Karkat approaches the bridge and sits down next to the door to the Captain’s quarters.
“HEY,” he addresses the door in a softer tone than he did the last time he came here. “YOU DON’T HAVE TO ANSWER ANY OF MY INANE RAMBLINGS THIS TIME. THIS ISN’T A CUSTOMER SERVICE VISIT OR ANYTHING. I JUST WANTED TO LIKE, CHECK IN, MAKE SURE YOU’RE STILL KICKING, AND ALL THAT. THIS WHOLE LABYRINTH FIASCO WAS A TOTAL TRAINWRECK FOR US BUT I IMAGINE IT SUCKED FOR YOU TOO. THAT KID WAS LIKE A PART OF YOU, RIGHT? THAT SOUNDS FUCKING MORTIFYING. I ALREADY EMBARRASS MYSELF IN FRONT OF PEOPLE ENOUGH ON MY OWN WITHOUT HAVING SOME OTHER ASPECT OF MY PERSONALITY LETTING LOOSE A DELUGE OF REPRESSED SHIT TOWARDS THE GENERAL UNSUSPECTING PUBLIC. THOUGH I GUESS PAST AND FUTURE ME SURE HAD FUN DOING THAT SORT OF NONSENSE BACK WHEN I USED TROLLIAN. THEY WERE ALWAYS A FUCKIN HANDFUL, LET ME TELL YOU.”
He sighs. “ANYWAY, I AM CLEARLY JUST TALKING TO HEAR MYSELF TALK AT THIS POINT. SO I WILL LEAVE YOU TO BE A RECLUSE. JUST WANTED TO LIKE... CHECK IN AND STUFF. YEAH...” (Great end of sentence there, buddy.)
Captain
“HEY,” he addresses the door in a softer tone than he did the last time he came here. “YOU DON’T HAVE TO ANSWER ANY OF MY INANE RAMBLINGS THIS TIME. THIS ISN’T A CUSTOMER SERVICE VISIT OR ANYTHING. I JUST WANTED TO LIKE, CHECK IN, MAKE SURE YOU’RE STILL KICKING, AND ALL THAT. THIS WHOLE LABYRINTH FIASCO WAS A TOTAL TRAINWRECK FOR US BUT I IMAGINE IT SUCKED FOR YOU TOO. THAT KID WAS LIKE A PART OF YOU, RIGHT? THAT SOUNDS FUCKING MORTIFYING. I ALREADY EMBARRASS MYSELF IN FRONT OF PEOPLE ENOUGH ON MY OWN WITHOUT HAVING SOME OTHER ASPECT OF MY PERSONALITY LETTING LOOSE A DELUGE OF REPRESSED SHIT TOWARDS THE GENERAL UNSUSPECTING PUBLIC. THOUGH I GUESS PAST AND FUTURE ME SURE HAD FUN DOING THAT SORT OF NONSENSE BACK WHEN I USED TROLLIAN. THEY WERE ALWAYS A FUCKIN HANDFUL, LET ME TELL YOU.”
He sighs. “ANYWAY, I AM CLEARLY JUST TALKING TO HEAR MYSELF TALK AT THIS POINT. SO I WILL LEAVE YOU TO BE A RECLUSE. JUST WANTED TO LIKE... CHECK IN AND STUFF. YEAH...” (Great end of sentence there, buddy.)