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[psychopath]

has anybody seen or spoken to that- Enjolras lad?

I was to meet him a couple of days ago but he wasn't there... I can't contact his NV, either.

[Jack presses send and waits. He'd brought Enjolras to the slave auctions a couple of days ago, and everyone asking after him, or has weird reactions, will be on his watchlist.

That and he enjoys playing innocent.]

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[phazeandblood]

SO THEN IT TOOK ABOUT A WEEK FOR HIM TO "MYSTERIOUSLY" DISAPPEAR.
AGI WORKS SLOWER THAN HER IMPERIOUS CONDESCENSION AND HER DRONES, THAT'S FOR SURE.
IF HE HAD PULLED SHIT LIKE THAT BACK ON ALTERNIA I WOULD HAVE GIVEN HIM THREE HOURS TOPS IF HE WERE LUCKY.
YOUR FRIEND IS EITHER DEAD OR WORSE, WOULDN'T BOTHER LOOKING IF I WERE YOU UNLESS YOU WANT TO END UP LIKE HIM.

[Not that Karkat doesn't feel sympathy, but, well. He so fucking called that one and that guy had no one to blame but himself.]

[psychopath]

[irritating! excuse you it was only three days!]

you sound like you've lost faith in citizen rights, you know.

[phazeandblood]

HAHAHAHAH.
I CAN HONESTLY SAY I'VE NEVER HEARD THAT TERM IN MY FUCKING LIFE UNTIL I STARTED RESEARCHING HUMAN CULTURE.
THAT'S NOT HOW SHIT WORKED ON MY PLANET.
YOU PUT ONE FUCKING HORN OUT OF LINE OR BE HATCHED WEAK OR DIFFERENT IN ANY WAY AND YOU CAN CONSIDER YOUR ASS AS GOOD AS CULLED UNLESS YOU'RE REALLY FUCKING GOOD AT HIDING.

[psychopath]

so it's a survival of the fittest and most obedient sort of thing?

i don't think that's very fair.

[phazeandblood]

THAT'S ONE WAY OF PUTTING IT.
AND LIFE'S NOT FUCKING FAIR, A FACT WHICH MOST HUMANS SEEM TO BE UNABLE TO GRASP BUT THAT'S JUST HOW SHIT IS.

[psychopath]

somehow, it makes you sound awfully bitter at life, my friend.

[phazeandblood]

I WAS ONE OF THOSE HATCHED THE MOST FUCKING DIFFERENT OF ALL AND MANAGED TO HIDE IT FOR THIRTEEN YEARS BEFORE MY ENTIRE RACE WAS KILLED BECAUSE OF BULLSHIT SHENANIGANS.
AND NOW I'M STUCK HERE.
PRETTY SURE I HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO BE BITTER AT LIFE.

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[psychopath]

Ah- that sounds horrible, I'm sorry.

[maybe he can overwhelm Karkat with Happy Feelings so he can stop being a grumpy-faced- whatever he is.

Jack is amused.]

Do you prefer being here than being...where you came from?

[phazeandblood]

CONSIDERING I HAD AT LEAST ANOTHER YEAR TO BE STUCK ON THAT FUCKING METEOR, HERE ISN'T SO BAD ANYMORE.
IT WAS A PAIN IN THE NOOK AT FIRST FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS BUT A COUPLE MORE PEOPLE I KNOW SHOWED UP AND IT'S NOT AS BAD AS IT HAS BEEN.
IT'S INTERESTING I GUESS?
BEFORE I COULD ONLY LOOK UP HUMAN CULTURE FROM MOVIES BUT LIVING IN IT IS KIND OF WEIRD AS FUCK.

[psychopath]

Humans are really interesting, you know, give them a chance.

[he laughs.]

You have to like at least one thing about humans! What is it?

[phazeandblood]

I HAPPEN TO LIKE A LOT OF THINGS ABOUT HUMANS SINCE ALL OF THE ASSHOLES I KNOW HERE FROM HOME HAPPEN TO BE THEM.
I'M JUST NOT IN A SHARING MOOD ON MANY SPECIFICS.

...
THE CHEAP COTTON CANDY IN MOST STORES IS PRETTY GOOD.
THAT SHIT IS A FUCKING DELICACY BACK HOME AND DAMN NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO GET UNLESS YOU'RE A HIGHBLOOD OR MIRACULOUSLY LOADED.
AND SOME OF THE MOVIES AREN'T THAT BAD EITHER.

[psychopath]

Referring to your friends as, ah, assholes would give people the wrong idea. I don't think you're the sort who cares about what other people think, though, goodness.

What sort of movies do you like?

[phazeandblood]

THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE MASSIVE DOUCHEBAGS OR COMPLETE FUCKING MORONS, ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT IS RARE.

ROMANTIC COMEDIES.
MAKE ALL THE FUCKING JOKES YOU WANT, I'VE ALREADY HEARD THEM ALL, BUT THOSE ARE MASTERPIECES PEOPLE NEED TO LEARN TO RESPECT.

[psychopath]

Hm, has anyone...of your same race arrived here, in the Port?

[he makes a confused noise.] I'm not one to judge you for your tastes, I happen to like romcoms. [sshhh don't tell anyone.] They're- movies didn't exist back in my day, only plays, they're lovely.

[phazeandblood]

[Bonus points, you just scored a handful of them with Karkat.]

AT LEAST SOMEONE KNOWS HOW TO APPRECIATE THEM.

AND I'M THE ONLY TROLL SO FAR, THOUGH I'VE HEARD OTHERS HAVE COME AND GONE IN THE PASSED SO I'M ON THE LOOK OUT FOR ANY OF THEM SHOWING BACK UP.
WE KIND OF HAVE A TENDENCY TO STAND OUT SO IT WON'T BE THAT HARD.

[psychopath]

There must be others who like movies like that! Most often than not, ladies do, I've found.

May I ask how you lot stand out, though? Perhaps I could help keep an eye out for you, too.

[phazeandblood]

THAT'S THE PROBLEM AND WHY I GET SO MUCH SHIT FOR IT.
IT'S MORE COMMON FOR CHICKS TO LIKE THEM FOR WHATEVER STUPID REASON.

NORMAL TROLLS HAVE THIS THING ABOUT DISPLAYING THEIR BLOOD COLOR, THEY WILL ALWAYS TYPE IN THEIR COLOR.
WHICH ISN'T A GUARANTEED WAY OF FINDING THEM BECAUSE THE HUMAN ASSHOLES TYPE IN COLOR TOO BUT I'VE NOTICED SINCE THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME BLOOD COLOR THEIR TEXT COLORS SEEM TO BE BASED ON THEIR EYES.
BASICALLY ANYONE WHO PREFERS USING TEXT IN COLOR THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THEY'RE FROM MY WORLD AND A HIGHER PROBABILITY OF IT BEING A TROLL THAN A HUMAN SINCE WE OUT NUMBER THEM USUALLY.
VISUAL WISE IT'S KIND OF FUCKING HARD TO MISS SOMETHING WITH GREY SKIN, YELLOW EYES AND HORNS.

[psychopath]

I get the same sort of reasoning, people are sort of close-minded about that. I just...well, they're missing out. [perhaps he could ask for recommendations...]

Is your world's hierarchy or government about [this is weird,] blood color?

[phazeandblood]

IT'S THEIR OWN LOSS REALLY AND THEY HAVE NO ONE TO BLAME BUT THEMSELVES.

AND THAT'S RIGHT.
HER IMPERIOUS CONDESCENSION HAD THE RAREST NATURAL BLOOD COLOR, THE HIGHEST AND PUREST OF ALL AND THUS WAS IN CONTROL FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS OF OUR RACE.
THE HIGHER THE BLOOD, THE LONGER THE LIFESPAN IN CASE YOU DIDN'T CATCH THAT.
THE ONLY ONE WHO COULD HAVE OVERTHROWN HER WOULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF MY FRIENDS MY AGE.
SHE HAD THE SAME BLOOD COLOR AND THUS WAS THE HEIRESS APPARENT, MAKING IT HER JOB TO STAY ALIVE LONG ENOUGH TO KILL THE CURRENT EMPRESS WHILE AVOIDING ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS THE EMPRESS SENT AFTER HER.

[psychopath]

...and then your entire race...? [he winces.] You speak of her in the past tense.

[phazeandblood]

ALL BUT TWELVE OF US WERE WIPED OUT AND THEN THAT NUMBER WAS CUT IN HALF ALONG THE WAY.
LIKE I SAID, BULLSHIT SHENANIGANS.

[psychopath]

Siren's Port is a better place for you and your friends, then?

[phazeandblood]

HONESTLY, ANY PLACE WOULD PROBABLY BE BETTER THAN HOME ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.
SO IT'S NOT TOO BAD HERE.

[psychopath]

[Jack laughs.]

You sound gruff and all broody and angry and- you swear quite a lot, but you seem like a good lad, it's adorable.