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[parodeity]

I mean, I can easily follow the chronological progression of our universe.

[ bUT IT TOOK A WHILE and also, time as an aspect. ]

[alienates]

Okay, well, not including you since you have an unfair advantage in superpowers.

[ some people can only tell time the regular way, dave!!! ]

[parodeity]

Honestly, it doesn't require superpowers. I mean, eventually. Mostly.

[alienates]

[ that gets a snort out of him. ]

So if I train myself I, too, can eventually answer the question of, "what the fuck"?

[parodeity]

As long as you kind of understood it the first time around?

[alienates]

As much as anyone can? There is always that layer of "what the shit" though, even with the more straightforward crap.

[parodeity]

Seriously, you get used to the lingo. And then you just confuse other people 24/7.

[alienates]

See, that's preferable. It's better when you're at least in on the joke, even if it's terrible.

[parodeity]

Not always. ...Anyway, you gonna be fine?

[alienates]

Today as been annoying as fuck, but it still falls below the "fairly tolerable" line, so I'll be fine. And you won't accidentally sit on candy cane and get stuck to a park bench, right?

[ that's him asking if dave is also okay. with today's general tomfoolery. ]

[parodeity]

Nah, I'm fully cognizant of the dangers of those candy canes. John got himself stuck to shit and then wanted to do science with 'em.

[alienates]

That sounds like Egbert.

[ karkat is very clearly amused at this. ]

I'm guessing he got out unless he decided to become a permanent candied fixture in the city.

[parodeity]

There's a ten-minute time limit.

[alienates]

Wait. Is there?

[ DID HE SCRAMBLE AROUND TO GET THAT SHIT OFF HIM FOR NOTHING?? ]

[parodeity]

Yep. Timed it myself, and I'm more accurate than a stopwatch.

[alienates]

[ he just... covers his face and groans. this is probably a familiar sight to dave at this point. ]

When will I run into you when it's convenient and not after I embarrassed myself with unnecessary suffering.

[parodeity]

...You could always just text and ask.

[alienates]

[ he stops mid-groan. ]

Well, yes, that is clearly the logical conclusion to jump to.

[ he can be dumb ignore him ]

[parodeity]

I mean...I can't always say, but it's an option or an offer?

[alienates]

[ hmm. it's not really something he considered before, mostly because for the most part their relationship mostly consisted of them arguing, and karkat didn't even really notice when that stopped and it turned into them actually getting along even if they're still trying to find their footing here. ]

I will try to keep the capslock to a minimum.

[ he very purposely avoids talking in capslock all the time. ]

[parodeity]

I don’t care about your quirk, John and I already gave the fuck up on typing normal. But I guess you are more stubborn?

[alienates]

How are people going to know I am yelling at them through text if everything is already yelling?

[ ... so he is not worried about annoying people with capslock, he is worried about this nonsense. ]

[parodeity]

Is that like a serious question?? I assume you’d just tell them it was extra real yelling, at length.

[alienates]

That lessens the effect. Imagine writing a long, thoughtful summation of your inner feelings regarding... [ quick what's something that annoys him ] the fact that Trix cereal are now all fucking round and instead of in those different shapes, and how they are now another faceless cog in the breakfast foods machine. If I have to interject my own rant just to be like, "hey, by the way, this is extra yelling," it'll just seem stupid.

[ it is stupid. ]

[parodeity]

Because a detailed rant about Trix cereal is of course anything but. [ he sounds faintly amused, though. ]