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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. ]

[ it was for a good cause, and that cause was to stop a panic attack. ]

An hour? Or is that too long? Or too short? I don't fucking know.

[ it's hard to guesstimate since even though he has a feeling what this is about, he does not know for sure? ]

If we need more we can add it after.

[ though he. thinks an hour should be fine? all he has to do is explain bro without explaining bro and the best way to do that is to just. let karkat see and hope rose's crash course helps enough to explain why bro sucked.

or...maybe bro can explain that. by just. doing whatever the fuck. ]

Just...stick close to me.

I'm not going to wander off, jegus.

[ he squeezes dave's hand though, and a couple of minutes later they are entering the pod room. karkat glances around it before heading straight for the two he and chara had used since he knows they work. ]

Um. You can back out, if you want. I haven't changed my mind about this but you look like you are about to shit yourself.

Not what I'm worried about.

[ he's. mildly concerned about bro attacking someone not him and that's part of why he's like haha better never sleep again. the guy's too accurate thanks to dave knowing him too well. ]

...No. This is the easiest way. I can't...give you all the context, so maybe if you see it it'll make it so I don't have to. If not I can just. Make Rose tell you.

[ he can't do it again the whole explaining it thing that was terrible enough with rose? shit maybe he can just make rose his like, deputy, and whenever he wants to tell someone (which is never, basically) she can do the thing and he can just, go off somewhere and not be involved and also have a picnic. ]

[ dave. buddy. pal. bro. there is evidence of why never sleeping again is a Bad Idea. the evidence is currently holding your hand and you are also dating him? don't do that.

but he just nods, accepting this since like... what else can he say to that? karkat finally lets go of dave's hand though so he can set up the machines. it doesn't take too long, thankfully. or maybe not thankfully in dave's case? whatever. ]

Well, hopefully I won't have to go to her again because like. Full offense, but she is shit at explaining things.

[ mostly since she is bad at resisting the urge to troll. ]

Yeah no I got that from your summary.

[ the problem is DAVE ALSO. CANNOT RESIST THAT FUCKING URGE. ]

I would've sent you to John, but he never needs to have any reason to think any of this is a thing.

[ whatever...the fuck that means... ]

Just. Stay really close, okay?

Oh my fuck, fine, I will be so close to your nook that you won't even be able to sit down without me being in your way. Happy?

[ that is a rhetorical question, karkat knows dave is not happy about any of this.

once the pods are set up, he gestures at them. ]

Whenever you're ready, asshole.

Yeah. Let's, uh, make it transpire.

[ he flubs his own quote but at least does hop into one of the pods. ugh. ]

[ it takes karkat a few extra seconds to hop into his because as much as he pretends not to, he does in fact recognize sbahj references and he Knows dave fucked that one up..... #tragic

but also worrying. he goes into his and i guess pod stuff happens now. TO THE DREAMSCAPE and not screamscape, like i just accidentally typed but but that is still accurate in dave's case. ]

[ look...look.

there's only going to be the water for a few seconds until dave locates karkat (right there, right) and debates saying anything or describing where they're going in his head or what he's trying to make the dreamscape do here but he's not sure how to put it at first. so he just sort of grabs karkat's hand again, ignoring their bodies, and tugs him along.

he needs to drag him close enough to the void he hears some of that song. that'd helped his nightmares earlier.

...rose is right. this is probably a terrible idea, but she'd also said it wasn't his worst idea ever. ]

Don't try to cut in, okay? [ it's muttered as dave stares into the water, and he finally just. lets his mind wander. to the apartment, high up, the texas heat. the place before the person who'll manifest whether or not dave wants him to, with the void song.

hell, dave can sing him into existence himself, probably. ]

Don't cut in to what?

[ it's said somewhat distractedly as he just watches dave, not really expecting him to answer. but like... if things get bad, karkat has zero plans to not cut in? he knows that getting hurt in here won't actually injure them in real life but also. nah.

well, whatever bad might be here. ]

...Whenever he shows up.

[ not dirk. dirk - well, he told dirk to stay away from him when they're sleeping for now. but yeah. right. picture it.

he knows the apartment layout down to the last detail three years after the fact. the puppets everywhere, the weaponry, everything. bro's stupid skateboarding game on the television. ]

Anyway. Home sweet home.

[ his tone is dry and he doesn't move but immediately starts scanning the area, making sure karkat's a little behind him. hope...fully he doesn't overdo the empathy thing because he doesn't know that's a thing. and his nerves are frayed. ]

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