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[selfhatred]

[filtered from Equius]

IF ZAHHAK ASKS IF YOU'VE SEEN ME, YOU HAVEN'T.
SERIOUSLY, MY LIFE IS ON THE LINE HERE.
I MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE TOLD HIM TO READ 50 SHADES OF GRAY.
AND THEN LENT HIM MY COPY.
WITHOUT TELLING HIM THE REAL PREMISE.
BUT SERIOUSLY.
YOU DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING.

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[strongjumps]

Of course not.

[ He rolls his eyes as his posture loosens just a bit, the exasperation quite apparent in his voice. ]

But do you think I am stupid enough to let you keep your wand? A cornered animal can be desperate, after all.

[ But he sighs, expecting this to potentially turn into an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object. ]

If you give me your wand, I promise to return it to you when our little discussion is over and to not take advantage of your inability to defend yourself from magic. Satisfied?

[selfhatred]

Maybe if you'd stop comparing me to some kind of common fucking livestock and didn't think you're not going to snap it somehow, I might be more inclined.

[He'd rather be beaten up over losing his wand, really. Still, he purses his lips together.]

How about I keep my wand and we just talk?

[strongjumps]

How about we talk while we walk?

[ He gestures towards the door with a smile and takes a step to the side so Karkat can take the lead. He's being courteous, Vantas, you had better acknowledge it. ]

The library isn't the place for discussions.

[selfhatred]

[Karkat keeps a hand on his bookbag before shoving the other into the pocker of the hoodie he's wearing. Not because that's where he keeps his wand but because he doesn't know what else to do with it. With a grim look on his face, he reluctantly steps out in front of Equius, hunching his shoulders as he starts leading the way towards the door.]

Funny, because I think I hear the debate group down wind. [After a moment he gives a small sigh, straightening his shoulders.] Before you beat the shit out of me, I'm sorry.

[strongjumps]

Yes, but we are not going to be debating anything, Vantas. [ He sighs a few moments after Karkat's apology. Equius is just kind of pitying the guy right now. ]

I do not see why you felt the need to lie to me.

[ And then he cracks his knuckles. ]

[selfhatred]

Because you're a douche and I wanted you out of my compartment.

[He's just now realizing how fucking petty that sounds and he rubs his head. The crack made him tense up a little, grumbling.]

Look, I don't know why. I thought it'd be funny and it was for a while. And then I felt guilty but it was already too late.