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[One might notice at first that the older troll appears distraught. His eyes are sunken in and the vibrant red of his blood glistens around the yellow of his eyes, creating small viens that extend into the iris. It is a subtle effect that lack of sleep may cause.

There is a moment as he brings a hand up to rub his eyes, following with a pinch at the bridge of his nose before he drops his hand to his side. His mouth opens to speak but is caught in the crossfire with a sharp yawn. A short and curt growl escapes his throat. This was annoying.

Quickly he gains his composure and shakes his head, trying to wake himself from such a drowsy state. Now he can talk at full attention...maybe.]

I wish to address....

[Another pause, muscles tense as he subdues the urge to yawn once more. Calmly he drops back to a relaxing state.]

This tower has grown. I am unaware if any have noticed, though...I am sure. That you have. Since I have found exploring on ones own can prove difficult, especially with new dangers about now.

Would anyone wish to engage...eng..age...in....

[Another yawn escapes him and he nods off for a moment, before the feed cuts off. It must have been an accident maybe an unconscious flick of a finger.]

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[He catches on and grants him a warm smile.]

That is rather unbecoming of you, usually you are the one with all the knowledge.

Only a fool would lay claim to all knowledge.

[He arches an eyebrow, feigning innocence.]

[He laughs.]

And clearly you are no such thing.

Oh, I am.

[The very corner of Darkleer's lip twitched almost imperceptively.]

I am just an entirely different breed of fool than that.

[He notices the twitch and it allows his smile to remain.]

A grand fool indeed, not that such a thing is bad.

[The eyebrow goes up again.]

And what does that make you, exactly?

[He is not sure how to answer that....]

According to my descendent something much more.

[Darkleer scoffs, rolling his eyes.]

Your descendant is going to get himself flung down a flight of stairs one of these days.

[Except not really, but he can dream.]

[Darkleer no, we don't hurt karkat.]

...I might agree with you on that. But such a statement would be unbecoming of me...don't you think?

[You know he won't ~~unless an accident happens~~ but c'mon. It's such a pleasant mental image.]

I think we're not supposed to agree on anything, really.

[He's being ironic and facetious, because they do agree on more than a few things, apparently. Isn't it cute?]

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[Oh it is so endearing.]

Such actions are un heard of.

Precisely.

[He shrugs almost delicately.]

...though admittedly, your descendant is not all together terrible, when he deigns to cease his infernal meddling.

He is not terrible at all and has those he cares about, best interests at heart. However his meddling...does offer some annoyance. Especially when he claims...certain things.

[His expression sours a bit.]

[Darkleer is quiet for a long, long moment.]

...we're going to have to talk about this at some point, aren't we.

[It's not really a question.]

Yes. But you knew of that already.

[It must be done.]

...in case it has escaped your notice thus far, I make a habit of ignoring things that do not suit my mood.

[And then secretly hopes they'll go away if he ignores them long enough.]

No, it has not escaped my gaze. However the tables have turned when it is blatantly being yelled at us from the view of another.

[A practice that they both share.]

You do realize, that we are essentially being bullied by a slip of a brat not even fully into adolescence.

Yes. Though that brat has indulged himself in a ridiculous amount of quadrant knowledge, I am sure he knows what he sees.

That is irrelevant and ultimately not important to what is being discussed here.

So do we not take him seriously? Do we continue to dance around the topic....

That is likely not an option anymore.

[The corner of Darkleer's lip twitches again.]

Merely I suggest we pretend that we're discussing this because we are both sensible, mature adults and just because a certain brat could not keep himself from meddling.

Pretend?

[His mouth holds a gape.]

What do you mean by pretend? If we are mature then we should outright discuss it.

Of course.

[A bit of a snort.]

And then I remember you have a tendency to act like you're five.

[He ponders the thought for a moment.]

Mmmm, then maybe the actions is for you to talk and I'll listen. I am rather immature you know. Being the young grub that I am.

[With a small sigh, a yawn, he come to sit down upo the floor. Crossing his legs and gestures for the other to speak.]

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