❄ tenth reminder

[echidna]

[ action ; 1338 benny ; morning ]

[ so the previous day you likely noticed that Jade was a happy, cheerful drone! fortunately, today she is back to her normal self, up bright and early and just a little confused, all things considered. but for now, she's settled herself down at the breakfast table, humming and working at a bowl of cereal.

everything seems pretty normal, save for the pair of dog ears she's now sporting. ]

[ phone ]

Hi Mayfield, it's Jade! [ wow she sounds super excited! breeeeathe! ] I have so much to tell you!

I went home! I'm not really sure how, or if that kind of thing happens a lot but I went home and I don't think I remembered being here or what but it's really weird! I'm also not sure why I'm back but I guess I'm kind of glad because now I can tell everyone-- or maybe I'm not supposed to say anything! Does anyone know anything about that, I mean, I don't want to spoil anything for my friends who don't know what's going to happen.

Timelines are getting kind of difficult to keep track of, maybe I should make a list.

Anyway, does this going home thing happen a lot? Because I keep getting pulled out at kind of inconvenient times!

[ action ; around mayfield ]

[ Jade is quite active around Mayfield today, once again having donned her girl scouts uniform, but without the wagon of cookies in tow. She's chopped some holes into her hat to accommodate her newly regained ears, and is approaching just about everyone, be they girl or otherwise, with the intention of recruitment. ]

Hi, did you know that you look like you would make an excellent girl scout?

Comments

[echidna]

[ She is in the range where she could reasonably pretend she didn't hear him, and seriously considers that option. ]

Sorry, it was a weird thing to say and you shouldn't keep Kanaya waiting.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

It wasn't weird. I'm the one being weird.

[Picking awkwardly at his shirt sleeve.]

Sorry.

[echidna]

[ She keeps her back to him, shuffling her feet. ]

Um, it just slipped out really, so I probably shouldn't have said it in the first place.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

The last thing I wanted was to make you feel bad. I mean for...for giving a shit about me, what a goddamn crime.

I'm sorry. I fuck up everything. I don't wish you hadn't said it, I just...

[echidna]

[ She finally turns back around, looking a little more neutral. ]

No, it's alright. I shouldn't have... you mean a lot to me, Karkat, and I trust you more than anyone. I don't want to make you feel uncomfortable.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Jade.

[It's still not close to an adequate reply, and he knows that, but it also isn't the insincere brush off he gave earlier. He's touched by what she's saying and he lets it show, but he wouldn't know how to begin responding to it.]

[echidna]

[ Jade watches him carefully, and she knows him well enough by now to understand. She can see it in his face, hear it in his voice. The tightness in her chest unwinds, and she even manages to smile a little. ]

Yeah, you're welcome.

[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

Well.

[Fidgeting, looking very awkward.]

I really did need to go over to Kanaya's before schoolhive.

[echidna]

Okay. [ she's starting to feel a little awkward too now. ] I'll see you at school.

[ aaaand dashing off. ]