text post to the watch

[10thingsihateaboutme]

HEY, HAS ANYONE SEEN ANY ALTERNIANS AROUND THAT ARE NOT ALL THAT TALL, LIKE, I'M NOT SAYING SUPER SHORT OR ANYTHING JUST A BIT ON THE NOT TALL SIDE, WITH HORNS THAT ARE KIND OF

NOT ALL THAT POINTY, OR LONG. KIND OF ROUND I GUESS BUT NOT IN AN UNDIGNIFIED WAY

AND OKAY BEFORE ANY OF THE TRAILBLAZERS ON HERE START GETTING "REAPHOOK YOU'RE DESCRIBING YOURSELF" THIS GUY IS AN ADULT AND HE WEARS A FRANKLY NAUSEATING AMOUNT OF BRIGHT FUCKING RED AND I SWEAR TO GOD I KEEP SEEING HIM OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE WHENEVER I GO OUTSIDE AND IT'S STARTING TO FREAKING ME OUT.

Comments

IN PERSON

[nitrodamus]

[Wherever Sollux is in the dorms, he sees the post and looks up from his computer, furrowing his brow.]

Are you going crazy or something.

[It's only sort of half a joke.]

[bombsheltered]

oh my god! is someone stalking you??

Re: IN PERSON

[10thingsihateaboutme]

[karkat's ears flick back in irritation]

No I'm fucking not! I keep seeing this guy like everywhere I go.

[nitrodamus]

But he's you.

As an adult.

[Um...?]

[10thingsihateaboutme]

I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE? I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE DEAL IS HERE, LIKE MAYBE SOME KIND OF FUTURE GHOST PROJECTION TIME TRAVEL BULLSHIT OR SOMETHING.

[bombsheltered]

i'd say "is that even possible" but... :/

i'll keep an eye out if i see him!! he couldn't be anyone you know, could he??

[10thingsihateaboutme]

Yeah, so? [ok that IS kind of dubious and weird. BUT HE KNOWS WHAT HE SAW! he attempts to take an authoritative tone.] I'm a superhero, that kind of weird ass bullshit happens to superheroes basically all of the fucking time.

[10thingsihateaboutme]

I AM PRETTY FUCKING SURE I WOULD REMEMBER A GUY WHO LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE ME EXCEPT TALLER AND BUFFER.

[nitrodamus]

Okay but if he's you from the future why don't you just like. Tell him to fuck off or ask what he's doing or something.

[bombsheltered]

that's even MORE suspicious! maybe someone should look into this. you're a trailblazer, right? why didn't you just go to condor? or... is that not an option??

[10thingsihateaboutme]

If I try to talk to him he just abruptly fucks off. [with mounting frustration] Why the fuck would you think I hadn't tried that already??

[10thingsihateaboutme]

WELL YEAH, BUT I WANTED TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE KNEW ANYTHING FIRST.

[bombsheltered]

that makes sense. hmmm... was there any area of town you noticed him more??

[nitrodamus]

I dunno I've never been stalked by my future self before.

Have you tried turning it on and off?

[10thingsihateaboutme]

Oh my god, I swear if you weren't a fucking invalid I would punch you. Anyway who says it's my future self, it might be ... [eeeennghh] ... some other guy, fuck, who the hell knows.

[nitrodamus]

Some other guy that looks like you and is wearing your blood color? That would be pretty fucking messed up.

[He's quiet for a few moments, frowning to himself.]

I hope it's your future self maybe he'll give you winning lottery tokens or something.

[10thingsihateaboutme]

[go to hell Sollux]

Well it could be like ... [uncomfortable! pause!] my ancestor or something.

[10thingsihateaboutme]

NO, HE'S BASICALLY EVERYWHERE.

[nitrodamus]

L O L. Yeah right.

[He's obviously taking that as a joke.]

[bombsheltered]

jeez, he must be keeping really close tabs on you... that is SERIOUSLY creepy.

oh! i have an idea!! ☆ what if you let someone shadow you? you know -- someone who can really get around? and then if this stalker guy shows up, then maybe they can tail him to wherever he's hiding out!!

[anonymous, as usual]

[starscheme]

...I believe I've seen your troll.

[10thingsihateaboutme]

[sighs, fidgeting a little, obviously thinking over whether to get into this...]

... Look, I have an ancestor, okay. And apparently his matesprit is back from the fucking dead so why wouldn't he be.

[10thingsihateaboutme]

WAIT, SERIOUSLY?

[nitrodamus]

[While he's mostly just been sort of idly chatting up till now, this gives Sollux pause. He looks up at Karkat, confused.]

...What?

Fuck you, bullshit.

[10thingsihateaboutme]

HUH. YEAH, LIKE A SPEED GUY OR SOMEONE WHO CAN FLY, RIGHT? YEAH, MAYBE THAT WOULD WORK...