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[alienates]

Oh my god
If you ever say that again I swear I will stop responding.

[caelestialis]

I'm sorry! I'll try to keep myself in check. 😅 ✋ But to clarify: Does that mean you'll stop responding to me in regards to this conversation or in regards to conversations period? [ just to be sure. ]

[alienates]

I haven't decided yet.
We'll see.

[ tbh considering he kept in contact with her for this long even when he no longer lived here..... he is not going to stop responding to her in general lmao. ]

[caelestialis]

Oh nooooo. The suspense is killing me now!! 😲 I'm on the edge of my seat now. 💺 😱

[alienates]

You are goddamn not.

[caelestialis]

You're right- I'm not at all. You know me so well! 😊

[alienates]

I mean at this point you're the person I've known the longest in this whole city if you don't count family?
Wow. That sounds much sadder when typed out like that.

[caelestialis]

It isn't in my eyes. In fact, it can be seen as very sweet.

All this time and you're still willing to keep in touch with me ever since we first met. Puns and all! It really is a joy to know you.

[alienates]

[ that's embarrassing how dare you embarrass him ]

I never thought too much about it.
And at least knowing you made moving back here easier I guess even if it turned out that the only person I knew for a while was older than me.

[caelestialis]

[ it's always a teacher's job to fluster their students!! ]

And look how everything turned out now! Things can be a bit rocky whenever all is new but eventually you'll get through the bumps and jolts to find familiar ground again.

Before you ask- No. That wasn't from a fortune cookie. I made it up myself! Seems quite appropriate for the moment, don't you think? [ always trying to find a bright spot. that's a bit of her specialty. ]

[alienates]

It's funny that you mention fortune cookies because I have a long running theory that you're the one who comes up with phrases and you sell them to whatever company it is that comes up with them.
Or maybe you're the one who owns the company?
Are you secretly a a billionaire, making your fortune on fortunes?

[caelestialis]

I wish! That's such a brilliant idea, Karkat!!

If only I had thought of doing that in the past. I would have been able to bring you and the others more pizza for school parties.

[alienates]

So even if you were running an empire built on pieces of paper stuffed in cookies, you'd still be a teacher?

[caelestialis]

Of course I would still be a teacher! I love helping children and educating them to the best of my abilities! No fortune cookie money out there can compare to the smiles of the kids after we've had fun together in class.

[alienates]

[ give karkat a moment because that was the corniest, most elementary school teacher thing he has ever heard in his entire life and he needs to recover from it ]

Ok but I'm sure the money would still help.

[caelestialis]

Not if I had to spend so much time writing that I didn't get to spend time with my students or my loved ones! Can you imagine that? I wouldn't be able to send my hilarious e-mails to you.

[ ah yes the good luck letters and the list full of silly puns. ]

[alienates]

I'm pretty sure you'd figure out a way to write those in your sleep.

[caelestialis]

Your confidence in me is so sweet! Thank you.

I feel like I have to try and write fortunes in my sleep now just so I don't disappoint you.

[alienates]

If you manage then the two of us are starting a fortune cookie empire on the side.

[caelestialis]

Does that mean you would join me in this endeavour? I would love that! Together, we can rule the business and be the next Edgar Cayce and Sonia Choquette in fortune cookies.

[alienates]

If we ignore all of the blatantly crazy shit they said, sure!
We can be the Edgar Cayce and Sonia Choquette in fortune cookies.

[caelestialis]

Yay! We'll spread good fortunes and vague wisdoms to everyone who takes the time to open a cookie after lunch or dinner!

This will be perfect for the both of us, hehehehe.

[alienates]

And get this:
Think of all the free fortune cookies you can give to your students.

[caelestialis]

I never thought of that!!!

Thank you so much for pointing that out! That idea alone is worth a fortune. [ is that a pun ainsley. is that a pun. ]

[alienates]

Was that a pun or an unfortunate coincidence.