starspangledhero | ( text; ) Karkat is the one that fell down a hole this time

Entry tags:

!discedo

( text; ) Karkat is the one that fell down a hole this time

OKAY SO YOU GUYS KNOW HOW EVERYONE GOT COOL STUFF AFTER THE THOUGHT FISHIES WENT AWAY AND I HAD TO PUNCH A SHARK AND HOW I GOT A MUSTANG (LIKE THE ACTUAL HORSE NOT THE CAR)??? WELL I DID! BUT IT WAS WILD SO I HAD TO BREAK IT IN. AND I FINALLY MANAGED IT WITH ONLY A COUPLE KICKS TO THE EVERYTHING.

CAN'T USE SHIFT CAUSE I'M PRETTY SURE I BROKE MY HAND CLEANING HIS HOOVES. TYPING WITH THE OTHER.

OH AND I GOT SOME COOL OUTFITS TOO! I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL OF THEM ARE BUT ONE HAS A WHIP AND A HAT AND ANOTHER LOOKS LIKE A POLICE UNIFORM AND A SPOOKY ONE AND A COUPLE OTHERS. I LOOK REALLY GOOD IN THEM!

GUYS MY HAND LOOKS REALLY GROSS LOOK AT THIS:

HOLD ON I'M HAVING TROUBLE TURNING ON VID

( video; english )

--oh, there we go!

[ America grins, then turns the video to his hand. It's swollen, one of the fingers is blackened, and the nail has fallen off. He has to show everyone his gross injuries always. He turns it back to himself; he's wearing his Indiana Jones outfit, minus the hat. ]

Sick, right? I'm gonna splint it up and stuff, so hopefully it won't take too long to heal! And then I can get to work making a saddle to fit him and Namine's pony! The plains should be thawed enough to graze them this spring. Man, I'm excited to finally get to ride again!

And if anyone has some pain meds or anything, that'd be cool.

[ America gives a thumbs up with his non-broken hand before shutting off the video. ]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

...Very well.

[HE WILL SHUT THE COMM OFF NOW. And slump into the kitchen all defeated yet determined. Cooking lalala.

THEN SHOWING UP AND KNOCKING.]

[ opening the door with his non hurt hand! the apartment is a wreck. the horse was running around in here at some point. that much is obvious. it probably even smells like horse in here too, which actually isn't a bad smell. ]

HEY JAPAN!

[He bows only a little since he's holding a pot of whatever.]

Greetings, America-san.

[ trying to take the pot from his hands, half out of courtesy and half out of GIMME FOOD. ]

Hey this smells good! You want a bowl or should I just take it all? Oh, I need a spoon! Go ahead and sit down!

[ The options are the new (read: ugly yet comfy) couch that has horse hair all over it and the broken couch on the floor with suspicious stains on it. ]

Ah... a small bowl will be fine.

[Um does he have to sit... He sort of stairs at horse-hair couch reluctantly.]

[ America won't be offended, but of course, he doesn't say this out loud. He just assumes Japan will understand and not use his Japanese sensibilities to ponder whether it would be rude or not to refuse America's offer. ]

Gotcha!

[ He disappears into the kitchen to grab said supplies. ]

[He will spend a great amount of time pondering this nervously and attempting to sense the mood through the smell of horse.]

[ America returns shortly from the kitchen, handing off a bowl to Japan.

He pauses in front of the broken couch, sets his bowl down on the floor next to it, and promptly flops down onto it. Like. face down. Meaning he has to roll over to eat properly.

With the bowl on his belly, he kinda looks like an otter. How cute. And completely irrelevant. ]

So, what's up? How's it feel to finally feel like a nation again? Well, as close as ya can get here.

[Seeing America like that, he takes it as perfectly okay to kneel on the floor with his bowl]

I admit it is refreshing. A bit strange after so long, as well... Ah, well. Time is quite strange here.

[ Totally acceptable. ]

Yeah, I know what ya mean. It's a real breather. Feels kinda... cramped with the chip in. Stuck in a human body but you've still got all your memories and thoughts, so it's not like you are human, you're just a country compressed.

[ he grins around the spoon in his mouth. ]

Plus it's awesome to have my strength again and not be all weak and dying and stuff!

Indeed...

[Japan, of course, eats much slower.]

I am surprised it ended so quickly. It is a bit startling to relive such a lifetime over the span of five days. Ah... it is not quite like that, either.

Good thing yours didn't last so long! I was like, a little kid for a week, right?

Correct. It was rather stressful. I am not sure if Seifer could have handled me for such a long time...

I could have done it!

[ It's not said maliciously, but his usual cheery "I'm just stating the facts here, I'm the best" tone.

And maybe he's a little jealous he didn't get asked to help out, even after he trusted Japan to take care of him after his own chip removal. ]

[Gosh way to guilt him America. He pauses a bit before attempting some kind of...excuse.]

I realize. America-san would have been my next choice.

I should be first choice, every time, always, every situation!

[ staring innocently as he continues to shovel food in his mouth. ]

...It is not so simple as that.

[eating...]

Why not?

...I have learned that trust in a human does not deal with the complications of nations.

Oh. Yeah. Well.

[ his eating slows. as he talks, his eyes flit around the room, looking at about just everything except Japan. ]

I get that. Gets even more complicated here with the different time lines, but even without it, yeah, it can get messy. That's why I never did anything with another country until we kissed. ...Well actually I tried to marry Canada but he kept resisting me. With guns.

[ he finally looks back to Japan. ]

Wait where was I going with this. Oh, yeah, still! There should be some things that go beyond that, right? Things we don't have to worry about nation-stuff and just chill with friends?

[ he tilts his head and grins, hopeful. ]

[He watches America for a moment before giving way to a bit of a softer look. That sort of thing...]

Of course. [now he pauses from eating to fix his hair a bit and sideglance. eye contact is embarrassing.]

Please do not see it as an insult to America-san. It was simply something of a statement for my trust in Seifer. Ah... I would like to... How was it said... "chill" with America-san.

YEAH LET'S HANG MORE!

[ Whatever was left in that bowl is getting slurped down, bowl tossed over his shoulder (LET'S HOPE IT WAS PLASTIC), and he jumps up. ]

We can ride my horse out to the plains when it gets warmer and we can make a kite and fly it and go hunting and maybe Nepeta can be our hunting dog! I know I've been kinda busy since I've gotten a boyfriend, but I'm gonna start making room for you too! Bros before hos!

...Not that... Tatsumi is, but you know what I mean!

B-bro? [what is your strange slang, he's still hung up on "chill"...

but if America's saying it, he can learn it too!!!! anyway...]

I-I see! I would be fine with that!

Yeah, brother! Not by blood, but we're all children of God, and like the hippies say, we're all brothers by humanity! Dig?

[ He just threw Christianity and hippie slang into the same sentence. Have fun with that. ]

Cool! What d'ya want to do first?!

But I am not Christian... [pause.

oh well.]

Ah, I am not sure.

( text; ) Karkat is the one that fell down a hole this time

video; ---> action;

action;

action;

action;

action;

action;

action;

action;

action;

action;

action;

action;

action;

action;

action;

action;

action;

action;

action;

action;

action;

action;

action;

action;

action;

action;

action;

action;

action;

action;

action;

1/2 action;

action; you knew this was coming

action; pretty much

action;

action;