week 2, sunday, after the trial

[itsalluseless]

[It won't be difficult to find Battler after the trial, if Vriska so chooses. He's standing out on the beach, staring up at the darkening sky. It's been a dramatic day, so apparently he's choosing to end it by being dramatic himself.]

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[itsalluseless]

[He shakes his head.]

Even if I refused to take any kind of active part, I'd still be complicit just by knowing what's going on. I might as well help out.

[hypertoxic]

[ ... ]

Then why did we go through all that bullshit about your existential angst?!

[ Throws her arms!! up!! and stalks away a few steps bye!!

no she comes back. HUFFING. ]

I can't believe I gave you that whole speech about being a shitty person but still trying to help. It was a really good speech, Battler! Totally wasted on the likes of you.

[ ... grumble. ]

I get it, alright? I get it! I am not going to feel great about this either. We will just have to feel really shitty about ourselves together, I guess!

[itsalluseless]

[oh my god vriska he's laughing at you]

I didn't ask you to make a speech, okay!

[Oh, wait. None of this is actually funny.]

I guess the reason we're having this conversation is that I'm not good at feeling shitty about myself. I start making stupid decisions.

[battler you always make stupid decisions]

[hypertoxic]

[ REACHES UP AND

SMOOSHES HIS FACE BETWEEN HER HANDS??

smoosh smoosh smoosh. ]

You are impossible.

[ ... smoosh.

ok she stops after that. ]

How can anyone be bad at feeling shitty about themselves? You are the weirdest loser I have ever met. Whatever, just come talk to me when you're feeling all sad and crappy and I guess I will make stupid long-winded pointless speeches at you until you stop!

[itsalluseless]

Hey!!!

[SWATTING AT HER HANDS STOP SMOOSHING HIM OMG????]

I'm weird, says the alien...!

[okay no but this still isn't actually funny]

This is just going to keep getting worse week by week, isn't it?

[hypertoxic]

This is for that time you smacked me, asshole!

[ You know. When she was acting all insane after the first execution. But fine, fine, she'll let him swat her away.

It's not funny. But it's sort of funny. ]

Yep. Probably!

[itsalluseless]

...I just hope I'll be able to keep going. It's not gonna be easy.

[hypertoxic]

[ ... ]

You'll be fine. You have the rest of us. Not that we aren't a group of maladjusted misfits with enough issues to fill an ocean, but like, it counts for something, right?

[itsalluseless]

Well, maybe. I'll probably end up having another fight with Raven if I get upset in front of her again.

[Is he still a little bitter about things from the last meeting? A BIT.]

[hypertoxic]

Oh yeah. Hey, don't fight with Raven, idiot.

[itsalluseless]

I won't, as long as she doesn't act like I'm not allowed to have feelings.