> Post kittens.

[alienates]

Karkat Vantas shared a photo. 3/24 near Apprassage

You are goddamn welcome, everyone.
At least now, no matter what kind of a shitstained day you've been having, you can say you saw newborn kittens.

[ timeline-wise this is a little later in the afternoon, so like for high schoolers it'd be after school ends for the day, etc. ]

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[appraiser]

if they keep returning with efforts to make amends, of course i will meet them halfway to reforge the friendship!!!

[alienates]

But what if they aren't returning with an olive branch and a white flag in their palms?
What if they just want to continue being antagonistic towards you??

[appraiser]

why would they do that??

...Karkat, are you being bullied?

[alienates]

[ ryoji is the second person to ask karkat this oh my god ]

Let's not make this discussion TOO personal.

[appraiser]

[ he's concerned about these hypotheticals okay!! ]

okay
but if you or somebody you know is being bullied
the best thing to do is to tell somebody
you can always tell me
i'm here for you

[alienates]

I cannot believe it.
I finally found someone who might be able to rival Anya in niceness. This is a monumental discovery.

[appraiser]

lol i love Anya's kindness, i think she's wonderful too
but there are many nice people in the world!
you might be one of them!

[alienates]

[ karkat also thinks she's wonderful but he is not gonna admit that to someone he just met, SO ]

I am apparently difficult to get along with so
Whatever.
This whole conversation has been exhausting I can't imagine what it would have been like in person.

[appraiser]

i think you're easy enough to get along with
talking to you has been fun!
in person, it might be over coffee or pastries
much more relaxing
if you ever want to meet up and try

[alienates]

[ karkat almost types out no but then stops

he is genuinely curious about ryoji at this point because. holy shit. how can someone this nice even exist? ]

You know what?
Sure.
I'll take you up for some pastries.

[appraiser]

[ on a scale from zero to Anya, Ryoji's up there on the higher end... ]

yay~
what day are you free? i can meet you wherever
let's get trubochki!!

[alienates]

Sunday but more importantly
Trubochki??????

[appraiser]

sunday date, alright! ヾ(´▽｀*)ﾉ
trubochki is a cream horn! if you've never eaten it before, i *have* to take you to try it!
we also need to find a shop with palmier! and stroopwafel!

[alienates]

[ karkat is friends with too many people who call just hanging out "dates" so he does not blink at that. ]

I have no idea what those things are either.
They sound pretty fake??

[appraiser]

lol they're not fake, delicious is what they are
google if you want to know, otherwise, be pleasantly surprised on sunday when we go out!

[alienates]

[ he immediately googles it because he's nosy and impatient. ]

Yeah sure.
I'll even bring you more pictures of the cats because I'm so nice.

[appraiser]

the nicest!!! you're the best! i love you!

[ no take backs ]

[alienates]

Alright so new rule
Never say that to me again?
But besides that ok.

[ yea karkat's gonna die ]

[appraiser]

okay! i promise! which part?

[alienates]

The love you part.
That has been officially banned from here on out, we have just virtually shook our hands over this.

[appraiser]

...i won't take back a promise, but
that's such a shame, no other words encompass the emotion as fully and directly as love

[alienates]

Well
It's really embarrassing to hear??
How is it possible to just throw around I love yous like that??

[appraiser]

it's pretty easy?
here, you can try it on me

[alienates]

lafkslfksalfjsls;jfs
We are not having a practice session!

[appraiser]

( •︵• )
we could do it in person, that might be easier