light and Rain? Why would it be Light and Rain? It is, but, I'm confused as to why...

EMILY

stupid facebook...

gonna take a showa now

JESSICA

k, later

KALYN

hm LaR

k

it probably just sounded nice

JESSICA

maybe, it's just convenient that is also Rose's land

the rain makes sense though

KALYN

huh?

JESSICA

Rose=Land of Light and Rain

also, the derigibles make it rain

KALYN

I know, but what is convenient... what

derigibles?

JESSICA

The things that are floating everywhere? Making it rain?

KALYN

ok, the balloon things

JESSICA

Fine, coincedental instead of convenient

KALYN

oh ok

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JESSICA

DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE! Homestuck update!

DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE!

Ok, it's like the last one, but that's not really the point, also, as far as I can tell, the puzzle is really easy. I could have missed something, but I don't think so.

SPOILER! MEGA HUGE SUPERSIZED SPOILER THAT I THINK IS FLLIPPING AWESOME!

Guess who's standing in front of her house? You will never guess, it's like, out of nowhere

Of course, by the time you read this, you probably know exactly who is standing outside of her house, with his four diagonal scars, and his ...weird...floaty devices? In his god tier outfit!

Gamzee! It's our old buddy Gamzee. I think this might even be our Gamzee, because of the scars he got from Nepeta. The only question is, when did he reach god tier?

JESSICA

Really, he could have at any time during th game.I don't think anyone was really paying attention to him. Also, they can change out of their "pajamas" that is an option. So, yeah. This might also be why none of them have seen him. He could have, like, I dunno, died or something and then got to god tier, or he just decided to head out on his own or something? Or he just wandered into the medium on his ... non...existent...wings? I just noticed he doesn't have wings. But he does have the gratuitous codpiece x.x So, yeah, either they can hide their wings (since Hussie said that doodle was 100% canon, and he had wings then, or he was lying. I'm assuming the former).

Anyway, back to what I was saying, Gamzee could have just meandered off into the medium on his wings. Since he lacks faygo and sopor slime, I assume he didn't leave in a daze. Anyway. He's chill, happy, and smiling. Yay! Gamzee!

JESSICA

SPOILER UP THERE ^^^^ DON'T READ IT UNTIL YOU'VE READ HOMESTUCK, HOMES!

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EMILY

man i kinda wanted to click on fuck no

JESSICA

I clicked on both, they had the same result

EMILY

oh

but what if i want the gamz to be my guide

JESSICA

lol, he's not a very good conscious, so no

or, at least, i don't think he is

i could be wrong

EMILY

but it'd be a lot of fun

so yeah...when did the gamz get there?

JESSICA

i think in the end Jane has no choice in the matter

Who knows? He's had two years AWOL

EMILY

she did have to walk to get to the house so he could've just been chillin and walking around and came about the house

JESSICA

oh, ok, i see what you mean

yeah, he was probably wandering inside

EMILY

but we thought he was on the asteroid

totally tried to say meteroid

JESSICA

I know, that's what I said, he's had two years, he also is at god tier

EMILY

true

wait

question

so...

JESSICA

Besides, there is the possibility this isn't our Gam, just a very recent deviation

EMILY

male trolls wouldn't need junk since the have buckets

so...what's filling his codpiece?

JESSICA

not necessarily

they could still have junk

they could be like fish

EMILY

what would be the point?

JESSICA

aim?

EMILY

but then what would be the point of having genders

JESSICA

ovaries vs sperm

probably

I DON'T KNOW!

EMILY

but can't they fill buckets with members of the same sex

JESSICA

yup

EMILY

they aren't human so they don't have eggs/sperm

JESSICA

fine, convenience for the reader

EMILY

they have bucket slime

JESSICA

They could, humans aren't the only ones with eggs and sperm

maybe they have both, and the hormones they have effect what gender they are

EMILY

but that would mean that they couldn't mate with the same sex

JESSICA

no, no, what i'm saying is each individual has both

so when they fill the buckets there's an orgy of eggs and sperm

actually, that would kinda make sense, because given the odds, at least half of it would be incestuous

We cracked the code!

Until Morgan or Kalyn get on and poke all sorts of holes in it

What else though?

MORGAN

jessica, in response to your possible "recent deviation" theory, timelines have only crossed each other in dream bubbles/the void. So this would have to be our gamzee, alpha timeline and all.

JESSICA

well good, since that was just a shot in the dark, devil's advocate and all that

MORGAN

yeah, that's the only one i'm shooting down though. I figured it wasn't like a fully developed theory or anything

JESSICA

woot! so, how about everything else? do you pretty much agree, or what?

MORGAN

um... i'm not even going to address all that shit about troll junk

JESSICA

hahahahaha

MORGAN

I'm such a whore lawl

with my bed

all day long

fuck yes

JESSICA

and yet, you refuse to read anything about troll reproduction?

MORGAN

goddamnit, i went to throw away my shit, and kalyn typed that

JESSICA

hahahaha

that's what you get? I guess? not really?

MORGAN

she was talking about herself to!

all that, she does that

JESSICA

am i surprised?

but you know what, i don't really get out of bed much either...

MORGAN

she's trying to massage my back with her feet right now...

JESSICA

SUCH A SLOBBY, LAZY PERSON!

MORGAN

it's not working

JESSICA

aw

MORGAN

i'm a foot rest right now

JESSICA

lol

MORGAN

and it's really hot in here right now

shenanigans

JESSICA

yay for shenanigans

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MORGAN

JESSICA

CHESS PIECE CANDY MOLDS!

JESSICA

I saw something on WhimsicalVoid's tumblr about tat

MORGAN

also, speaking of chess

JESSICA

could you imagine chess jigglers?

MORGAN

you know how in the game of (ohmygod we thought about that and yes so much)

JESSICA

*gasp!* I just realized we never had jigglers this year D:

anyway, what were you saying?

MORGAN

anyway, in chess rules, if a pawn reaches the end, it can be switched for another more powerful piece

or in other ways of looking at it, take on the powers of that piece

JESSICA

myes?

sure

MORGAN

PM is the pawn that reached the end of the chess board and took on the white queen's power, but in the form of a ring

JESSICA

(never thought of it that way, i thought, they did some sort of...resurrection ting, or whatever)

Yeah!

MORGAN

just wanted to throw that correlation in there

JESSICA

Yeah, hmmm, what would Jack be? Would he also be a pawn? Or do we have to look at him way differently since he usurped the Black Queen

MORGAN

hmmmaybe

he's also kind of a combination of like... cards and chess to me

JESSICA

i'm going to get some more juice, and then i should probably read and take notes for Psychology, soooooo yeah...

MORGAN

like, i see him as a jack

ok

JESSICA

True, since he's Jack of Spades no less

MORGAN

yeah

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JESSICA

Oh god. I don't know what to make of this. First off, I would just like to say that the fact the music is elevator stuck makes me laugh. Goodness.

K, spoilers from here!

The music fits the whole shopping mart vibe. Just the gentle background music sort of thing, for Gamzee's market.

But FUCK! Do you know what he's selling? Troll blood! All the dead trolls! It took me a meowment (unintentional typo, but fitting, since it was Nepeta's blood that tipped me off). But, shit, why? Why would he be there selling troll blood to innocent bespectacled broads?

Oh goodness, why?

Spoilers up there ^

And spoilers down here SPOILERS I SAY!

I think Nepeta's powers (if it's not just her blood) does kinda work how I said it would. The potion is supposed to make your intended sweetheart fall head over heels for you. Also, I'm pretty sure Gamzee used that on Tavros...What did he accomplish by that?

KALYN

oh lawl, I didn't realize this was spoilers because it sounded so goddamn absurd, so I skimmed it first. XD I thought you were joking, lmfao

JESSICA

WHY IS HE EVEN THERE? How did he get there? I know Bards are supposed to be unpredictable, so is this part of his nature? To just appear where he isn't even remotely expected to be?

No! I don't joke that well...

But thanks for the faith!

God, I was giggling the entire time! Too funny!

EMILY

well, i'm just buying all of them...

if you say yes to eridan's "elixir" he puts the money in his codpiece!

JESSICA

fahaha, Yeah, I was thinking about going through and actually saying yes. If you don't, he just forces a ton onto you

EMILY

yeah

JESSICA

I didn't even think of "420" with the whole marijuana thing. Oops! Also, this should have been added in three days XD

Or it might end in three days?

EMILY

oh?

KALYN

I think Nepeta's powers (if it's not just her blood) does kinda work how I said it would. The potion is supposed to make your intended sweetheart fall head over heels for you. Also, I'm pretty sure Gamzee used that on Tavros...What did he accomplish by that?

This is the passage of yours I question, but we'll see I guess, maybe. Maybe not though, since it's a pretty retrospective statement.

JESSICA

I was just thinking. You know what would be a really good way to either make a living or supplament an income? Creating cosplay costumes. If you do a good job, people would be willing to pay buco bucks for them. A good way to use a costume designing degree or whatever it is they get. Don't go into film! Go into cosplay!

JESSICA

Seriously, there are people paid to go to conventions and whatever dressed as different characters. There are always people who want to cosplay but don't have the time to make cool costumes.

JESSICA

I was thinking about that as I was imagining how you would do a cool Snowman costume; how you would do the carapace skin. They have techniques and stuff to do that! Maybe I should make that a hobby...

JESSICA

K, Kalyn, for whatever reason, facebook only just now "notified" me to your last comment. I don't know why, I usually just have to refresh, but I randomly heard the notification sound. Eh, whatever, I digress.

(^that last statement was not said with the rest of the stuff, it was 30 minutes later)

KALYN

huh, strange ok

JESSICA

So, yeah, would you explain how you question it? The way Gamzee explained the bloods/wicked elixers implies that they either imbue the personalities(or in Tav's and Eq's cases, physical traits)/latent talents of the person. Eridan was just a douche, there was nothing tied to his powers. Fef's blood was connected to her powers because they could heal (which, this might have something to do with saving Jake).

Vriska's powers had something to do with Light (and I would like to say that she /did/ have some sort of power over luck.) because luck isn't a personality or physical trait; so that's most likely a latent power.

Then there is Nepeta's blood. When someone gives it to someone else, it makes that someone else fall in love with the giver. In effect it is a love potion. I think what I said before was along the lines of "she can steal someone's love and give it to someone else," sort of a thing. My reasoning was basically Robin Hood. He stole from the rich and gave to the poor. Whatever she does will be beneficial to others, since Rogues are a positive force rather than a negative force. So that's where that came from.

Then there is Sol's blood, and I doubt that has anything to being a hero of Doom. That's more of just how Sol is, like Eridan, Eq and Tavros. It gives you great hacking skillz, but again, that has nothing to do with being a Mage or being a hero of Doom (I assume).

JESSICA

Little edit on Eridan's, forgot to mention that you will go lovesick crazy and want to be with everyone. But again, that has nothing to do with being a Prince of Hope

Ok, I guess I got a little offtrack with the love potion bit too. Let me have a second to think about that one again.

KALYN

Ah. (Actually, Eridan's will make you consumed with /lust/ for everything around you.) See, now the Nepeta thing makes sense as a Robin Hood deal, if it's someone else who can use that power of hers. I wish I'd seen this power of hers in action (although maybe it was just her shipping wall, or even the fact that Equius totally went for a peasantblooded Aradia)

KALYN

Either way, I shall accept this theory as credible.

JESSICA

Strange what happens when I can/do take the time to fully explain myself

KALYN

The real question is whether any of these elixirs actually work, because I read it the way Jane did. That Gamzee was just blowing steam. However! Part of Jane's character is that she is highly skeptical of everything, even if it's true, so Gamzee could in fact be selling magical trollblood elixirs.

JESSICA

I wouldn't be surprised if they worked. Also, I was thinking. He's always been mentioning wicked elixers, and we always assumed it was faygo, but what if it wasn't?

KALYN

Oh shoat.

JESSICA

He had a seemingly endless supply of a human beverage.

I started thinking of that as soon as he said "wicked elixer"

JESSICA

No one really paid attention to what he was doing all by himself, and when he took the bodies they were like "Oh, that's just something he's been doing," in a totally blase manner.

How /did/ they meet him? He didn't do the roleplay thing, did he? Or did he contact them all, knowing that if they all came together it would open the path for the Mirthful Messiahs?

KALYN

I'm pretty sure all the trolls roleplayed together at some point

EMILY

did karkat roleplay?

KALYN

yeah I wanna say he did

he knew how fucking crazy Vriska was

largely from the roleplaying

I think it got to a point where only a few were still playing it though. Like Tavros would have stopped, and Aradia

EMILY

so karkat was already friends with gamzee, roleplayed, then kinda introduced them

KALYN

I'm sure the more moderately crazy trolls like Kar and Sol would have pulled out too at that point

I dunno about that

EMILY

THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID

KALYN

We don't know who knew each other first or longer, besides the obvious Fef and Eridan as waterdwellers (LAWL EMILY REALLY) and Vriska and Equius as neighbors

EMILY

true

you said pulled out

KALYN

But maybe you could infer from their relationships, so like Gamzee called Karkat his best bro, or like Vriska and Terezi were Scourge Sisters

Yes, I know

EMILY

true

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KALYN

oh god

OH GOD

OH GOD GO READ HOMESTUCK

RIGHT FUCKING NOW

WHY WOULD GAMZEE DO THIS

KALYN

WHY COULDN'T HE JUST CHOOSE ONE

WHAT THE MOTHERFUCK

I FUCKING CANT

HOW THE FUCK IS THIS SUPPOSED TO WORK

HOW ARE THEY GOING TO

JUST

FUCKING

COEXIST

IN

ONE

MOTHERFUCKING

SPRITEBODY

WHATTHEFUUUUUUUUUUCK

I'M BEING AS VAGUE AS I POSSIBLY CAN

BUT

MOTHERFUCKIN

WHAT?

THIS IS SO SHOCKING!

WHY HUSSIE?

WHYYYYYYYYY!

JESSICA

Gamzee! FAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I just, I just can't stop laughing!

Poor things! Now they're going to have to find someway to get along, but seriously, why would he do that? Why would he do any of it? ahahaha

Gamzee, you sick motherfucker!

And he's still just standing there, waving

I honestly thought he would just choose Tavros, but nope! Of course he couldn't!

K, you have to read homestuck now, it is of the utmost importance!

So, if Jane had said yes, would he have jumped into the kernel?

KALYN

That's a really good question. I dunno!

I'm actually wondering why he doesn't have the other bodies in there! Why only Vriska and Tavros? And how did he get them into her refrigerator? Did he just set up shop there and stick them in the fridge to make it his "chest of whimsy" or whatever? Like a little kid playing pretend who just uses anything they can find to make it awesome? I dunno.

KALYN

Also, pretty sure this is post-intermission, 16-year-old (don't wanna do the sweep math) Gamzee, as they were all supposed to meet when they were all the same age. That would be my guess. Since I don't know how he could have gotten there faster than the rest of them.

So, basically, shenanigans.

We don't see everything chronologically in Homestuck because everything doesn't happen chronologically.

(This is mostly a response to your declaration that Gamzee's been AWOL for two years. I don't think he could have just gone off on his own, become God Tier and then beat the rest of them to the post-scratch Universe B.)

(also we've only been with them on their journey for one year so far.)

EMILY

so strange

oh homestuck

JESSICA

I thought it was 2 years, oops, still. He was missing all that time.

Also, I was thinking, he has Eridan, Feferi, Sollux, Nepeta, and Equius still in his possession, right? What if he gives them all sprites? Two per person, and then himself (along with whoever is left over) for the last person to enter.

I also didn't really think he went to god tier after they left their game. He easily could have /during/ the game. Like I said, no one really paid attention to him. He was sort of an enigma for everyone. If I remember correctly they were more like "He's just the crazy dude. We're honestly surprised he survived."

EMILY

yeah maaaan!

then he went...fuck

that would've been so much easier if he was rogue

but no

he had t0 be bard

(0 unintentional but i decided to keep it)

KALYN

Holy shit, what if all the trolls did have to be paired together as sprites.

JESSICA

What?

KALYN

Who do you think would be paired?

EMILY

crazy

nepeta/equius

JESSICA

Sollux and Fef

EMILY

or equius/aradia

JESSICA

Yeah, Nep and Eq

EMILY

or maybe not

JESSICA

and then Eridan and Gamzee

EMILY

hmmm

JESSICA

If only because they were left over

also, Aradia isn't dead...

EMILY

wouldn't gamzee have to sacrifice himself?

KALYN

Eridan and Sollux; Feferi and Nepeta; Equius and Gamzee.

would be fucking hilarious.

JESSICA

That was another one too

EMILY

^emily's question

JESSICA

Either enemies, or love interests, because Tavros and Vriska almost hd that sort of thing

Yes, Gamzee would have to

KALYN

I think it'll be Fef and Eridan, Nepeta and Equius, and Sollux and Gamzee

EMILY

do you think he would actually do that?

KALYN

that would be my guess

JESSICA

Would you be surprised?

No, I thought he would have jumped in if Jane had said yes to him being her guide

EMILY

ah

that does make sense

JESSICA

Now, who would they go to? Any guesses/predictions?

EMILY

i don't think we'll be able to guess

JESSICA

I wanna say Dirk might get Gamzee, because of L'il Cal

EMILY

why did jane get vriska/tavros?

JESSICA

John's connection to Vriska? lol, that wouldn't make sense for anyone else other than Dirk and Gamzee

Gamzee only ever really interacted with Dave, and then the others never really did talk to the kids

EMILY

so then why would gamzee want dirk?

he hates dave

JESSICA

L'il Cal

We don't know if he actually hates Dave or not

EMILY

aren't they supposed to be like kismises?

JESSICA

I don't think there was anything canonical mentioning that

EMILY

.com/wiki/Gamzee_Makara

KALYN

I dunno, wiki editors don't always have their facts straight. Sometimes they try to canonize speculation.

But I do like the idea.

EMILY

of dave/gamzee kismises?

cause i've known about that for a while

KALYN

Do you think we could predict it based on personality? Would there be a specific reason Jane would get Vriska/Tavros? Because she could have gotten Fef, for obvious reasons.

JESSICA

See, I think it's just speculation, Dave did send the video that led to the flipout

KALYN

Well there was that potential Karkat/Dave kismesis happening for a while recently

JESSICA

She and Dirk would be the only ones who would have gotten trolls based on alignments though

KALYN

I'm talking about the Condesce connection

JESSICA

Actually, I think Kanaya/Gamzee would be more likely

Well, if we're going by that, Dirk would still get Gamzee

KALYN

as a kismesis? possible, they did mention it, right? But I don't remember if Kanaya confirmed those feelings or not.

That's what I'm saying. Maybe there's a reason Vriska/Tavros have to be her guide.

JESSICA

Or, Jake would because of Lord English, but that's sketchy. Ok, Kanaya is seriously hankering for a full out chainsaw brawl

KALYN

Tavris. I should just get used to calling it that.

JESSICA

lol

EMILY

vrisros?

JESSICA

no, Tavris is the official name

EMILY

oh...

seems too tavrosy

JESSICA

lol Tavrisprite

Now, let's see, why Tavros and Vriska

They obviously had a connection to each other before

KALYN

Things Jane is lacking: Roxy's always getting on her for being skeptical of everything. Tavros has the fairy connection of believing in things?

Also, they both had the self esteem issues.

JESSICA

Vriska and Tav, or Jane and Tav?

KALYN

Vriska and Tav

brb

JESSICA

k, i'll continue to brainstorm

If we were to go by things they are lacking, then Jake will probably get Eq

KALYN

Yeah I was just about to say

He needs to be a better fighter and he's also too gullible

JESSICA

Yeah, who would be there to temper his gullibility (made that up)

KALYN

haha

Sol maybe? idk

Either someone who's a skeptic, or someone who's straightforward and informative

so it could also be Fef

JESSICA

I wonder if this is to help the trolls as well as the kids

KALYN

she's always been a good informant

JESSICA

Yeah

KALYN

you know what? I wouldn't be surprised

the trolls are sort of joining minds, so they'll have no choice but to understand each other

JESSICA

Yea

So, it could easily be Sol and Eridan, or Fef and Eridan

KALYN

but Fef is the one where I wonder how she could benefit from being paired with anyone. Other than Eridan, that is, since it would be good if she understood-ah, you just said what I was taking too long to say

JESSICA

Nepeta and Eq would probably be separated, they are moirailes

KALYN

Yeah

So

Maybe Nepeta and Eridan?

Fuck, no,

JESSICA

Yeah, why not?

KALYN

Eridan's already splite

split

JESSICA

What do you mean?

EMILY

gah fucking wait

KALYN

between Fef and Sol

sorry

EMILY

he could be a sprite with himself!

KALYN

what?

JESSICA

Oh, but, he would be able to benefit from Nepeta

KALYN

That's true, he totally

woul

d

JESSICA

Nepeta has a decent grasp on how they should go together

I think Gamzee has a comparable knowledge though

KALYN

Consider those powers in the elixirs. Nepeta's is all about heart and understanding feelings of others, while Eridan's was all about being a douchebag and overcome with lust for everything.

They would balance each other out.

JESSICA

Yeah

I was thinking that maybe Jake would get Eq and Sol

KALYN

I like that idea

Brains and brawns

JESSICA

Eq to help with his strength, and then Roxy and Dirk don't need any help with their l33t hacking skillz

*haxxor, sorry

KALYN

Nepeta/Eridan is like love/lust

Dirk?

That would leave Fef and Gamzee

I would love to see Roxy and Gamzee together

EMILY

or fef/eridan

JESSICA

Gamzee is really whimsical

KALYN

for some reason, I feel like Roxy is kind of like a good balance between Fef and Gamzee

so that would work out pretty well

JESSICA

Hmmm

Whoever Gamzee will go with is probably the last to enter

KALYN

Probably

Which is either Roxy or Jake

JESSICA

now, we already know that Jake will be dead when he entres, or something like that

KALYN

My guess is Roxy, since Dirk and Jane kinda have to be around Jake

for the bets on who's gonna revive him

EMILY

why do we know jake will be dead?

KALYN

and I think Jake is dead right now

Because of the game that you refused to play!

JESSICA

Well, I was thinking, that Dirk would probably get Fef so he could revive him

EMILY

Why?

KALYN

The tablets! They tell you everything! Jake's lamp wasn't lit!

JESSICA

It was a phrophecy

EMILY

oh

shit

god damn it

KALYN

Oh that's interesting, but I don't know if she can just give her powers like that

There's still the kissing, that hasn't happened yet

JESSICA

lol

But his dream self is dead, killed by peanuts

well, most likely

KALYN

oh shit

EMILY

what if jake has to "revive" dirk?

KALYN

that's right

but it was CD wasn't it?

how do we know he didn't totally fuck up?

JESSICA

yeah, true

he is kinda bumbling

EMILY

fuck you guys have lost me

KALYN

(it was early on in the new universe. the Dersian agents were killing the alpha kids' dream selves)

EMILY

remember that

JESSICA

Yeah Jack Noir and CD

KALYN

(Jane and Jake were killed, Jake's by peanuts)

EMILY

cd?

KALYN

Clubs Deuce

short little guy

JESSICA

the short little guy who likes hats

EMILY

ah

KALYN

generally good-natured

haha

EMILY

jake=peanuts?

KALYN

He's allergic

JESSICA

allergies

john is too

KALYN

John is also allergic, which was mentioned wayyyyyy long ago

JESSICA

in case you wanted to know, lol

EMILY

don't remember any of that

KALYN

and I brought it up long ago in Homestuck Therapy and wondered if it would be important later

and it is

EMILY

oh?

JESSICA

lol

Can we go back the sprites, please?

KALYN

yes

EMILY

:(

KALYN

okay so I wanna say the order's gonna go Jane, Dirk, Jake, Roxy

JESSICA

I honestly feel like Dirk might benefit more from Gamzee than Roxy would

KALYN

did those tablets say anything about the order of entry?

JESSICA

I don't remember

KALYN

How do you think he can benefit?

JESSICA

Who's Jane's server player?

Roxy or Dirk?

KALYN

currently, it's Autoresponder

EMILY

dirk

well

JESSICA

Ok, then yeah, he'd be second

EMILY

autoresponder through dirk

KALYN

Which is why I think Jake will be next? Because of that whole... well actually, it might also be Roxy

Jake could be last, because of the whole dead thing.

Being dead, he can't really be server player to Dirk, can he?

JESSICA

Not really

but on that note, could he be Roxy's server player?

KALYN

yeah,

good question

so maybe right now he's just knocked out?

lol

either way, lamp's snuffed out

says something

JESSICA

And then he dies as soon as he enters?

KALYN

He's dead upon entry I belive

JESSICA

Maybe there was something that happens when he tries to enter

KALYN

believe

JESSICA

Like, he didn't get to his item quite in time

Kinda like when Bellatrix killed Dobby

EMILY

can i just say that i love this kpop troll on youtube

KALYN

Yeah I thought at first that that's what could have happened to Jane, but nope

EMILY

it's just so ridiculous

KALYN

agh

ok

JESSICA

But Jake was supposed to be dead, not Jane

EMILY

this is one sherlock="THIS "THING"(READ CRAP) NEWER GONNA BE AS COOL AS JUSTIN BIEBERS MUSIC( REAL MUSIC) IS!

JUSTIN BIEBER IS SO TALENTED HE IS SO PURE AND HONEST!

ALSO IF U LIKE REAL MUSIC AND HAVE GOOD MUSIC TASTE U GONNA SUPORT LADY GAGA! SHE IS 1 REAL LADY THAT KNOWES HOW TO DRESS UP(MANY OF KPOP "TRY TO B GIRLS" ARE COPY HER STILE)

MY BIG EDUCATION TEACHED ME WHAT REAL MUSIC IS! MY BEST MUSIC TASTE AND MY NOBEL BEHAVIOR ARE THE THING OF STILE WITCH I REALLY HAVE!"

KALYN

I know, I was just recalling the feeling

EMILY

*is on

KALYN

that is some beautiful trolling

EMILY

truth

seen him/her on bigbang's videos too

KALYN

anyway, about the trollsprites

How do you think Dirk can benefit from Gamzee, Jessica?

JESSICA

Because Gamzee is a little more whimsical, he doesn't really care, Dirk kinda gets caught up in stuff, right?

KALYN

does he?

JESSICA

Hasn't he planned out how he plans on asking Jake "out on a date"

which is a really lame way to put that

KALYN

did he say that?

wait

JESSICA

I think AR hinted at that

KALYN

date?

yes, AR did more than hint at it

JESSICA

Not really

KALYN

not a date

more like

"LOVE ME!

JESSICA

More like "Hey, Jake, I love you"

KALYN

"

yeah a lot of fancomics depict it as just that

JESSICA

lol, I know, i wasn't serious with the "date" thing

KALYN

like "Bro. Love. Don't worry about it. Just thought I'd let you know."

Although AR thought it would be more like this whole big thing

EMILY

man i want some food...

KALYN

like setting up a huge scenario that would make for the perfect romadventurous setting

JESSICA

I feel he's like Dave who worries about how John feels about him (Only this is definitely homosexual)

KALYN

ok, sure

JESSICA

That's what I'm saying, he's planned it out

Gamzee goes more with the flow

KALYN

alright, I get it now

JESSICA

I think Gamzee and Roxy would be a train wreck XD

KALYN

lot less vague than getting "caught up in stuff"

EMILY

i still feel like gamzee isn't gonna be a sprite

KALYN

I dunno, they could bond over substances

EMILY

hahahaha

KALYN

Roxy's just a more active version of Gamzee

JESSICA

That's what I'm saying! They would both me in a stupor!

KALYN

Roxy is to drink as Gamzee is to weed

EMILY

they would both you?

JESSICA

Roxy would drink a lot, and if Gamzee could, he would totally zone out

KALYN

oh, so they would be a train wreck for you

not that they wouldn't get along

ok I see

EMILY

they would be a party

JESSICA

Yeah, I think they could get a long fine

EMILY

a rockin party

KALYN

true story

JESSICA

I just don't think it would be beneficial for both parties

EMILY

and again i'm talking to the wall

KALYN

naw, man, I responded to you

"true story"

EMILY

before that

KALYN

when you were talking about wanting food? yeah that was talking to a wall

JESSICA

Oh, the sprite thing?

EMILY

no

KALYN

because what are we gonna say to that

EMILY

yes

KALYN

oh yeah I noticed that

JESSICA

where Gamzee isn't going to be one?

EMILY

yes

JESSICA

You mentioned it before too

Still don't like it

KALYN

I think he could be, because he did volunteer to be the guide, and it evens it out

because the sprites need to be prototyped twice, it's why he's doing it two at a time

JESSICA

Yup

EMILY

isn't jack (or whoever) gaining their powers then?

JESSICA

As far as other trolls, I kinda think Gamzee could go with anyone

KALYN

isn't that just the pre-enter prototypes?

JESSICA

Hmmm, well, if they were to gain the powers, it would be the Condesce

KALYN

I'm pretty sure the changes only take place when they prototype before they enter.

it's why this session is void.

JESSICA

And the white Queen

KALYN

Jane couldn't prototype, so the battlefield isn't evolving

and the imps aren't taking on powers

and there are no orbs on the towers

and and and

JESSICA

There haven't been any imps

KALYN

this has been established

so no one is taking on any powers here

JESSICA

But then, the sprite was only just now prototyped

KALYN

yes

and?

JESSICA

lol, wait

well, i was thinking that the powers would have just now been sent out

which is why we wouldn't have seen any enemies

but there is the whole "No towers" thing

KALYN

no powers are happening here

no towers, no powers

JESSICA

Right, that was the part I forgot about

if it wasn't for that though, there isn't any reason the powers couldn't go to the monarchs' rings

KALYN

also, in the previous session, any post-enter prototypings didn't affect the enemies

they didn't start looking like Nana or Jade or Dave or Jasper

JESSICA

It was only said that the first prototyping would affect enemies

KALYN

yes

JESSICA

whether that was because they were prototyped before entry or after is actually unknown

this is unprecedented as far as we're concerned

KALYN

mmm, but it was essential that they prototyped before entry

because it allowed enemies to take on those powers and the battlefield to evolve

because then both sides have the same powers before entry

and they're on an even field, like chess

JESSICA

I just had to think about it for a moment, I let my fingers take control

Bad idea

KALYN

so even if it was the case that the second prototyping would affect enemies if it happened pre-entry or if it wouldn't no matter when it happened, it is still necessary for the first prototyping to happen before entry in order to affect enemies

huh?

JESSICA

Bad idea went with the statement that immediately preceded it

KALYN

yes... what is that preceding statement referring to?

JESSICA

Your confusion?

KALYN

uhhhh

JESSICA

This entire tangent that I caused?

that?

KALYN

the statement... oh-kay?

JESSICA

It doesn't matter, it's ok

KALYN

um

alright

so

what was the point of this tangent? what is the focus of this conversation supposed to be?

What is it that you want to discuss tonight before I pass out?

I have some shit to do tomorrow that I should get up early for

earlier than usual*

which isn't that early but still

JESSICA

It's cool

KALYN

ok

JESSICA

All I really wanted to talk about was predictions

KALYN

I'll copy/paste this shit later

so like, what trolls and which kids and all that?

I predict that Dirk loves Jake and Jake gives him a chance.

but this has more or less been established.

JESSICA

lol

KALYN

and then I predict that it doesn't work out for some reason, and Jane gets her chance and she and Jake live happily ever after.

JESSICA

Yes it has, I was talking about the trolls and kids, we got the trolls fleshed out, but who /gets/ the trolls, not really

KALYN

ok

JESSICA

(Ew! They're like brother and sister!)

KALYN

but in the Beta universe they ...

were /going/ to live happily ever after

but then he went off adventuring and she settled for Colonel Sassacre

JESSICA

They were raised as brother and sister...

KALYN

wait, no, lawl, Sassacre was her dad

Crocker was her mom

JESSICA

Yeah

KALYN

she settled for some nameless and birthed Dad

ok, yes they were raised as brother and sister, but they still had that whole deal where they planned on living together happily ever after

go read it!

JESSICA

Yeah, and Jake got no one and lived as an adventurer the rest of his life!

KALYN

I'm not saying it's "right" or whatever, but it's there!

Ok, so that's probably what'll happen here then for sure.

And just like in Beta, Roxy is totally gonna bone Dad.

Yep.

just like in Beta.

JESSICA

And Dirk will be all alone with his smuppets

KALYN

Dirk

fuck

JESSICA

Yup, just like Beta

KALYN

you took mine away

JESSICA

lol

KALYN

hahahahahaha

this is a great tangent and all

JESSICA

going to bed?

KALYN

but I still stand by that possibility

no, I'm just sticking with my theory

until it's disproven

JESSICA

oh, ok, never mind

KALYN

the first part at least

I believe strongly in

because it's pretty much been outlined for us

but I still think Jane'll get her chance

JESSICA

that Jake gives him the chance? Or that it doesn't work out and then Jake and Jane get each other?

KALYN

unless we get that whole "Surprise! You're related!" thing

JESSICA

Ok, I definitely stand behind the Jake Dirk thing too

KALYN

All of it

I think Dirk will get his chance.

I don't know how it'll happen, or if he'll even be the one doing the reviving of the dead Jake

JESSICA

Psh, I think they will only find out they are related when our Kids show up

KALYN

but Jake has already decided to be "adventurous" so that's exactly what he's gonna do

I think so too

and Gamzee's already there, so everyone else can't be far behind

JESSICA

Also, Jake will most likely mess up his plans

KALYN

huh?

whose plans?

Dirk's?

JESSICA

Dirk's

KALYN

ok

yeah because Dirk doesn't know that Jake's cool with it

KALYN

I'm not even sure he knows that he knows

He's got this huge plan thing, where he woos Jake through whatever dramatic means

JESSICA

What? Who knows who knows what?

KALYN

(Dirk knows Jake knows)

(about him being totally gay for him)

JESSICA

Yeah, no, I don't think he does

KALYN

(Dirk being totally gay for Jake*)

but yeah Jake kinda doesn't really need the wooing

but you know he might go for it anyway

I think he has a flare for drama as well

loves those movies anyway

JESSICA

He loves all movies

KALYN

exactly

anything theatrical

JESSICA

Karkat's the one who likes Rom Coms

:P

But, yes, I see your point

KALYN

yeah, well Dirk's supposed "plan" doesn't exactly follow the format of a RomCom does it?

it's more like a dramatic action film

which Jake loves

JESSICA

There will probably be skulls EVERYWHERE! and pistols

KALYN

fuck yes

JESSICA

It will be ironically garish

KALYN

raining skulls and pistols

and it will be narrated by

JESSICA

Morgan Freeman

KALYN

Nigel Thornberry

JESSICA

Who else?

What? No, Morgan Freeman

KALYN

I'm going to take your silence as you were laughing too hard to type

JESSICA

I think my silence was imagined in your head

KALYN

it was brief.

JESSICA

(and I might have laughed a little .)

KALYN

:P

JESSICA

Has there been any allusions to Nigel Thornberry?

KALYN

only in fandom

JESSICA

I mean, Jake's most likely seen the Thornberry movie

KALYN

hahahahahaha

hasn't he seen all the movies?

JESSICA

ALL THE MOVIES!

Yes, he's had all the time in the world, what else would he do?

Get eaten by monsters?

He certainly doesn't garden

KALYN

Well, he's come close...

haha

Does he have a cool instrument to play like all the Beta kids did?

He was making that bunny...

That was a project

JESSICA

I don't know if any of them have handled instruments!

Jake is pretty tech-savvy, I forgot about that for a while

He got the materials from Dirk, but still

Unless that was under Dirk's supervision as well

KALYN

He got some materials from Jade

the weapons

KALYN

like the Cuttlefish Culler (right?) she got from Eridan

which she initially threw out the window

JESSICA

Cuttlefish Culler was Fef's handle

But yeah, she gave him weapons

KALYN

oh lawl I'm retarded

it just rung a bell so I went with it XD

JESSICA

lol

that's ok

KALYN

yeah but he gave her a rifle or something like that

and she totally didn't want it

because she didn't want his cooties XP

JESSICA

Eridan's? Yeah, Eridan was creepy to everyone he could be

JESSICA

This has been bothering me for a while. If Jake gets Sol and Eq, and Dirk is most likely going to get Gamzee (and most likely Fef), and Nep and Eridan are together, they would go to Roxy. Roxy is already a sort of matchmaker like Nep is. Although, I don't know if Nep actually acted upon her shipping wall (other than trying to get with Kar). She was more of an observer...I might have just talked myself out of my conundrum

The problem I was having was that both Roxy and Nep are all about finding everyone else's perfect match. So how would they benefit from each other? That was the conundrum.

JESSICA

And then I thought: Roxy acts upon what she sees, while Nep just observes and paints all over walls.

So, either Roxy needs to learn restraint, or Nep needs to learn to stop hesitating so much

Could just be they end up balancing each other.

ya know, now that I think about it, all four kids had fairly obvious connections to three of the trolls. Jane to Fef because they are both heroes of life, Jake and Tav because of the fairybulls, Roxy and Sol because of their l33t haxxor skillz, then Dirk and Eq because of the robots and (ugly) wifebeaters. I guess this helps validate our theory that they are going to get trolls that aren't similar to them?

JESSICA

Wait!

Vriska and Fef are pretty much opposites, in that Vriska doesn't really care about others' lives, but Fef does (Fef thought "cull" meant "cuddling and loving" or something)

Then Tav and Eq are opposites since Tav is so weak and Eq is super strong.

SWITCH OVER TO SKYPE HERE!

JESSICA

K, I dunno if you are on, but Facebook has decided to refuse to connect to chat or send any messages. So, if you are saying anything, I am not wilfully ignoring you. I have two different browsers open and facebook refuses to work in either of them

KALYN

oh hey

KALYN

yeah I actually abandoned you for a while to skype with my cousin

KALYN

but I promise I intended to get back to them

JESSICA

That's cool, I don't mind at all

KALYN

feel free to continue your theories here :)

JESSICA

I'm going to type what I mean to say elsewhere and -oh

JESSICA

ok, cool

JESSICA

Last I said was Vriska and Fef being opposites in that they Vriska doesn't really care about other people's lives or well-being, while Fef is all about that.

JESSICA

Tav and Eq are opposites because of the obvious strongest vs. weakest characters. However! Eq's lusus is a musclebeast butler. He is subservient to Eq while Tav's lusus is his friend. Tav sees other creatures as friends, while Eq is all about creating robots only to destroy them.

JESSICA

I'm not sure who would be the opposite of Sol other than Sol himself though. He has the whole dual personality thing. It can't really be Gamzee, because he has the duality thing as well. He's either stoned and chill or super angry. So it is either Eridan or Nepeta, and I am leaning more towards Nepeta. She is down with who she is. (Edit: She's also pretty level-headed, right? She has the whole role-playing thing going on, but I think she's pretty level and chill) She also lives in a completely opposite environment from Sol. However, I don't think that has really been the case for the other four I've already mentioned.

KALYN

keep going, I'm gonna go to bed though 3

KALYN

promise to responde & copy/paste later

JESSICA

K, that's cool

JESSICA

Eq's opposite will be a little harder, since he already has Tav with Jake. We also figured that Sol would be paired with Eq. Really, what we're left with is Gamzee and Eridan

JESSICA

Eridan claims he doesn't like low bloods, but he will be with literally anyone who shows even the least bit of affection towards him. Anyone who is anything but indifferent. Eq is really hung up on the blood thing too (which is why Nepeta is his counterpoint, as we already know). So, they are almost like opposite sides of the same coin.

JESSICA

There's Gamzee who could be his other opposite. He doesn't give a rat's ass about someone's blood color, he also uses a lot of "lood" language, which Eq despises.

JESSICA

So, I suppose Eq's opposite would be Gamzee (had a little more trouble with that one, lol)

JESSICA

So, that sort of validates what we were guessing in the first place, only from a different angle.

JESSICA

So, to sum up. Jane has a connection to Fef, Jake has a connection to Tav, Roxy has a connection to Sol, and Dirk has a connection to Eq. Fef and Vriska are opposites. Tav and Eq are opposites. Sol and Nepeta are (tentatively) opposites and Gamzee is Eq's other opposite.

JESSICA

Yeaaah.

(back to Facebook)

JESSICA

YO! Don't you be copying and pasting this shit! I got it taken care of, bitch! I'll email it to you. The stuff earlier than this is a little difficult to get for me, because I can't accessit with Opera, and Internet Explorer freaks my computer out when I copy and paste stuff from facebook

KALYN

Jessica! I already got this shit!

I've updated it already, so if you want to help then just get the stuff that started last night

But I might do it in a little bit and beat you to it again!

Also, I came on here to tell you that your album review got a review. Reviewer wanted to know why you didn't review Vodka Mutiny.

Review review review

JESSICA

I meant the stuff from last night

lol, it was because i didn't get that far before running out of steam, lol

I don't know how far back it was you got, and I got a little further back as well. Mostly the stuff opera let me get. Like I said, Internet Explorer freaks Word out. It tries to keep the original theme or whatever which Word doesn't have. But yeah, so that's that

If that reviewer wants me to review the rest, I can, lol

K, Homestuck

Looks like Tavrispite is freaking out, and when sprites freak out they explode? Gamzee was blasted away by the tavrisplosion. I have a feeling he disappears and they have a hard time finding him again. Then he magically appears before the next person. Just saying

JESSICA

Ok, Tav and Vriska are together in that place where Hussie proposed to Vriska. I have a feeling this is some sort of "Hey, you two. Help each other and get along" sort of thing, like we had been talking about. It's kinda like what Aranea is doing with the living trolls, I think. Maybe. Probably. Most likely.

K, gotta go

KALYN

you should just get the stuff from Skype actually, I got a head start on the stuff from last night

KALYN

finally read all your stuff from last night, and about your opposites thing, I actually like the idea of Sol and Gam being opposites because they both have that duality. Something has to be similar to be opposites, right? But where Sollux's personality changes are more moody and kinda make him go from being cocky to thinking he's a fuck up, Gamzee goes from totally chill to motherfucking murderously insane. Sollux is a lot more moderate in comparison.

I gotta get ready for class now though

JESSICA

So, James reminded me of something. Bards destroy things passively. Gamzee is the Bard of Rage. He's going to destroy anger, but not directly. Thank you, that is another reasoning behind who is going to be paired with whom (as far as the trolls are concerned). Tavros and Vriska kinda hate each other (more Vriska than Tavros, but Tavros just doesn't want to acknowledge that he hates her, I think. He's just a little confused on that front.) He's basically doing what Aranea is (like we said before), but it /is/ because of class. So, yeah. Forgot about the whole Bard thing and how it works. There we go!

KALYN

alright, go team.