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  1. WordBird Davesprite has been meaning to check on Karkat, and make sure she's okay, but he's one part heavily distracted by his new legs, another part kinda torn. He's obviously worried about her, but... he really doesn't want to get shit for what happened, nor does he want Jane to get in trouble for it. So he decides to just... play it casual for now.
  2.  
  3. -- turntechGodhead [TG] began pestering carcinoGeneticist [CG] --
  4. TG: hey
  5. TG: been a while
  6. TG: howve you been
  7. [9/8/2013 1:06:14 AM] Foxstop: Foxstop Karkat is laying on her belly, reading a romance novel. Upon further examination, her television's fall from midair after the table holding it up was deleted from existance seems to have irreparably damaged it. So books it is for now.
  8. [9/8/2013 1:07:07 AM] Foxstop: CG: I HAVE HAD THE ABSOLUTE WORST HEADACHE TO END ALL HEADACHES.
  9. CG: I HAD TO STAY IN BED AND SLEEP FOR LIKE A DAY AND A HALF.
  10. CG: FEELING A LITTLE
  11. [9/8/2013 1:07:19 AM] Foxstop: CG: UH
  12. CG: FEELING A LITTLE BETTER NOW THOUGH.
  13. [9/8/2013 1:07:28 AM] Foxstop: CG: SORRY, ACCIDENTAL BUTTON SMASH THERE.
  14. [9/8/2013 1:08:03 AM] WordBird: TG: you ok
  15. [9/8/2013 1:08:05 AM] Foxstop: CG: ANYWAY, IT FELT LIKE MY THOUGHT SPONGE WAS TRYING TO SUPPORT THE ENTIRETY OF THE ENCYCLOPEDIA TROLLTANICA FOR A WHILE THERE.
  16. [9/8/2013 1:08:19 AM] Foxstop: CG: YEAH, I GUESS.
  17. CG: ALTHOUGH I HAVE NO FUCKING IDEA WHAT HAPPENED.
  18. [9/8/2013 1:08:54 AM] Foxstop: CG: I THINK YOU MIGHT, THOUGH.
  19. CG: I SEEM TO RECALL YOU BEING THERE FOR PART OF IT, BUT THE MEMORY IS VAGUE AND I DON'T KNOW IF I WAS IMAGINING IT OR NOT.
  20. [9/8/2013 1:09:31 AM] Harukarate Ananas: Harukarate Ananas Karkat casually reads the conversation between them but otherwise doesn't do anything. You filthy eavesdropper you. He's currently drying off after being in the pool for god knows how long.
  21. [9/8/2013 1:10:19 AM] WordBird: shit
  22. [9/8/2013 1:12:32 AM] WordBird: WordBird was hoping he'd flown off into the walls before Karkat had spotted him. Guess he'd better come clean... sort of. And by sort of I mean he's going to lie through his teeth.
  23.  
  24. TG: was floating through the building when i heard all the crashing from your room
  25. TG: went to check on you
  26. [9/8/2013 1:14:28 AM] Foxstop: CG: DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT HAPPENED?
  27. CG: A BUNCH OF TABLES MATERIALIZED ABOVE MY HEAD. THAT MUCH, I'M SURE OF.
  28. CG: WHAT SORT OF SHITTY-ASS GLITCH IN REALITY ALLOWED THAT, I DON'T KNOW, BUT HELL, IT'S COMPLETELY IN LINE WITH MY EXPECTATIONS FOR THIS PLACE, SO I'LL LET THAT SLIDE.
  29. CG: WHEN I CAME TO, THOUGH, I FOUND OUT THAT I WAS SOMEHOW A *HUMAN.*
  30. CG: YOU CANNOT BELIEVE HOW FUCKING SURPRISED I WAS AT THAT.
  31. [9/8/2013 1:16:06 AM] WordBird: TG: it was kind of an accident
  32. [9/8/2013 1:16:09 AM] WordBird: WordBird mostly lying still
  33. [9/8/2013 1:17:22 AM] WordBird: TG: jane found some console thing john told her about
  34. TG: she was messing with it trying to learn the controls and accidentally made a shitload of tables
  35. TG: she sent them to your room as a joke
  36. TG: but she didnt mean for them to hurt you
  37. TG: just confuse the shit out of you
  38. [9/8/2013 1:19:50 AM] Foxstop: CG: OH. WELL, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT FUNNIER IF THEY WOULDN'T HAVE MATERIALIZED DIRECTLY ON TOP OF MY HEAD!
  39. CG: ACTUALLY, I COULD HAVE HAD A LOT OF FUN WITH THAT, PROBABLY WOULD HAVE STARTED RAVING ABOUT THEM AND FLIPPING THEM, BECAUSE WHEN DO I EVER GET THE CHANCE TO LITERALLY FLIP A TABLE.
  40. CG: THE ANSWER IS NEVER, IT'S NO FAIR.
  41. CG: SO I SUPPOSE THAT'S WHY I WAS BRIEFLY A HUMAN TOO.
  42. [9/8/2013 1:20:59 AM] WordBird: TG: well she didnt mean for them to actually land on you thats for sure
  43. TG: and uh
  44. TG: yeah
  45. [9/8/2013 1:21:05 AM] WordBird: WordBird is practically sweating bullets
  46. [9/8/2013 1:22:39 AM] WordBird: TG: it was supposed to just be a quick test just for a second while i was checking on you
  47. TG: but then you woke up
  48. TG: i freaked out and hightailed it
  49. TG: it took a bit to turn you back
  50. TG: it was because jane was trying to turn me back into a human
  51. [9/8/2013 1:26:06 AM] Foxstop: CG: OH.
  52. CG: WELL.
  53. [9/8/2013 1:26:47 AM] Foxstop: CG: AS PAINFUL AND TRAUMATIC AS IT WAS, I GUESS IF IT WAS TO HELP YOU OUT, IT WAS FOR A GOOD CAUSE.
  54. [9/8/2013 1:27:21 AM] WordBird: TG: sorry
  55. [9/8/2013 1:27:22 AM] Foxstop: CG: I MEAN, I'M STILL KINDA PISSED THAT IT HAPPENED?
  56. CG: BUT LESS PISSED THAT THERE WAS A GOOD REASON FOR IT.
  57. [9/8/2013 1:27:30 AM] Foxstop: CG: HEY, IT'S ALL RIGHT.
  58. [9/8/2013 1:27:38 AM] Foxstop: CG: DID IT WORK?
  59. [9/8/2013 1:29:50 AM] WordBird: TG: only a little
  60. [9/8/2013 1:31:42 AM] Foxstop: CG: WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
  61. [9/8/2013 1:33:20 AM] WordBird: TG: it tried turning me human but apparently the console got a shitload of errors and pretty much melted
  62. TG: i got like most of the way there then changed back
  63. TG: but now i can like
  64. TG: sort of shapeshift parts of me at a time to be human again
  65. TG: like giving myself legs or nonscaley and taloned hands or take away my neckruff or my wings
  66. TG: but i can only shapeshift one area at a time
  67. [9/8/2013 1:34:17 AM] Foxstop: CG: OH MY GOD.
  68. CG: THAT IS THE MOST AWESOME THING EVER.
  69. CG: ARE YOU BUSY? YOU SHOULD COME SHOW ME.
  70. [9/8/2013 1:34:57 AM] WordBird: TG: sure do you want me to come to your room or meet you somewhere else
  71. [9/8/2013 1:35:18 AM] Foxstop: CG: I'M IN MY ROOM RIGHT NOW, THAT WILL WORK.
  72. [9/8/2013 1:35:38 AM] Foxstop: Foxstop Karkat winces when she realizes she didn't say 'block'.
  73. [9/8/2013 1:37:17 AM] WordBird: WordBird alien words
  74. [9/8/2013 1:37:30 AM] WordBird: TG: alright gimme a few minutes and ill be there
  75. [9/8/2013 1:38:44 AM] WordBird: WordBird makes himself look presentable, with a clean tee, clean pants, and a sweet pair of light-up sneakers, and starts making his clumsy, stumbly way to Karkat's room. It takes a good few minutes, especially since he takes the elevator. Fuck stairs.
  76.  
  77. Soon enough he knocks at the door.
  78. [9/8/2013 1:40:19 AM] Foxstop: COME IN, IT'S OPEN.
  79. [9/8/2013 1:41:29 AM] WordBird: WordBird heads on in, trying to act cool and not look like a clumsy idiot and failing pretty miserably when he immediately almost trips.
  80. [9/8/2013 1:41:31 AM] WordBird: buh
  81. [9/8/2013 1:42:13 AM] Foxstop: HEY—WHOA YOU OKAY?
  82. [9/8/2013 1:43:15 AM] WordBird: yeah im fine
  83. [9/8/2013 1:43:18 AM] WordBird: just dont really
  84. [9/8/2013 1:43:23 AM] WordBird: have much control over these things yet
  85. [9/8/2013 1:43:24 AM] WordBird: haha
  86. [9/8/2013 1:44:04 AM] Foxstop: HOLY SHIT YOU HAVE LEGS!
  87. [9/8/2013 1:44:31 AM] Foxstop: Foxstop slow on the uptake
  88. [9/8/2013 1:45:05 AM] Foxstop: OH MAN, THAT'S GREAT. I KNOW THAT WAS SOMETHING YOU WERE WANTING FOR A WHILE.
  89. [9/8/2013 1:45:23 AM] Foxstop: Foxstop Karkat is...actually smiling?
  90. [9/8/2013 1:45:35 AM] WordBird: WordBird smiles like a doofus, too.
  91.  
  92. yeah im really stoked about it
  93. [9/8/2013 1:45:46 AM] WordBird: im not all the way human and i can only change parts of me at a time
  94. [9/8/2013 1:45:50 AM] WordBird: but its a huge fucking imporvement
  95. [9/8/2013 1:45:53 AM] Foxstop: I'LL BET. HOW MUCH RUNNING HAVE YOU BEEN DOING?
  96. [9/8/2013 1:47:15 AM] WordBird: does stumbling count as running
  97. [9/8/2013 1:47:33 AM] Foxstop: HELL IF I KNOW, SO LET'S SAY 'SURE'.
  98. [9/8/2013 1:47:59 AM] Foxstop: OH MY GOD, DO YOUR SNEAKERS LIGHT UP?
  99. [9/8/2013 1:48:05 AM] Foxstop: THAT'S FUCKING ADORABLE.
  100. [9/8/2013 1:48:15 AM] Foxstop: IT'S LIKE YOU'RE A WRIGGLER.
  101. [9/8/2013 1:48:27 AM] WordBird: oh my god shut up light up shoes are rad
  102. [9/8/2013 1:48:42 AM] WordBird: WordBird goes all yellow in the cheeks and ears, fluffing up his feathers
  103. [9/8/2013 1:48:55 AM] WordBird: i just got legs for the first time in years how can i pass up light up kicks
  104. [9/8/2013 1:49:59 AM] Foxstop: OH COME ON HOW COULD I RESIST GIVING YOU HELL OVER THAT?
  105. [9/8/2013 1:50:15 AM] WordBird: more like you should be mad jealous
  106. [9/8/2013 1:50:25 AM] Foxstop: DO THOSE HAVE VELCRO STRAPS?
  107. [9/8/2013 1:50:33 AM] WordBird: these ones do yeah
  108. [9/8/2013 1:50:50 AM] WordBird: kinda had some difficulty remembering how to tie shoes so
  109. [9/8/2013 1:50:56 AM] WordBird: WordBird 's ears go even more yellow
  110. [9/8/2013 1:51:22 AM] Foxstop: WHEN'S YOUR WRIGGLING DAY? I'LL ALCHEMIZE YOU A LUNCH BOX TOO AND PACK A NUTRITIOUS GRUBLOAF IN IT FOR YOU EVERY DAY.
  111. [9/8/2013 1:51:47 AM] Foxstop: THEN I CAN HELP YOU WITH YOUR MATH HOMEWORK.
  112. [9/8/2013 1:52:08 AM] WordBird: i swear to fucking god
  113. [9/8/2013 1:52:29 AM] Foxstop: SERIOUSLY THOUGH. YOU'RE A FUCKING SHAPESHIFTER, HOW COOL IS THAT?
  114. [9/8/2013 1:52:37 AM] WordBird: fucking cool as SHIT thats what
  115. [9/8/2013 1:52:48 AM] Foxstop: I'M JEALOUS, I DIDN'T GET ANY COOL MUTANT POWERS.
  116. [9/8/2013 1:53:10 AM] Foxstop: I CAN APPARENTLY DO THE 'BLOODY THING', WHATEVER THAT IS, AND APPARENTLY THE MERE NAME OF WHICH IS SIMPLY HILARIOUS TO HUMANS.
  117. [9/8/2013 1:53:33 AM] Foxstop: BUT I DON'T FUCKING KNOW WHAT IT EVEN IS, SO WHAT GOOD DOES THAT DO ME?
  118. [9/8/2013 1:54:12 AM] Foxstop: OH MAN, THERE IS SO MUCH NEAT SHIT YOU COULD DO WITH THAT.
  119. [9/8/2013 1:54:25 AM] Foxstop: LIKE, YOU COULD GROW HORNS IF YOU WANTED. WOULDN'T THAT BE AWESOME??
  120. [9/8/2013 1:54:33 AM] WordBird: i dont think i can go that far
  121. [9/8/2013 1:54:41 AM] WordBird: i think i can only make parts of me more human
  122. [9/8/2013 1:54:57 AM] WordBird: so its more a sliding scale of human and birdgenie
  123. [9/8/2013 1:55:43 AM] Foxstop: OH, DAMN.
  124. [9/8/2013 1:56:00 AM] Foxstop: STILL THOUGH, BEING MORE HUMAN IS WHAT YOU WANTED, SO AT LEAST IT HELPS WITH THAT, RIGHT?
  125. [9/8/2013 1:56:18 AM] WordBird: yes
  126. [9/8/2013 1:56:20 AM] WordBird: and its fantastic
  127. [9/8/2013 1:56:28 AM] WordBird: i can make my arms all notbirdy
  128. [9/8/2013 1:56:34 AM] Foxstop: REALLY?
  129. [9/8/2013 1:56:35 AM] WordBird: its great having normal fingers sometimes
  130. [9/8/2013 1:56:43 AM] Foxstop: DUDE, LET'S SHAKE HANDS.
  131. [9/8/2013 1:56:47 AM] Foxstop: JUST BECAUSE WE CAN.
  132. [9/8/2013 1:56:55 AM] WordBird: well to do that id have to make my legs go away
  133. [9/8/2013 1:56:58 AM] Foxstop: OH.
  134. [9/8/2013 1:57:21 AM] Foxstop: HOW'S THAT WORK?
  135. [9/8/2013 1:57:45 AM] Foxstop: LIKE, EVERY NON BIRD PART MUST BE BALANCED WITH AN EQUAL AND OPPOSITE BIRD PART?
  136. [9/8/2013 1:57:52 AM] WordBird: yeah i guess so
  137. [9/8/2013 1:58:02 AM] WordBird: i can only change one section of myself at a time though
  138. [9/8/2013 1:58:15 AM] WordBird: so legs or wings or neck ruff or arms
  139. [9/8/2013 1:58:43 AM] Foxstop: THAT'S KINDA WEIRD.
  140. [9/8/2013 1:59:01 AM] WordBird: well the console did fuck up so i guess it had limits
  141. [9/8/2013 1:59:23 AM] Foxstop: MAYBE IT'S A PRACTICE THING? MAYBE AFTER A WHILE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO BE TOTALLY HUMAN IF YOU CONCENTRATE ON IT HARD ENOUGH.
  142. [9/8/2013 2:00:40 AM] Foxstop: MAYBE THERE'S LIKE AN ECHELADDER OF SHAPESHIFTING, WHERE RIGHT NOW YOU CAN CHANGE A LITTLE BIT OF YOURSELF, AND AT THE END YOU CAN CHANGE INTO ARBITRARY SHIT LIKE KEYS OR PILLOWS.
  143. [9/8/2013 2:01:27 AM] WordBird: i dunno maybe
  144. [9/8/2013 2:01:33 AM] WordBird: ill keep working on it though obviously
  145. [9/8/2013 2:01:41 AM] WordBird: in case i can change more of myself over time
  146. [9/8/2013 2:02:33 AM] Foxstop: YEAH, THAT WOULD BE SWEET.
  147. [9/8/2013 2:02:59 AM] Foxstop: BUT I MEAN, WHAT YOU'VE GOT NOW IS REALLY AWESOME. I'M HAPPY FOR YOU, MAN.
  148. [9/8/2013 2:03:29 AM] WordBird: thanks
  149. [9/8/2013 2:03:46 AM] WordBird: WordBird smiles again, stuffing his hands in his pockets.
  150.  
  151. im pretty stoked about it all
  152. [9/8/2013 2:03:49 AM] WordBird: so yeah
  153. [9/8/2013 2:04:02 AM] Foxstop: I CAN TELL. I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU THIS HAPPY...EVER, ACTUALLY.
  154. [9/8/2013 2:05:28 AM] WordBird: things are going pretty well for once so
  155. [9/8/2013 2:06:10 AM] Foxstop: I'M GLAD.
  156. [9/8/2013 2:06:29 AM] Foxstop: YOU KNOW, THIS SOLVES YOUR EQUIPMENT PROBLEM TOO.
  157. [9/8/2013 2:07:54 AM] WordBird: WordBird goes totally yellow in the face
  158.  
  159. well uh yeah
  160. [9/8/2013 2:07:58 AM] WordBird: just didnt really
  161. [9/8/2013 2:08:01 AM] WordBird: think to mention it
  162. [9/8/2013 2:08:16 AM] Foxstop: YEAH, BUT I MEAN.
  163. [9/8/2013 2:08:20 AM] Foxstop: I KNOW THAT WAS KINDA.
  164. [9/8/2013 2:08:22 AM] Foxstop: MAJOR FOR YOU.
  165. [9/8/2013 2:10:40 AM] WordBird: well actually if were on that topic um
  166. [9/8/2013 2:10:43 AM] WordBird: i kinda found out recently before the whole console thing that
  167. [9/8/2013 2:10:59 AM] WordBird: my junk wasnt as awful and useless as i thought
  168. [9/8/2013 2:11:15 AM] WordBird: it just took several fucking years to make its bullshit known
  169. [9/8/2013 2:12:00 AM] Foxstop: OH. REALLY?
  170. [9/8/2013 2:12:16 AM] Foxstop: WELL, AT LEAST YOU FOUND OUT AT SOME POINT, I GUESS.
  171. [9/8/2013 2:12:38 AM] Foxstop: BUT NOW I GUESS THERE'S LESS EXPERIMENTATION AND GUESSWORK INVOLVED.
  172. [9/8/2013 2:12:58 AM] Foxstop: I SURE DO LIKE SAYING THE WORD GUESS ALL OF A SUDDEN.
  173. [9/8/2013 2:13:36 AM] WordBird: yeah ive kinda been
  174. [9/8/2013 2:13:39 AM] WordBird: fiddling with it i guess uh
  175. [9/8/2013 2:13:42 AM] WordBird: yeah
  176. [9/8/2013 2:13:56 AM] Foxstop: UH. IF YOU DON'T MIND ME ASKING.
  177. [9/8/2013 2:13:59 AM] Foxstop: HOW'S THAT BEEN GOING.
  178. [9/8/2013 2:15:16 AM] WordBird: erm
  179. [9/8/2013 2:15:26 AM] WordBird: remember when you caught me alchemizing something and i said it was nothing
  180. [9/8/2013 2:16:18 AM] Foxstop: YEAH.
  181. [9/8/2013 2:16:56 AM] WordBird: well it wasnt nothing
  182. [9/8/2013 2:17:21 AM] WordBird: WordBird fluffs up his neckfeathers a lot, hunching his shoulders and tucking his chin into the ruff
  183. [9/8/2013 2:17:37 AM] Foxstop: ...WHAT WAS IT?
  184. [9/8/2013 2:19:34 AM] WordBird: uh
  185. [9/8/2013 2:19:35 AM] WordBird: well
  186. [9/8/2013 2:19:45 AM] WordBird: one of those little
  187. [9/8/2013 2:19:48 AM] WordBird: bullet things
  188. [9/8/2013 2:20:01 AM] WordBird: WordBird cant even look at Karkat's face oh man
  189. [9/8/2013 2:20:14 AM] Foxstop: A BATTERY OPERATED SEX DEVICE?
  190. [9/8/2013 2:21:51 AM] Foxstop: MAN, I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE SO EMBARRASSED, I WOULD HAVE GONE INSANE A SWEEP AND A HALF AGO IF I DIDN'T HAVE THOSE.
  191. [9/8/2013 2:21:57 AM] Foxstop: THEY'RE A FUCKING LIFE SAVER IS WHAT THEY ARE.
  192. [9/8/2013 2:22:27 AM] WordBird: well ive never had one before so
  193. [9/8/2013 2:23:14 AM] WordBird: and its one of those dumb things human society doesnt really like
  194. [9/8/2013 2:23:14 AM] WordBird: the idea of guys using vibes or dildos that is
  195. [9/8/2013 2:23:27 AM] WordBird: kinda ties in with the whole homosexuality taboo
  196. [9/8/2013 2:23:36 AM] Foxstop: I KEEP TELLING YOU HUMAN SOCIETY WAS FUCKED UP.
  197. [9/8/2013 2:24:19 AM] Foxstop: SO...HAVE YOU TRIED. UH.
  198. [9/8/2013 2:24:34 AM] Foxstop: MAKING AN ACTUAL BULGE.
  199. [9/8/2013 2:25:27 AM] WordBird: well uh
  200. [9/8/2013 2:25:28 AM] WordBird: yeah
  201. [9/8/2013 2:25:38 AM] WordBird: i mean how could i not
  202. [9/8/2013 2:25:49 AM] Foxstop: OBVIOUSLY.
  203. [9/8/2013 2:25:52 AM | Edited 2:25:57 AM] WordBird: kinda sucks though because i cant manifest a dick and have not birdy hands at the same time
  204. [9/8/2013 2:26:14 AM] Foxstop: OH MY GOD.
  205. [9/8/2013 2:26:22 AM] Foxstop: THAT SOUNDS HORRIFIC.
  206. [9/8/2013 2:26:36 AM] Foxstop: THAT HAS TO BE A SPECIAL KIND OF HELL.
  207. [9/8/2013 2:26:44 AM] Harukarate Ananas: Harukarate Ananas not if you have help it isn't
  208. [9/8/2013 2:27:41 AM] WordBird: WordBird doesn't have help, though. Yet.
  209. [9/8/2013 2:27:50 AM] WordBird: yeah it kinda really is so its like
  210. [9/8/2013 2:27:53 AM] WordBird: wow whats the point
  211. [9/8/2013 2:28:14 AM] WordBird: so i guess im saving the dongle for in case i ever get laid
  212. [9/8/2013 2:28:39 AM] Harukarate Ananas: Harukarate Ananas yet is the keyword bro come on
  213. [9/8/2013 2:28:41 AM] Foxstop: UH.
  214. [9/8/2013 2:29:01 AM] Foxstop: WELL. I MEAN.
  215. [9/8/2013 2:29:17 AM] Foxstop: DO YOU. UM.
  216. [9/8/2013 2:30:31 AM] Foxstop: Foxstop Karkat is rapidly turning a vivid scarlet.
  217. [9/8/2013 2:31:42 AM] Foxstop: WHAT I MEAN TO SAY IS.
  218. [9/8/2013 2:31:53 AM] Foxstop: SINCE YOU CAN'T EXACTLY USE YOUR HANDS.
  219. [9/8/2013 2:31:55 AM] Foxstop: UH.
  220. [9/8/2013 2:32:20 AM] WordBird: uh
  221. [9/8/2013 2:32:24 AM] Foxstop: DO YOU NEED LIKE
  222. [9/8/2013 2:32:29 AM] Foxstop: HELP
  223. [9/8/2013 2:32:34 AM] WordBird: well uh
  224. [9/8/2013 2:32:36 AM] WordBird: i um
  225. [9/8/2013 2:32:37 AM] Harukarate Ananas: Harukarate Ananas Karkat inexplicably feels some secondhand embarrassment. Wow where did that come from he's just sitting on the edge of the pool
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