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[selfhatred]

WELL THAT WAS A FUCKING USELESS EXERCISE.
NEXT TIME MAYBE THEY SHOULD LEAVE RAISING DRAGON EGGS TO ACTUAL FUCKING DRAGONS.
JUST A THOUGHT.

[Filtered to Maka]

I'M KEEPING THE EGG FOR A LITTLE WHILE LONGER.
MAYBE WE WERE JUST STUCK WITH AN OVERDUE.
DO YOU...STILL WANT TO BE PART OF IT?

[Filtered to Di and Sal]

...HOW
HOW DO YOU RAISE SOMETHING?

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[animalmagnetism]

Only if your relationship is worse coming out than going in.
If you two beating the shit out of each other makes things worse you will suffer for it.
If it helps you come to terms with each other go ahead.

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[clockspinner]

i dunno how it could possibly get worse


i used to tolerate him

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[animalmagnetism]

What changed?

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[clockspinner]

he insulted my fucking family is what
he insulted my family and picked on my little cousin

rule number one
striders look out for other striders

sure bro said and did some shit that wasnt okay
but he fucking apologized
vantas has no idea how fucking sorry bro is
bros never h
ive never seen bro like that
he doesnt know us at all and he thinks he can fucking judge like hes some goddamn high and mighty princess
he can go suck a bag of cocks
he doesnt know shit

[His handwriting has gotten shakier, like he's having a hard time holding it together. He just wants to be with Bro and Dirk right now and be away from Hogwarts and Karkat.]

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[animalmagnetism]

An apology is only the first step to making things right.
What your brother did was uncalled for.
What Karkat has been doing was also uncalled for.
Your brother had reasons for acting out like that didn't he?
Don't you think that Karkat does too?
The reasons don't make things RIGHT and there need to be apologies and changed behavior on ALL sides.
But maybe you should try to figure out what has happened to make him lash out the way he has been.
Something is hurting him. You and I don't know what. We don't know why or how.
And he doesn't know your reasons and feelings either.
Don't you want the fighting and misunderstanding to end?

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[clockspinner]

i couldnt care less about being misunderstood
i dont want to be his friend and he doesnt want to be mine
i couldnt give a microscopic fuck about him or his family

i just want him to leave us the fuck alone
[By the end, his ink is smudged a little with drops of moisture. He's completely forgotten that he's talking to a professor, let alone one who just gave him detention, he's just writing in his journal.]

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[animalmagnetism]

He won't.
Not until he understands.
Not until you understand him.
And I think a part of you knows that.
I don't care if you become friends or just learn the ability to not be at each other's throats all the time.
I don't care if the peace treaty you construct is freezing cold or warm and friendly.
But for your sakes and the sakes of your yearmates the fighting should stop.
It's not going to until you reach an understanding.
Care or not.
Want it or not.

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[clockspinner]

[And this time, his voice is small and helpless, barely a whisper. He's trying to keep from losing it, but the snotty-sounding sniffles every so often give him away.]

Can...can we do detention tomorrow, please?

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[animalmagnetism]

I'll tell Karkat it will happen tomorrow.

I can fly you home after classes today but your brother will have to bring you back before your classes tomorrow.

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[clockspinner]

Thanks...

Should I come to your office after classes?

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[animalmagnetism]

That will work. I'll be there.