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[pantcestor.livejournal.com]

BBS;

It has been quite some time since I was last here, hasn't it? I likely have not met many of you before.
Greetings to those of you who are new students! I look forward to meeting you all. You may call me Signless.
I will be one of your instructors for Philosophy and Leadership Development. If you have any questions concerning those courses, or for any issue you're having, really, my door is always open.

In the meantime, I also have heard numerous other trolls have arrived in my absence. I would like to welcome you especially; I hope you have all been adjusting well to such a different environment.

I will see some of you in class; the rest I will likely see around campus.
Good day to all of you, and good luck with your academics.


ACTION;

[ In the early hours of the morning or the wandering hours of sunset, you may meet a strange pair of grey-skinned, horned adults meandering through the quad and other open areas of Garden. One is cloaked in grey, pushing the other (clad in the nondescript garb of an infirmary patient) along in a wheelchair. Both have deeply scarred forearms; the one in the wheelchair has light scars around his cheeks and eyes as well.

The troll in grey smiles absently at those who they pass (or who pass by them), but he's obviously focused on the person he's attending, occasionally leaning forward to speak softly in his ear about something or another. You'll have to speak to them directly and maybe tap him on the shoulder to get his attention. ]

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[polariity.livejournal.com]

<sub>[The troll in the wheelchair doesn't seem as interested as the rest of the world as his companion is. He's more interested in the geography book in his lap, mismatched eyes focused entirely on the words. A bit different than Alternian, but he's a quick learner.

The only thing that seems to catch his attention is when Signless leans down to whisper to him. Even if this is a dream, or an illusion, or even a hallucination brought about by finally losing his mind, he'd always pay attention when his leader speaks.]</sub>

[pantcestor.livejournal.com]

[ Signless lets him read for the most part, knowing about Artollo's curiosity towards everything, his desire to learn. He parks the wheelchair under a tree eventually, helping the Psiioniic out to sit on the garden divider that doubles as a bench, and then looks up at the fading sun with a little sigh.

He reaches out to ruffle his companion's hair a little after a few minutes, smiling. ]

I hope the light is a little easier on your eyes now?

[polariity.livejournal.com]

<sub>[There's only a little bit of complaint when Signless moves him, and then the Psiioniic is right back into his book.

...Except when surprise hair ruffle happens.]</sub>

Gah-! Quit it! [All flush and tsuning over here now, Signless, and it's all your fault.] I'm... better. It thtill hurtht a bit, but not ath bad ath before.

[action]

[subjuggloco.livejournal.com]

[Gamzee is quick to find the two. He finds their appearances familiar immediately. One looks like Sollux and the other looks like a certain moirail of his. He's already well-informed of the fact that alternate versions of his friends are lurking about, so he doesn't assume that these are completely different people. Rather, he thinks the opposite.

Thus, he trails up behind up and gives them one big, loud:]

HONK HONK.

[action]

[pantcestor.livejournal.com]

[ On reflex, Signless whirls around protectively, sickle in hand, planning to defend the Psiioniic from-

....An adolescent little wiggler. He sighs and relaxes. Slightly. ]

A young subjugglator, I see. Hello.

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[subjuggloco.livejournal.com]

'Sup, best friend?

[Gamzee doesn't know the meaning of personal space. Thus, he goes right for the cloak, takes it in his hands, and examines it closely.]

Shit, man, where'd you get these sweet motherfucking rags?

[betwixttocks.livejournal.com]

[Still looking for her defective cat, a catnip ball rolling between her hands, Vriska looks far from happy. How hard was it to find a fat, stupid cat? Maybe she should just get Nepeta to look but that would mean asking for help...

Oh. She sees Psiioniic before she sees Signless and purely out of curiosity walks briskly towards them. She had seen Signless before, knowing her memory failed her when it came to their past together, just like with Redglare. Still, she acted like nothing was out of the ordinary.]

Oh good, I thought we needed another Captor in this place.

[pantcestor.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid you're mistaken, my dear. This is one of my companions, not yours.

[ He looks down at the Psiioniic fondly, touching his shoulder. ]

Artollo, this is Vriska. Remember, I mentioned I've been in a moirallegiance here?

[polariity.livejournal.com]

<sub>[He'd been more than happy to just ignore the next troll to come up to them, with his book starting to pointedly rise up further in a silent kind of 'fuck off'.

But of course Signless would start a conversation. Dammit.

Artollo sighs and gives a small nod, lowering the book with his psionics.]</sub>

You might have thaid thomething on a morail.

1/??? REDGLARE SPAM? Redglare spam.

[l3g1sl4t1ng]

[What???]

2/???

[l3g1sl4t1ng]

[That awkward moment where you have to stare at them for a little bit, because you're used to smelling people instead of looking at people.]

3/???

[l3g1sl4t1ng]

[Wait for it.]

4/4 Okay I'll stop

[l3g1sl4t1ng]

And you did not even try to contact me when you arrived? How rude. Here I thought I was the only one around to play with the students.

To make a lady wait, I am so appalled by such manners. But I forgive you two of course because it has been so long.

[Casually walks up and is probably in your personal space because she is too busy looking at you closely.

Apparently she's acquired X-ray vision along...with well...being able to see. It's like a little kid being given a toy. She can't stop trying to look at shit.]

NEVER STOP BB ILU

[pantcestor.livejournal.com]

My apologies, Redglare, but as you can see I was distracted by our new arrival. I've barely contacted anyone the past week or so.

[ He rests a hand on Artollo's shoulder. ]

How have you been holding up on your end? And...beg pardon, but are you looking at me?

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[agt-doubletap.livejournal.com]

[It seems to be Balamb tradition that every few weeks something baffling occurs in the Quad that Sollux is literally forced to stop and stare at.]

[This is one of those occasions.]

[Of course, half a minute later he's defaulted to stalking them around, trying to figure out what the fuck he's seeing, but it's about five minutes before he actually approaches.]

[He kind of looks like a deer caught in headlights about it, slinking up from behind them.]

Uh...hey.

[Sollux: linguistics master.]

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[polariity.livejournal.com]

<sub>[For once, instead of defaulting to "hide behind book, hope social contact goes away", the Psiioniic actually looks up. Because, that voice seems strangely familiar...

His expression quickly mirrors the double in front of him. Sure, Artollo has more scars and is currently stuck in a wheelchair, but besides that...

He looks up at Signless.]</sub>

And you thaid I wathn't halluthinating.

action;

[pantcestor.livejournal.com]

.....Oh, hello there.

[ KDJSFLKJKLSJDA OMG! THE LITTLE SUBJUGGLATOR TOLD HIM THEIR DESCENDANTS WERE HERE AND HERE IS ONE RIGHT NOW

Stay caaaaaaalm, Signless. This is so exciting though. ]

I suppose you would be.......Sollux, was it? Gamzee mentioned as much. And if I'm correct, I believe you would be Artollo's descendant. [ He paps Artollo's shoulder a little, an unspoken "no need for sarcasm." ]

How are you?

[cpt-infrared.livejournal.com]

[wherever Karkat is going it seems like he's in a hurry – until he spots these two out of the corner of his eye and does a dramatic doubletake]

[whatever he was doing before has been passed over for undisguised INDIGNANT STARING, as if the resemblance is somehow their fault and he's not sure whether or not he wants to know any more about it]

[polariity.livejournal.com]

<sub>[Unfortunately, Karkat doesn't get a choice in whether he gets to know more about it or run. Why?

Because a certain Psiioniic spots him at more or less the same time he's spotted. While he'd been in a bit of a mood before- what else is new- seeing the look-alike to Signless wipes it all away.

And his leader-love had been interested in seeing his own descendent...

Karkat will suddenly feel a strange energy crackle around his body- redblueredblue- before he's literally lifted off his feet and brought over. Artollo just leans back in his seat.]</sub>

I think I found your dethendent for you.

[cpt-infrared.livejournal.com]

[Karkat hasn't personally been hauled around by psionics for a while, so this comes as a bit of a surprise]

["a bit of a surprise" here means that he emits a pretty undignified yelp as soon as his feet leave the ground and he struggles all the way over.]

What the fuck are you – ...

Descendent? Oh, you have got to be shitting me. No.

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FOREVER LATE

[ragesnake.livejournal.com]

[He had seen the BBS post, and sort of ground his teeth in ineffectual irritation over it. What the hell was this guy trying to pull? "I would like to welcome you especially; I hope you have all been adjusting well to such a different environment"? Bullshit.]

[So it was with great, intense annoyance that he came across Signless and Artollo somewhere around the Quad. He stopped dead when he saw the shape of an adult and horns cresting from their head-- small, nub-like horns. He grit his teeth, squared his shoulders, and tried to walk right past them.]

[This was not liable to be successful.]

[pantcestor.livejournal.com]

[ NOT SUCCESSFUL AT ALL. Sorry, Karkat, you're doomed. ]

So there are multiples here! Karkat, isn't it? Hello.