[The lack of recuperacoons in the Garden was only really a third of the reason Karkat wasn't sleeping. The two other reasons involved a rule he had made about not sleeping that he felt he needed to obey himself or it was setting a bad example, and a crazed clown.]
[He had taken up a corner of A201, and since he really didn't have any belongings had just sort of settled to sit there through most of the days. Curfew was one of the stupidest things-- they took absolutely nothing into account about nocturnal species. Stupid humans.]
[Duo was probably asleep, or at least pretending to be asleep, as Karkat skulked across the room from his corner to the door, intending to slip out and... Well, he wasn't sure what he was intending to do.]
[So when Nepeta's knock came as he went for the door handle, he nearly jumped out of his skin. It took him a few seconds, but he turned the door handle and peered out a narrow crack into the hallway.]
no subject
[He had taken up a corner of A201, and since he really didn't have any belongings had just sort of settled to sit there through most of the days. Curfew was one of the stupidest things-- they took absolutely nothing into account about nocturnal species. Stupid humans.]
[Duo was probably asleep, or at least pretending to be asleep, as Karkat skulked across the room from his corner to the door, intending to slip out and... Well, he wasn't sure what he was intending to do.]
[So when Nepeta's knock came as he went for the door handle, he nearly jumped out of his skin. It took him a few seconds, but he turned the door handle and peered out a narrow crack into the hallway.]
[...Oh, Nepeta. He frowned.]
What do you want, Leijon?