(( i might read up on horuss to see if i think it can do it 16:17:14
PORRIM: ((ho+russ let me smash please 16:17:23
(( LMAO 16:17:30
(( KJHGHJ 16:17:35
(( we shall see,,, 16:17:49
@robots [br] GHB: Pointedly, you yawn wide. If you can taste the way your breath is stale with sleep, it will be hideous on her olfactories. [br] "COULD JUST STOP LISTENING TO ALL THEIR JABBER, COULDN'T YOU. WHICH SORRY JUDGE IS PRESIDING? JUST THINK UP A BRAND NEW COFFEE MACHINE." [br] Still, you force yourself reluctantly to your feet. This den of sloth and lavishness was not built for your frame; you've stuck your nug straight through several spots in the ceiling already, and there are conspicuous holes that you haven't bothered to fix. True to form, you slam your horns straight through the ceiling and let loose a raucous HONK. [br] "MOTHERFUCKER. HELL IF I EVER GET UP AGAIN." 16:18:05
PORRIM: ((anyways curses u with my massive cerulean texts 16:18:15
(( is cursed 16:18:46
PORRIM: ((hell if I ever get up again is so+ real 16:19:08
(( oh man i can already tell two ghb timelines are gonna get confusing 16:19:15
I will tag them with appropriate names,,,, or i can change the colours a lil maybe)) 16:19:49
(( tag one with his symbal and the other with just his ghb lmao 16:20:27
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(( uhh perhaps brackets for one? 16:21:32
PORRIM: ((grabs kankri 16:21:41
(Ello Youchube :v, saying YouCHUBE 16:22:06
i think i'll opt for symbol with redglare, just to match)) 16:22:08
(( my solution was just gonna be i put mine on hold since i am already overwhelmed 16:22:17
(>:v UNHAND ME 16:22:19
Damn 😔)) 16:22:26
(( uhuhuh 16:22:27
(( but t'would work for whatever scant replies i can get out meanwhile 16:22:53
♋: ((thanks for being friendly, guys. I know we don't know each other that well but it makes me happy to still be able to visit these sites and rp with cool people)) 16:22:55
♋: ((means a lot)) 16:22:59
PORRIM: ((did damz and kankri respo+nf 16:23:02
PORRIM: ((hell yeah bro+ther 16:23:10
♋: (( :) )) 16:23:17
uhhh damz did, i think we might be waiting for kankri?)) 16:23:20
Lost my whole ass reply in the sauce sad but true)) 16:23:45
PORRIM: ((mo+o+d 16:23:49
PORRIM: ((the sauce is truly visco+us 16:24:03
Anyway u r valid robo kun,,,, take ur time fr,,,)) 16:24:04
(( thank you for your time 16:24:30
Sauce is a non newtonian fluid and refuses to let me find my reply in it 😔)) 16:24:34
(:v i was playing the long con and waiting for this time on purpose [s]i fell asleep from workexhaustion[/s] Look at me, why would I lie? (￢v￢) 16:24:38
(( also yes no problemo 16:24:44
(( you are like in 4 rps rn from what i can tell through just skimming and i wish i had ur power, lance 16:25:05
(( i love groupchats and making friends and shit 16:25:12
I'm in like. Yeah actually 4 that's crazy)) 16:25:37
My muses r getting a lot of screentime rn)) 16:25:48
(:v sounds normal to me, >:v go for 10 16:26:06
PORRIM: ((we are ho+gging the Po+wer 16:26:09
(( i wish i could but i don't like roulette it makes me nervous and discord is very clunky for me to rp in 16:26:12
(( sad noises 16:26:18
PORRIM: ((ho+nestly mo+o+d 16:26:28
PORRIM: ((my audhd brain struggles witho+ut the Co+lo+r Co+ding 16:26:40
♋: ((I would like rp on discord if it were more streamlined towards that. 16:26:42
♋: ((was JUST about to mentiion color coding)) 16:26:52
♋: ((as well as bbcode being easier to work with on this site than discord)) 16:27:14
PORRIM: ((man I need to+ co+lo+r co+de like fuckin everything o+r else it all just gets mashed to+gether 16:27:16
PORRIM: ((fr 16:27:20
[color=#6a006a]CRONUS: you vwould think his day couldn’t get any vworse from here, vwell did it? not particularly but he isn’t jumping for joy or anything. he vwas again ringing out vwater from his shirt to dry it a little bit vwhen he heard a familiar wvoice right behind him, he vwould jump for a second before realizing it vwas just arenea and turn around.[br] [br] she brought him a tovwel, howv nice. he isn’t complaining about this for nowv. “hey doll, howvs it hanging?” most of the marks and lipstick vwere vwashed avway, but a couple of bruises and some wvery hard to see smudges vwere still around. he knewv all she vwanted from him vwas to gossip or use ‘therapy’ on him, he vwas already trying to reform but that vwon’t stop her nope. [/color] 16:27:27
(( i need colors to live 16:27:53
@bliss [br] GHB: "IS THAT WHAT HIS GODS ARE LIKE, NOW." You take a long sip of your tea, and wave a hand at her. "GO ON. DRINK DEEP. AND ALLOW ME TO PUT FORTH A MOTHER FUCKING QUESTION, IF AN OLD MOTHERFUCKER COULD BE SO BOLD. HOW DO YOU LOVE THE MESSIAHS. WHY." 16:28:20
(precisely why i dont entertain discord >:v man i want bright shit :v anyways take this shit 16:28:33
[bgcolor=#cc0000][color=black]KANKRI:[/color][/bgcolor] Damara's voice had lulled Kankri's consciousness back from within the inner sanctum of his mind- a s'more? He looked it over, not worried about its contents, but moreso just questioning why she would even bother offering him one- he potentially called her a Troll of the Night and then just kissed her- [i]God, that did happen didn't it?[/i] He ran his fingers over his lips, giving thought to what to do with the confectionery presented to him. As much as he'd be fine with getting the taste of Damara off and out of his mouth, he isn't exactly hungry; he certainly won't be tossing it to the ground, "[Littering Bad.]" He takes the s'more, captchalouging it into his sylladex- perhaps Cronus or Porrim would enjoy it if he didn't partake in it later.[br] [br] Besides, erasing Damara's lips from his palette would be too easy of way out- he should have to live with his consequences quite a while longer. It'll be some vague repentance until either Kurloz or Damara offer him something more concrete to do for an apology. "Thank y9u... s9rry f9r kissing y9u, it was a mistake- n-n9t t9 pass any judgement 9n y9ur kissing capa6ilities! I just mean that I sh9uld n9t have d9ne it; all9wing my em9ti9ns t9 6est my mind and take ah9ld like that with9ut y9ur c9nsiderati9n was disgusting.." would it be more accurate to say that he took advantage?.. mmh... he'd rather burn if that's the case- perhaps he really is that terrible... 16:28:44
(( i want to burn my eyeballs and ask god why i can't see 16:28:56
[color=#696969]@robots [br] KARKAT: > BLEGH FUCK'S SAKE WHY DID YOU BOTHER [br] You sputter, because of course you managed to get saltwater straight into your gaping whingehole. This is what you get for being maudlin instead of accepting your role as the universe's funny little slapstick man. You bat her hands away. [br] "YECH WHAT FACE. I'M NOT MAKING ANY FACE. I JUST HAPPEN TO BE THAT NATURALLY COOL AND HANDSOME. WHATEVER YOU'RE READING ON MY PROFOUNDLY NEUTRAL FEATURES IS A YOU PROBLEM." Despite yourself, you are in fact making a face! That face, though you will never admit it, is smiling. "SO THEN WHAT WAS THAT LIKE? BEING A PIRATE AND SHIT. I BET VRISKA LIKED BOSSING YOU AROUND." 16:36:41
[color=#005682]ARANEA: Aranea's lips held an amiable smile on her face as she eyed him over, looking at the faint bite marks and barely apparent lipstick smears that littered the seadweller's exposed skin. "I suppose 'it' is certainly 'hanging' in a rather efficacious fashion. It looks like you have had quite the time of it in what would theoretically 8e 'today,' al8eit time holds no meaning here." She folded her hands together now that they were free, no longer having to hold out the towel. Perhaps she should offer some wet wipes or something, as well? Maybe some makeup remover?[br] [br]"You don't seem to 8e quite as pent up as usual, though. I can only assume it has something to do with... Certain events that you manage to partake in not too long ago? Is there a particular flushed or pitch relationship forming inside of your quadrants? Don't feel pressured to answer, of course. I only ask out of curiosity, 8ut that does not mean you owe me answers. After all, I can't say we were ever particularly close, nor are we much closer than distant friends- or even may8e just acquaintances who have spent a little more time in the general vicinity of each other." It was a wonder how she was able to speak so much without stopping to catch her breath. She truly did earn her nickname for a reason. 16:37:04
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[color=#416600]MEULIN: She would grab the cup and hold it looking into it, with a deep inhale and a long exhale. She took a sip of the life giving elixir. She would look up at him as he asked the question, pondering. Her answer might disappoint him but she knows she can’t lie to him. She was never good at lying anyway. She was having a hard time coming up with words for once in her life. (=ＴェＴ=) < “I FOLLOWED THE GODS, BECLAWSE I WANTED TO STAY CLOSE TO HIM. BUT I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHY OR WHERE I STARTED.” She would set her cup down, memories are starting to appear that she either forgot or was locked away. In panic she would cover her ears as if something was whispering to her but really it was her mind causing her distress.[/color] 16:38:19
PORRIM: ((kurlo+z abt to+ sense a disturbance in the fo+rce and disappear 16:39:29
(( his kitty bitch is in distress lmao 16:39:42
(teleportation fr :v 16:39:51
PORRIM: ((i mean they are also+ in the wo+o+ds arent they 16:40:05
(>:v it would be much funnier if he just *pop sound effect* and reappeared like *windowsxp start up* 16:40:41
PORRIM: ((NOT THE WINDOWSXP START UP MFAOO 16:40:53
(( they are in the cemetery now 16:41:12
PORRIM: ((damn they shmo+o+ving 16:41:25
(slow fade in and everything so you have at least 2 seconds to register how angry that mf is before he puts his HANDS UPON you 16:41:29
(( man horuss is so fucking funny actually 16:41:36
(( why did i ignore this man til now 16:41:55
(i been trying to tell the masses :v equius and horuss are just hilarious 16:42:22
Ignored them cuz the whole humanimals part is gross 😔)) 16:42:45
(( i have been initiated into zahhakery 16:42:53
And the humanimals part is a pretty damn big part)) 16:42:58
(( yeah that part is sus 16:43:08
Perhaps i will become a convert upon seeing,,,,, who knows,,,)) 16:43:14
(( but this is my canon now and i make the rules 16:43:21
[color=#2B0057]KURLOZ: Kurloz peered towards them as he inevitably also turned the partially eaten s'more he'd been nibbling on to deposit it into his own sylladex. He shook his head a little at the feeble apology that Kankri had offered to Damara. There wasn't much for him to say in response, so he simply began carefully roasting some marshmallows and making a shitton of s'mores. His sylladex was going to be chalk full of them soon enough. It was a wonder why he was making so many, but really he just wanted to treat Meulin to some alongside the next batch of hot chocolate. Speaking of which, he should really go seek her out again soon. It felt like it had been a little too long since they were last near each other. They usually didn't spend so much time apart, even if their relationship was chewed off alongside his tongue long ago. Kurloz appeared to be lost in thought, but he had gone back to holding his usual unnerving smile on his face as if to resume hiding the things he was thinking about behind his commonly held façade. 16:45:48
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@bliss [br] GHB: > AND THERE IT GOES. [br] You hide your smile behind your cup as you drain it and then set it down. That goddamn wriggler couldn't proselytize if the Messiahs themselves bit him in the ass. [br] "DON'T YOU FRET, GIRL. HOW WERE YOU TO KNOW?" you soothe, pouring yourself a new cup. "CAN'T BE BLAMED IF YOU AIN'T BEEN TAUGHT RIGHT. MESSIAHS' WORD AIN'T ABOUT SECRECY AND SILENCE, MOTHERFUCKER. WHAT GODS ARE THEY, IF THEY CAN'T SHOW THEIR FACES?" [br] You wave a hand at your paint. [br] "IT'S WHY WE WEAR THE PAINT. YOU SEE ME, GIRLIE? IT MARKS US. SAYS TO ALL AND SUNDRY THAT WE ARE DEVOUT. NO WONDER NO ONE LISTENED TO THE GOOD WORD. YOU WEREN'T EVEN PAINTED UP RIGHT." 16:48:21
kurloz: i want to see meulin [br] old!kurloz: i love sowing discord in the group chat)) 16:49:19
PORRIM: ((real 16:49:26
(( lmao 16:49:29
(Oldloz: I shall spread misinformation on the internet :9[br]like who does bro think he is >:v 16:50:22
(( ghb putting paint on meulin and kurloz finds them and he's like what the fuck did you do to my ex-wife 16:50:43
LMAO)) 16:51:04
(Kurloz: *Anakin voice* WHAT HAVE I DONE??? 16:51:33
Oldloz: made her into the cultist u never managed)) 16:51:50
[color=#6a006a]CRONUS: he vwas told to play nice and not be judgemental, blah,blah. he’s going to try evwen vwith all the invwasivwe questions, he vwould rather go back to porrim sucking him dry of blood instead of listening to arenea go on and on about miniscule drama. but he vwill humor her for the sake of his owvn sanity. he started smearing off vwhat vwas left of the lipstick into the tovwel the best he could, not like he had to experience getting makeup off his face before. [br] [br] “look, i dont knowv vwho told you or howv you found out, but i am not interested in making porrim angry vwith me. let alone spreading it around, please do me a solid and don’t tell anyone else.” he vwasn’t the one vwho started it either, it just happened. “look, it all happened so fast, first i vwas taking a nap then she decided to make out vwith me in front of kankri. of course kankri ran avway and then vwe fucked like animals. vwhat else is newv arenea.” he said some of this in an irritated tone. [/color] 16:53:21
(( cronus is having a bad day and has no idea how to manage the info dumping of arenea 16:53:42
(get knowledged IDIOT :V 16:54:13
[color=#a10000] DAMARA: Crazy how between the two, the one with his actual mouth sewn shut was the only one who even bothered to eat your peace offering. You level Kankri with a flat stare. [br] "My kissing capability is god-like. But it is not relevant. I forgive because I know you are stupid and lack self understanding. If you keep bringing up again, I will check out like Kurloz. Then we all just sit around and you stew in your own dread." You gesture at the clown in question. "You see? He is so peaceful. Far away from countless justifications no one give a shit about." 16:58:56
[color=#416600]MEULIN: She would stop covering her ears and look up at him to see what he was saying, even though so much was ringing in her head. She decided to drink the rest of the elixir while he spoke. She understood somewhat of what he meant, she did wonder though if converting further would be better. She’s not going to bother looking hard into it and let the ghb give her guidance. How naive she is. (^･ω･^) < “SO WHAT MEW ARE SAYING IS THAT I N33D TO WEAR FACE PAINT AND PARTAKE IN THE GOSPELS?” she would tilt her head in curiosity.[/color] 16:58:57
[color=#005682]ARANEA: Ah, yes. She supposed she should have expected that Porrim would have been the one to initiate it all. The fact Kankri had been nearby when it all started made it a little funny, but she couldn't really put that past Porrim, either. Her arms lifted to cross just below her chest as she listened to his explanation.[br] [br]She lifted a hand, tapping her temple. "I have my ways. 8ut in all seriousness, there's few who can leave marks like that 8ehind aside from our space player. I'm a 8it curious to find out what you did to get her interested in you, of all trolls, 8ut I suppose her interests often elude even me. I'm quite good at keeping secrets, so you don't need to worry a8out me spilling information a8out this to anyone. 8esides, without the full story from all sides, there isn't much of an interesting story to 8e told, is there?" Aranea lifted her hand to cup her chin before gesturing towards the manor in the distance. "Either way, you should really get properly cleaned up if you really feel set on keeping it a secret." 17:00:00
(( i'll reply but i might be a lil afk so i can play fortnite lol 17:09:54
FEFERI ==> Her hands get swiftly slapped away by the flailing of crabbish hands. But too late, the mission has been accomplished, and the elusive smile is there, however much Karkat tries to hide it. She’s not sure if she’s ever seen him happy, actually. “It *is* a me prawnblem! It's a me t)(inking you're so sweet for worrying prawnblem.” She beams back, a smile that is equal parts laughter and self-satisfaction. “I weig)(ed so many anc)(ors, Kar-catc)(, you wouldn't believe t)(e amount of anc)(ors I weig)(ed! Vriska isn't so bad if you let )(er t)(ink s)(e's t)(e specialest ever, and t)(ere was alwaves so muc)( to S-EA!” Never an idle moment, trying to raise and army of ghosts. She tucks her legs up under her, to mirror Karkat’s crosslegged stance, and lays her chin in her hands thoughtfully. “But t)(at's baleenoug)(t about me. )(aven't you been )(ere for ages too? T)(e last time we talked you were TROUTING so many words about leader-s)(ipwrecks and destiny. W)(en did you get so )(andsome and cool, )(u)(?” 17:11:14
(( my one friend was like i haven't seen you in 20 years pls 17:11:22
[bgcolor=#cc0000][color=black]KANKRI:[/color][/bgcolor] "I-" do NOT engage with that. Take solace in the fact they just do not understand and allow it to lie, ans so he does, choosing the much more neutral route, "then I thank y9u f9r the experience, Damara." He is not going to entertain an argument right now, especially not with such a horrendous air hanging about his pan. He'd rather not dig himself from a chasm to a valley. "...I postulate Kurl9z is thinking a69ut a change 9f c9mpany." He clears his throat, not bothering to turn away from the fire, he doesn't need to like them- doesn't [i]want[/i] to look at them. Kankri only believes this because he rarely ever sees Kurloz apart from Meulin or vice versa. They've got a winning system going on between them, it's only natural the tree of a highblood would like to get back to somewhat of a comfort zone, "If y9u are having tr9u6le figuring 9ut Meulin's locale, Kurl9z, I'd 6e m9re than happy t9 alleviate y9u 9f the search." 17:11:40
(FORTRIZZLE VON BIZZLE? :V CRANKING 90S??? PLAYGROUNDS FILLS?? 17:12:42
@bliss [br] GHB: "HOW ELSE WILL YOU KNOW WHAT THE GOOD WORD IS? WITH NO PAINTED FACE AND NO HUMOROUS GARB, HOW WILL ANY MOTHERFUCKER KNOW YOU ARE STRAIGHT UP THRICE DAMNED LEGIT?" [br] You pretend to think about it for a long ass while, before you unclasp one of the bangles decorating your forearms. It will barely be missed; the moment you take the ostentatious bracelet off, the rest of the gold shifts and closes ranks, and it's as if you never took anything off at all. Gently, you take her hand in yours and slip it onto her wrist. As it goes, it shrinks down to a fragile-looking golden circle, studded with amethysts in your exact shade. The clasp is a pair of theatre masks, laughing and crying. [br] "THIS IS ONLY THE START OF A DEATH-LONG COLLECTION, MOTHER FUCKER. BUT I PRAY YOU KEEP THIS ON YOU, THAT THE MESSIAHS WILL KNOW YOUR NAME BEFORE AT LONG LAST THEY KNOW YOUR FACE." You sit back, shaking your head. "AIN'T MY PLACE TO GIVE YOU YOUR FACE. THAT WILL COME FROM THE HEART OF YOU." 17:14:58
[color=#2B0057]KURLOZ: He glanced towards Damara when she mentioned him. The air had been growing a little too tense for him to be interested in bothering with it all, so he understood why she would think that he had stopped paying attention. Kankri was right, however, that he had been considering seeking a different scene. At the mention of finding Meulin, he straightened up in his spot. He pushed himself to his feet, giving a nod towards Kankri. Though it may not be his place to seek her out if she was off enjoying herself, he couldn't leave her to be the only one seeking him out all the time. Whether they had a lable on their relationship or not, he still cared for her. <VERY WELL. REVEAL TO ME YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF HER CURRENT POSITION SO THAT I MAY MOTHERFUCKIN SEEK HER OUT.> Spending time with Damara wasn't a poor experience, but he had his limits with spending time around less familiar, misguided souls. 17:20:08
[color=#696969] KARKAT: You snort. [br] "YEAH, OF COURSE. SAME OLD VRISKA, WHAT THE HELL. DOING 17:21:22
Why.)) 17:21:28
Why.)) 17:21:34
Why.)) 17:21:36
(( points and laughs 17:21:40
PORRIM: ((LMAOO 17:21:41
PORRIM: ((everyo+ne fo+rm a circle and po+int at them!! 17:21:49
I HATE EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE ALL THE TIME 😭)) 17:22:11
(( man this is still very tentative, but if i did pick up horuss, would anyone be interested in having a starter thrown at them rn 17:25:00
PORRIM: ((yes 17:25:10
PORRIM: ((let me hit 17:25:13
PORRIM: ((LMAO but I do+ have po+rrim free if yo+ud like them to+ hang o+ut 17:25:34
PORRIM: ((o+r u can interact w aranea o+nce cro+nus go+es o+ff to+ clean up 17:25:46
(( mew got it 17:26:01
(( i am still figuring out what everyone's characters are doing, but i will give you an openended one so u can choose 17:27:10
PORRIM: ((po+rrims just wherever since I havent do+ne much fo+r her since she sho+wered and stuff 17:28:17
PORRIM: ((but shes pro+bably inside the mano+r if u want so+mething to+ go+ o+ff o+f 17:28:36
(( 👍gotcha 17:30:42
[color=#696969] KARKAT: You snort. [br] "YEAH, OF COURSE. SAME OLD VRISKA, WHAT THE HELL. I BET THE MOMENT SHE DIED SHE WAS LIKE "OH GR8, NOW I CAN TAKE TO THE HIGH SEAS AND BE A GAMBLIGNANT PIR8 FOREVER BATTLING GOD KNOWS WHAT", EXCEPT IT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE SELF-AGGRANDISING AND HAD EIGHT SHOUT POLES AT THE END. SOMEWHERE IN THERE SHE PROBABLY THREW IN A CLAUSE ABOUT "OH IF I HAPPEN TO FIND ANY OF MY FRIENDS THEY WILL BE FORCED TO SCRUB THE DECKS EVERY MOONRISE UNTIL THEY ADMIT THAT I, VRISKA SERKET, AM THE BEST FOREVER"." [br] It's one of those old things, you suppose, where you get violently uncomfortable when the conversation becomes about you. You died hard, but habits die harder. [br] "I DIDN'T REALLY DO ANYTHING, I GUESS. JUST KIND OF WANDERED AROUND. EXPLORED A *LOT*, WHICH IS PROBABLY WHY I STARTED REALLY "KRILLING IT" AT THE EXPLORING THING." You make the air quotes. "KIND OF MAKES YOU RETHINK THE WHOLE FRIENDLEADER THING WHEN YOUR FRIEND-LEADERSHIP TURNED OUT TO BE LEADING A WHOLE SWATHE OF FRIENDS INTO A GRAVE AND THEN BEING REMINDED YOU DID THAT AD NAUSEAM. HONESTLY I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GUYS STOOD IT. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE HELL I WAS TALKING ABOUT, AND *GOD* DOES IT SHOW." 17:35:32
[color=#a10000] DAMARA: Hm, they're leaving. You contemplate this, and then decide that you don't want to leave your fire. You've tried enough with the whole socialisation thing, and all you've gotten for your troubles are a kiss and a headache.[br] "Okay. You go on. Bye bye. I will stay here." Unwinding the scarf you stole, you give it back to Kankri. "You can take back 17:43:07
When will i die)) 17:43:24
PORRIM: ((LMFAOOO 17:43:36
(:v you shall parish 17:44:10
[color=#a10000]DAMARA: Hm, they're leaving. You contemplate this, and then decide that you don't want to leave your fire. You've tried enough with the whole socialisation thing, and all you've gotten for your troubles are a kiss and a headache. [br] "Okay. You go on. Bye bye. I will stay here." Unwinding the scarf you stole, you give it back to Kankri. "You can take this back. Porrim will be upset if lost." 17:44:36
[bgcolor=#cc0000][color=black]KANKRI:[/color][/bgcolor] Kankri had not considered the fact that he may need to lead Kurloz there- a minor oversight, but perhaps Kurloz would be fine on his own. Besides, Kankri himself wanted to go... reflect on things or something of that matter. He turned around to look between the odd pair he had... sort of been pressured into hanging around with, but also made the decision himself (out of slight fear of being dragged down irregardless of his protest). He holds up his hands to yield Damara's return, "9h, there's n9 need f9r that. Think 9f it as an extensi9n 9f my thanks, If P9rrim asks, I'm sure she'd 6e fine with y9u keeping it, all things c9nsidered.. 6esides, it is rather excessive." He gently tugs at the heam of his sweater. He couldn't be anymore cozy.[br] [br] He approaches Kurloz, sucking in a deep breath, "Pard9n my intrusi9n 9f y9ur space, 6ut this is the 9nly way f9r me t9 discern Meulin's l9cati9n, s9..." he lifts his hands up, struggling a bit to reach, but managing to softly press his hands to Kurloz's cheeks as he stared at the other a bit intently, the contrast in body heat was rather jarring- it leveled out quite nicely, in his secretive opinion, though. Hm. Kankri could already see the ties that bind, but for much more precision, it'd be better to have a physical grasp on the item or person that is "bloodbound" to the other. Ah, there she is- uhh... oh..? "Hm. F9und her, shall we 6e 9ff?" 18:00:43
(Kankri: gimmee your face, gang[br][color=purple]Kurloz: *eating mints* YES. MY TURN AT LAST-[br][/color]Kankri: *done in 15 seconds* lets go :V 18:04:52
(( sorry i'll reply in a bit 18:06:26
FEFERI ==> At the mention of the eight shoutpoles, Feferi makes a face and sticks out her tongue. “*Forced* makes it sound so sad! I'm sure SOM-E people would be friends wit)( )(er wit)(out being forced to.” Because the nobility of Alternia aren’t strangers to some good old fashioned gossip, she lowers her voice to a conspiratorial tone. “But you won't believe )(ow minnow-mal )(er knowledge of t)(e sailing was. You can't learn -EV-ERYT)(ING from Flarp and t)(e seas glubbed up my my lusus and )(er sisters can get so very, very roug)(. S)(e crowned )(erself as Captain and me as Admiral! We bot)( knew it was my s)(ip and I was just letting )(er use it.” There’s that regal condescension in her voice, she sits back and strokes the frothing cuttlefish like a supervillain strokes a white cat. [br] [br] When he talks about the epic failery of his epic fail attempt at friendleadership, she tilts her head and looks a little bit upset. “O)(, Karcatc)(, I can't speak for everyone, be you didn't lead M-E into a grave. T)(at, I'm afraid, was courtesy of ---Eridan.” She narrows her eyes at him, and for a second looks like she could personally dunk him straight into the moon-reflecting sea. “I could stand someone ACTUALLY giving a clam about our collective future just fin.” 18:06:42
Tyt!)) 18:06:52
[color=#2B0057]KURLOZ: Kurloz nodded, pausing to give Damara a gentle pat on the shoulder before getting nodding to leave. When he saw Kankri start reaching up towards his face, he was a little confused, but he did lean himself down to make it easier for Kankri to reach. He practically towered over the poor troll, anyway. His own hands lifted, gently resting overtop of Kankri's as if it were out of habit. Kankri had such a stark contrast in warmth that Kurloz couldn't help but find it comforting. That was a secret he was willing to take away with him, though. It wasn't as though Kankri would be keen on genuinely reciprocating anything, either way.[br] [br]He wouldn't forcefully hold Kankri's hands in place, allowing him to take his hands away without any resistance. His hand lifted to offer a little wave towards Damara before he followed behind Kankri. It was hard not to tease the other troll. One of his hands lifted as he followed behind Kankri, resting his hand on the other's shoulder as he followed perhaps a little too close to him. <THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE, MY CRUSTACEOUS INVERTIBROTHER.> He signed this before giving Kankri's shoulder one of those sort of awkward one-handed massages. This was mostly just to tease the other, but doing so made him notice just how much Kankri could probably use a real massage. Maybe he would offer one to him, sometime. He [i]was[/i] skilled with his hands, after all. 18:09:07
(( aight now i can rp again lmao 18:14:26
(was the fortniting good :v 18:14:44
(( he gave her a fucking bracelet thats adorable 18:17:30
[color=#696969] KARKAT: "I MEAN." You make a vague hand gesture instead of elaborating. There's nothing to elaborate on beyond the whole [i]thing[/i] of Vriska. "YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. IT'S VRISKA. WE'RE [i]TECHNICALLY[/i] FRIENDS, BUT I DON'T THINK AN AVERAGE PERSON'S IDEA OF FRIENDS IS THE SAME AS WHATEVER THE HELL VRISKA THINKS A FRIEND IS. SO, LIKE. MAYBE THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE OUT THERE, BUT IT'S SO OBVIOUSLY A BAD IDEA." [br] You liked a lot of the people you used to call friends. You were pretty damn terrible at showing it, and then the whole lot of you revealed yourselves to just be monsters under the surface, but you still worry. At this point, you don't think you can help it. [br] "I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, YEAH, I KNOW ERIDAN MADE A HUGE HASH OF THE WHOLE THING BY BEING ABSOLUTELY INSANE AND NOT TAKING NO FOR AN ANSWER. THAT'S THE BIT I KNOW JUST FINE. BUT LIKE. DOES IT MATTER HOW MANY FUCKS I THOUGHT I GAVE, OR HOW MANY STUPID SPEECHES I MADE YOU SIT THROUGH? WE'RE STILL DEAD. IT DIDN'T DO JACK ABOUT THAT." 18:26:23
[color=#416600]MEULIN: (^･ω･^) < “I WILL DO MEOW’S BEST TO LEARN THE TEACHINGS BETTER! THIS WISDOM IS APPRECIATED!” Watching his movements only to see the bracelet and him putting it on her, it was like she was seeing magic in person. She wasn’t one to deny a gift especially one from someone the grand highblood.(^･ω･^) < “THIS IS PURRETTY THANK MEW! I WILL KEEP IT FURREVER.” [BR] [BR] As some of her memories start to become less foggy, she remembers a couple of things that she used to do with kurloz before the incident. One of them was facepaint. It was mostly for fun but she would dream up some of the facepaint and mirror and try to copy what she remembered. It wasn’t perfect but she did her best. (^･ω･^) < “HOW ABOUT THIS? I TRIED MY BEST.” [/color] 18:26:36
[bgcolor=#cc0000][color=black]KANKRI:[/color][/bgcolor] Even through the nice puffed fabric of the vividly red sweater, the tought nature of his body could not be more palpable- well, at least not without discarding his clothes which was [i]NOT[/i] happening EVER! [sub][s]or will it?[/s][/sub] He grew embarrassed [i]again[/i] and people really wonder [i]why[/i] he ends up flipping his metaphorical shit off the handle with a pirouette. He just lets out a deep sigh at the contact, signing in response <NOT A PROBLEM.> He'd offer to carry Kurloz so that he may simply fly them to their destination, but 1. That is FAR too much contact and 2. He's not even certain he could lift Kurloz if he tried his hardest. Sure, he picked up Cronus with a lot of effort, but Kurloz was even bigger. "Just... scrapping what happened just a few m9ments pri9r, s9rry f9r subjecting y9u and Damara t9 such n9nsense, 6ut [i]that[/i] aside, d9 y9u recall 9ur meeting 6ef9re this 9ne? A69ut wanting t9 96tain alm9st impeccable c9ntr9l 9ver 9ne's self? D9 y9u... think y9u're very g99d at it?" 18:29:54
[color=#6a006a]CRONUS: “i think it vwas the fact that i vwas almost double deathed tvwice in a rowv. but it could havwe also been the gifts.” he just givwes a shrug. a small sigh of relief as she stated she vwouldn’t tell anyone. he really needs to learn howv to do shit vwithout help, though an idea popped into his dumb thinkpan. arenea could help him learn things to make porrim happy, he doesn’t knowv howv he’s going to manage this but he’s going to try his best. especially since arenea vwould help him if he did ask as long as he vwas behavwing, vwhat a good plan cronus. in fact she evwen told him to clean up perfect! he thinks to himself “so howv vwould i go about getting this makeup off easier?” smooth, not like he’s really good at talking to arenea in general anyvway. [/color] 18:30:05
(( the fortnite was good yes 18:31:18
[color=#a10000]DAMARA: You flap a hand at them impatiently. All this shoulder-patting and scarf-giving and face-holding business is going to give you hives. [br] "Just go. Abandon me already. I will not miss you." You wrap the scarf back around your neck. "If Porrim gets angry, I will blame you fully." 18:31:29
(>:v mad that she getting to be LESS CHILLY- GIMME MY THANK YOU BACK MF 18:32:12
LMAOO)) 18:32:24
ms girl is evil, u forget)) 18:33:02
[bgcolor=#cc0000][color=black]KANKRI:[/color][/bgcolor] Maybe it was better have this conversation bit further away, "Yes, 9f c9urse, that w9uld n9t 6e the first time, farewell, Damara. We will 6e d9leful with9ut y9ur c9mpany, may we see each 9ther s99n." Had to be polite and at least wave goodbye to her. 18:37:19
("you will be missed... with your RUDE ASS." 18:37:42
(( kankri and kurloz seeing meulin at a teaparty with the grandhighblood in a cemetery with full face paint on 18:38:39
[color=#005682]ARANEA: Aranea couldn't imagine Cronus giving Porrim anything so worthwhile that she would cave and allow him to pail her, but Porrim had motivations in that regard that were beyond her understanding. Perhaps simply just because she wasn't as interested in scandalous intimacy as Porrim. "There is several ways to make removing makeup- especially lipstick- much easier, 8ut I can only assume you would prefer the easiest method of doing so." She pulled out a package of make-up wipes, taking one out and stepping forward to give it to him before returning the package to her sylladex. "Make-up remover is generally not too difficult to o8tain, 8ut you should make sure to wash your skin and moisturize it properly after using it. It can have some harsh effects on your skin if you don't take proper precautions. I'm sure Porrim would 8e more than willing to share with you a variety of skin care routines. She would pro8a8ly 8e your 8est 8et in regards to those particular topics." Of course Aranea took good care of her skin, and it was obvious, but she was never quite as thorough or dedicated to maintaining her beauty as Porrim was. Aranea felt no real need to try to enhance her appearance, after all. 18:40:19
(Kankri already knows that BIG MF is there he's trying to make sure Kurloz doesn't get... [i]CRITICAL.[/i] 18:40:29
(( lmao 18:40:44
(( territorial dispute over meulin 18:41:06
(Kurloz v. KURLOZ; Judge Kanboy Wonder presiding 18:41:56
[color=#000056]HORUSS ==> The time is nigh. Nay, the time is neigh. Swift as a prancing stallion, the time’s arrived that he’s really going to have to do something about the leather workman’s overalls that he usually wears. Which is a damn tragedy, because they’d be good overalls, all glittering with brass fastenings, if they hadn’t spilled several quarts of antifreeze on them. How soon the good must perish. So now, Horuss has tiptoed into the mansion by a back entrance, with only old pajama pants and a twice-regifted anime sweatshirt to hide his shame. Oh no, it’s got that shark girl from Hololive on it. This isn’t even remotely horse related, and he’d die of shame if someone were to see. [br] [br] The striken leather corpse lies tucked under an armpit, prepared for a hero’s funeral in some closet drawer somewhere. Now would be a terrible time to run into someone, get stuck making small talk, or something... please, just let him get the fifty paces to the stairway. He wears a pained grin like a shield, just in case.[/color] 18:43:29
(( wow!! the canon shade of indigo sucks!! i might pick a diff one later 18:43:47
(YEAAAAAAAA HORUSS >:V 18:43:49
(( fair 18:44:01
(( for now i think i will have to bounce unforch, but i leave that there for bones 18:44:18
[color=#2B0057]KURLOZ: Recalling their previous conversation, Kurloz looked away towards the sky for a moment before returning his gaze to Kankri once they had made some distance from Damara. <I IMAGINE SO. AT LEAST TO THE POINT WHERE IT WOULD BE NECESSARY. TOO MUCH CONTROL OVER ONESELF IS SIMPLY FORSAKING THE MOTHERFUCKIN FEELINGS WE WERE HATCHED WITH. AIN'T NO REASON TO COMPLETELY REJECT ONESELF. EVERY SITUATION CALLS FOR A DIFFERENT AMOUNT OF SELF MOTHERFUCKIN CONTROL.> Kurloz waved a hand slightly, his expression momentarily settling for a more neutral one. <IS THERE SOMETHING BOTHERING YOU?> Probably a plethora of things, considering who he was talking to, but Kurloz was trying to make some kind of effort to be friendly with the others. 18:46:28
PORRIM: ((yippee 18:46:48
GHB: Proactive, this one. Not half bad at all. You grin, full of teeth. [br] "THAT'S A START, SISTER. TAKES LONG DAYS AND NIGHTS TO GET A FACE RIGHT. TOOK ME A GOD DAMNED WIPE BEFORE I SETTLED ON MY DESIGN, AND THEN I NEVER DID IT QUITE RIGHT FOR A PERIGEE MORE." [br] A wipe full of agonising and butt-ugly sketches that you never let see the light of the moon. You raise your cup. [br] "DRINK, MOTHER FUCKER, AND REJOICE! REVEL IN HOLY GOD DAMNED REVELATION, THAT WHEN THE GREAT DOUBLE DEATH COMES TO COLLECT IT WILL BE US, THE DEVOUT, THE DIVINE, WHO ARE USHERED IN BY GOD'S ATTENDANTS, AND LED BY EAGER, TREMBLING HAND INTO THE PEWS OF THE GREAT, FINAL SHOW. LET THE FAITHLESS TREMBLE IN THEIR BURROWS. WHOOP WHOOP!" 18:47:41
[color=#6a006a]CRONUS: his plan had semi-back fired as he vwas not expecting this much detail into a skin care routine, i mean he does already take pretty good care of himself already but this vwas just extra evwen for him. he gladly takes the makeup removwal vwipe and starts to use it on all the lipstick stains, letting her continue to rant for the moment before finally replying. “look doll, i already havwe a good routine going but thanks for the advwice. so are you just bored or looking for info?” he’s just getting straight to the point, it vwasn’t hard to read areneas intentions evwen for someone like him. [/color] 18:48:16
WAHOO HORUSS)) 18:48:28
(( lettuce sea if i can tolerate this blue 18:48:39
(( uwu ok now i dip,, cya,, 18:51:22
Feferi|Redglare|Horuss [] disconnected. 18:51:28
[color=#416600]♌: She was always pleased with her work, though she did understand it took practice either way that won’t bother her. (^･ω･^) < “THAT IS FURR, I WILL CONTINUE TO PURRACTICE!” She hasn’t had this much fun without kurloz in a while, she would raise her empty glass. (^･ω･^) < “PRAISE BE THE MOTHERFUCKING MESSIAHS!” [/color] 18:53:45
(( they just screaming in the cemetery about gods smh lmao 18:54:04
Where else r u gonna scream about god, the woods? U look like a cultist smh)) 18:54:23
(( true true nobody wants to be insane like those weird assholes 18:54:47
exactly this is just such a normal bonding activity)) 18:54:59
PORRIM: Po+rrim happened to+ lo+o+k up fro+m her place in the kitchen, her eyes narro+wing as she saw what wo+uld usually be a familiar silho+uette, if no+t fo+r the o+dd change o+f attire. She co+uld be a bit no+sy at times, so+ she co+uldn't sto+p herself fro+m shuffling o+ut o+f the kitchen and into+ the hall to+ see what was go+ing o+n with the Zahhak. It had been so+me time since she had seen him, co+nsidering he was never the mo+st so+ciable tro+ll.[br] [br]"Wardro+be malfunctio+n?" Her vo+ice finally rang o+ut into+ the hall as she appro+ached him. Usually she wo+uldn't appro+ach him o+ut o+f the blue, but there was o+ne thing she co+uldn't stand to+ see. And that was an awful co+mbinatio+n o+f clo+thing. "Yo+u lo+o+k like yo+u co+uld use a hand." Po+rrim rested a hand o+n her hip, eyeing him o+ver po+intedly. "I do+n't see yo+u o+utside o+f yo+ur usual clo+thes o+ften. Did so+mething happen?" Her eyes landed o+n the clo+thes tucked under his arm. Judging fro+m the appearance... It didn't seem like it wo+uld be able to+ be saved. A lo+w sigh left her lips. "Wo+uld yo+u like me to+ make yo+u so+mething new to+ wear?" 18:55:18
PORRIM: ((u used the wro+ng starter bliss lmfao+ 18:56:08
PORRIM: ((disciple rlly telepo+rted to+ the ghb 18:56:15
Swapped right out 😔)) 18:56:46
PORRIM: ((wife why are yo+u yo+ung 18:57:01
[bgcolor=#cc0000][color=black]KANKRI:[/color][/bgcolor] "Very much s9, 6ut that is neither here n9r there, I wr9ught that pr96lem up9n myself admittedly, I'll need a chance f9r m9re introspection..." Talking with Damara again does not seem like it would prosper anything worthwhile, but she is the one he slighted, so later on he will have to offer her his company- maybe some sort of service if that's what it takes to wrap everything up in a neat package ready to be shipped to land of 'Forget About It'. Kankri cleared his throat, this walk would not be long- he could tell from the girth of the strand that ran from Kurloz to Meulin she wasn't [i]too[/i] out of the way, which meant he didn't have much time to prep Kurloz at all, "This isn't a69ut me, th9ugh. I just want t9 6e sure that y9u are quite secure in h9w sta6ilized y9ur facilities are is all, 6ecause there may 6e a surprise-" he could detected the mirthful yellings from their current trudge in the woods.. hm. "-It just might n9t 6e s9mething y9u will find all that amusing.." 18:58:21
(boogie woogie technique fr :v 18:58:39
Evil! Signless [♋] joined chat. ~~ 123 ~~ 19:00:05
(( welcome back 19:02:44
[color=#2B0057]KURLOZ: Kurloz furrowed a brow towards Kankri at his words, but his attention seemed to shift away from the other troll when he could hear Meulin yelling. The words she was spouting were ones he had not heard in some time, save for during their conspirations via chucklevoodoos. His expression seemed to sour a little as he lifted his hand from Kankri. <THANK YOU FOR GUIDING ME THIS FAR. I WILL LEAVE YOU TO YOUR INTROPECTIONS. MAY WE MEET AGAIN SOON.> He gave Kankri a pat on the head before practically disappearing from where he'd been standing moments before. He had his ways of moving at pretty incredible speeds, which seemed to be something Makaras had a knack for. He paused between some trees, peering over towards the towering purple blood and Meulin who seemed to be donning facepaint that he hadn't seen since his days of preaching. He wasn't particularly happy about her potentially being influenced by another, and he was also not particularly happy at being forced to recall some memories that were now a little painful. Granted, he could only imagine she was recalling things that could be just as painful. Seeing as he was probably in her line of sight, Kurloz waved at her from his spot between the trees. 19:08:03
GHB: "YOU'RE DAMNED RIGHT, SISTER. AND PRACTICE IS ALL IT IS. LOOK WHERE WE ARE." You spread your arms. "ALL OF US MOTHERFUCKERS. WE GOT TIME TO SPARE." [br] You pour her a new cup of tea when she sets her glass down, and then steep a new pot. The second steep always takes longer than the first. Settle in. Get comfortable. [br] "ALL OF THIS IS HEAVY TALK, AIN'T IT GIRLIE? FEELING ITS WEIGHT ON MY GOD DAMNED POSTURE POLE, DRAGGING BOTH OF US DOWN. CAN'T BE CLOWN WITHOUT HEAVY [i]AND[/i] LEVITY, GIRL. NOBODY LIKES A PERPETUAL PIERROT." You lean in, about to speak, when a flicker of movement catches your eye. You sit back. [br] "THAT YOUR KURLOZ? THIN AS A GOD DAMNED TWIG, AIN'T HE." 19:09:15
Damn the ghb and kurloz colours r really getting my ass now)) 19:10:28
Gonna change ghb's a lil)) 19:10:34
PORRIM: ((LMFAOO 19:10:35
PORRIM: ((fair and so+ real o+f u 19:10:43
(( lmao it's fine whatever you need my man 19:10:50
PORRIM: ((kankri when kurlo+z disappears: 🧍♂️ 19:11:20
(Kankri: Clothed and Afraid. 19:11:39
Word)) 19:11:54
(( meulin not realizing right away until ghb said something lmao 19:11:59
(( she's trying to learn the ways of the clown 19:12:14
Clown school,,,)) 19:12:38
PORRIM: ((i almo+st tried to+ go+ to+ clo+wn scho+o+l 19:12:52
Damn fr)) 19:13:00
U ever paint ur face on an egg n shit)) 19:13:08
PORRIM: ((yeah but I am way to+o+ clumsy fo+r that 19:13:09
PORRIM: ((bruh what 💀 19:13:23
((thats a clown thing bones 19:13:32
LMAO THAT'S A THING THEY DO MAN)) 19:13:38