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[shadowdive]

Nhhhhhh!

[A medium pitched whine is what opens the feed up today, big yellow eyes frowning childishly into the screen. That is definitely Vanitas' face, but he's looking a little... off. While the face hogs the screen, there's a continuous sound of metal clashing on metal in the background, but Vanitas doesn't seem to be paying any attention to it. Instead, he's starting to make a few silly faces!

Crossing his eyes and sticking out his tongue, then wiggling his eyebrows and blowing a raspberry, he's just amusing the hell out of himself, judging from the chittering chuckles. Jerking with a surprised yelp a moment later though, there's a large puff of smoke with the gear clattering on the ground.

Black and red streaks away before Vanitas is picking up the gear again with a very solid scowl.]

Little shit, using my face to look like an idiot...

[Oh was this thing on? Not anymore 8D]

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[timelymaid]

[ ...Huh. Karkat is in a quadrantless relationship.

...That's news. ]

So he isn't going to fill his concupiscent quadrants? Or is this in addition to those?

[ she's not against it she's just confused will you clarify that some more ]

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[shadowdive]

[Why the big words, he's only seven mentally-] Con..what? He still is Gamzee's moirail, if that's what you're asking. Just red and black are both mine, I guess is what makes it easier?

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[timelymaid]

[ Look it's not her fault the lingo is complex! ] It's a way to collectively refer to the black and red quadrants! The ones that deal with relations of a concupiscent nature.

Yes, that's what I was asking. So you're his matesprit-kismesis? [ Because you just said it was quadrantless now you're losing her again ]

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[papshooshing]

Humans don't do quadrants. Figured that I'm a complete failure when it comes to the concupiscent quadrants so I had nothing to lose by trying this singular human quadrant.

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[timelymaid]

If it's not a quadrant, isn't it just a singlet or a singular?

[ NOT ADDRESSING YOUR QUADRANT FAIL COMMENT. ] So you're in a singlet but your red and black quadrants count as full, yes?

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[papshooshing]

Pfft. Humans don't even have a name for it...

[ shrug. he's still self conscious about this, okay? ] Anyway. Yeah, pretty much, I guess.

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[timelymaid]

Doesn't that just mean you can name it yourself? [ She'd think you'd enjoy that, for some reason. ]

Okay, got it. [ More or less, anyway. ]

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[papshooshing]

I could, I guess.

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[timelymaid]

It could be fun!

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[shadowdive]

He's better at explaining it; I just know he's mine and mine alone.

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[timelymaid]

[ And Gamzee's, but she's pretty much going with the idea that this is a singlet that spans black and red. ]

Regardless, I suppose I'll get to see you next week, then?

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[shadowdive]

You going to that party in Violet? It's turning into a giant gathering, from what I hear. [Pausing a beat, he clears his throat with an awkward thought.]

By the way, my name is Vanitas.

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[timelymaid]

Yes! I'm actually in Violet now. Eridan invited me, and so did Jake. [ Yes. Both of them. Individually. ]

I'm Aradia Megido; it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance! [ Still smiling. ]

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[shadowdive]

Nice to meet you too. [Rolling his eyes a little though.] What is the dipshit princess up to now, making parties? Jake's probably too nice and just letting him do whatever.

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[timelymaid]

I'm not clear on it, but I think Eridan is planning it with help from Cheria? [ Or just...thinks he is...? Look she really didn't ask for details there was a party and she accepted that invite like no tomorrow. ] He's training Jake, apparently! Either way I'm pretty sure other people are helping out now.

[ Like Jane, who is making cake.

...Yeah, Aradia didn't even really react to the insult to Eridan. ]

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[shadowdive]

Tch. Jake should find a better trainer; Eridan probably doesn't use anything but water types, and there are more than enough weaknesses to counter everything he has. [KIND OF GRUMPY ABOUT ERIDAN HE'S A DOUCHE.]

So long as other people are in charge, I guess it'll be fine.

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[timelymaid]

A few people mentioned that to me, but it's not really that surprising. [ seriously if you want her to be surprised about the seadweller with all the water pokemon you'll...basically never get what you want. ]

It sounds like it's going to be lovely, so I wouldn't worry about it!! Although I'm not sure what sort of gift to look into.

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[shadowdive]

Do you know what sort of things he likes? Hobbies and stuff.

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[timelymaid]

Well! My current thought was either a book of lore for this region or a book about the ruins near Violet, but I'm not sure those are really...exciting?

[ She's been thinking about it a lot, okay. ]

I really only know that he enjoys ruins, too.

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[shadowdive]

You could look into books about Ecruteak. There are a ton more legends there than in Violet, even if there aren't any ruins. There's an old burnt tower and a handful of cool sounding legends though.

Maybe think about what you need while in a ruins; ropes, harnesses, helmets, that sort of junk.

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[timelymaid]

I'm not sure if burnt towers might be in bad taste or not, all things considered. [ It sounds cool, but maybe humans are sensitive about brushes with danger and death in towers that almost burn down? She's trying to be culturally sensitive, which is hard! ]

Hm, well, I'm really good at that sort of thing. I need to get a lot of it myself, although I don't really have a lot of money right now. I basically spent my last bit of money on a winter coat and things; Karkat said to get weather-appropriate clothes. [ She also got practical stuff like travel cookware.

Yeah, she's rocking the wild life clearly. ]

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[shadowdive]

[Scratching his chin in thought, Vani started doing something on the gear without making any calls hang up on accident. It helps he just got her name and it's not hard to remember.]

Here's something to get you started then. The weather really does get pretty shitty and cold for a few months, so they're important enough.

[Have an absurd little hunk of money dumped into your account, ma'am.] Since you know what's needed to get in and out of ruins safely.

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[timelymaid]

[ what's he doing? well better wait and - ]

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[timelymaid]

[ oh hey the pokegear beeped -

that is an absurd amount of money ]

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[timelymaid]

[ Suddenly her budget looks less ridiculous! Holy cow is Karkat's nonquadrant boyfriend generous.

What is the appropriate reaction here no one has ever given her this much money pokemon or otherwise. ]

So, a gift from both of us? [ Or is this just entirely random generosity this would never happen on Alternia how is she supposed to take this right now

oh whatever this is super cool now she can actually get gifts! ]