[mingle post!]

[cavedwellers]

Boy Valentine's Day was sure an adventure, wasn't it? Gosh, it's a good thing all that's over with.

Have a mingle post! If you're starting a new thread, mention where you are in the subject line. Tag each other, hang out, do whatevs.

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[pincerattack]

[what the hell is this, a surprise feelings jam? not that you don't do that for all the trolls anyway, albeit over the internet.]

You are legitimately the most ridiculous troll ever, and this is comjng from me, the other contender for that title.

...it's not really your fault if it does get messed up, is what I'm trying to say.

[bythehorns]

I know, I am, pretty terrible, at being a troll. But I guess, if even, someone like me, can fill a flushed quadrant, then, I am sure that, you have better odds, since, you actually, know what you're doing.

[is this how comfort works? you have NO IDEA.]

[pincerattack]

At least you have intimidating horns. [grumblegrumblegrumble]

...you are actually not terrible at this whole pep talk thing. [don't call it a feelings jam this isn't a feelings jam YOU aren't in the pile this isn't a feelings jam]

[bythehorns]

Haha, well, they are impressive, until you know me, well enough, to know, I would never use them. Or, almost never.

A-and on the other hand, you can be, really intimidating, when you are angry, enough to yell, like that, which, I could never, pull off.

[how does i compliments]

[pincerattack]

Yeah, see, I'm pretty sure we as a whole would not be so collectively fucked right now if certain trolls we are not going to name here thought a little bit more like that.

[you pet him some more. this is such pale cheating, you horrible troll, but you feel so bad for him right now.]

[bythehorns]

Yeah, uh, it must be, really awful, to be in charge, of keeping all of us, from hurting each other, I mean,,,,

[wait stop this is going to lead to you saying something you really shouldn't]

I hope that, being here, is at least, a nice break from that, when, I'm not ruining it, anyway.

[you feel like you're taking advantage of him but it's so nice to get pets]

[pincerattack]

Imagine the most horrible thing you can, then make it ten times worse. I have been licked, sweated on, threatened countless times, slapped, licked some more, sexually harassed, dressed up, pounced on, honked at, and every other stupid thing that can possibly happen, and my only reward is to trip on piles of shit everywhere in the lab and then never be able to sleep again! So yes, that is a fair statement!

[bythehorns]

[you should just. you should get Gamzee! that is the responsible thing to do right now.

...instead you pet Karkat, very carefully, because he could still decide to eat your face off.]

But you don't, have to worry, about that, right now, so, maybe, it's okay, to save being mad about that, for some other time.

[pincerattack]

[oh fuck he's papping you back. this has crossed a line; before you were just calming him down so he didn't break down and upset Gamzee, or at least that was a plausibly deniable excuse for getting pale all over your moirail's matesprit. there is no other word for it when you're sitting here petting and reassuring each other: you are cheating like fuck on Gamzee and you are a horrible person. you are the kind of person you platonically hate the fucking most. so you pull back, even though you know it's probably going to upset Tavros and make him think it's his fault. maybe you can explain.]

Look, you really fucking need a moirail and you don't have one and I'm okay with this, but I really need to talk to Gamzee about it.

[bythehorns]

[you wince when he mentions Gamzee because wow, it's true, you're not being fair at all, and you just got through making Karkat's relationships harder in one quadrant, so really you shouldn't go messing up any others.]

Um, you're right, I'm sorry, yeah, definitely, this is, a thing where, you should be, talking to Gamzee, and, I didn't mean to, make things, more complicated for you, so, thank you, for being so nice about it.

[pincerattack]

[ffffffffuck well, that was only the most pitiful thing you've ever heard. so you pap him on the head one more time for good measure.]

As weird as it is for me to suggest this, we should probably talk to him and make sure this is in the same universe as okay for him before it turns into a giant pale affair. ...or we could pretend this never happened, if you want to do that.

[bythehorns]

[deep breaths. you are going to be okay and also Karkat is treating you like he thinks you are not a total screw-up, so try to prove him right.]

I think, I would rather, talk to him, because, I would feel bad, keeping it a secret, and also, if I'm being honest, because, I sort of hope, that, it will be okay, and, maybe, this could, happen again, sometime.

[faygoandpie]

[You're kind of getting the motherfucking feeling you're all up and missing all kinds of shit in this cave. For a moment you wonder about that before deciding you aren't going to worry about it.]

What all the fuck is happening over here, my motherfucking brothers?

[pincerattack]

[fuck, how does he just pop out of nowhere like that? it's like he's got some sixth sense or weird ability-- nah. you're just unlucky. or lucky. now, deep breath!]

I.

Oh, fuck. I MAY HAVE JUST SHOOSHPAPPED YOUR MATESPRIT IN AN INCREDIBLY PALE MANNER, BECAUSE I AM A HORRIBLE CHEATER AND HE NEEDED A MOIRAIL AND I HAVE TO ADMIT I'D DO IT AGAIN BECAUSE HE STILL REALLY NEEDS ONE BUT I STILL TOTALLY HAVE A HUGE DIAMOND FOR YOU AND THIS IS EVEN MORE AWKWARD THAN MOST CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE.

Please don't freak out.

[faygoandpie]

[you blink pretty rabidly at that because fuck that was a lot of words coming at you.]

Shit, bro.

[You look from him to Tavros and then back. Karkat just put down some shit you were unprepared to be all picking up.]

You want two 'rails, bro?

[bythehorns]

Even though, Karkat is being, really nice to me, I don't want to, try this, unless, that's okay, with you, because, I really don't, want to mess things up, for us, or for you two, uh, again, because, that would be, pretty awful.

[pincerattack]

Look, I-- he's right, you have to be okay with this.

[faygoandpie]

[you reach out and put a hand on his head and a hand on Tavbro's and you grin.]

Gogdamn, there are some serious motherfucking faces going on. I'm all up and for whatever makes y'all fucking happy.

[You pull them forward while leaning down because gogdamn your trolls are short.]

That's all I motherfucking care about. This isn't some kind of random shit, right? You two definitely feeling pale for each other?

[pincerattack]

[you are, in fact, full of random pale feelings for an awful lot of trolls. but no, you're pretty sure this is legit.]

Let me put it this way: he did something pretty shitty to me, and I shooshed him for it. There may have been a feelings jam involved. You know I don't do that unless it's serious.

[bythehorns]

[you wince a little bit when Karkat says that, but it's true -- he should have stayed mad at you, any normal troll would have.]

And then, we got to talking, a little bit, about all the stuff, he's been through, trying to be a good leader, and I couldn't help, pitying him for that, uh, I mean, you probably know, how that is....

[faygoandpie]

[You rub your thumbs against the napes of their necks and it's probably just a bit too pale a thing to be doing towards Tavros but it looks like y'all are motherfucking breaking down barriers and shit so why worry about it?]

What the fuck happened next, brother?

[pincerattack]

What happened next is that I said we needed to talk to you about our dive into pale anarchy, because like hell I'm going to be that much of a shitty moirail.

[you lean into the petting a little, though. that's nice.]

[bythehorns]

And then, you showed up, right way, like, a miracle, so here, we are.

[you turn your head enough to kiss Gamzee's arm, just a silly little kiss]

[faygoandpie]

Fucking miracles all over the motherfucking place.

[you lean forward and press a kiss on his face and yeah, from the angle it's a little motherfucking sloppy but that's okay. You all up and like sloppy.]

[faygoandpie]

Oh, bro. You all up and waiting to talk to me proves what kind of fucking miraculous motherfucking moirail you are. This kind of shit happens all the fucking time and if you two getting your pale on means I get to be all up and keeping you well. That's how it's gonna fucking go down, you got me? I am completely fucking chill with this.