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[charcoalfeather]

"... Oh, Hi! You're talking to Rakka, but, uh, if you're hearing this then it means I can't answer the pokegear right now. Don't worry. Just make sure you leave a message and I'll reply to it!"

Beep!

Comments

[quadrangle]

[He's at least mostly sure she doesn't mean it as a date? Probably???? Do angels even date, should he ask? Oh my god.]

YEAH IT IS. I MEAN, I ASSUME.
SO UH. JUST LET ME KNOW WHENEVER YOU'RE IN TOWN. OR I COULD MAYBE ASK DAVE IS HE CAN GET HIL GALLADE TO TELEPORT ME?
EITHER WAY, LET ME KNOW WHEN.

[... He's definitely doomed.]

[charcoalfeather]

[Do angels date? We just don't know.]

I will! I don't know how long it will take, but I'm sure I'll be there, sooner or later!
Oh? Dave?
You mean Dave Strider?

[quadrangle]

[... oh for fuck's sake.]

YES THAT DAVE.
LET ME GUESS, YOU'RE ANOTHER ONE OF THE FRIENDS HE'S MADE HERE.

[charcoalfeather]

Well... I guess so!
The first day I was here, he gave me some advice, and I promised I'd stay in touch.
He seems really cool

... noticing typos way too late: my life story

[quadrangle]

[Rakka, you sweet summer child. He doesn't even have the heart to disillusion her, argh.]

HE'S PRETTY COOL, I GUESS. HE'S A GOOD FRIEND TO HAVE.

/patpat...

[charcoalfeather]

[Rakka is many things, and a Sweet Summer Child is one of them.]

I think so too! He was really nice back then, and just recently I was talking to him again.
It must be nice, even if you're in a whole new world, you still have a friend around like that.

[...It must be really nice.]

[quadrangle]

[... ohhh, shit, should he not have said... argh.]

THERE'S A CHANCE YOUR FRIENDS WILL TURN UP TOO, YOU KNOW? I MEAN, IT MIGHT TAKE A WHILE, BUT I HEARD THAT ONCE SOMEONE FROM A PARTICULAR WORLD TURNS UP, THIS PLACE USUALLY DRAGS IN ANOTHER.

[charcoalfeather]

Really? Then, maybe

[... Would she really want them here? Would that be selfish?]

I hope I can see some of them again. It's been a couple of months.
and, I'm still getting used to texting and using video, instead of talking to people.
I mean, in person.

[quadrangle]

YOU'LL GET THERE EVENTUALLY
AND SO WILL YOUR FRIENDS. JUST BE PATIENT.

[charcoalfeather]

You're so sure about it.
Why?

[quadrangle]

[He's sort of not, but—]

DAVE WAS HERE FOR MONTHS BEFORE JADE AND I SHOWED UP, AND I REFUSE TO BELIEVE WE'RE THE EXCEPTION
OR THAT SOMEONE AS FRIENDLY AND AS KIND AS YOU COULD BE AN EXCEPTION, EITHER.

[charcoalfeather]

[... Well thank goodness this is only text. There's no tears, but the face Rakka's making...]

wow
thank you, Karkat. what you just said was really sweet.
I'm happy you have Dave and this Jade around too

[quadrangle]

[He's less embarrassed than he would have been saying that to almost anyone else, but he's still pretty embarassed, oh god. At least she took it well?]

YOU DON'T HAVE TO THANK ME FOR THAT
AND YEAH, I'VE BEEN LUCKY.

[charcoalfeather]

[She's learned to take others's compliment's well if they mean well! And Karkat does!.... Hopefully.]

Well I can! And I think I just did.

[You can practically hear her giggling at herself. Funny funny Rakka]

[quadrangle]

[... HE CANNOT FUCKING COPE]

THEN UH
YOU'RE WELCOME.

[???? IS THAT SERIOUSLY ALL HE CAN THINK OF TO SAY, FUCK EVERYTHINGALDKGJSFH;DLG]

[charcoalfeather]

[ :D ]

Don't forget about the movie!

[quadrangle]

RIGHT
I MEAN, YEAH OF COURSE
LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

[oh my god someone please take away his Pokégear before this gets any worse]

[text] 3/1 Monday

[yanginthere]

[ Going through the list of people she knew and had offended during her stint as Neon Katt has made for an exhausting few days since her network follow-up, but one of the worst affected people had been given the most space. Now it was time for Yang to break that silence ... with text. ]


hey rakka
its yang
like actually me and not the jerk from the other day

i know you probably wont want to talk to me yet
and i dont blame you for that
and i dont think excuses will make up for the things i said
but i did want to let you know that im sorry i said those hurtful things to you
i never meant for things to go that way

if you want to talk about it
like for an explanation or anything
please call me back

thanks for listening

[text>call]

[charcoalfeather]

[The reply came... later. It wasn't a full day's later, but Yang will have to wait. On top of other things happening in life at the moment, Rakka saw the message and... didn't think about it for a while. But she will pay it some mind in the end.

And Yang did ask for her to call her.]

...Hello? Yang?

[She sounds hesitant to even begin.]

[yanginthere]

[ Honestly, she expected the silence, but it was still a relief to hear Rakka calling her back at all so soon. When Yang picked up she tried not to let too much of that to shine through in case disappointment were to follow. ]

Hey, Rakka. It's me. Actually me, this time. Thanks for calling.

[charcoalfeather]

Hi...

[...]

You won't say anything more about my coat, will you?

[Where does she even begin?]

[yanginthere]

No, I won't! Geez, Rakka, I — I'm so sorry about that. [ This is the voice of someone who's at her own wit's end regarding remorse for actions beyond her control, but Yang is genuine in her apology. Desperate even. ]

[charcoalfeather]

Ah... [A slight noise is all that will tell Yang that Rakka's a bit surprised by how quickly the apologies were showing up. It... She felt a little bad, even if she shouldn't have...]

I'm sorry... I just wanted to be sure. [This is off to a great start.]

But, why did you say those things? You said it wasn't you...?

[yanginthere]

Well... [ Where to start? The other explanations had been mostly straightforward. ] Have you noticed anything different about yourself, or people around you, the past few Fridays? Like, only on Fridays...? It has to do with that.

[charcoalfeather]

No, I... [wait

no.

that kiss, she actually almost forgot]

Uh, actually, now that I think about it, uh huh. There was some weird stuff that happened.