First ♐: [text, then video]

[being-strong.livejournal.com]

D --> What is the meaning of this
D --> I'm not sure what my e%pectations were of the afterlife
D --> But this is abso100t fiddl

[there's a lengthy pause, then the video feed clicks on. It's another one of those trolls, and this one appears to be in peak physical condition.

he's also sweating so profusely it's making his skin glisten, and in one hand he's holding half the keyboard. the other half is currently not in view.

once he opens his mouth, it becomes obvious he's missing some teeth.]

I demand information pertaining to the nature of my current location and, if known, the location of any other trolls currently sharing my predicament.

[He passes a hand over his forehead, brushing off moisture. When he looks back at the camera, his expression softens slightly.]

Nepeta, if you're here... my deepest apologies.

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[vid tier]

[being-strong.livejournal.com]

[oh hello there slightly less awesome fellow blueblood. Equius will just be brushing away more sweat now.]

You too? It was... surprising to me as well, though ultimately I'm glad he finally discovered his place on the hemospectrum.

[he sounds a bit dubious as he says it, but it's not his place to question Gamzee.]

[vid tier]

[craaaaaaaazy8s.livejournal.com]

What are you even talking about? I hope you're joking if you think I could be killed so easily!

[being-strong.livejournal.com]

[wait what]

Are you saying you weren't killed? How did you come to be here, then?

[craaaaaaaazy8s.livejournal.com]

Who knows! I woke up here with some letter with a bunch of bullshit in it about how our planet was destroyed. Like that was a surprise.

But dying is pretty much out of the question! I'm God Tier, remember?

[being-strong.livejournal.com]

[Equius pauses to pat himself dry again. talking to Vriska is always so aggravating.]

Dying could be in the cards for anyone, provided their death was suitably just or heroic. Still, perhaps not everyone accessed this place through the same circumstances as I did.

It would explain some of these foolish responses.

[craaaaaaaazy8s.livejournal.com]

Weeeeeeeell, sorry! But I don't play on dying anytime soon. I've got too many irons in the fire, you know.

[Shrugging.]

So you actually died? What happened?

[being-strong.livejournal.com]

Karkat contacted me about a problem with the highblood. When I went to investigate, it... became apparent that he had indeed embraced his calling.

[craaaaaaaazy8s.livejournal.com]

No way, Makara killed you?

[being-strong.livejournal.com]

It was an outstanding show of superiority. I was unaware he even knew how to handle a bow.

[craaaaaaaazy8s.livejournal.com]

And you just let yourself be killed? Wow, talk about being a wimp!

[being-strong.livejournal.com]

Weakness had nothing to do with it. It was not my place to raise a hand to him, especially not in the moment he finally came into his own.

[craaaaaaaazy8s.livejournal.com]

Eeeeeeeeven if he was going to kill everybody?

[being-strong.livejournal.com]

Especially if he was going to kill everyone, as is his hatchright.

[again... there's a hint of dubiousness in his expression. he's actually not all that okay with his death, and he's definitely not okay with failing to protect Nepeta, and he feels bad for even that much rebellion.]

[craaaaaaaazy8s.livejournal.com]

Harsh! What if he killed Leijon?

[being-strong.livejournal.com]

[that just makes the whole conflict so much worse in his mind. he pauses to pat the sweat off himself, then glares at Vriska.]

We will stop discussing the subject this instant.

[craaaaaaaazy8s.livejournal.com]

I'm juuuuuuuust saying that it's a possibility. I mean, it shouldn't be a problem, right? After all, he's just doing his job.

[being-strong.livejournal.com]

I said, we are done with this conversation, and you will stop.

[craaaaaaaazy8s.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure he did. Kill her, I mean.