District 6 has been feeling small lately. Phillip is still around, but his victory has taken him from the pool of tributes. He can't afford to be too chummy with Linden in the wake of his torture. And Nux... Nux is an idiot, and Karkat's full opinion would take pages for him to relate. It is, consequently, a bit hard to miss when a new face pokes from a door.

Karkat's got himself sat in a chair when it happens, a notepad propped on one arm and an open book in hand, some paperback thing. He's downright studious, jotting down notes here and there, sometimes a whole sentence - or he was, until just now.

His eyes fix on her as she comes into view. "Hey. Who are you?"

Not rude, but not polite, curious more than anything. There is a couple embracing dramatically on his book cover.

(His job is very serious, you see.)