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[phazeandblood]

FIRST OF ALL I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THIS IS LARGELY DIRECTED AT MY SO CALLED FRIENDS SO IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME THEN CONTINUE MINDING YOUR OWN FUCKING BUSINESS AND DON'T WASTE MY TIME.
ALRIGHT ASSHOLES, TAKE A MOMENT AND SIT THE FUCK DOWN AND PAY ATTENTION BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT ANY OF THIS INFORMATION FOR ANYONE WHO'S TOO FUCKING LAZY TO READ IT ALL THROUGH THE FIRST TIME.
FOR SOME REASON OR ANOTHER ALL OF YOU SEEM TO HAVE POPPED OUT OF FUCKING NO WHERE ONE AFTER ANOTHER AND IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THERE'S SOMETHING ME AND DIRK HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THAT SHOULD BE COMPLETED SOONER THAN LATER ONCE WE GET THE LAST DETAILS OF THE PLACE WORKED OUT.
THAT BEING A BOARDING HOUSE OF SORTS SPECIFICALLY FOR ALL OF US SO WE DON'T HAVE TO BE STUCK WITH THESE PIECE OF SHIT APARTMENTS AND RENT HANGING OVER OUR HEADS.
AND MAYBE I FIGURED IT MIGHT NOT BE SO BAD IN THIS PLACE IF ALL OF US WERE TOGETHER DESPITE THE FACT THAT I'M SURE MOST OF YOU HAVE ALREADY BECOME SICK OF EACH OTHER DUE TO THAT THREE YEAR JOURNEY FROM HELL.
THIS IS MOSTLY NOT OPTIONAL BY THE WAY BECAUSE FUCK YOU WE'VE PUT A LOT OF HARD WORK INTO THIS AND YOU'RE GOING TO APPRECIATE THAT.
YES, THERE'S GOING TO BE ENOUGH ROOM FOR EVERYONE AND CERTAIN SOCIALLY RETARDED BULGESUCKING HACKER CAN HAVE THEIR OWN ROOM IF NECESSARY BUT SHARING IS OPTIONAL IN CASE BY SOME FUCKED UP, GOD FORBID I ACTUALLY HAVE TO USE THIS WORD, MIRACLE HAPPENS AND FAR TOO MANY OF THE OTHERS COMES OUT OF FUCKING NO WHERE.
ON TOP OF THAT IT'S GOING TO SAVE ANY OF YOU HUMANS WHO FEEL THE NEED TO GO TO SCHOOL INSTEAD OF GETTING A DECENT PAYING FUCKING JOB SO YOU WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BILLS ON TOP OF THAT WORK THEY GIVE YOU.
NOW I'M ALSO AWARE THERE'S A FEW OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T FORMALLY MET YET SO WE'RE GOING TO FIX THAT BY THE BEST MEANS POSSIBLE.
WHICH IS TO SAY THIS FRIDAY THERE'S GOING TO BE A MOVIE NIGHT AT MY PLACE THAT'S MANDATORY.
JAKE, FEEL FREE TO BRING ANY OF THE MOVIES YOU WANT.
JOHN, YOU *MIGHT* BE ALLOWED TO BRING A MOVIE IF IT DOESN'T SUCK ASS AND DOESN'T INVOLVE NIC CAGE.
DAVE DON'T EVEN FUCKING THINK ABOUT IT YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO PICK ANY OF THE MOVIES AND THIS EXTENDS TO YOU TOO SOLLUX.
DRINKS AND SNACK FOOD WILL BE SUPPLIED BECAUSE I'M JUST THAT FUCKING GENEROUS.
I EXPECT EVERYONE TO SHOW UP AT LEAST AN HOUR OR TWO BEFORE THE EVENING SIRENS GO OFF, THAT WAY WE WON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH DARKNESS BULLSHIT EXCUSES AND PEOPLE SKIPPING OUT.

NILL AND SCATTY, YOU TWO ARE FREE TO JOIN US ON FRIDAY FOR THE MOVIE NIGHT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.

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[reassures]

Alright. I'll avoid green things, in that case.

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[phazeandblood]

IT'S REALLY NOTHING SERIOUS, JUST A PREFERENCE.
BESIDES, LAST I CHECKED ANYTHING GREEN THAT HUMANS HAD DIDN'T TASTE VERY GOOD IN THE FIRST PLACE.
EXCEPT FOR MINT.
I CAN MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR ANYTHING THAT'S MINT FLAVORED IF IT COMES TO THAT.

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[reassures]

Vegetables are good! And they're healthy. But I won't bring anything green unless it's mint flavored.

[phazeandblood]

HOW DOES A PLANT CLASSIFY AS GOOD?

[reassures]

It depends on how it's made. Do you not eat them usually?

[phazeandblood]

THERE'S NOTHING HERE THAT WE EAT NORMALLY, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T EAT IT.
I JUST DON'T REALLY SEE THE POINT OF PLANTS?

[reassures]

I didn't realize the food here was that different. Plants are good for you! Well-- the ones that are considered fruits or vegetables, at least. I don't think eating grass would be very good for anyone.

[phazeandblood]

YOU RELLY DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHAT WAS USUAL FOR TROLL FOOD, I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE HUMANS AREN'T REALLY THAT FOND OF IT DESPITE IT NOT BEING THAT BAD.
BUT YEAH, HUMAN FOOD IS DEFINITELY AN IMPROVEMENT IN MY PERSONAL OPINION.

[reassures]

Do humans think it's that bad?

[phazeandblood]

IT'S AN ACQUIRED TASTE I GUESS.

[reassures]

I see... It must be really different.

[phazeandblood]

FOR THE MOST PART, YEAH.
I MEAN WE'VE GOT A FEW THINGS IN COMMON BUT THOSE THINGS WERE USUALLY ONLY RESERVED FOR HIGHBLOODS AND EXPENSIVE AS FUCK.
LIKE TAKE COTTON CANDY FOR INSTANCE, THAT WAS CONSIDERED A DELICACY.

[reassures]

Really? But-- it's just made out of sugar, isn't it?

[phazeandblood]

EXACTLY.
THAT WASN'T SOMETHING LOWBLOODS COULD GET EASILY.

[reassures]

Is sugar rare where you're from?

I'm sorry-- I don't entirely understand why trolls are called low or high bloods.

[phazeandblood]

TROLLS HAVE 12 DIFFERENT BLOOD CASTES, DEPENDING ON WHAT COLOR OF BLOOD YOU'RE HATCHED AS IS YOUR STATION IN LIFE BASICALLY. IF YOU'RE BELOW GREEN, YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH FUCKED AND HAVE A SHORT LIFESPAN ON TOP OF IT. IF YOU'RE BLUE OR HIGHER, YOU'RE SET FOR LIFE WHICH COULD BE A LONG FUCKING TIME. THE GREEN HUES DEPENDS ON THE TROLLS AND WHAT THEY MAKE OF THEMSELVES REALLY.

[reassures]

Oh...

That happens sometimes with humans, too. But usually it's based on where you're from, not the color of your blood.

Either way, it seems cruel.

[phazeandblood]

LIFE ON ALTERNIA WAS MORE CRUEL THAN EVEN MOST HUMANS CAN IMAGINE, JUST A FACT OF LIFE THAT PEOPLE HAD TO SUCK UP AND DEAL WITH.
OR GET KILLED TRYING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHEN IT WAS FUTILE.

[reassures]

You haven't met very many cruel humans, have you?

How big is the lifespan difference between lowbloods and highbloods?

[phazeandblood]

NOT MET, BUT I'VE LOOKED UP ENOUGH HISTORY TO KNOW THEY'RE NOT MUCH BETTER AT TIMES BUT ON AVERAGE NOT NEARLY AS BAD.
HUMANS CHANGE, ALTERNIA WENT MILLIONS OF YEARS BEING THE SAME.
THE EMPRESS WHO'S THE HIGHEST BLOOD CAN LIVE PRETTY MUCH FUCKING FOREVER, SHE'S ONLY DETHRONED WHEN SOMEONE OF THE SAME BLOOD CASTE AS HER RISES UP AND KILLS HER.
THAT IS IF SHE DOESN'T NOTICE AND KILL IT WHEN IT'S STILL A GRUB TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING.
AND THE LOWEST BLOODS ARE LUCKY IF THEY GET THE LIFESPAN OF A HUMAN.

[reassures]

[This reply takes a few minutes. She considers saying that that's probably only the history of one world - or that history lies, because the people who won are the ones that write it, or live to remember it.]

Trolls are a lot different than I would have expected.

[Eggs, grubs, trolls... she's starting to think Karkat must look like a bug of some kind.]

[phazeandblood]

YEAH, AND THAT'S NOT EVEN HALF OF IT BUT I'LL SPARE YOU THE BULLSHIT LECTURE.

[reassures]

Thank you, I suppose.

Where is everyone watching the movies when it happens?

[phazeandblood]

MY APARTMENT, HAVEN'T MOVED OUT YET TO A NEW PLACE SO I'M STILL IN 1203.

[reassures]

Oh.

[She hadn't realized he was still in that place... this was going to be strange. She hadn't spent any really good amount of time in the tower apartment since the one she lived in was blown up.]

Alright. I'll see you there, then.