After waking up, you now know a few new things:

Jade’s grandad is in the dreambubbles, Meenah is kinda rude, and you still haven’t seen John yet. Honestly, you wouldn’t be surprised if he keeled over as soon as he sent that bucket. You idly wonder about Jade. She was so excited to see you- everyone was, the four of you wanted to meet each other so desperately- but where you and Rose got to live in a meteor with 6 other people, she got stuck with John, Davesprite, and a bunch of consorts.

You hope she’s doing alright.

But, there is a more pressing matter. One that you cannot overlook, one that is clawing its way into every thought your brain is creating:

Nepeta needs help with her shipping wall, and you’re the man on the job.

Walking down to her room, you remember back when she was still in the sick bay, and how you had to help her with every quadrant. But, now that her hands are down to a tremor, you’re only ever there to counsel any and all updates that might come around.

DAVE: sup pets whos making on who today?

NEPETA: :33< dave! no ones moving quadrants today!

DAVE: cool so were adding someone?

NEPETA: :33< yep! now that we know what m33nahs like and weve met jake we have so many new quadrants we can fill!!!

Diligently writing in her sketchbook, you peer over and see scribbles of Jake and Meenah paired with various other people, the shaky line work evidence of her excitement.

NEPETA: :33< do you think that jake and terezi would be good in clubs?

NEPETA: :33< i dont think either would be the middle leaf but mayb33333…

NEPETA: :33< i dont know! i only just met him!

She growls a bit, and starts stalking around the room, muttering ideas to and from herself.

DAVE: what about meenah you got anything for her?

Nepeta looks up at the wall, which has many trolls and humans surrounding it.

NEPETA: :33< im just not sure she doesnt really s33m like shed get along with any of us let alone quadrants!

NEPETA: :33< mayb3333 she could be in spades with kankri? but UGH!

You can see her playing with a loose string on her jacket, and you get up to look at the ships adorning the walls.

DAVE: wait what the fuck is that one

There, front and centre, is you, Jade, and Karkat in clubs, with you as the outer leaf.

DAVE: what howd you even come to that idea

DAVE: thats not even in the crackship corner do you think that could work?

What started out as a chuckle is now a full laughter, and to show to your Pets that you mean no ill-will, you scribble in a clubs pairing of her, Rose, and Terezi into the corner of her notebook.

DAVE: hahah look i did it too

NEPETA: :33< h33h33 come on you big goof! this is serious business

NEPETA: :33< h33h33

Before either of you know it, it's been hours, and you've spent it all laughing at crackships.

NEPETA: :33< what sorta ships do mew think that the new kidsll add?

NEPETA: :33< maybe jake and jade?

Oh, eww.

DAVE: pets theyre family thats no good

DAVE: pressing the big red button on that one girl

DAVE: nuh uh no way

Nepeta tilts her head.

NEPETA: :33< whats a family?

Oh SHIT youre dumb.

DAVE: its when two humans are related and shit

DAVE: and its like ultra fucking gross if they get together

DAVE: which is why itd be fucking gross if they did it

DAVE: rule of thumb for us if we have white hair no go and if we have black hair no go mkay?

DAVE: well unless theyre the new kids i guess

DAVE: hey where the fuck is karkats old shipping chart thatll help

Nepeta blinks very slowly.

NEPETA: :33<...arent you and rose meowrails.

Dot, dot, dot.

Oh the BOTH of you are idiots.

After a long, long five minutes of explaining, all misunderstandings are under the rug, and both parties have promised to never speak of this conversation again.

DAVE: hey so since weve spent so long on nothing lets go to vriska or something and have fun

NEPETA: :33< agr33d!

So, the two of you go! Nothing weird will ever happen ever again!!! Yipp33!!!!!!!!