[Art Exchange] shit. lets be cupid :: 2011 Pail Day : LAST DAY OF SIGNING UP 20th!

[DJ-P0N3]

Welp ho'kay.
Here I go.
I got kayak and DeadBrain, so.
I would also like to thank frostedWarlock for inking these.
I colored them.

DeadBrain;

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Two images because I hate my art, I really do.

kayak;

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Makeover

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-- grimAuxiliatrix [GA] began trolling caligulasAquarium [CA] –
GA: Eridan Why Are You Still Online
CA: oh hey kan
CA: its exactly wwhat it looks like
GA: You Have Nothing To Do
CA: no
CA: its almost pailsday and i dont have anyone to be mine
CA: not evven a moirail
GA: What About Feferi
CA: she said i am not dangerous anymore
CA: something about bein a big pansy wwho is incapable of genocide
GA: That Does Sound Like You Admittedly
-- caligulasAquarium [CA] began to sob like a pansy. --
GA: Look I Didn’t Mean To Offend You
GA: I Have An Idea As To Why You Continue To Strike Out In This Romance Business
CA: and wwhy is that kan
GA: You Just Lack What One Would Call Attractive Qualities
-- caligulasAquarium [CA] is bawling like a baby --
GA: Oh Stop It Eridan
GA: I Have Just The Thing To Make This All Better
CA: you do
GA: Yes
GA: Me And Gamzee Will Be Right Over
CA: wwait
-- grimAuxiliatrix [GA] ceased trolling caligulasAquarium [CA] --
CA: wwhat
CA: oh fuck
CA: okay make believe time is over
CA: oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god
-- caligulasAquarium [CA] blocked grimAuxiliatrix [GA] --

Eridan steps back from his husktop and wipes the remains of his tears away from his eyes. He can feel something wrong in his gills, he can sense that things are about to go from bad, to worse, to horribly embarrassing. Of course there was no sure thing of this; he still proceeds to assume the worst.
“OH GOD OH GOD GAMZEE AND KANAYA WWILL BE OVVER AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY HAVVE PLANNED!”
Eridan scurries about his hive, knocking over rifles and shitty wands. A jar of preserves falls upon the floor and breaks, splashing its contents everywhere. He grabs a towel off the floor and begins to wipe it off the floor.
“ OH GOD NOWW IT’S A MESS AND THEY WWILL BE ENTIRELY DISAPPOINTED IN ME!”
A knock at the door is heard and Eridan can hear faint honking and meddling. It must be Gamzee and Kanaya. He shivers at the thought of them seeing his hive in such dismay. He scrubs the floors of his hive to no avail, the two barge in and take a look at this ghastly affair.
Eridan blushes purple with embarrassment, Kanaya and Gamzee are shocked at what they see. Kanaya covers Gamzee’s eyes and she asks politely, “Oh My Eridan Were You Up To Something?”
Eridan becomes even further purpled in the face and proclaims, “IT IS JUST PRESERVVATIVVES FROM A JAR THAT FELL!” He settles himself and tries to speak more calmly, “It wwas just bad luck.”
Kanaya chuckles light heartedly, “I Was Going To Ask If You Had Been Making Us Something To Eat. I Would Hate To Question Where Your Mind Wandered From That.”
Eridan blushes purple and goes to speak, but he decides it’s better not to explain. It’s just a bad subject to even consider bringing up. He finishes wiping up the preserves and stashes away his rifles and wands.
“Wwell wwhat did you have in mind for helpin me wwith me my romance trouble?” He inquires.
“Well Me And Gamzee Believe You Need A Makover.” She smiles from ear to ear, Eridan stares at her in disbelief.
“Wwhat?!”he stammers, “You can’t be serious!”
“We ArE aS sErIoUs As A mOtHeRfUcKeR.”
“OH GOD NO!”
Kanaya and Gamzee take hold of Eridan and strap him down into a soft and luxurious chair. They pull off his scarf and do away with his glasses, a loud shattering is heard as they hit the wall. Quickly removing his cape jewelry. Soon Eridan was stark naked before they began to adorn him with frivolous accessories.
“Would Not This Skirt Suit You?” Kanaya asked rhetorically, forcing it upon Eridan.
“HoW aBoUt SoMe MoThErFuCkInG pIgTaIlS iN yOuR hAiR?” Gamzee quickly begins to style his hair into a set of twin pigtails, minding Eridan’s patch of douchey purple within his hair, which he decided to leave where it was.

Kanaya places a layer of lipstick onto Eridan’s lips, “Does This Color Not Compliment Your Hair?” she giggles slightly.
Eridan blushes in embarrassment, “Are you two done yet?” He was growing impatient and worried for his new appearance. “I don’t look like a drag queen do I?”
Kanaya and Gamzee both laugh nervously in perfect harmony. He whistles a tune of innocence and ignorance whilst she twiddles with her fingers looking away. Eridan is speechless at first but then begins to struggle.
“LET ME OUT WWHAT DO I LOOK LIKE?! WWHAT DID YOU DO?!”
Gamzee shakily holds up a mirror to Eridan, allowing him to see himself for the first time since they began this ludicrous ploy known as a makeover. At first Eridan smiles, thinking to himself, ‘wwhat a pretty girl.’ Then he comes to the realization that, “HEY! I AM THAT PRETTY GIRL!”
Gamzee and Kanaya attempt to suppress their laughter.
“WWHATS THE BIG IDEA GUYS I DIDN’T EVVEN WWANT A MAKEOVVER AND NOWW I LOOK LIKE A DRAG QUEEN!” He sputters out, rather enraged/
Kanaya looks befuddled and replies, “You Mean You Aren’t? I Could Have Sworn You Were.”
Eridan was really getting pissed, along with embarrassed at this point. He manages to break free of the slight restraints placed upon him and undoes the pigtails, wiping the make-up off his face smearing the lipstick all over his face in a foolish attempt to remove it. Then proceeding to spit onto the floor of his hive. Kanaya was watching in shock and awe, all her hard work thrown away like that.
“How Dare You Eridan! We Were Just Trying To Help!”
“WWell next time help by not making me look like a fuckin drag queen!”
“AlRiGhT bRoThEr LeT mE hAnDlE tHiS tHeN.” Gamzee states, willing to take charge this time.
He sits Eridan back down in the chair and gets to work. Dabbing his hands into white face paint and smearing it all over Eridan’s face. Papping eye-shadow onto Eridan and placing a ruby red clown nose, complete with honking action, upon his pompous nose.
“AnD nOw FoR tHe PiEcE dE rEsIsTaNcE.”
Gamzee puts a pair of fake glasses on Eridan that have spring loaded droopy eyes. Eridang had been grumbling under his breath the entire time Gamzee was up to his makeover session. Kanaya could no longer suppress her laughter, she burst out, tears streaming from her eyes.
“Ha Ha Ha Ha Oh Eridan You Look So Silly! Ha Ha Ha Ha!”
Eridan looks at the mirror once more and goes pale in the face. Tearing off the nose and smooshing it into the floor. Stomping on it as hard as he can as he smears the make-up off his face.
“Okay that is it! I havve had it!” Eridan growls, “NO MORE MAKEOVVERS!”
“Then How Are We Supposed To Make You Look Acceptable For Public Activities?”
“Wwhat?”
“We Are Going To Take You To The Alternian Mall Where Hopefully We Can Find You A Date.”
Wwell alright.”
One last attempt at a makeover, putting on his usual garments. He was unaware of how this constituted a makeover until Kanaya forced a smile onto Eridan’s face via the use of magic marker. He would smear it off, but he feared he may look like the Troll Joker. Soon the trio headed off to the Alternian mall.
They decided to settled down in the food court for a quick snack and chat. Kanaya initiated the discussion of how on alternia they were going to get a guy like Eridan a date for Pailsday.
“Well Do You Have Any Ideas Gamzee?”
Gamzee had completely spaced out, he then turned to Kanya, “YoU kNoW wHaT i NeEd?”
“No….What?”
“I nEeD a MoThErFuCkInG sEgWaY.”
Eridan pinched the temple of his nose, he groaned out loud. This was going to go downhill very fast and he could easily tell that to anybody with a set of vision-twofold. Speaking of vision, someone special decided to drop in a tear into this unfortunate gathering.
“Suuuuuuuup 8itches!” Vriska chattered.
Eridan, Kanaya, and Gamzee all teamed up for a legendary six times facepalm combo. If there was anyone non-suited for the task of romantic skill it had to be her. She would manipulate things to go her way and that was no doubt exactly what she was about to suggest.
“So Eridaaaaaaaan I heard you were having trou8le finding a Pailsday lover.”
“So wwhat if I am?”
“Then let me 8e your guide into romance!” Vriska chuckled, “ I know a few sekrets!”
Eridan slapped Vriska across the face for such a horrid pun and joke on her own last name, “Oh my fuckin god this is goin to be the wworst pailsday evver.”
“Cheeeeeeeer up 8uckaroo!” Vriska encouraged Eridan, “Come with me to the plaza and we can find someone who will surely love you!”
Vriska snatched Eridan away from Gamzee and Kanaya. For a moment he sighed in relief at the fact there would no longer be any stupid makeovers or horrible jokes made at his own expense. They two soon arrived at the plaza, where whilst Vriska checked the directory, Eridan spoke to himself like the creepy dude he is.
“oh uhmm EXCUSE me please.” Said an unfamiliar voice that had begun to tug on Eridan’s scarf.
“Huh wwhat?” Eridan turned and looked at the strange girl, he had never seen her before in his life. “Wwhat is it? I am very busy being single and lonely.” He grumbled.
“I was going to ASK what you think I SHOULD do today..I have TROUBLE deciding on my own I guess…” The stranger murmured.
“Oh for gogs sake at least give me a name to wwork wwith!”
“My name is Ilayea Orbone.”
“Wwell then, wwould you be interested in goin to havve something to eat wwith me?” Eridan asked politely.
“Do you THINK I should?” Ilayea responded with another question.
“Wwell it is your opinion, but I wwould appreciate if you wwould eat wwith me.”
“So you THINK I should or shouldn’t?” She continued to inquire.
“Oh for god’s sake, sure wwhy not let’s go havve a meal right noww, my treat.” Eridan grumbled, this girl was seeming more trouble than she was worth.
The two headed off to a vendor selling grubloaf. Vriska was still reading the directory, it was very unclear what she was looking for. It didn’t matter, soon Eridan and Ilayea sat down on a bench in the mall and proceeded to share a piece of grubloaf and a drink.
“So wwhat do you like?” Eridan asked politely.
“I don’t know, I like STUFF I guess. What do you like? I probably like that.” She responded.
“Wwell I doubt that, so wwhat is your favorite food or color?”
“Don’t really know, do you think I should have a favorite?”
“Wwell yeah, that’s kind of howw taste buds wwork.”
“I don’t know what food I should have as a favorite, what would YOU suggest?”
Eridan stood up and handed her the drink and grubloaf.
“Fuck this, “He stated outright, “This is not goin to wwork out evver and I havve more to wworry about than some chick wwho can not havve her owwn opinion.”
With that Eridan stormed off back to where Vriska was. He muttered and grumbled the whole way back until he had finally returned and saw Vriska still stammering with the directory. She was stepping from side to side and had been muttering to herself since he had left. For a moment he was tempted to ask her what was up, but then he decided to shrug it off and headed out.
Eridan stumbled his way into a café shoppe, because what kind of alternian mall would exist without fine caffeinated beverages. Eridan sat down across from a female troll whom was much too busy and focused on her laptop to pay him any mind. After a quick inspection Eridan saw this female to be of the aquatic nature, much like he did.
He cleared his throat and inquired, “Hey baby, wwant to kill all land dwwellers?”
She ignored his question, in fact she ignored his existence entirely.
“Hello? Did you not hear wwhat I said?”
She finally glared at him, only to go back to her computer.
“Hey fuckass wwoman! I am trying to swwoon you here! SO PAY ATTENTION!” Eridan demanded.
The girl closed her laptop and stashed it away before she stared at Eridan with a strangely smug expression. Shegroaned and mumbled, “Stupid maggot fuck-for-brains Hello there. Don’t mind my brother.”
“Wwho?”
“Idiot Do you want to hear a story? I have been writing it for a while.”
Eridan shrugged, he didn’t really have anything better to do than search for romance, and this was as sure a shot as any. “Wwell okay. Just make sure it is a good one.”
“ONCE UPON A TIME FUCKASS My name is Mespeh, and this is my story….there once was a young princess who was supremely beautiful and…” She continued to sputter on and on about a story that Eridan began to space out on after a while.
He hadn’t paid attention at all really. He sighed and looked at her, interrupting her mid-sentence.
“Look lady, do you wwant to make out and be flushed for each other or wwhat?” Eridan was tired of being patient.
Mespeh glared at Eridan, picked up her laptop and flipped him off, she replied hastily. “FUCK OFF YOU SHITFORBRAINS I would rather kiss my annoying brother than you!” She stormed off offended.
“Wwell fuck, there goes another hawwt bod.” Eridan grumbled and returned back to the plaza, only to find Vriska basically dancing around like an idiot as she scoured the directory for something. Eridan still had no idea what at the time, but he couldn’t be arsed to wait forever. He threw is hands up in the air and shouted, “Does anyone knoww the true meaning of Pailsday?!”
He began to ask to everyone, “I try and get you trolls to like me, I ask and I plead and I beg and I wwhine and I groan and I cry and none of you evven care! WWHAT IS PAILSDAY ALL ABOUT?!”
Eridan fell to his knees and sobbed into his sweaty palms. He had never been so outright about his downright confusion and sadness before. A new troll approached him, one of increasing unfamiliarity. He grinned and lent a hand to Eridan.
“I+s bec@use you don’+ underst@nd +he +true me@ning of p@ilsd@y!” Said an unfamiliar voice. Eridan had enough of these trolls popping up out of the blue, but this one seemed friendly in their intent.
“Wwhat are you babbling about?” He inquired.
“+he +rue me@ning og p@ilsd@y!”
“So its not all about pails and romance and lovve?” Eridan questioned this troll heartily, wondering what else pailsday could be about.
“No no no m@n, i+s @bou+ pe@c3 @nd love.”
“So wwhat I just fuckin said?”
“Oh I guess so. WHOOPS! H@h@h@h@h@h@!” The troll walked away laughing to himself, whoever he was he had been a complete waste of time.
Eridan kicked the ground and finally gave up, “Screww it! Goin home to fill pails all alone like last year!” Eridan stormed off to his hive. He was done with romance, he swore it off as soon as he reached home. He then noticed he had been trolled a long while ago, in fact, as soon as he had left his hive.
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-- arsenicCatnip [AC] began trolling caligulasAquarium [CA] --
AC: :33 < hi eridan!
AC: :33 < would you be my purrfect pailsday lover?
AC: :SS < eridan?
AC: :cc < come on, purrlease!
AC: :cc < …
AC: >:CC < okay fine then eridan! i will just go be lovers with someone else!
AC: >:CC < </3.
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Eridan tossed his husktop and couldn’t stand it anymore. Missed his one chance at a lover who was not reconned and fan-made. He decided to drown himself in a sea of tears and sorrow. He then failed at killing himself.
Tis a sad life for Eridan.
A sad one indeed.

Oh god I am not worthy to do anything for you.
Oh man, this is such crap.

Bonus arts;

Wigmund;

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Lucky for you I had been loving drawing Aradia as of late, and couldn't pass this up.

LeviathanPromise;

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There is not enough of this pairing in the world.

Domoz;

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Yeah, sorry.
I still can't ship this, no matter how adorasad this is.

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SOMEONE HAD TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

[NightingaleRB]

@LP: B-baaaaawww VIRGO TEARS ;_;
@Deeum: Okay I just squee'd at that first one. FEF WHY YOUR HAIR SO BIG. The doodle is adorable too. (Adoradoodle?)
@Burdge: WATACALA~ Motherfucking snuggalos. And FFFFFFFF YES scopin dat ass.
@Blox: Dat hair, so shiny. PAILZ. And awwww that last one is so cute and I really like the texture and the moon.
@Domoz: Dawww so cute. That Dave/Jade background looks so soft~ And oh nooooo hat thief!

NightingaleRB:

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Aaaaaah that is for me! AAAAAAH AW YIS grumpy Karkat and happy Terezi, leanin' on each other like it ain't no thing. ALL IS RIGHT IN THE WORLD.

@DeadBrain: So cuuuuute. And oh god Dave flipping out over Bro/Mom makeout times. XD
@Wig: HOW DO YOU. SO MANY. Aaaah. Anyway dem lesbeans~ Love those northern lights. Baaaaw such cute costumes. SUPER SHARK RACING YES. Gotta check out those fics later, please link them when they're up! *so far behind on trollcops orz* OH GOD Equius watching in the shadows, I lost it. XD OH YEAH WOULDN'T WANT THIS TO BE ~WEIRD~ WOULD WE DAVE. XD Hee hee, awwww STRONG laser. I SQUEAKED at weewooweewoo. So pastel~

Dear Person-I-Am-Arting-For, I am still working on your thing, it is turning out to be longer than I thought. ._.;

NINJA'D BY:
@Retro: SO MAGICAL~ And oh my god that is adorbs.
@MSB: Why don't you like your art those are ADORABLE. And oh god that fic. XD Aww Tavros. Pfffft oh man that bucket, so salacious. Baww, Eridannnn. YESSS BEAUTIFUL.

[Wigmund]

@Wig: HOW DO YOU. SO MANY. Aaaah. Anyway dem lesbeans~ Love those northern lights. Baaaaw such cute costumes. SUPER SHARK RACING YES. Gotta check out those fics later, please link them when they're up! *so far behind on trollcops orz* OH GOD Equius watching in the shadows, I lost it. XD OH YEAH WOULDN'T WANT THIS TO BE ~WEIRD~ WOULD WE DAVE. XD Hee hee, awwww STRONG laser. I SQUEAKED at weewooweewoo. So pastel~

Catch your breath, we don't want to you to hyperventilate and pass out
And did you look closely at those Northern Lights? ribbit

[RetroKinetic]

@RetroKinetic: This is probably the best JohnxRose art I have ever seen. ever.

sdflskjdfslkj you're too kind! Thank you

[motorizedBootlegger]

post time? sweet guys, here I go with the thing everyone already saw. here you go crepuscularDissembler. He already saw it too.



The thing is Vriska/Tavros, so I did it the only way I knew how. Also, because I posted it early and everybody saw it and I became the thread Fool, I am going to do another one for CD and post in later. kk?

[Domoz]

@MSB
DAWWWW
I don't even care that you don't ship it.
Because I ship it, and it is saved to my hardrive FOREVER


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[Deeum]

Next bonus victim up is Deeum who wanted so much Sollux stuff that I had to throw in Karkat to keep her from dying of a honey overdose:

And as I said in your PM, I loves it!
I probably couldn't handle all those Solluxeseses.

[DeadBrain]

@MayorSillyBiscuit: THANK YOU! EVERYTHING IS CUTE. I CAN DIE FULFILLED FROM THIS POINT ON

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Wait

Are

Those

BUCKETS?

[DJ-P0N3]

I put buckets into my romart to stick it to the man.
BT
TAKE THAT!

[complexTalent]

Whoo! All of these are for complexTalent, I hope you like them 0u0

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SO MUCH CUTENESS look at that. GASP that bucket! So scandalous, hope the infractions are worth it!
Sharing a Faygo, awww... I miss that Gamzee. Remember when I posted my wanted arts list and Gamzee wasn't crazy? ;;
Thank you Blox, you are 3x awesome.

My following bonus victim is complexTalent who so said some Equius Nepeta would be a%eptable. Please a%ept this:

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SO EXCITE that I got a bonus art! I already PM'd you but here is more glee. I wanted to get my EquiusNepeta request filled more than ever after their unfortunate updates. So thank youuu Wigmund! *hugs!*

My V-day person was spyPoet~
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I am already excited for SpyPoet. Those are both ADORABL-E and I couldn't like them enough on tumblr.

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SOMEONE HAD TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

Pffft hahahaha

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Finished one pic, got another to ink and color but it'll go so much faster than the first. Maybe today, maybe tomorrow. We'll see! I'm feeling better today so bonus arts will be a go.

[Missy]

Okay! Posting Time!
My Pail Day Person was Raequiem!
Rose Kanaya!

I also drew you a little bonus line-art just 'cause:

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I hope you like my presents!

Happy pail day!

[Raizor]

yes all of these are wonderful and now my devious plan of waiting and using all your shit as inspiration will come to fruition

on like

monday

[icu2jimy]

MAKE WAY EVERYONE

HERE COMES A TERRIBLE ARTIST!

Karkat Terezi for icu2jimy

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Are you serious? Really? Sure? Okay.
I like it. The faces are great. Their hair is superb.
And Karkat has a big, manly Adam's apple.
Thanks for making this for me.

[kayak]

Awesome! So my Pail Day Pal was TwinTempo, so I drew her and her moirail:

Midnight Crew Log 2.12

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DD : Hey.
SS : Hmm.
DD : HEY.
SS : Jesus fuck, what?
DD : You see those two? TT and CJ?
SS : Those two assholes? Yeah?
DD : Why can't we be like that?
SS : Oh fucking god...
DD : What?
SS : Here. Just take this.
DD : Your knife? The hell am I supposed to do with this?
SS : Gouge me in the eye, because that is one of the many, many, MANY things I would prefer you do to me than engage me in this particular idiot conversation.
DD : ...
SS : Go on. I'll just stand real still. Just right in the eye.
DD : ...
DD : >c

Hope you like it!

Fantastic gifts so far, everyone! I'll comment on specifics in a little bit, I just wanted to join in on the fun of everyone posting. Happy Pail Day!

[LeviathanPromise]

OH
MY
GOG
MAYOR
I
LOVE
YOU.

That is the cutest effing thing I have ever seen. OMIGAWD. YOU MAKE ME SO HAPPY. HNNNNGH YOU BEAST. (Also, how's that tablet treatin ya?)

You guys are all such awesome artists, I feel inadequate. BUT ALSO I don't have either of my jobs until tuesday so ART TIEM.

[DJ-P0N3]

Its been doing pretty fine LP.
I will use it to ink some of my lined art so I can color them.

[Twigwise]

Awesome! So my Pail Day Pal was TwinTempo, so I drew her and her moirail:

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Midnight Crew Log 2.12

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DD : Hey.
SS : Hmm.
DD : HEY.
SS : Jesus fuck, what?
DD : You see those two? TT and CJ?
SS : Those two assholes? Yeah?
DD : Why can't we be like that?
SS : Oh fucking god...
DD : What?
SS : Here. Just take this.
DD : Your knife? The hell am I supposed to do with this?
SS : Gouge me in the eye, because that is one of the many, many, MANY things I would prefer you do to me than engage me in this particular idiot conversation.
DD : ...
SS : Go on. I'll just stand real still. Just right in the eye.
DD : ...
DD : >c

Hope you like it!

Fantastic gifts so far, everyone! I'll comment on specifics in a little bit, I just wanted to join in on the fun of everyone posting. Happy Pail Day!

Let me just reiterate what I said in my PM to say eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee~!!!!! This is awesome~! Really lovely~ And the little fic Ahaha it's so them ahaha~~

Thank you~~~!!

Ahh, and on another note I'm about half done with lineart on all of my gifts, but the coloring shouldn't take more than an hour on each of them. Later today or tomorrow I think~!

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Gog this makes me break out the stupid Alterniabound talksprites again~

tT This thread~~~

[Wigmund]

Here's your fic Mayor, sorry it's short.

[Burdge]

Alright, let's reveal my victims!

My first randomly selected victim was Burdge who wanted something involving Kanaya Rose or Kanaya Karkat...I couldn't decide so I combined those requests into the following:

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yesssss thankyouuuu

FOR MISSY

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I already pm'd you my initial reaction
which was full of nonsensical squee-ing and generally flipping out
but
I LOVE THIS SO HARD
you dont even know how much I was hoping my pail day person would draw my last request
AND IT HAPPENED
AND ITS THE ABSOLUTE BEST THING EVER
oh god thank you so much /saves forever

the quote in my signature is proving more likely every day

ALL OF MY BLUSHESSSSSsss heheheh I'm glad you liked it. I could not stop smiling while I was drawing it

[kayak]

Yesss this thread is amazinggg. Thank you Mayor for drawing me a great picture and writing me an amaaaazing fic. “AnD nOw FoR tHe PiEcE dE rEsIsTaNcE.” Frig, everytime I read it, there are more great lines. Friiiig.

I am glad you liked your present, TT! You and your moirail are adorable, and I don't think I had ever drawn carapace people before, so that was super fun.

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leviathan, oh my goodness. Beautiful doll, beautiful photo story. I am so happy that your doll came in on time. The shots were gorgeous and the lines were very powerful. "I Thought Maybe You Would Wear It For Me / And We Could Be Playful And Beautiful Together." That's my Kan

DEEUM. YOU DREW SOLLUX. WHAT A SHOCKING DEVELOPMENT O:
But in all seriousness, your art is fantastic as always, and the new papery lines you've been doing (SAI?) have been really wonderful.

Burge, NICE pictures. I really love the two different styles you chose to do. You did a great job on the blotchy colors in the first one and Karkat is sure workin' it in that dress.

Blox, I am so envious of complexTalent right now. Three pictures and all amazing. The third one has to be my favourite, the crayon/pastelly feel is very stylish, though I'm biased because I love Kan and Gamz.

Domoz, man you're good at friggin adorable picture. I really like the two-fold backgrounds you did for the second and third ones.

Deadbrain, way to raise the bar to like infinity by calling yourself a terrible artist! Those are both fantastic, and you especially drew Bro/Mom really well. Also, Cheerfulbear/Jigsaw quote? Icing on the motherfriggin cake.

Wigmund, holy shit. I just. How. The spoilers... they just keep coming. With like well-drawn full color pictures under every friggin one. Just. I. Buh. Fancy clothes. Extreme sports. CUPID JADE. I... I am at a loss for words.
If paterHippocampus was the King of Christmas Presents, you are surely the King of Pail Day Gifts.

RetroKinetic, you are the best at drawing kids being kids. I love the color scheme and composition of the first one but the second one is just so fun and fantastic. You are just all around a great artist.

Mayor, I already let you know about how amaaazing your present to me was, so I'll just let you know here that your bonus pictures were also all super great, though I think the Hussie/Ms. Paint one is my favourite. The paint can balancing on his foot just kills me. However, your picture of you and Almost Human was just all wrong. NOT ENOUGH TIES.

mB, yeah you kind of jumped the gun, but that's cool. I like how you did the blush on their bodies. Thank you for taking us back to simpler times. Times before serial killers and missing bodies, times of just simple and light-hearted abuse.

Missy, a very sweet exchange and a very beautiful picture. Love the layout and the coloring and their expressions - you really made them look like teenagers.

Amazing turn-out so far guys! I look forward to seeing everyone else's presents, whether they come tomorrow, Monday or late, because they will probably be fantastic! Great job to everyone who's posted, and for those who are still working on theirs, keep up the good work! From what I've seen, if you think it sucks, i will probably be super great, and if you thinks it's great, then it will probably be BLOW OUT OUR BRAINS AMAZING.

[Wigmund]

Kayak, Nightingale: You've earned yourselves some bonus arts for those compliments. I seriously thought my stuff was crap, I managed to get each piece done in only a couple of hours. I was beating myself up over it. But now I'm feeling good. So, what do you two want?

[min]

Here's my present for crepuscularDissember!



I wish I had done better on this but I hope you like it!! And I hope that you have a very happy Pail Day. (:

[Almost Human]

LeviathanPromise:
That was gorgeous.

Deeum:
Those are way too cute!

Brudge:
I love the watercolours in the first, and the second one almost broke me. I laughed way too hard.

Blox:
The Pail one had me giggling as well.
Nice colours in all three!

Domoz:
Oh my! You did so many! And they're all very nice! I think of the pack of them, the Karkat and Jade is my favorite but only because of Karkat's expression!

Deadbrain:
Karkat's expression is awesome and the BroXMom is so cute and makes me happy! Also the writing is really funny!

Wig:
JEGUS!
So much art!
All fantastic. The sharks were hilariously amazing! Also, the laser pointer.
Man. So good!

Retro:
Oh man, your art style is so slick!
They're both really funny, but the expressions in the second one really got me!
Excellent!

Mayor:
YES!!!
YEEEEEESSS!!!
I love it!
I will make a companion piece as soon as I post this and my Pail Day Piece!
It will happen!

Motorized:
Oh! The adorable abuse!

Missy:
I LOVE your colours! They're so saturated and bold!
That is so sweet!

Kayak:
Psh, you already know that I know you're amazing.
Complimenting you more would just be adding to the pile of love I've been shoveling on to you for the past few months.
...
Oh hell, one more:
You are awesome.
There.
That's all you get.
Screw you for being so amazing! :P

Min:
That is super sweet.
So much Kanaya love here!

Kay I'm going to post mine in the post right after this.
Yes I'm risking a double post.
But I'm doing it for LOOOOOVE!

[Almost Human]

POOR DOMOZ!

All my fussing and stressing and whining and guess what?
The art still happened.
Yes that's right, you couldn't escape it.
But you know the bullet you dodged?
...
Okay this is the part where I was going to put all the terribly topless and raunchy sketches I did (like, 30 of them) but I just realized they're not on the USB I have with me so use your imagination.
...
Are you imagining it?
Yeah, a lot of that was happening. And since the request was for Kanaya and Eridan....well...I just couldn't go through with anything that risqué after the recent updates.
Also I just didn't have the heart to give Eridan any muscles.
So instead I found a new style to suit a new mindset.
Something fresh for this special day.
Then Photobucket shrunk it. So I chop-shopped it to try to keep some original sizing.





They're supposed to go all side by side lengthwise.
So...yeah.
..


PS: That blue thing is a bandaid.
Yeah sorry about that.

Also it was going to be coloured but that was just not happening this week. Sorry!

[Decker]

I am still putting the finishing touches on my second fic. But in the meantime, here's a KarkatTerezi fic for icu2jimy

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Terezi coughed. It was a phlegmy, wracking cough that made her throat raw.

The game was going well so far, and things were proceeding ahead of schedule, despite being in the medium for about two weeks now. They had all managed to meet up with each other, with Karkat barking out orders to everyone before they all went their separate ways. Jack had gone back to Derse to get things ready for the troll's arrival, and the trolls had each gone back to their own planets to complete their personal quests. Terezi leaned against her tree. She felt dizzy, and tired. She tapped the side of her glasses, sending a nudge to everyone on her buddy list before opening a memo.

CURRENT gallowsCalibrator[CGC] RIGHT NOW opened memo on board TEAM ADORABLOODTHIRSTY.

CGC: GUYS, 1'M H4V1NG 4 B1T OF 4 PROBL3M H3R3. 1 TH1NK 1'M G3TT1NG S1CK OR SOM3TH1NG >:[
CURRENT arsenicCatnip [CAC] RIGHT NOW responded to memo.
CAC: :33 < That's pawful! (
CAC: :33 < I hope it's not anything serious?
CGC: 1T F33LS L1K3 TROLL FLU N3P3T4
CURRENT arachnidsGrip [CAG] RIGHT NOW responded to memo.
CAG: Hahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!
CAG: I wish I was there to watch you 8ump into walls again!
CGC: FUCK YOU VR1SK4.
CGC: BLUH! >X[
CGC: banned CAG from responding to memo.
CURRENT carcinoGeneticist [CCG] RIGHT NOW responded to memo.
CCG: HEY HEY HEY! WHO SAID ANYONE ELSE COULD OPEN A MEMO?
CCG: ONLY THE TEAM LEADER OPENS MEMOS HERE.
CCG: AND THAT'S ME.
CCG: AND MAYBE IF YOU DIDN'T LICK EVERYTHING YOU CAME ACROSS, YOU WOULDN'T BE SICK TEREZI!
CGC banned CCG from responding to memo.
CGC: 1 H4T3 YOU 4LL.
CGC: S3R1OUSLY GUYS, 1'M 4LR34DY H4V1NG 4 H4RD T1M3 SM3LL1NG TH3 SCR33N.
CGC: 1 4M GO1NG TO B3 OUT OF COM1SS1ON FOR 4 D4Y OR LONG3R.
CURRENT terminallyCapricious [CTC] RIGHT NOW responded to memo.
CTA: YoU kNoW wHaT wOuLd MaKe YoU fEeL bEtTeR?
CGC: 1T WOULDN'T H4PP3N TO B3 K1CK1NG TH3 W1CK3D 3L1XI3R WOULD 1T?
CTA: WhOa! YoU rEaLlY aRe A sEeR oF mInD!
CTA: MoThErFuCkInG mIrAcLeS.
CTA: wHaT aM I ThInKiNg Of RiGhT nOw?
CGC: NOT 4 D4MN TH1NG G4MZ33. >:[
CTA: hOnK! WHoA!
CURRENT caliguasAquarium [CCA] RIGHT NOW responded to memo.
CCA: oh come on ter
CCA: its bad enough that i get stuck here with a bunch of pissed off angels i dont want to be here any longer than i have to
CURRENT cuttlefishCuller [CCC] RIGHT NOW responded to memo.
CCC: H-EY!
CCC: Cut the carp! Glub! Glub! 38(
CCC: I've had troll flu before! It's no fun.
CURRENT twinArmaggedons [CTA] RIGHT NOW responded to memo.
CTA: Fef ii2 riight fii2hliips.
CTA: 2he'2 probably goiing two be pukiing her gut2 out 2oon.
CCA: i wont take that kinda talk from you shitblood
CCA: you wait until we run into eachother again youre gonna regret takin my girl away
CTA: ii 2erved you once and ii'll do iit agaiin you overgrown tuna.
CCC: Both of you STOP IT!
CCC: We all have things to do without ARGUING all the time! 38(
CCC: Terezi, I hope you feel better soon!
CCC: We have PL-ENTY of time for you to get better!
Current apocalypseArisen RIGHT NOW responded to memo
CAA: feferi is c0rrect.
CAA: we are ahead of schedule by several days.
CAA: and it w0uld be best to have a seer in g00d c0nditi0n f0r the endgame.
CAA ceased responding to memo
CCC: S---E---E?
CCC: Get some R-EST Terezi.
CTA: 2ee you on the other 2iide Terezii.
CCC ceased responding to memo
CTA ceased responding to memo
CCA: fuckers
CCA ceased responding to memo
CGC: W41T!
CGC: BLUUUUH! >:[
CAC: :33 < I would help you out Terezi.
CAC: :33 < But Equius is already bugging me about something.
CAC: :33 < And I maaaaay have to work on the black section on my wall a bit.
CGC: UG. WH4T 4BOUT T4VROS?
CAC: :33 < Vriska won't let him have a second alone!
CAC: :33 < And Kanaya is busy with her frogs. It sounds really impurrtant!
CURRENT carcinoGeneticist 2 [CCG2] RIGHT NOW responded to memo.
CCG2: GO IN YOUR HOUSE AND SIT TIGHT TEREZI.
CCG2: I'LL BE THERE IN A FEW MINUTES.
CGC: 1 C4N'T SM3LL WH4T YOU'R3 S4Y1NG.
CCG2: OH FOR FUCK'S SAKE.
CCG2: STAY
CCG2: INSIDE
CCG2: ON
CCG2: MY
CCG2: WAY
CGC: TH4NKS K4RKL3S.
CGC: 'clpse mrmo
CGC: FUCK.
CGC closed memo

*

It actually took Karkat about half an hour to get to Terezi's tree house. Sometimes you just happen to run into an ogre. Or four. But soon enough Karkat was swearing his way up Terezi's “stupid goddamn rope ladder”. As he pulled himself half-way up onto the wooden platform, he saw Terezi laying back on a sofa with one of her arms draped over her eyes.

“Hey! Rapunzel! Gimme a hand here will ya?”

Terezi's head snapped up and turned in Karkat's direction. Karkat almost lost his grip when she looked at him.

“Holy sh-” Karkat rasped

Terezi swore and snapped her shades back on her face. She stood up and began to walk over to the ledge, but Karkat stopped her.

“Wait. Stay there. With your nose...arg...like it is, the last thing I need you to do is walk out of your own stupid...fuck...tree.” He stood up and brushed himself off.

Karkat looked at Terezi a little warily. She had never let him see her eyes before, and she looked upset. She waved her cane at him.

“You say anything about my FLARP name...” She growled. “...and I will toss you off this tree.”

“Gimmie a little fucking credit Terezi. You just...surprised me is all.”

Terezi gave him a suspicious look from behind her shades before making her way over to the kitchen. Karkat noticed that she was actually using her cane, letting it tap, tap, tap in front of her. She knocked a couple plush dragons out of the way with it before reaching her cupboards and opening one of them. Karkat spoke for the sake of breaking the silence.

“I saw your treehive. I didn't see the top of it though. Gamzee came through for you I guess.”

“He's smart when you can get him to focus for five minutes. I just had to show him how to copy and paste anyway.”She grinned.

She reached in her refrigerator and pulled out a jug of something bright red and poured herself a glass. She took a drink, and frowned.

“What?” Karkat asked.

“It's...getting harder to taste anything. Or smell. Everything is getting less clear.” She waved her hand vaguely. “What took you so long anyway?”

Karkat held up a piece of paper, more out of reflex than anything. “I called around for trolls near their hives and had them raid their medicine cabinets for me. If I have to put up with you like this, I want you medicated into oblivion so I don't have to deal with a hyperactive sick troll. Also, you have four less ogres on your planet.”

“My hero.” She grinned.

“Yeah, yeah. Point me to all your punch-card shit. Get comfortable in the meantime. If know Gamzee's spatial sense, this is going to take me at least half an hour.”

*

It actually wasn't as bad as Karkat expected. It was just a bit of an issue getting totems moved around. It was unfortunate that they didn't figure out how to condense all the alchemy equipment into one location until Vriska poked around for ways to get Tavros to move faster. He was rolling his third totem over to the alchemiter when he heard Terezi in the kitchen.

“Oh God...” Terezi whirled around, grabbed the edge of the sink and retched loudly. Karkat stuck his tongue out in disgust as he heard the contents of her stomach swirl down the drain. She gagged a few more times before dropping to the floor, still clinging to the sink with one hand.

“You empty now?”

“Ug...”

“Good. Just stay there and try not to make a mess. I'm almost done.”

Terezi leaned back against the kitchen cupboards, trying to keep the room from spinning and taking some comfort from the cold tile. She was only there for a couple minutes before she felt Karkat grab under her arm and pull her up.

“Come on. Lets get this over with.”

She slowly got to her feet. “I feel like lead.” She groaned.

“Yeah, well, you'd look stupid spending two days on the kitchen floor.” Karkat said as he rattled through the kitchen drawers.

“Here we go.” He said, pulling out a spoon. “Open your mouth. I got some antibody slime here.”

“Oh fuck no, that stuff is terrible.”

“Being sick isn't fun. Come on. Your mouth is open all the fucking time. I just need you to do it without all that noise coming out of it.”

“You need you work on your bedside manner Vanta-” Terezi was cut off by a spoon being shoved in her mouth.

“I can work with noise too.” He said, pulling the spoon back out and tossing it in the sink. He ignored the off-center death glare he was getting. He filled a glass with water and tried not to think about how the plumbing still worked the the medium. “Hold out your hands.”

Terezi uttered a few choice words, but did as he said. He put two pills in one hand and the water in the other.

“Those should help your stomach.”

“Not going to hide them in my food instead?”

“Like you feel like eating anything.” Karkat's expression softened a bit. “Look, I know this sucks. I've had troll flu before. Just get the shitty stuff out of the way first, okay? If you don't feel like doing it now, you're sure as hell not going to in a couple hours.”

“Yeah. I know.” She popped the pills in her mouth and drank the water down in one gulp. “I just...I'm going to go take a hot shower. Clear my head out.”

She turned towards her room, bumping into Karkat. Karkat managed to catch the frustrated look on her face as she steadied herself by grabbing his shoulder and walked around him.

*

About twenty minutes later, Terezi was sitting on her couch wearing bright red pajamas, hair still damp. She sniffed, or at least tried to, but her head was completely clogged right now.

It was quiet.

“Karkat?”

Silence.

“Karkat? Karkat?!”

“I'm right over here! What?”

“Where? I can't...” She looked like she was panicking. Karkat walked over and poked her on the shoulder.

“I'm right here you weird...” He was cut off as Terezi grabbed his arm.

“Just...just sit here for a minute. Okay?”

“...alright. Fine.” Karkat sat down, but he was uneasy. He was used to seeing Terezi being the one in control. She was always calm, cool, and one step ahead of everyone else. Now she acted helpless. Terezi leaned up against him and seemed to calm down a bit.

“...What was that about?” Karkat asked, somewhat sharper than he meant. “You've lived here alone for sweeps. Why flip the fuck out now?”

Terezi took a few seconds to answer.

“Did you ever have one of those dreams, where you're...buried alive? Or trapped somewhere dark?”

“Nooooo, but I think I understand what you mean.”

“It's like that. I can't see, I can't smell, I can't taste, and I couldn't hear anything. It's like being stuck in a huge cave deep underground. All alone, no way to get out, and afraid to walk anywhere in case you fall down a pit.” She gave a forced grin. "I guess I forgot what it's like to actually be blind..."

“...Hang on a sec.” Karkat leaned forward and pulled his crabtop out of his sylladex and set it down on the coffee table in front of them. He scrolled through a folder of his favorite movies, and picked one at random to play.

Terezi grinned. “One of your crappy romcoms?”

Karkat put his feet up on the table. “Fuck you. These are classics.”

Terezi simply took her glasses off, closed her eyes, lie back with her head on Karkat's lap, and listened.

*

After a few hours, Karkat re-medicated his charge and tried to get her to eat some soup.

“Your body is pushing out more than you have to give.”

The plan backfired somewhat. Terezi ended up hanging her head over her load gaper, cursing Karkat, troll flu, and existence in general. Karkat realized that she was going through the stages faster than he expected, and it was going to get worse before it got better. None-the-less, he sat on the bathroom floor, leaning against the wall while Terezi slumped on he knees in front of the toilet, leaning on the seat.

“Do you really have to be in here?” Terezi growled.

“Yep.”

“Whatever.” She heaved, but had nothing left.

Karkat gave her a few seconds, and then... “How did you get wrapped up with Vriska of all trolls?”

“What kind of question is that to ask me now of all times?”

“One that will take your mind off things. Better feeling angry than sick.”

“...She was dangerous. All weapons are.”

“Weapon?”

“She's...predictable. We found bad trolls. I got to bring them to justice and she got spider food out of the deal. All I had to do was point her in the right direction, and I let her greed and pride do the dirty work. She thinks she's smart, and she is, but she's not smart like I am.”

Karkat listened intently as Terezi leaned her chin on her arms and talked.

“She's a quick thinker. She can pull a win, or at least a draw, out of a bad situation. She can be very clever under pressure.” Terezi looked at Karkat and pointed at her eyes. Karkat remembered that Vriska managed to burn them out through a convoluted psychic chain, all while bleeding and mutilated. “But me? All I have to do is listen. I learn about people. When you have information, all you need is a little push in the right place and everything falls in place, or apart. She can make a plan fast, and act it out well. I can make a plan where I only have to press one little button and everyone else acts it out for me.”

She frowned. “But Vriska, I underestimated. I didn't realize how good she was under pressure. Or how tough she is to kill.”

“It was hard for me to imagine you two falling out.” Karkat said.

“Hrm?”

“Well I met you both at the same time remember? You were a team. The Scourage Sisters. You scared me just as much as her.”

“I'm not like her.” She snapped.

“Well how the fuck was I supposed to know that? You seemed just as nasty as her sometimes. You carried rope with you all. The. Time.”

“I only used it on bad trolls. Not like her.”

Karkat was going to ask what defined a bad troll, but he decided that now was not a good time to press the issue.

Terezi slowly stood up and rubbed her eyes.

“...Did it hurt?” Karkat asked.

“What?”

“Your eyes.”

“...They still do. Every day.”

Karkat didn't say anything. He just held her arm, and lead her back out to the living room.

*

carcinoGeneticist [CG] began trolling grimAuxiliatrix
[GA]

CG: KANAYA?
CG: KANAYA, AS YOUR LEADER I ORDER YOU TO STOP FUCKING AROUND WITH FROGS AND ANSWER ME.
CG: KANAYA?
CG: FUCK.
GA: I'm Here Karkat What Seems To Be The Problem
GA: Is Terezi Okay
CG: FUCK NO SHE'S NOT. THAT'S WHY I'M TALKING TO YOU.
CG: HER TROLL FLU HIT THE PEAK.
CG: SHE FEELS LIKE SHE'S ON FIRE.
CG: AND SHE'S SOAKED IN SWEAT.
CG: I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S PASSED OUT OR WHAT.
CG: SHE ISN'T SAYING ANYTHING TO ME.
CG: HER BREATHING IS SHALLOW TOO.
GA: That's Not Good She's Overheating
GA: Did You Undress Her
CG: WHAT?
CG: WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK I AM, ERIDAN?
GA: That Is Very Much Not What I Meant.
GA: If She Is Overheating As Badly As You Say Then She Needs To Cool Down Fast
GA: I Imagine That If She Is Sick She Is Wearing Comfortable And More Importantly Warm Clothes.
CG: I GUESS SO. FLANEL PAJAMAS.
GA: Like I Said
CG: FORGET IT. THINK OF SOMETHING ELSE.
GA: Fine
GA: Does She Have An Ablution Trap
CG: YEAH.
GA: Fill It With Room Temperature Water
GA: And I Emphasize Room Temperature And Not Cold
GA: Then Put Her In It
GA: In Her Clothes If You Must
CG: THAT'S GOING TO LEAVE ONE HELL OF A RING AROUND THE ABSOLUTION TRAP.
CG: SURE BEATS DYING THOUGH.
CG: THANKS KANAYA.
GA: Good Luck

carcinoGeneticist [CG] ceased trolling grimAuxiliatrix [GA]

Karkat quickly plugged the bathtub drain and turned on the water. He only briefly checked the temperature before running back into the living room and scooping a limp Terezi off the couch to the best of his abilities. He staggered back to the bathroom, wincing as he accidentally bumped her head against the door frame. With a splash, he dumped her into the tub.

After making a quick adjustment to the water, he waited until it was up to her chin before turning the water off. She started shivering violently. It took Karkat a few seconds to realize that it was just because she was so warm. Everything else felt cold. He scooped up some of the water and dumped it over her head a couple times. Then he sat down on the floor next to the tub, and waited.

“The shit I put up with for you...”

*

Terezi groaned and tried to sit up.

“Finally!” Karkat said.

“What happened? Why am I in the tub?”

“Your temperature went through the fucking roof. I had to throw you in here.”

“These were my favorite pajamas...”

“You're welcome. Can you stand up?”

“I think. How long was I in here?” She grabbed the edge of the tub and tried to push herself up. Karkat had to help her the rest of the way.

“I don't know. Couple hours I guess.”

“That, long? And you were...Gah!” Terezi slipped on the wet tub, but Karkat managed to catch her.

“Great, now I'm wet. You okay?” Karkat looked down at Terezi. She looked back up at him with a predator smile.

“Uh...” Karkat froze.

“You really do care about me you big nubby horned dork.”

“Well, yeah, I wasn't going to just let you die. What kind of leader would that make me?”

“I always thought you were cute, in a shouty kind of way.”

“What the fuck are you talking about? Are you delirious?” Karkat couldn't help but notice how Terezi's wet clothes stopped leaving much to the imagination.

“Even if you are a little clueless. Lets try the easy-reading version.” Terezi grabbed Karkat's shirt, pulled, and kissed him hard on the lips. Karkat's eyes shot open in shock. It took him a few seconds before he realized what was going on and started to return the kiss.

This. This was nice.

This. This was really nice.

This. This wasn't right. Karkat put a hand to her forehead and pushed her away. Terezi almost fell back into the tub, taking Karkat with her.

“Arg! What was that for?”

“Look, this isn't going to happen now of all times.”

Terezi snarled. “What? Don't want to be matesprits with the weird blind girl? Is that it?”

“What? No! I never said I didn't like you!”

“I knew it.” She smiled smugly. “Then lets get back to the fun.” Terezi leaned in again, but Karkat pushed her away.

“Not going to happen. You're sick. You're not thinking straight. You're out of your fucking head on meds. Get better and then we'll talk.”

“I'm fine you stupid little...” Terezi paused. She leaned forward again.

And puked right on Karkat's shirt. She dropped to her knees, still clinging to him.

Karkat rolled his eyes and sighed. “You really do know how to sweet talk me Terezi. Now I'm ready for round two.”

“Fuck. You.” She groaned.

“I'll get some clean clothes. You...just try not to die while I'm gone.”

*

“Wakey, wakey my fearless and ever alert leader.” Terezi smacked Karkat once on the head with her cane.

“Ow! I was just resting my eyes.”

“You were resting them for almost ten hours then.”

“Ten hours?! Fuck. Don't tell anyone.

“You haven't slept since we started this game. I don't think anyone is going to think much less of you.”

“It's the principle of the thing.” Karkat stopped rubbing his head and looked up and Terezi. She was in her normal black shirt and jeans. Her red shades were back on her face. She looked smug, relaxed, and vaguely sinister. In other words, she was back to normal.

“Good to see you up and around. You were more fucking insufferable when you were sick. I didn't think that was possible.”

Karkat got up from the couch. And started to walk past Terezi.

“Come on, we need to catch up with the rest of the-” But he was cut off when Terezi grabbed his arm. She took her glasses off and “looked” Karkat right in the eye.

“I'm not sick anymore.” She kissed him before he could react. This time, instead of pushing her away, Karkat just rested his hands on her back. After a few seconds, Terezi pulled away and smirked.

“Delicious. Come on, oh fearless leader. We have work to do.”

“Uh...yeah. You're right. Lets go.”

As they climbed down out of the tree, all Karkat could think about was how complicated life got suddenly. Not that he was complaining.

All Terezi could think about how nice it was to be able to smell again, and how nice Karkat's blushing face smelled when she was kissing him.

It smelled like cherries.

She grinned.