animus_network | [002 ★ text ★ crazy backdated to before the moving event]

Someone told me that all of the trolls are having trouble sleeping here. I think I can help.

I've made sleep satchets before, these little things that you put under your pillow and guarantee pleasant dreams for a couple months before they run out. The problem is that I only came with so many spell ingredients in my trunk, so unless I can find a way to replace some of this stuff, I can't make these forever.

Not that asking this question will necessarily result in anything resembling the truth, but: does anyone need one more than anyone else?

Asking all this out of the goodness of my heart and preferential treatment, I promise.

[filtered from wwaterboy]

And now to the other part of this post. Also to trolls, sorry. If someone could explain how this matesprit thing actually compares with the human concept of romance, that would be seriously of the good, because I don't know what I'm doing here and I think I need more than the ten second summary if I am going to be doing this.

Which, let me repeat, since I don't know what I'm doing, no judging or yelling at me! I will yell back. That is so not what I need right now. I'm trying to do the right thing and honor my feelings and not stay all hung up on people that have died, which is difficult! But I've never done this "oh, and he also hatesexes someone regularly, but that's not cheating" concept before, and I want to get it right.

It seems bitchy to ask him to explain this stuff to me himself, so... advice. Please? And if you could honor the incredibly obvious filter, that would be great. Don't make me go hacker on you.

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[Oh gosh that's a lot of caps. Okay, she's ready, she can justify herself.]

My name is Willow, and geez, if you don't want pleasant dreams you can just say so. I'm not going to Mission Impossible into your room and sneak a sleep satchel under your pillow. I just thought I'd offer. Magic is usually pretty nondiscriminatory across races (at least my magic) so I don't see why it wouldn't work.

As for the species thing, look, it's not that big a deal for me. Okay, it's weird and frankly sometimes a little freaky, but honestly the whole "wow, I guess I'm still attracted to men" thing is way freakier. Some of my best friends have dated other species and been very happy with them, so you better leave off the judging, buster, cause no one judges my friends and gets out of a stern lecture on it.

My point is, you guys are so not the weirdest or least human thing I have ever had a polite conversation with, and I managed that just fine. I should be able to do this, too, if I want.

[Holy shit hold the ropes, this lady's got a lot to say and frankly, Karkat is surprised. So she's perfectly okay with dating trolls, eh..? The would-be leader remembers a particular human who wasn't so accomodating, and perhaps he assumed they'd all be like that. (Stop thinking about that derpy piece of shit, asshole.)]

I HAVEN'T SLEPT IN A WEEK AND I'M JUST FINE.
IF THE OTHERS COME CRAWLING TO YOU FOR YOUR MIRACLE SLEEP AID, I DON'T CARE. LET THEM.
MAYBE THEY DO NEED IT.
NO DOUBT THEIR NIGHTMARES ARE TEARING THEM APART BY NOW.

SHEESH, DON'T GET SO FUCKING DEFENSIVE.
DON'T ASSUME I'M GOING TO LAY DOWN THE MIGHTY JUDGE HAMMER ON YOU FOR IT.
I WAS JUST ASKING BECAUSE I WAS CURIOUS.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW MORE, IN FACT.
MAYBE I CAN HELP IF YOU CAN PULL OUT OF YOUR TL;DR SHELL FOR FIVE SECONDS.

[If there's going to be anyone that remains completely unphased at dating non-humans, it's Willow. She'd supported Buffy all through dating Angel and then Spike, not to mention Xander with Anya, and she hadn't even liked Anya originally. This is all just coming a lot for her at once, so yeah, the defensive is kicked up a notch.]

You haven't slept in a week?? That can't be healthy. Are you sure you don't want to just try it out and see if you like it? You can always give it back.

[Whoops, doesn't even know your name and she's worried about you.]

Oh. Sorry. I guess I'm feeling really off kilter cause usually my friends would be here and I could talk this out with them, but they're... not. So, thank you for the lack of mighty judge hammer, and intent to help.

What do you want to know? Cause personally my first question is if I have to get his kismesis a belated Christmas present.

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