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Is...this a sex talk or something? You need to make it stop sounding like a sex talk because I'm pretty fuckin' sure that's not your angle?

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Oh my god, no! This is not a that talk, Dave. We are just talking and the topic is not touching on that, jegus. Now I lost my train of thought. Fuck.

[ he buries his face in dave's chest, counts to ten, then glances back up. ]

I want to try, uh. Holding your hand? In public.

Oh.

[ that's...weird, for karkat. ]

Uh, I'm not saying "no" exactly, but that might be a bad idea? People will probably ask why and then you will like, die or something. You're already strung out enough from just our friends and family knowing. Are you really gonna be able to take, like, random strangers around base knowing? Like, I thought you were still on team tell no one anything.

[ no all of that sounds fucking awful and the more dave points it out the more karkat wants to go LMAO JUST KIDDING. there is a reason why it took a couple of days for him to even approach dave with this and it's because talking himself to even saying this has been

very hard. ]

No, it's fine. I even practiced hand holding with Jake? [ wait he didn't mean to say that part. ] Fuck. I can do it? It's just. A hand in a hand. In front of everyone, that's so easy.

You guys did what? [ dave kind of laughs without meaning to because. what? holy shit? but.

hm. ]

Karkat, I appreciate the thought and all [ he...thinks? he imagines this is because of him and not an actual desire of karkat's because karkat doesn't like anything that indicates they're dating in company ] but this isn't a thing you have to do? We can, uh, put a pin in your handholding expedition. As much fun as holding your hand while you try to kill yourself sounds, and all.

Don't be fucking ridiculous, Dave, I'd let go before I tried anything.

[ he doesn't say anything else for a moment, half hoping that dave forgets about the jake thing because karkat is trying to forget about it and half wondering if putting this aside is okay? ]

Are you sad or disappointed about this?

[ since jake said that dirk would be if jake refused to hug or touch him in public? so. ]

What? Jesus.

[ like, yes. it does bother him that karkat won't acknowledge him in public or he can't, like. call him his boyfriend, but he's resigned to that? ]

I'm pretty sure we've had this talk. We don't do anything like that until you're okay with it. So there's no reason for you to offer before you are? 'Cause I'm pretty sure you're not actually down with it.

Okay, but I could be? I'm just not sure if I like the idea of putting my feelings head of yours, Dave. It seems kind of unfair.

[ ugh karkat stop arguing for something you don't even really want to do... ]

And it's fair to make you do something you don't want to do...how, exactly? This isn't really a situation where we can compromise any more than we already have. You're not comfortable with anyone knowing, possibly ever. I already knew that.

[ he can deal with that? it's not going to stop being a thing that hurts, but that doesn't seem relevant to add and like. ]

So...it's fine. Kinda knew about this being the deal when we got into it.

[ that is extremely relevant to add, what the fuck. ]

You never answered me when I asked if you were sad or disappointed about it.

I already said it's fine, dude. There's no reason for you to get up in arms about it. Okay?

[ no it's not relevant ]

So can you come to the Monolith with me. Tomorrow. Or tonight. I don't really care - but you probably can't sleep without one of those pods, when it comes to like. On command.

[ he opens his mouth to argue further but then dave changes topics. ]

Is this the important thing you wanted to talk about?

[ he almost wants to lie and say that he doesn't need the pod but... if this is apparently Important than he shouldn't make this conversation more difficult than it already has been. ugh. ]

We can do it whenever you want. It's not like I'm doing anything.

I don't think talking about it will work? So.

[ dave kind of sits up, while trying not to kick karkat off. can we stand up, man. ]

Given that the dreamscape seems to have gotten an upgrade, I can just show you instead? If you want.

[ fiiiine. karkat slides off of him. ]

Yeah, sure. What, did you actually fucking think I'd say no?

[ ... karkat says no to a lot of things, but dave said this is important so. ]

Well. You can?

[ he's glad they ditched the other topic because he really doesn't want to make things worse by acknowledging they want different things at this exact moment in time bu now that they're on his topic, he's getting antsy.

rose said to try. right. ]

It'll take a bit to get there and we can just, uh, not talk and you can consider if you actually want to see what happens in my head or not on the way there? Which is probably the better choice.

I'm pretty sure I'm still going to say yes either way?

[ obviously dave is nervous about this? which... makes karkat think he knows what this is about, cause there's really only one topic that dave has been skirting around for a while now. ]

But fine. I will pretend to deeply contemplate whether or not I want to see whatever it is, even though I know that I'm not going to change my mind? And you can do. Whatever the hell it is you're doing right now.

Trying not to throw up.

[ HE MUTTERS THAT REAL QUIETLY BUT HAHA ok they should. get on going to the monolith he guesses. hopefully karkat will not actually object to being flown there? ]

[ karkat figured that would be the chosen mode of transportation. he is going to grumble some but at least he is not throwing a tantrum over it. it'd be stupid to go back to base to grab a sub or something anyway, and also he doesn't want dave to chicken out?? karkat knows he would have chickened out if he had made a detour before going to the farm. ]

[ yeah so i forget. how long away the monolith is. AN HOUR? MORE? whatever dave will just mutter lowkey to himself the whole time trying not to panic so uh this should be more enjoyable than him rapping the entire time? i guess?

i bet karkat misses the rap now, doesn't he.]

[ those are all good questions. it is A Distance away, probably idk, but it's long enough for karkat to want to strangle dave for the muttering. it is a thing he's used to, but normally he can just walk away when it gets too annoying. now his only option is to leap away from dave and jump into the ocean and get eaten by something.

he resists the urge simply because he is curious as to wtf dave is going to show him. it's a miracle of restraint. ]

When will you ever learn to shut the fuck up.

[ ok so it's not that much restraint. ]

Have you met my friend Mrs. Kettle, Mr. Pot?

[ due to ~shenanigans~ we will just say. that's said when he manages to touch down on the monolith. because travel montages make everything faster? ]

I was a thousand times quieter during that trip than you were.

[ that's a lie, karkat probably made a shit ton of passive aggressive comments throughout it. BUT AT LEAST IT WASN'T MUTTERING!!!

he also immediately grabs dave's hand. just because they have reached an impasse on the public hand holding conversation does not mean he can't do it privately? ]

You know how the pods work, or are we beta testing?

[ dave just squeezes karkat's hand and continues looking like he can't decide if he wants to jump off the monolith or like, do whatever he came here to do. ]

I can do it.

[ and for once he actually means it; he and chara messed with them long enough so that he more or less knows how to get them to work.

as if sensing that the boysprit is ready to bolt, karkat starts walking towards the room with the pods, pulling dave after him. it's kind of weird to think that the last time they were here together was when karkat first arrived? ]

[ otherwise known as the one time karkat kissed dave in public, rip ]

Okay. I...don't know how long you should set it for. Uh. Shit.

[ because he doesn't know what he will or won't be able to show but he kind of figures just one or two bro memories can probably...

explain some shit. maybe. ]

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