Oh glob... you're fiiiiine, Karkat. Totally fine, ok? You're a colossal fuck-up sometimes and watching your life go off the rails is hilarious when it's not a big deal, but you've been good to me. You and Dave both. It was just complicated, ok?
[She laughed and sighed. It did feel good to get to shout back and forth with this idiot sometimes. She reached over and gave him a punch at the shoulder.]
I'm... I'm a lot better than I used to be, I swear. Just don't let me near fizzy drinks. That's a road I don't need to go down again, guh...
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And... you're probably right. Even if I think she understands, she's got a really big blood pusher for someone who says she doesn't have one. I know that sounds weird, but it's true. I'm going to need to tell her one of these days. I'm not going to get jealous of her friends, but this is... well, this is something else. [Bullshit she wasn't going to be jealous and she knew it. That lie smelled like so much rancid fecal matter in her nostrils, but she was standing by it.]
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[She laughed and sighed. It did feel good to get to shout back and forth with this idiot sometimes. She reached over and gave him a punch at the shoulder.]
I'm... I'm a lot better than I used to be, I swear. Just don't let me near fizzy drinks. That's a road I don't need to go down again, guh...
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And... you're probably right. Even if I think she understands, she's got a really big blood pusher for someone who says she doesn't have one. I know that sounds weird, but it's true. I'm going to need to tell her one of these days. I'm not going to get jealous of her friends, but this is... well, this is something else. [Bullshit she wasn't going to be jealous and she knew it. That lie smelled like so much rancid fecal matter in her nostrils, but she was standing by it.]