sleeplessinalternia: (25 Spend life fighting for your sanity)
Karkat Vantas ([personal profile] sleeplessinalternia) wrote in [community profile] thecapitol2014-03-07 08:28 pm

lord have mercy

Who| Karkat and OPEN
What| After nearly half a sweep a year away, Karkat's back in the tribute tower. He's not happy about it.
Where| D1 suite, elsewhere in tribute tower, in the capitol itself
When| Week 6 and beyond
Warnings/Notes| I'll be putting up some prompts in the comments for the three locations, but otherwise feel free to make your own wildcard prompt! JSYK, Karkat has been revived a week or so after he died (roughly concurrent to when Kankri got resurrected from his) and looks roughly a year older than he was last time anybody saw him. As for warnings... there will be language, probably references to Karkat's death and a little bit of Homestuck spoilers.



Familiar overhead block surface.

Karkat blinks his occular orbs in dismay. He-- he fucking knows this place. Memories come flooding back. Panem. He's in fucking Panem. Held captive by the fucking Capitol humans. Here he was, half-a-sweep older, and now, now, he knew what a fucking travesty that really was.

"We made you," he mutters under his breath. "You should be worshipping us, not fucking turning us into reality television."

There's a paper container of mixed goods next to him on the resting platform. Karkat shakes it out onto the thermal retention fabric. A bottle of what proved to be some kind of artificial scent. A hat in the shape of a gelatinous sea creature. Rubber bouncing spheres in the shapes of his, Signless, and Kankri's heads. A pendant with an enameled picture of a hamburger on it. Gummy candies in the shape of hamburgers. A black shirt with the word DEAD written in his own blood color. A toy figure of himself whose head came off when you squeezed it.

Karkat stares down at the assorted goods. "What the fucking fuck?"
crabulous: (good listening)

[personal profile] crabulous 2014-04-08 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Another jolly belly laugh as he leaned in closer to Karkat. "Not yet, but I'll get there someday." Then he winked.
crabulous: (dumpster diving)

[personal profile] crabulous 2014-04-11 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
Zoidberg had a look of surprise and curiosity on his face. "Do you think they would let me have a pet, maybe? I could be very responsible if I tried! I promise to behave!"
crabulous: (spaghetti monster)

[personal profile] crabulous 2014-04-22 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
"A puppy." He looked so hopeful, as though he were saying PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.
crabulous: (eager)

[personal profile] crabulous 2014-04-26 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
"But where does one obtain such a creature?" This is the one snag in his plotting. He has no idea how or where one would purchase or adopt a puppy.
crabulous: (Default)

[personal profile] crabulous 2014-04-30 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
"That a great idea!" Zoidberg cooed. "I'll be a pet-owner in no time! Thank you for your gentle words of encouragement, my little trolly companion!"
crabulous: (wheeee!)

[personal profile] crabulous 2014-05-08 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh no! You're welcome!" And with that, he winked again.
crabulous: (oh dear)

[personal profile] crabulous 2014-05-10 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
Zoidberg looked astonished, practically wounded. Had he been offensive again, without even trying? "Isn't that a friendly gesture? I could've sworn a human told me that once."
crabulous: (good listening)

[personal profile] crabulous 2014-05-16 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
"That is a good point," he said, without winking this time. "I shall only wink when it is appropriate to do so from now on!"