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[fabricates]

As usual this place is just one 8ig 8ullshit factory.
They fuck with us over and over again and give us what? Crap from home that's supposed to make up for it?
Well I 8't 8iting for this stuff. What am I even supposed to do with a FLARP 8ook here? Play?
........Actually, that wouldn't 8e such a 8ad idea! Any8ody want to play l8er?

[Fail Filtered to John Egbert]

Hey Eg8ert. You didn't have to do that 8ack there. In the la8yrinth, I mean.
It sucks pretty 8ad that I couldn't win, huh? 8ut I made it pretty far! Until Makara got me. Ugh, I can't 8elieve he managed to kill me.
Aaaaaaaanyway. Thanks.
May8e we could hang out l8er or something? It's pro8a8ly 8een a while since I've 8een here if what I heard from Vantas is any indic8tion.

[Fail Filtered to Romeo]

Heeeeeeeey kid. You sure did sponsor me a lot!
It's nice to see someone recognize my gr8ness.
Thanks for all of that, I suppose. Even if your human food just keeps getting weirder and weirder. ::::/
What was that stuff in the 8ox? A luncha8le? What is that even?

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[pushedaround]

uM,
i DON'T REALLY CARE, wHAT YOU THINK OF ME, cONSIDERING THAT YOU HAVE YOUR OWN, oPINIONS, aND CHANGING YOUR MIND, iS NERALY IMPOSSIBLE, i DECIDED,,
sTILL, i WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, wHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED, bACK IN THE VEIL,

[fabricates]

A lot happened 8ack there.
You'll have to 8e a little more specific, Pupa.

[pushedaround]

oH, yEAH,
uM, lET'S STICK TO GAMZEE, tHEN,

[fabricates]

I don't really know much a8out that!
He just snapped and went on a crazy killing spree.
May8e he finally em8raced his title as the 8ard of Rage. 8ut I can't really say much, since I didn't see it myself yet.
The tower 8rought me here 8efore all of that. You'd 8e 8etter off asking Karkat or some8ody else farther along on the alpha timeline.

[pushedaround]

wOW, oKAY,
i MIGHT DO THAT,
uH,
aLSO,
i NEED TO TALK TO YOU,

[ Did you think you could escape this? n-nope. ]

[fabricates]

[Ugh not this. She is making such a face at her monitor right now. Maybe if she just... Acts like she doesn't know.]

Talk a8out what, Tavros????????
I can't really think of anything of importance that we need to discuss!

[pushedaround]

wELL, i DON'T THINK THAT'S TRUE, eXACTLY,
cONSIDERING THE CIRCUMSTANCES,,

[fabricates]

[Oh, there went her patience.]

Oh my god you're so infuri8ing.
I have noooooooo idea where on the timeline you're from, Nitram, so you're going to have 8uck up and tell me what the hell you want to talk a8out.
I'm not going to w8ste my time guessing a8out it!

[pushedaround]

[ DON'T RUSH HIM, WOMAN. ]

oH, oKAY,
tHE LAST THING i REMEMBER, aFTER WAKING UP IN THIS TOWER, iS GETTING STABBED IN THE CHEST,
i NEVER THOUGHT THAT i WOULD, sEE YOU AGAIN, sO GIVEN THIS OPPORTUNITY, i FIGURED, tHAT i SHOULD SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT?
sINCE THE WHOLE THING WAS, mY FAULT, aNYWAY,

[fabricates]

Are you dum8?
I didn't think your 8ack8one could get any weaker, 8ut 8oy was I wrong!
Tavros, you don't just........
Hold on. Ugh, w8. The filters are 8usted.
If you want to talk a8out this, it's going to 8e face to face, not on some shitty memo. Ok?

[pushedaround]

oKAY,
i CAN DO THAT, i GUESS,
uM, wHERE ARE YOU?

[fabricates]

At one of the li8rary terminals.
If you're scared, don't 8other coming.
I mean, not that I can really 8lame you for 8eing nervous. 8ut whatever.
It's up to you.

[pushedaround]

[ The idea of another confrontation is distressful, especially when he's not being led by his bogus self-esteem. Regardless, since he brought the whole thing up, it felt incredibly stupid -even for him- to call it off. ]

i'LL BE THERE, sHORTLY,,

[ With that said, he ends the transmission and heads out. He just hoped that she'd actually wait up for him, if not- hunting her down in this tower is going to be a pain. Regardless, he made it there, empty handed, and looking uncomfortable as always.

He takes a few steps forward before calling out. ]

... Vriska?

[fabricates]

[She had considered leaving, but she wasn't a coward. She had her fill of that running from Gamzee like she had. She couldn't forgive herself if she absconded from Tavros of all people.

When she hears her name, she sighs and slides her chair back to stand up and face him. This confrontation has been necessary for a while, because she never had dealt with it that last time Tavros had been in the Tower. They'd ignored each other's existences for the most part. But now, well- it would depend on how this goes.]

Surprise, surprise. You actually showed up.

[pushedaround]

[ Okay, she's still here. He was actually relieved by that, regardless of how nervous her presence made him feel. Now they can finally get this over and done with! He watched her cautiously, not attempting to move any closer as the distance between them seemed perfectly safe. ]

I'm surprised, too, to be honest. I kinda, wanted to ignore the whole thing, but, I don't think that's, the best way to handle it. I guess?

[fabricates]

You ignored it last time you were here. In fact, you pretty much ignored me. [She shrugs. Yeah, she hadn't been happy about being ignored, but in retrospect it had let her avoid this.]

Aren't you scared of what I might do to you again?

[pushedaround]

Oh, uh.

[ Yeah, that sounds like something he would do. Jeez, why is he feeling guilty? It kinda sucks. ]

I have, no intention of attacking you. In fact, I would like to, uh, apologize to you, for what happened. If you're still mad at me, that's understandable, I think.

[fabricates]

Stop apologizing! Are you seriously saying sorry because I killed you?

[Ugh, her patience isn't going to last long. Leave it to Tavros to actually take the blame for her killing him. But she knows if she blames him she'll just feel shitty about it, just like how she feels shitty about killing him in the first place.]

[pushedaround]

[ He shrugs. ] Well, considering the fact that, I attacked you, first, then ... yes.

[ Plain and simple. I mean- He wouldn't expect Vriska to stand there and allow him to kill her! That makes no sense. ]

[fabricates]

Of course you attacked me, I baited you into it. [She pinches the bridge of her nose, taking a deep breath.]

I killed you, Tavros. Why aren't you mad at me?

[pushedaround]

I guess, I'm not really bothered by it. Being dead, that is. [ It's not that he experienced it for long, since he'd been dragged to the tower soon after. Still, it was peaceful, and something that he actually enjoyed! No responsibilities, or problems. Unlike this situation right here.

He scowls slightly at Vriska.]

However, more important, I don't understand why, you're getting all angry right now.

[fabricates]

Because I killed you and you don't have a problem with it! You're even taking the blame when it isn't your fault. Yeah, you came after me but I had a plenty of ways I could have dealt with you that didn't involve killing you. You're not exactly hard to fend off.

[pushedaround]

Yeah, I don't have a problem, and it's not your fault. [ He'll have to insist on this one, Vriska. ] I guess, you could have handled the situation, differently, but, I don't think, ignoring you, is the way to go.

[ There's a pause and some staring. ] Unless, you want me to, then, that's okay.

[fabricates]

Oh my god, it is totally my fault, what is wrong with you? How the hell could you possibly come to any other conclusion?

[She drags a hand through her hair, looking away for a second. What does she want? To try to repair a friendship, just not deal with him anymore? The second would be a lot easier on her.]

That's... Up to you, Pupa.

[pushedaround]

Uh. There is, nothing wrong, with me. I should be the one, asking you that question.

[ Oh boy, just look at the troubled look on his face. He's not really sure if he'd want to take the full responsibility here. Truth to be told, they are better off neglecting each others existence, but he's not really fond of that idea. ]

No, that's something, we need to decide, together. But, we don't have to do it, right now. I guess.