[All of that attention was snatched up as quickly as Karkat had doled it out. It was hard to not completely dissolve into a stupid wiggler under it, but he managed somehow. He turned his face to meet every pet it received, offering a lopsided smile in return for Karkat's sentiments.]

I... dunno. Kinda? Maybe.

Uh.

Better than I all was fuckin' before, I guess.

[A frown flashed on his face for a second before flickering back to that stupid grin.]

Was fuckin' scary in there, brother. This motherfucker was all worried as tits about you, too. Shit was downright wicked crazy all up in that bitch.