(Rebellion Commanders: Confer.)

MEENAH: took you long enough bossman

KARKAT: I THOUGHT I ASKED YOU TO STOP CALLING ME THAT WHEN WE'RE ALONE.

MEENAH: big bossman

KARKAT: NOT BETTER.

MEENAH: sweetie-pirate

KARKAT: BOSSMAN IT IS.

MEENAH: you got it bitch

KARKAT: I CAN WORK WITH BITCH.

KARKAT: ANYWAY, THINGS ARE RAMPING UP OUT THERE.

KARKAT: ARE YOU JUST ABOUT WRAPPED UP?

MEENAH: yep

MEENAH: its a good thing youre back i just got off a real shipshow of a call with mrs fencesitter and agent short shorts a lil while ago

MEENAH: looks like serious shit is about to pop off

KARKAT: YEAH, I WAS LISTENING IN.

MEENAH: well dam dude why didnt you say somefin

MEENAH: mysterious ass spymaster

MEENAH: i coulda used some backup

KARKAT: I HAD OTHER SHIT GOING ON.

KARKAT: AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE NOTICED THERE'S AN ESCALATING, LARGE-SCALE MILITARY CONFLICT UNDERWAY; I DON'T THINK THE SOOTHING SOUNDS OF CROCKERCORP SUPPLY DEPOTS GETTING BLOWN UP ARE VERY CONDUCIVE TO CLEAR COMMS.

KARKAT: ALSO I'VE ALREADY HAD KIND OF A GAUNTLET OF A FUCKING DAY ALREADY AND I DIDN'T NEED THE PAN-ACHE.

KARKAT: I KNEW YOU HAD IT UNDER CONTROL.

MEENAH: youre lucky youre breamy as hell when youre out there doin tacticalypso or id have mutinied and kraken over this whole operation for myshellf

KARKAT: AND YOU'RE LUCKY I KEEP MAKING IT BACK HERE ALIVE OR YOU'D HAVE TO RUN THIS WHOLE OPERATION *BY* YOURSELF.

MEENAH: noted

MEENAH: anyway whats the move