Karkat helps John carry Kanaya to another room and place with her stomach down, her bare back upwards. Karkat looks at the purple blood on her right hand.

"LOOKS LIKE SHE KILLED SOMEONE." HE PAUSES, "EITHER GAMZEE OR ERIDAN."

"JOHN, LET'S GO EXPLAIN TO THE OTHERS." Karkat pauses, John gives him a questionable look, "DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT, FUCKASS. JUST COME WITH ME."

John sighs and walks with Karkat out of the dark room, and down the stairs. Rose stands close to the bed.

"Kanaya, I'm sorry." She says.

"I should have stayed with you." She whispers, sitting down on the chair, next to the bed.

She gently takes Kanaya's left hand into her own, rubbing her thumb against Kanaya's skin.

"I know that it could have been worse," Rose whispers, tears not stopping, "you probably wouldn't be here with me."

She looks down at her sleeping matesprit. Rose looks at the black hair on Kanaya's head.

"Kanaya, I know that you probably can't hear me right now," she pauses, "but . . ."

Down in the basement, the shirtless John stood next to Karkat.

"SETTLE THE FUCK DOWN," Karkat yells.

Dave leans against the white wall, Terezi sits on the black leather couch, looking up at Karkat, Aradia and Sollux are on the floor, looking up at the two.

"WH4T'S WRONG?" asks Terezi, tensely

"wh0 screamed?" Sollux adds another question.

John sighs, hiding the jade blood on his hands.

"IT WAS KANAYA, WHO SCREAMED." Karkat starts.

"kanaya?" Dave asks.

"is she alright?" Aradia adds.

Karkat sighs.

"IT LOOKS LIKE SHE GOT INTO A FIGHT WITH ONE OF THEM." Karkat pauses, "IT WAS EITHER GAMZEE OR ERIDAN. BUT, WE DON'T FUCKING KNOW."

"WH4T?!" Terezi jumps.

"IT LOOKS LIKE NEPETA JUMPED ON HER, AND TRIED TO BITE HER." Karkat pauses, "LOOKS LIKE KANAYA FOUGHT AGAINST, BUT NEPETA DUG HER CLAWS INTO KANAYA'S SKIN. THE FUCKING WOUND IS REALLY FUCKING DEEP."

"1 N33D TO GO T4LK TO H3R." Terezi says.

"i wouldnt if i were you terezi." John blocks the way.

"WHY?" She asks.

"ROSE IS IN THERE, SOBBING." Karkat pauses, "LET'S NOT BOTHER HER."

"p00r r0se." Aradia sighs.

"well, kanaya is her matesprit," Sollux pauses, "r0se is pr0bably taking this r0ughly."

"yeah, rose can be," Dave pauses, trying to get the right word out of his mouth, "emotional."

"K4N4Y4 C4N B3 TOO." Terezi says.

"WELL, LET'S TRY TO KEEP OUR FUCKING NOISE LEVEL DOWN."

"right." John says.

Back upstairs, Rose bites her lip.

"Kanaya, I . . ." She struggles to say the words, "I love you."

Rose continues to hold her matesprit's hand.

"I know that you probably can't hear me." Rose whispers.