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Feelings mutual.

He is stirring shit because he's weirdly attached to knowing what the hell is going on. Mmh, I guess he does. Don't really think he's all that good at starting shit unless it works for him somehow.

We didn't. What's the last thing you remember?

Or unless he thinks it might. Success isn't a requirement.

[See: Meteorgate]

Last I remember was talking to Aranea. We were about to meet up with the other Peixes when the Thor decided it missed the pleasure of my company and dragged me back.

I think he's just being a busy body. Not like there's much else to do here anyway. [Grunt.] Still gonna make him into fish cakes next time I see him.

[He pauses for a pretty long time, wondering how he's even going to explain this.]

Right. So you're waaaaay back before they brought in the cast of Trolls of Our Lives and everything went crazy town.

You mean the other lot like Aranea? Yeah, I heard about them. Not much, but pretty much what she is to Serket we all have one.

Yeah. There was a whole matching set. I didn't think you guys could get crazier, but you do. You really do.

Okay. Does this have anything to do with why Ampora was bugging me about what I think of you?

I guess you could say we got closer on the meteor. Enough to make Vantas jealous, anyway.

[Well crap]

Okay. I remember we hung out a lot. How much closer are we talking, and I want specific answers here.

I dunno. It never really got specific. [Evasive answers are go.]

Well doesn't that figure. It's like there's something in the Knight genetic code that makes specific answers some unachievable aim.

Well, duh. Everyone back then spoke in riddles then. Besides, I can't figure out why it matters. Why does it matter?

[Well, if he's going to dodge straight answers, she'll have to provide enough for both of them]

Because as of last month Karkat and I agreed to be matesprits and I need to know if that's going to be an issue.

It's not an issue.
[Because the curt answer really makes that seem likely.]

Congrats.

[Even less likely to the girl who can smell lies]

You know I know when you're lying, Dave.

I'm not lying. You want to date Vantas, I'm not gonna stop you. There isn't any reason for me to have an issue with it.

Then why do you?

Because you were my whozit first.

[The most frustrated of sighs.]

Look, when I say I don't have an issue with it- I really don't. Of all the stupid things I could take issue with, it is not this thing. I'm fine. It's just weird as hell and confusing to be a step ahead of everyone else, but I should be used to that already. It'll be fine. You guys do your thing and I'll get over it in like a day. If that.

I like you and I...'m okay with Vantas. As okay as you get with that guy, anyway. It's probably better if we keep the humans out of the relationship bingo anyway.

Oh.

[Oh. Well fuck. Truthfully, last time Dave was here, things never progressed in that direction. If anything, there was pale further complicated by matters with Sollux.

But now this all makes entirely too much sense.]

For what it's worth, I'm sorry. I don't want this to become a bigger thing between us than it needs to be...I've done the whole distant from you thing before and it sucks. But I also probably kind of deserve it so, you know.

It's cool. Like I said, it's no big. It was a big...unavoidable thing. I don't even care. [Much.]

Oh hell no, don't start that crap. You are not going to avoid me because it's awkward. We're bros, we're in this for the long haul. We're all just gonna have to deal with it.

All right. I can do that. But just so you know, that was your last chance. You're stuck with me now, like it or not.

[Which is her trying to pull this back onto a lighter track because she's so relieved he's said that]

Heh. [He appreciates it, but he's absolutely terrible at this.] Call the cops cuz I don't give a fuck, we're gonna kick it old school. We can just pretend none of the dumb stuff ever happened.

But I am the cops. Unless I call Sollux.

Anyway, move to second the motion that we ignore the shenanigans and focus on the rad broship that is ours.

The non-troll cops. Unless there's seriously only you guys manning this ship, I'd be pretty damn worried.

Sweet, it's legit then. Let the broship begin.

Please. We could totally handle this ship by ourselves.

[Maybe]

Excellent. I believe the custom is now some procedure or something to solidify the deal we just made.

I wanna say 'I'd like to see you try' but I really, really don't. So I'll take your word for it, I guess.

You mean a brofist or something else? Do trolls have a thing for it?

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