shadowdive | 28 // [audio]

[The feed starts out with a bit of static, but it wears off soon enough with Vanitas talking.]

Out of Mt. Mortar, starting now.

[Off to the side, his tone goes sour.] Now, you're learning how to freaking swim, and we're taking the other route next time. You got that?

I don't see what the bulge fondling deal was. We made it out just fine!

You're learning how to swim. Deal with it.

So, essentially, what we have here is you not wanting to confront your fears so you're more or less attempting to force me to do what doesn't come fucking naturally to anyone indigo on down?

Don't know what you're talking about, and I'm not looking for a lesson this time. While you're here, you're human, and humans can freaking swim.

You don't know what I'm talking about... How about I shove you the merry fuck back in there and sit my Lapras in front of the goddamn exit? What then?

[There's dead silence for a moment, before the sound of a fist hitting a face. Yeahh. The network gets a few audio cues that tell of a fistfight going down, before the gear is dropped and it cuts out.]

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You say that like he didn't fight back.

[Hi lightstuff.]

There wouldn't be retaliation if somebody didn't start it first, right?

He deserved it.

It sounds like he's trying to help you though.

He's not helping me. He was adamant about going through Mt Mortar. [YOU KNOW MY FEELS ABOUT THAT PLACE.] So now he's going to learn to swim, so he won't feel like he has to go in there again.

There weren't any incidents though, right? Was it any fun traveling with a friend?

[He will find some silver lining, just you wait]

.... No, there weren't any incidents. I don't know the other two guys all that well but Karkat is kind of normal. [For him. So, aggressive and mouthy.]

[He'll take that as "Karkat's a friend, I just won't say so"]

Then it wasn't all bad, was it?

No. Just in the stupid mountain. [HATES DAT MOUNTAIN, LIGHTSTUFF.]

It's good to make some positive memories, it gives the bad ones less power.

[And he knows that's his fault, but the mountain didn't target him, darkstuff]

Memories don't give power, they only give motivation. [Grumblegrumblegrumble. The mountain is totally alive and it totally targeted you.]

I can't say I agree. The memories in my heart make a difference to me.

Besides, it's like that night you stopped by. I remembered something bad that happened, and that affected me.

Maybe. [FACE. The memories affect him too, more than he wants to let on.]

Better memories can't hurt, right?

[He grunts, but it's a yes.]

Then...try and be a sport about it, okay? Friends're great for good memories, and you know how to stay out of trouble in bad terrain.

Fine, whatever. Yeah, I do, and that's why I didn't want him going through the stupid mountain in the first place. Death trap waiting to happen.

But your friend's safe with you there to look out for him.

Just because I'm there doesn't mean the mountain is safe.

Safer with company than being alone.

He's traveling with a priss and a blind guy. So he's not really alone. [Prissy princess.]

Bet you're the one with the most survival skills, out of a group like that.

Maybe. Karkat's hardy himself, was a fighter on his world too. [Don't know bout the blind guy, but the priss obviously is just a prissy princess so Vani gives no cares really.]

Then you help each other. I'd say tha't even better.

[optimism will endure!]

I guess. Still don't like that I couldn't make them go the other way.

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