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When; RIGHT NOW
Rating; PG-13? idk
Characters; Eridan, Sollux, Karkat, anyone else who wants to join this ridiculous showdown
Summary; Eridan WANTS THE ALCHEMITER. No-one else wants him to have it. Drama ensues.
Log; Eridan is sick of his soft-things pile. He's sick of sleeping like shit every night, WHY don't they have recuperacoons yet if they have the captcha code for sopor slime?

Yes, Vriska has the alchemiter but he went through her already for his rifle, he can do it again for the sake of a good night's sleep. So he burst in, just like last time, and was...greeted by nobody. Okay, maybe Vriska was out. All the better for him.

At least he thought so, until he checked the Network, intending to troll Kar and get the sopor slime code form him, and saw the John human's post. Ohhh. Suddenly, him being here was really freaking important. He rushed to lock the door and then holed himself up in the alchemiter room. He had to stay here until everyone lost interest. Shit, it wasn't like he wouldn't let them use it. Maybe there wouldn't be any fuss at all. He'd probably proved his overall decency by now, right?

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It didn't take much guessing to know that Eridan was going to start something. He'd said he was in Vriska's hive, and Aradia doubted very much that he was there to open the room to the public. So here she is in the hallway, knocking on the door.

"Eridan? Are you still in there?"

Yeah, Sollux figured this out, too. After shouting to Karkat, he darted out into the hallway, only to find Aradia already there, knocking on the door. "Fuck, ith he holed up in there? Should I break down the door?"

Oh. It was his 'not exactly a moirail'. Eridan considered opening the door but...Sollux. Talking about breaking it down. Okay, no, fuck the easy way. He found a wall to get his back against and took out his Crosshairs, aiming it at the door. He wasn't going to say anything.

Aradia shot him a Look. "He would definitely not take that well! We're not going in to attack him, right?"

Turning back towards the door, she called out, "This is silly, Eridan! Whatever it is you want of hers, let us work it out together!"

Sollux made a quiet, frustrated noise. "No, of courthe I'm not going to attack him, unlethh he attacks uth firtht. But he probably wantth the alchemiter, aa, or why would he have rushed over to lock himthelf up in there?"

He turned away. "I'm trying a window. Thith ith thtupid."

Edited 2011-09-12 18:06 (UTC)

Karkat was actually blinking in confusion for a full out minute. Then with Sollux being gone? Well shit, that wouldn't end well. He took off after his moirail, skidding to a halt in time to hear the conversation. Oh fuck this...

He marched up to the door, beating it. Karkat slammed against it with his fists as best as he could, frowning.

"ERIDAN AMPORA OPEN THIS FUCKING DOOR THIS INSTANT YOU GRUBISTED FIN FACED ASSHOLE!"

...The realization that he actually spoke would hit him later.

"Wwhy'd I do that, I got here first, you're just gonna take this awway from me like fuckin' evverrythin' else!" Eridan yelled back through the door. "I only locked it cause I knoww you wwill!"

"Come on, Eridan, we can talk this out!" Aradia shot a speculative look at the boys before adding, "What if only I come in? I can ask them to stay outside!"

Sollux hesitated, hand on his own doorknob. He could just pop out his own window, fly around to see what was going on, maybe take Eridan out and end this stupid standoff.

But maybe he should wait until he saw what Eridan's reaction was going to be to Aradia's suggestion.

He lowered his hand and turned back towards Aradia and Karkat, biting his lip. His bloodpusher wanted to dive in there and attack, just needed the tiniest excuse, but he didn't really want to make this situation worse, either.

"Yeah, thtop being a fucking wriggler," he called to Eridan, putting in his most helpful two boondollars.

Eridan was sure enough that he could trust Aradia to follow her word and be sensible, but as far as the other two went...

"This definitely isn't gonna be a trap?"

"It's not!" Aradia gave a meaningful look to the two boys, indicating that she is telling the truth and this is not a trap and if you try and push your way in so help me jegus I am turning this group around and heading straight home.

Seriously? Since when did Karkat let other people call the fucking shots around here. It was just like the stupid lab all over again. After all those fucking talks with Eridan, was all that really thrown out the window just because He wanted what was inside Vriska's room? Shit, did Ampora really not trust Karkat Vantas at all? And Aradia, really? Karkat was seriously feeling that he was being undermined without even real time to access the situation.

Well you know what? He didn't have to take that. Sure, it was petulant and he knew that.

"Fuck this noise. Do whatever you douchebags want. I'm going back."

Hello, ever growing insecurities. It's been a while since Karkat faced you.

Sollux reached out as Karkat walked towards him, putting a hand on his shoulder. He wouldn't try to block him if he really wanted back into their hive, but he was standing right in front of the door, and Karkat was their leader. He wasn't sure if he was comfortable with Aradia deciding how to deal with this situation, as much as he cared for her and thought she was pretty bright. And with each passing minute, it looked more and more like that was what was going to happen.

"It'th not a fucking trap, you thtupid grub," Sollux yelled to Eridan. "We're not trying to attack you, jutht keep you from doing thomething monumentally thtupid." He finished with a mutter. "But that'th your default thtate, anyway."

"And a' course you'd assume I'm doin' somethin' stupid!" Eridan yelled back. "I'm just sick a' havvin' things wwithheld from me on account a' somethin' I did once that I'm tryin' to movve past. Anywway, I got here first, I don't see wwhy I shouldn't get Vvris' stuff."

He came forward anyway to open the door a crack, peering out suspiciously.

A hand on his shoulder and Karkat glanced at Sollux. Then he frowned, whirling around to face Eridan. Fuck this shit indeed.

"You want to know why, Ampora? Because we're a fucking team. None of us own any of that shit in there. If anyone has any right to dictate who gets what and when, that's me. Why? Because I'm the fucking leader here," he hissed, sparing a look at everyone this time. All of them.

"You, Ampora, have to fucking prove yourself. Moving past it is a great first step, but we're not going to trust you over fucking day. You're going to deal with it if you're serious about making fucking amends. Pulling shit like this on us? Not helping to convince me, which is what you should very fucking well be focusing on."

Aradia crossed her arms, biting her lip. It's not really in her nature to back down in the face of authority, but there's a time and place for everything, and a reason some people are in charge. "I told him I'd help him get along with people again, okay? It feels like my responsibility! I'm not trying to undermine you, I just really don't think shouting at him is going to help at all!"

Sollux saw the gleam of an eye at the door and waved a hand casually. The door jerked right out of Eridan's hand and opened wide, held there by red and blue sparks that limned it brightly.

"There," he growled, striding towards his kismesis, past his moirail and his former matesprit. "Now that the door ith open, we don't have to shout anymore."

He planted himself in the doorway and glared at Eridan. "Why do you want the alchimeter to yourthelf tho badly that you locked uth all out the thecond you could? You think that doethn't look thuthpiciouth? It wath bad enough that Vrithka had it. It should be thomething we all have acthethh to."

Fuuuuuuuuuck. Eridan only doesn't shoot Sollux because the gun's facing down, because he's clearly an idiot. Instead, he glares daggers at Sollux. "I don't wwant it to myself! I just don't wwant you an' Kar fuckin' takin' it ovver and nevver lettin' me use it again. Only reason I got to use it the first time is on account a' Vvris not givvin' a shit. I don't wwanna havve to fuckin' wwait to provve myself to be able to make things!"

"You, I'll deal with in a fucking minute," Karkat snapped at Aradia. Then he turned to Sollux. "And Captor? Cut that shit out. It's not helping any."

He took a deep breath before sparing Eridan any sort of thought. God, these grubfucking wigglers weren't giving him fucking time to process. Karkat rubbed at his temples, trying to will his irritation away.

"Look, Ampora, no one said anything about not being able to make shit. Though, Captor is right and you fucking know it. Locking the door on us was not the way to fucking go about this, you shit head. I would be more than fucking willing to let you make stuff as long as it's goddamn monitored..."

His eyes fixated on Eridan, scowling deeper and near snarling. "And if you don't fucking like that? Tough. This is the price you have to fucking pay for being an irrational douchebag and killing off two of our team members."

Six sweep olds often don't have the best conflict resolution skills, it's true. Aradia just hoped Eridan was used enough to the insults and swearing to see past them to what Karkat was actually saying, or they were shortly going to have a gigantic mess on their hands. So she put her hands on her hips and looked at Eridan, waiting.

Sollux did notice the gun in a distant way as he walked up, but he was a bit distracted. Now his eyes dropped to the weapon and he had to resist the urge to smack himself on the forehead. Or Eridan on the forehead.

"No one ever thaid you couldn't uthe it, dumbathh," he said, rolling his eyes. "All I ever thaid wath that it should go through kk. No one would care if you want to make thomething utheful. That on the other hand--" He pointed to the gun. "What the fuck do you even need that for tho badly that you had to rush out and make it firtht thing?"

Eridan's face fell at Karkat's words. "Kar... Howw long.... Are you all gonna treat me like a wwriggler forevver?" He looked from face to face. Probably. Fuck. They really were going to keep judging him for the rest of their time here, he could just tell. It wasn't fair. He'd felt shitty after killing his friends and he'd been nothing but friendly ever since, and it was already over with. He was really having a hard time understanding why they all couldn't just accept that and move on.

But seriously, Sollux had to be some serious kind of idiot. Dense as shit.

"I need it for you, dumbass."

"When you stop being one," came the obvious response. He rolled his eyes.

"Consider this a final fucking test then, Eridan. Abide by this fucking rule and who knows... Maybe in about an Earth month or two, you'll have the access to this that you want."

The problem that Karkat saw was simply this: Eridan might have only been agreeable because he wasn't armed when brought here. Now there was still potential for everything to go south. All it would take would be the creation of a weapon powerful enough for Eridan to not worry. The team didn't need a repeat of that. Karkat believed he was being rather charitable. He allowed Ampora in his hive... Ate that fish Ampora brought for the third meal in the day. He wasn't being unreasonable in this, considering that Eridan's nature kept him flip flopping back and forth from logical and nice to self fulfillment and selfishness.

"Make a compromise, okay?" Aradia joined in with a sigh. She hadn't exactly been a part of team dynamics before, so was still finding her bearings; it seemed like a good time to jump in. "It might seem like you're getting the raw deal here, but you can still make things! You just have to let us know!"

Sollux was slightly taken aback by Eridan's response and yellowed, darting a quick look back at Karkat and Aradia as he blushed. Of course Eridan got the gun for him. That made sense.

"You're thuch an idiot," he mumbled.

He could technically just shoot them and take what he wanted. He COULD. But not only would they all just come back, he didn't really want to be shunned forever. But he was so tired of waiting.

"Fine," he said, sulkily. "I see howw it is. You fuckin' control me like wwe'vve swwapped the hemospectrum." He captchalogued his gun. "I'm takin' Vvris' 'coon, though, you can't stop me doin' that."

"Fuck your blood color. As if I would care about the shade of sludge that pumps through your goddamn veins," Karkat hissed. "This is about trust, fuckass, as it always will be. Though go ahead and take the 'coon. I sure as fuck don't need it."

The rest of it? Well Karkat didn't need to picture the kinky kismesis vibe between Sollux and Ampora. Nope.

Sollux glanced at Karkat and Aradia, then slipped past Eridan into the hive. "Here, I'll help you carry the 'coon, idiot," he said, pretending to be more annoyed than he actually was as he stomped deeper into Vriska's hive. "We'll jutht lock the door, and no one will live here, okay? If you want thomething, jutht let uth know. You come over every fucking day anyway, bringing the thtupid fish."

Eridan growled at the back of his throat and followed after Sollux.

"I'm tryin' to savve your fuckin' life, you can't fuckin' complain about the fish, I'm givvin' you that for FREE. It's not evven as if I stay around after or anythin', I'm not subjectin' you to myself or anythin'. Anywway, you're makin' that sound like it's a good deal instead a' makin' me into your fuckin' slavve."

"I've been wondering about the fish!" Now that everything seemed settled, it was clearly time to get down to more important business. "You're giving them to both of us? Or all three of us?" she added, looking at Karkat.

"I'm not complaining about the fucking fish!" Sollux said, rolling his eyes. "I don't even know where you get thith shit, or what you're even getting at, half the time. You're not our thlave. I wouldn't even want that!"

He turned back to Eridan, taking a quick look to make sure Aradia was still a little further back, then lowered his voice. "Who the fuck wantth a thlave for a kithmethith," he added, with what he hoped was a seductive tone of voice - rather than just sounding completely lame and silly.

"A' course I'm givvin' it to all three a' you, you're all lowwblooded landdwwellers, aren't you?"

Eridan, being six sweeps, actually did find what Sollux said kind of sexy, though. Even if he was pissed off at him.
...unless he was saying it passive aggressively to make a point about how Eridan had treated him. He gave him a sidelong suspicious look.

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