Thread: Homestuck: The Trickster and the Thief [Ahren and Resident Homestuck]

RE Homestuck The Trickster and the Thief Vriska Catch up with John You resist the urge to widen your grin at Johns sudden embarrassment. Its not necessarily that you find his embarrassment funny - its more that you find it funny that the two of you cant seem to piece together a coherent conversation after waiting years to meet. Irony at its finest. You wish you could think of something to say though. Clearly you wont be able to catch up on two years of missed life if you cant even talk to John without one of you trailing off awkwardly. From what you hear, John has been living a fairly normal life for a human kid, at least minus the magic. You have no idea what Con Air is, but you assume its probably one of those horrible movies that he loves so much...or at least, he used to love so much. When he turns to look at you again you can see something in his eyes, something not unlike surprise. Its only there for a moment, but youre sure you see it. You realize how strange it feels not to be know what John is thinking. Usually your friends thoughts are significantly more transparent. But you find him to be difficult to read, despite his expressive face. You are not sure why, but you like the uncertainty. You are a little surprised when John mentions being worried about you. Worrying in itself is not a...you guess you could call it an emotion...worrying is not an emotion familiar to you, or trolls in general, you think. Its even stranger to consider the fact that someone could be worried about you in particular. You have always thought of yourself as a person who never warranted...worrying. Though maybe Noir could be an exception. From what you can see, it looks like John is trying and failing to find some kind of humor in his explanation. But then your eyes meet again and the solemnity disappears. You absentmindedly wonder if this is what the red quadrants are supposed to feel like. You havent had a red relationship in a long time since nobody on this meteor really seems to want to talk to you, so youve somewhat forgotten. The only problem with it is that you have absolutely no idea how to react to it. So when he says that he wants to be your friend, you just kind of look at him in mild surprise. An offer of friendship is the last thing youd expect to get on this meteor. You realize, much to your surprise, that you would actually be happy to be friends with John. You suddenly realize that John is staring at you expectantly, waiting for you to answer his question about Jack Noir. Claiming a seat on the couch opposite from him, you half sit on one of the end cushions, half lean on the arm of the couch, facing him on your side. I guess I did decide to not fight him. Kind of. I mean, I never did go after him and fight him. You stop for a moment. You hate thinking about what stopped you from going after Noir, but you know that John needs to know. Especially after worrying about you like he did. And he makes you feel...maybe accepted would be the right word. You dont have to hide your mistakes from him like you originally thought you would. Terezi stopped me from going after him, you say a little grudgingly. There. You told him the truth without going into too much detail. Without realizing it, your hand strays to your shoulder to brush the scar left by the stab wound Terezi gave you. Even after all this time, there is still a mark where the blade had entered your shoulder. It hasnt bothered you for nearly two years, but it stays there, reminding you of what happened every time you see it, reminding you of the fight you could have won. But anyway, after that, life just kind of got boring. Most of what you missed was just up to cutting the plan to fight Noir. After that its just two years of not a thing to do whatsoever. Karkat was right about Terezi and Strider. And about Rose and Kanaya. Honestly, it does get annoying to watch - I get where hes coming from. But otherwise, I dont really talk to anybody here much, I guess. Even as you say it, you realize its true. It feels good to open up to John, even if just to talk to someone. You havent had a real conversation in nearly two years. Being able to tell him all of this makes it easier to get your own thoughts in line too. You dont know exactly what youre hoping to take away from this. You are a little wary of making friends, partially because of your experience for the last two years. But this feels different, more like a real friendship. Its...its nice to finally meet you in person, John. You offer what you hope is a friendly smile. You arent sure exactly how friendly you can look with your fangs poking out between your lips and your freaky left eye, but you hope the amicable intentions got across to him.