Vatheon Voicemail.

[rebull]

"Heeeey, Lysunder's voicemail here, and if you weren't looking for me, well then lucky you, leave a message anyway and maybe it will be the start of something revolutionary. Beep."

For the record, that first beep was him just saying beep. The real beep is in a few seconds.

-Beep.-

Comments

[withoutasign]

[Just going to wait and see if Summoner realizes what he just said...]

[rebull]

...Signless? [Sorry, nope.]

[withoutasign]

Wouldn't the reverse also be true? If one only had dealings with the young of a certain animal, couldn't the adults seem like a completely different species?

[rebull]

Um... yes? But we look similar to our young, enough to kind of push any assumptions aside. Uh, well not our larval form, but our nymph phase. What are you trying to say?

[withoutasign]

I'm saying that we are quite different from the children, given the differences in our time periods and the methods used to raise us, and I can understand how the humans could be confused and shocked by the differences in our behaviors.

[rebull]

...Uh, okay. I don't see why this really pertains to the um, whatever, that happens between individuals of our race.

[withoutasign]

[SUMMONER. Are you being deliberately dense here or what?]

[Gah, bulls.]

We don't live in the vacuum, and the actions of individuals affect the other members of the race accordingly. Do you remember when Karkat was murdered, and everyone flipped out? Likewise, how everyone reacted when I drowned? Can you imagine the fallout if a troll ever killed a human?

[rebull]

[No he's just not... He's not the brightest sometimes.]

This isn't about a troll killing a human though.

[withoutasign]

But if one did... this is why we can't act as though what we do doesn't affect others.

[rebull]

That will be an entirely different situation though. It can't be treated the same.

[withoutasign]

[Siiiigh...]

It's a metaphor, Summoner. I'm trying to explain why it would be in everyone's best interest to get along and not make waves for awhile.

[rebull]

I'm not trying to make waves though. You make it sound like I and trying to do that. And you wish for false peace?

[withoutasign]

At this point, I'd be happy for a few weeks with no one dying. If that counts as a false peace, then yes, I'll take it, and use the lull to work towards a genuine, lasting peace.

[rebull]

I told you, that was an extreme case. Either way, it'd be fair of you to tell the others then, that, I mean, tell them that. Because I'm not going to stand by quietly if something happens again soon.

I've gotten along fine without any death besides that, so implying that I can't is uh, not very nice of you, at all actually.

[withoutasign]

[All right, starting to lose his temper a little bit here.]

Do you have any idea what the humans want to do to you, Summoner? Do you have any idea what the Embryon would do to you? I'm trying to keep you safe, for god's sake!

[rebull]

I don't give a fuck! Okay? It's of their business what happened between me and another troll. When the time comes and something does happen between a troll and someone else, Mother forbid, we will discuss what must be done, but the shit between Flounder, myself, and you are none of their lusus bellowing business!

[withoutasign]

And I agree with you, you bull-headed fool, but I might not always be around to smooth things over and make sure you don't get hurt!

[rebull]

I'm not asking you to do that!

[withoutasign]

Well, you're my friend and I'm going to do it anyway!

[rebull]

Don't add to your burdens! I can worry about myself.!

sob... boys, you're supposed to be making up, not yelling at each other!

[withoutasign]

But you shouldn't have to!

[A few deep breathes.]

Summoner, you have a lot of trolls here who care about you, myself included. Stop pushing us away.

Yep...

[rebull]

I'm not pushing you away. I just-

[withoutasign]

You're not letting us get too close because your place and your war isn't here?

[rebull]

No, I- Dangit, Tights, I'm doing my best, if I wasn't Tink and I wouldn't- [Huff.]

Ugh, why is this a thing we are talking about now?

[withoutasign]

Because I missed your dumb self, Goalpost, and I can't stand to see you making yourself unhappy all the time.