viiru2alert | eleven (video) ♊ vacation's where i wanna be

[Good evening, friends. Sollux kicks this feed off with a shot of four baby Pokémon -- a Dratini, Bulbasaur, Venipede, and Larvitar -- all kind of napping or something together. The Gear lingers on them for a second, and then twirls back around so everyone watching can get an eyeful of Sollux's hideous glasses. Oh god they're awful.] So, since Team Megido has now touched base in Olivine and I have nothing to do because, oh look, I already have my motherfucking Gym Badge [this was directed towards someone off-screen], I decided that now would be a great time to dick around a little on the PokéGear.

So, it's getting damn close to summer. The weather's getting warmer and it's fucking fabulous, I literally couldn't be happier with the current state of the thermometer right now. Unfortunately, all of the springtime fun and allergies and shit also meant that I have four freshly-hatched little asswipes crawling around all over the place. I think everyone's kind of sick of them by no-- oh, wait, did I say four? Sorry, meant five. [And the screen moves AGAIN, to a picture of an adorable baby Vullaby picking at her feathers.] Look at that bitch. Found her wandering around in the Safari Zone. Do you people know how long I've been looking for one of these? Way too fucking long.

[And then the feed goes back to him. Maybe he's done gloating about his altogether unremarkable accomplishments... maybe.] And now I'm going to get back on topic. Summer. Back on Trollplanet, the Dim Season didn't mean much except the night-time got hotter, and the day-time got... well, also hotter, but the sun also kind of scorched all of your skin off if you walked out there anyway. There weren't any of these... festivals or holidays or shit. In fact, there weren't any festivals at all.

So, what's the difference between a festival and those godawful parties? Please tell me they're at least bigger. I've been dragged to several holiday parties now and all of them have had too many people in not enough room.

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That's not true! You and Kanaya get along, don't you?

[ At least, you don't actively not get along, she would have noticed that! ]

And it's not that big!

[ yes it is ]

It's huge.

[hisss]

And yeah, of course me and KN get along, we're friends. But that doesn't mean I would choose to actively travel with her, or anyone else, for that matter. Most of my travel decisions have been made on the basis of, "Hey asshole! You're going to come and walk around with me and my buds, ok? Go!"

So you're saying out of the three of us, I'm the only one you'd choose to actively travel with? Or that you've been badgered into being part of our group?

[ Trying to untangle that to figure out if she should be flattered or not, honestly. ]

...Actually, I do need to get more paper. I'm nearly out.

All I'm saying is, I wouldn't make the decision to actively travel with someone else.

[And then he stares at her with the mot pointed look imaginable. "Told you so."]

I don't think that's true! At least, you haven't run away from us yet, and you've had plenty of chances.

[ Not that she's suggesting he do so, BUT. ]

I know for a fact Karkat wouldn't have minded you travelling with him still. Although I think his group is still attached to the other group in Kanto, unless they split up.

So you haven't made the active decision not to travel with us. I think you like us!

Yeah, but that's not what I'm saying.

What I'm saying is, if I were alone, I wouldn't walk up to someone and say "hey, want to make a travel group?" But now that I'm in one, I don't care enough either way to actually leave.

Fuck no, I hate all of you. I'm just lazy.

You know, that might work better if you hadn't already admitted to not hating me.

Or if that wasn't like saying "hello" for you! The things you and Karkat say just have less of an impact after sweeps of hearing them.

[ not that she ever really took them seriously when they insulted her BUT JSYK. ]

That's not very good for my self esteem. Being a massive dickwad is my only talent.

Oh it is not. You're the first person I'd go to with technological issues, and you're supremely talented at being morbid.

But those aren't even talents. They're hobbies.

So what do you count as a talent?

Being a dickwad, obviously.

Well, you make me happy! I think you should count that, too. You're fun to be around, Sollux, even when you're attempting not to be.

Masochist.

That's not true at all! Regardless of whether or not you think I ought to enjoy your company, I do.

Hmph... I don't get it at all, but whatever floats your boat.

[Shrug!]

Well, why do you like spending time with me? I don't think these things really need deep, meaningful reasons, Sollux.

I like spending time with you! I've never really thought about why that is beyond knowing I care about you and you're fun to talk to. And you like spending time with me. So really, doesn't it work out anyway?

I dunno, I like spending time with you because you're... kind of... well it's stupid. But there's a reason.

[ ...Well now she's curious. ]

What reason?

It's stupid.

I still want to hear it!

[Sollux shrugs and looks off to the side, and when he speaks it's in a very small voice, like a whisper.]

You're... different from me.

[ There's a short pause, but her answers should have been expected - probably because of the reason given. ]

That's not stupid.

It's totally stupid.

Nope! It's not stupid. Sorry, Sollux, you can't win a fight if your answer is something untrue.

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