They were done. Almost.
Vriska had suddenly fucked off and started doing some Vriska things and now here you are, sobbing and teary and gross, holding tight onto Equius.
It wasn't... he wasn't Equius anymore, but it was still a part of him, and you missed him so much.
ARQUIUSPRITE: B--> Nepeta, you've been doing this for about three minutes now
ARQUIUSPRITE: D--> You have no idea how hard it is for me not to fle% on you right now
NEPETA: :((< EQQQUUUIIIISSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!
NEPETA: :((< *sob sob*
NEPETA: :((< i missed youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
ARQUIUSPRITE: B--> And so have I. Or half of me, at least
ARQUIUSPRITE: B--> Hey would you like to see something cool
You nod and untagle yourself from him, and are suddenly beholden to STRENGHT unlike any other.
VRISKA: Hey, quit flexing and go fix Jane's tiaratop!
VRISKA: We don't need her going 8atshit on us!
ARQUIUSPRITE: B--> Aw man
NEPETA: :((< :((
ARQUIUSPRITE: B--> ...
ARQUIUSPRITE: B--> :(
With the biggest sigh you've ever had, you saunter over to Dave and Karkat, who are talking to Vriska.
DAVE: hey pets
You snuggle up next to him and feel his weight go over you as he relaxes into you.
NEPETA: :((< hey dave
NEPETA: :((< equius is busy with fixing the tiara thingy
DAVE: damn man that shit sucks straight ass
DAVE: but you can get out of the dumps soon since everythings gonna be like
DAVE: the games gonna be done in t minus fuck you yknow
VRISKA: Speaking of! Here they are now!
You look up, and right as rain, there they are:
...Some dude you don't know and a girl you don't know.
This is probably much better from Dave and Rose's point of views (and Jake? But you haven't spoken to him yet. You should... get on that).
DAVE: (oh holy shit its john)
JOHN: hi dave, hi karkat!
You don't really listen, instead focusing on squeezing Dave's hand to let him know that this is real.
Suddenly, the girl next to him is pounced on Rose, making you flinch back at the sudden movement, but the d'awwwwing you hear assures you that she's fine.
NEPETA: :33< (is this normal for humans???)
DAVE: (dude i dont think any of us are a good metric for normal)
NEPETA: :33< (ok???)
Now John's coming close to you guys, and you can see the joy he has seeing Dave again.
JOHN: hi dave!
JOHN: you're alive!
JOHN: and so is everyone else.
DAVE: yeah man shits awesome
The two of them then do an epic bro fist bump, and you can swear you can see the shitty jpeg crust
JOHN: so how have you been?
DAVE: yeah its been rocking
DAVE: weve watched way too fucking many nic cage movies
DAVE: thank you vriska
VRISKA: No pro8lem.
DAVE: and uh
He's suddenly blushing, and darting his eyes about with slight beads of sweat starting to form.
DAVE: me and pets are
DAVE: you know
Taking over, you squeeze his shoulder and giggle a bit as you look up at John.
NEPETA: :33< im nepeta!
NEPETA: >:33< i make out with him like crazyy
You laugh as both human boys blush as you say that, even as Karkat rages.
KARKAT: BULLSHIT. I SAW THIS RELATIONSHIP HAPPEN IN REAL TIME AS THE GRAVITATION PULLS OF BOTH OF YOUR STUPIDITIES CAUSED A BLACK HOLE OF DUMBASSERY.
KARKAT: THERE HAVE BEEN ABOUT THREE MAK SESSIONS, FUCKING TOPS.
NEPETA: :33< youve b33n k33ping count? cr33py!
KARKAT: SAY THE ONE WITH A FUCKING SHIP GRID OBSESSION.
JOHN: ok, ok, wait.
JOHN: nepeta, you're dave's girlfriend?
You nod a yes.
NEPETA: :33< yep! were not on the quadrants but were into eachother
DAVE: well id fucking hope so man
DAVE: itd be really shitty for you to do all that just to not be into me
DAVE: fucking anime betrayal
You stick you tongue out at him as John looks on with a confused look on his face.
JOHN: ok, but also...
JOHN: what did karkat mean by "ship grid"?
NEPETA: :33< oh well
NEPETA: :33< there are a lot of different combinations!!!
JOHN: i get that part, but isn't the point of shipping to find the best possible combo?
JOHN: not just to list out everything you can think of.
You roll your eyes, remembering how you had this exact same conversation with Meulin.
NEPETA: :33< thats what efurrybody says!!! i dont get why people are so up in arms about it!
KARKAT: THEY'RE UP IN ARMS BECAUSE IT'S FUCKING WEIRD.
After that, John and him have psuedo bro bump that was almost entirely devised by Dave, and then John goes around to talk to people.
You decide to do the same
NEPETA: :33< so i have a question about the scratch
ROSE: Uh. Sure.
She's still hugging with her mother (Roxy?) and you stare for a moment before continuing.
NEPETA: :33< what happens if we fuck up again? wouldnt the scratch just...
NEPETA: :33< make it like how it was back before you guys played at all?
ROSE: I don't think we can scratch, to be honest.
ROSE: And we won't need to scratch.
ROSE: You don't need to worry, Nepeta.
You let out a sigh, and clean a smudge on your shades.
JOHN: hey, i just realised you also have shades on!
JOHN: that plus dave's bro coming by soon, we're gonna have it up to out asses in lame shades.
You honestly hadn't even registered that. Lame ass shades.
You go sit back down by Dave, and take the time to have a little nap-
KANAYA: Are Your Hands Going To Be Alright?
Aw, man.
NEPETA: :33< theyre always kinda achey but its ok
NEPETA: :33< we wont n33d to be surgeons to beat lord english so
KANAYA: Yes Yes I Know
KANAYA: I Just Tend To Worry
ROXY: woahh i had no idea
KANAYA: Yes It Is A Bad Habit Of Mine
ROXY: oh uh
ROXY: i was tryna be sarcastic
ROXY: sorry
KANAYA: No No Its Alright
NEPETA: :33< anyways im gonna take a nap
You DO! Finally.
You get a bit of sleep in until Vriska rudely awakes you, and then you, Dave, Terezi, and Dave's bro Dirk are off to beat up some of the Jacks/Spades/whatever.
You're. You're scared.
NEPETA: :33< i dont wanna die
DAVE: you wont
TEREZI: 1F YOU DO 1'LL C4RRY ON YOUR L3G4CY AND ST4RT TO M4K3 SH1PP1NG GR1DS
NEPETA: :33< why are we all so obsessed with the shipping grids!?
DIRK: Call me a moron, but that's not how shipping works.
DIRK: Like, fundamentally speaking.
OH COME ON!!!