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VRISKA: Well that was fun!

KARKAT: SUPER FUN.

KARKAT: THANKS FOR THE OBNOXIOUS LASER ASSIST, MY GANDER BULBS ARE STILL SIZZLING WITH DELIGHT.

KARKAT: BY THE BY, WAS TELLING ME VRISKA WAS BACK ON ANYONE'S AGENDA?

VRISSY: (That's her? Should we talk to her? What happened to her? She sliced a Ship in Half!)

HARRY: (is that what you're gonna look like when you're older?)

VRISSY: (I mean, I don't know, Pro8a8ly?)

HARRY: (even the fire? when does the fire start?)

VRISSY: (Shut Up Please! I'm trying to listen.)

MEENAH: figured youd pop a vessel over it

MEENAH: decided to keep that out of your briefs

MEENAH: im the only one around here watchin your blood pressure

MEENAH: and your briefs

VRISKA: Don't mention it!

VRISKA: Just one grown adult helping out another.

VRISKA: I mean damn, Karkat, speaking of grown.

VRISKA: Look at you!

MEENAH: i know right

VRISKA: You're like... yoked.

MEENAH: i knowww right

KARKAT: NO, PLEASE, EVERYONE ELSE HERE HAS HAD WELL OVER A DECADE TO MARVEL TO AN ASTOUNDINGLY INAPPROPRIATE DEGREE OVER MY "GLOW-UP."

KARKAT: LET'S ALL LOOK AT *YOU*.

KARKAT: WALTZING FULLY-FORMED INTO OUR LIVES JUST IN TIME TO CONVENIENTLY INTERRUPT A COMPLEX MILITARY OPERATION WE'VE BEEN PLANNING FOR MONTHS.

KANAYA: Why *Are* You An Adult Now

KANAYA: Werent You About Yea High A Few Hours Ago

KARKAT: DON'T TELL ME YOU KNEW ABOUT THIS TOO.

KANAYA: She Was On The News

KANAYA: You Know

KANAYA: The Programs On TV

KANAYA: The Ones That Go To Great Lengths To Denigrate You As A Malicious Terrorist And Occasionally Speculate On Your Sexual Proclivities

JANE: Mmmf! Mmmfff!

KANAYA: Youre Right Janes Head I Also Thought That Was In Poor Taste

KANAYA: As Weve Just Covered Sexualizing Karkat Is Low Hanging Fruit

JANE: BZZZZT!

KANAYA: Also Vriska Abducted Our Daughter

HARRY: and got her thrown in jail!

VRISSY: (Shut up, Narc!!!!!!!!)

HARRY: (ow! why hit me, she probably saw it all on the news anyways!)

VRISSY: (Then Why open your 8ig Fucking Mouth a8out it?)

HARRY: (because i'm still mad!!!!!!!!)

MEENAH: (yo water we yell whisperin about)

HARRY and VRISSY: (ahhh!)

JOHN: is anyone else feeling like their brain got knocked loose from the blast? what was even the point of all that, everything seems exactly the same?

JOHN: besides vriska looking like lucy liu from charlie's angels now

JOHN: is that what the machine was for? making lucy lius? not that i'm complaining, but...

KARKAT: OKAY, HOLD ON.

KARKAT: SHE LOOKS WAY MORE LIKE SANDRA BULLOCK FROM A TIME TO KILL.

KARKAT: OR THE INFINITELY BETTER MISS CONGENIALITY.

KANAYA: Sure

KARKAT: ACTUALLY, LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT MOVIES ANYMORE OR WHICH TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WOMEN FROM A DEFUNCT ALIEN SOCIETY VRISKA WHO IS AN ADULT NOW MAY OR MAY NOT LOOK LIKE.

JAKE: I think theyre both equally good, if were sharing movie opinions.

JOHN: wait, are you naked under there?

JAKE: Well,

JOHN: dude, why... you've gotta get it together, man.

KARKAT: FIRST OF ALL, SHUT UP.

KARKAT: SECONDLY, HE'S NAKED BECAUSE, UNLIKE SOME PEOPLE, HE WAS CONTRIBUTING TO THE WAR EFFORT.

KARKAT: EVEN IF IT IS SORT OF PERPLEXING THAT THAT NECESSITATED THE COMPLETE OBLITERATION OF ALL HIS CLOTHES.

KARKAT: HE'S A GOD DAMN WAR HERO.

JAKE: Huh! I guess i am.

KARKAT: YOU SURE ARE.

KARKAT: NOW PULL THAT CAPE TIGHTER, THERE'S CHILDREN PRESENT.

VRISKA: Ahem!

VRISKA: So, now that I have everyone's attention, there's some stuff we need to get into.

VRISKA: Here's the plan-

KARKAT: THE PLAN, ACTUALLY, IS THAT THERE'S A HELL OF A LOT OF LOGISTICS WE NEED TO GET INTO REGARDING THE NEXT STEPS OF ENDING A PLANET-WIDE MILITARY AND SOCIETAL CONFLICT THAT YOU'VE GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH.

KARKAT: EXCEPT I GUESS FOR THE COOL COUP DE GRACE YOU JUST DID.

KARKAT: SO THANKS AGAIN FOR THAT.