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[caligulas_aquarium]

this is eridan
aint here right noww so if its important just leavve a message
otherwwise fuck off

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[fintastic]

-Eridan!
W)(enever you stop lurking and decide to join t)(e rest of society
I )(ave a job for you!

[caligulas_aquarium]

sure fef i got some time to spare right noww

[plenty of time

all of the time really]

wwhat is it

[fintastic]

I made a new friend and s)(e wants to learn )(ow to s)(oot a gun.
Do you t)(ink you could )(elp )(er?

[caligulas_aquarium]

wwho is it

[fintastic]

)(er name is -Effy, s)(e seems really nice!
I can't teac)( )(er because I don't know )(ow.
But I bet you could!

[caligulas_aquarium]

wwell yeah obvviously youre talkin to the highest caliber a marksman the initiativves got on their hands an all but you knoww im not sure if i can
i mean i got a scientific unfake wwitch apprentice an then all this other stuff you knoww
i just got such a hectic schedule is all another protoge wwould be a lot to take on

[Which just means he isn't really liking the idea of doing this for nothing.]

[fintastic]

[ Gosh Eridan do you think she was hatched yesterday? ]

"Ot)(er stuff" like sitting around and eating -Eart)( c)(eese snacks?
You so do not )(ave anyfin better to be doing.
And you would be doing me a favor!

[caligulas_aquarium]

[...well, he thinks of that as "she'll owe me one", which is fine by him.

So after much deliberation.]

okay fine ill teach this effy a yours
but seriously fef i hope shes up to scratch for this cause you knoww bad pupils reflect poorly on their teachers or somethin
if she goes around makin an ass outta herself wwith wwhatevver she picked people are gonna start thinkin im some no talent scrub too
so if shes not serious about this i might just havve to drop her ok

[fintastic]

Yea)(, okay. S)(ore you will.
You will just be )(appy for t)(e attention and everyone knows it.

[caligulas_aquarium]

that AINT the case at all ill havve you knoww
i just so happen to be wwillin to put myself out there trainin up these idiots wwho dont knoww the back from front of pistolkind so they dont end up gettin me killed on the battlefield wwhen it comes to it by bein incompetent is all

[speakveryclearly]

[BRRRRRRRING

BRRRRRRRRRRING

Oh, what's this? He didn't answer? You know what, it's time to leave a text message.]

Oh How Disappointing
That Youre Busy Again
I Was Hoping That We Could Talk
It Was Nice That We Had The Opportunity The Other Day
Im So Glad Karkat Did In Fact Appear Just Like Wed Discussed
Though Its Unfortunate That He Had To Bring Up The Alpha Timeline Again
And That Whole Incident Related To Our Heiress I Didnt Even Know About
Since Ive Had Such Difficulty Concealing That Sort Of Matter From Roxy

[caligulas_aquarium]

[And a little while later...]

hold your skyhorse there maryam im here alright
it aint my fault she didnt tell you if youll recall i aint evven the one wwho told you about sol or you either so its no different from that
all i said wwas i died
noww wwhat do you wwant

[speakveryclearly]

At This Point I Dont Even Have Time To Care About That
However Roxy Has Been Repeatedly Asking Me What Reason You Have To Be So Convinced Of My Homicidal Tendencies
And I Have Suppressed It From Her Because Im Your Friend And I Dont Believe In Telling Friends Things They Dont Need To Know
But Since Apparently She Did Need To Know About Feferi
Maybe She Should Know The Truth About You And Me In The Alpha Timeline As Well


Or We Could Hang Out

[caligulas_aquarium]

wwell thats exactly the problem she DIDNT need to knoww about fef
sols just tryin to sabotage my life as per fuckin usual
youd think hed be happy enough takin fef from me but NO guys gotta go out of his wway to try an drivve rox awway too but if he thinks thats howw this is gonna go dowwn hes got another thing comin
anywway look forget about it i guess ill havve to tell her
if other people tell her theyre just gonna get the wwrong idea secondhand communication is just completely outta the question
it nevver wworks out

[Hang out.

UGH. KANAYA...]

i guess wwe could

[speakveryclearly]

If Youre Really Going To Do That Then I Have No Objections
I Cant Let Her Go Much Longer With An Assortment Of Assumptions That Are So Flagrantly False
Longer Than
Say
Monday
Around Lunchtime

[Kanaya no don't do this you don't even eat]

[caligulas_aquarium]

[what has he gotten himself into here...................

Seriously if this becomes a regular thing he's gonna be pissed.]

ok ok fine wwhatevver
monday lunch right
totally a thing thatll happen

[speakveryclearly]

[It will only become a regular thing if he lets it!

please please please she's got him on a pseudo paledate yes victory dance]

Yes
Now A Happening Thing

[At this point he could just stop answering and she wouldn't even care]

[Voice]

[speakveryclearly]

[IT'S MONDAY!!!

It's almost time for lunch on Monday, she's not sure if he's going to be "busy" again, and there needs to be a good excuse for this thread to be somewhere other than the potentially clogged-up logs comm.

Okay, she's gonna do this; she will make it HAPPEN.

Here... goes... nothing...

BRRRRRRRRRING.]

[Voice]

[caligulas_aquarium]

[WELL GEE WHIZZ WHOEVER COULD THIS BE. Honestly, there's a bit of a delay because he sits there contemplating whether this is a good idea or not.

Also ugh no he doesn't want to waste his time with her, either. But w/e. He has priorities. Eridan. Comes. First.

So she actually gets an answer before it rings out.]

...hey.

[Voice]

[speakveryclearly]

[SEADWELLER NOTICED HER REMEMBER HOW TO BREATHE wait, you're a rainbow drinker, you don't need to breathe, OKAY.]

Hey. I was just wondering if you were still on for lunch today, at The Moon. Since after all something could have plausibly come up in the interim. [A little icy:] Given how busy you are.

[Voice]

[caligulas_aquarium]

[Wow don't you give him that tone of voice young lady he is TALKING TO YOU ISNT THAT ENOUGH???????]

Yeah I didn't forget, it's still happenin'. Ain't nothin'-

[Wait god now he IS tempted to just go HEY WAIT SOMETHING CAME UP FUCK YOU but no. Must resist temptation.]

...gonna drag me away from this, alright. Sure is still a thing that's happening.

[Voice]

[speakveryclearly]

[Maybe if she weren't A PERSON WITH FEELINGS!!!]

Good. I'll. See you there.

[DOES SHE.... HANG UP?????? There is a long awkward silence after which she'll probably hang up if he doesn't say anything else.]

[caligulas_aquarium]

[EELINGS!!!!! Awkward silence on his part too, actually.

...

...

...

...

...]

Okay, see you there. Bye.

[CLICK?]

[speakveryclearly]

[C L I C K

She has a table at the restaurant already when he gets there, and that may or may not be where she made the call

Sitting pretty and glowing in the dark

On the moon]

[caligulas_aquarium]

[Wow Kanaya, really. Enthusiastic much. Hell, he took his time getting there too, honestly.

Once he shows up he'll just sit in the chair across from her and...

...well...

...yeah.]

So.