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thecapitol2015-02-18 01:18 am
crabmunicator) wrote in thecapitol2015-02-18 01:18 am
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every spark of friendship and love
Who| Karkat and Nill, then the Signless
What| Karkat finally revives after his canon update.
Where| Nill and the Signless's suites.
When| About a week after his death in the arena.
Warnings/Notes| Descriptions of death and violence, references to abuse, Karkat's filthy mouth.
Karkat's death had been sharp and violent, an end sudden despite the fight preceding, all too much more at once than he could fight off. Even with two knives there's only so much you can do against fangs that long, and less still once they're in your neck. And so he had died, throat torn out, swift and bloody and without a chance to see Nill safe.
And then he was back on LOFAF. Things were fine until they very suddenly weren't, with a call from Meenah heralding chaos and light and fire and hate. He saw the great red girth of his Empress's battleship, but even that took a backseat to Gamzee. Fucking Gamzee, covered in blood, beating Terezi to the same state. Kanaya had gone for him with her chainsaw, but after everything, every last betrayal and hurt that clown had caused, he wanted to--
And it was over. Sword through his chest, once, twice, and the heat of lava burning him to ashes before he could bleed out.
It took him a long time after he woke to even head up to his room. It's a long time still before he leaves it.
A) for Nill
There's one thing he has to deal with first, and that's Nill. She came to mind swiftly when he got to thinking about the arena again, and it didn't take much to find out she'd died right after him. He checked other names in the process, Dave and Terezi and even Initiate, but they're still going, still alive, and he doesn't yet know how he'll talk to them once it's over. But Nill--Nill if anyone knows his fears. She's the one he talked to about all this back during their first arena. And besides, he wants to see her okay again, not hungry or cold or having to fight, a point of stability against all the chaos in his head.
He heads up to District 9, hoping that he'll find her here first instead of the roof, that she's at least in the building instead of out for who knows what. He makes a beeline for her door and knocks clearly without saying anything.
B) for the Signless
It's later that night, after he's met with Nill, that he turns his attention anywhere else. What happened is distinctly a troll thing more than anything else, and with his teammates still in the arena, that leaves only his ancestor. It's not a last-ditch choice, not really. The Signless has been helpful, and wasn't it him who said he can't carry stuff alone? Even if his past self's moirallegiance with him is a done deal, and that's not what he seeks, he feels the need to talk it out with someone from his own culture. And even if the Signless is one who opposed it and tried to bring change... That perspective might be something he needs.
He finds his way up to 12's floor this time, and his knocks are soft as his voice when he asks through the door, "You there?"
What| Karkat finally revives after his canon update.
Where| Nill and the Signless's suites.
When| About a week after his death in the arena.
Warnings/Notes| Descriptions of death and violence, references to abuse, Karkat's filthy mouth.
Karkat's death had been sharp and violent, an end sudden despite the fight preceding, all too much more at once than he could fight off. Even with two knives there's only so much you can do against fangs that long, and less still once they're in your neck. And so he had died, throat torn out, swift and bloody and without a chance to see Nill safe.
And then he was back on LOFAF. Things were fine until they very suddenly weren't, with a call from Meenah heralding chaos and light and fire and hate. He saw the great red girth of his Empress's battleship, but even that took a backseat to Gamzee. Fucking Gamzee, covered in blood, beating Terezi to the same state. Kanaya had gone for him with her chainsaw, but after everything, every last betrayal and hurt that clown had caused, he wanted to--
And it was over. Sword through his chest, once, twice, and the heat of lava burning him to ashes before he could bleed out.
It took him a long time after he woke to even head up to his room. It's a long time still before he leaves it.
A) for Nill
There's one thing he has to deal with first, and that's Nill. She came to mind swiftly when he got to thinking about the arena again, and it didn't take much to find out she'd died right after him. He checked other names in the process, Dave and Terezi and even Initiate, but they're still going, still alive, and he doesn't yet know how he'll talk to them once it's over. But Nill--Nill if anyone knows his fears. She's the one he talked to about all this back during their first arena. And besides, he wants to see her okay again, not hungry or cold or having to fight, a point of stability against all the chaos in his head.
He heads up to District 9, hoping that he'll find her here first instead of the roof, that she's at least in the building instead of out for who knows what. He makes a beeline for her door and knocks clearly without saying anything.
B) for the Signless
It's later that night, after he's met with Nill, that he turns his attention anywhere else. What happened is distinctly a troll thing more than anything else, and with his teammates still in the arena, that leaves only his ancestor. It's not a last-ditch choice, not really. The Signless has been helpful, and wasn't it him who said he can't carry stuff alone? Even if his past self's moirallegiance with him is a done deal, and that's not what he seeks, he feels the need to talk it out with someone from his own culture. And even if the Signless is one who opposed it and tried to bring change... That perspective might be something he needs.
He finds his way up to 12's floor this time, and his knocks are soft as his voice when he asks through the door, "You there?"