Hussie? Why did you have to tell him? You could have changed the entire course of paradox history if you didn’t tell Caliborn that.

A gnome by any other name is not available.

ok, so he didn’t get them immediately. He had to wait until he unlocked the right planet.

How often for Caliborn contact Hussie? I am asking because I want to know if there is time between for Hussie to ghost-relax, or if he forced into a barrage of questions to annoyingly answer.

No idea what those symbols mean, but as long as they aren’t directed at Caliborn, I’m good.

So do they come with jujus, or did Caliborn have to give them some?

Part 275

So we have seen and talked about Terezi’s problems. Which is good. And now it is time for yet another Caliborn side story. How many do you think I have to deal with? Why am I ask you, you guys can’t answer either way.

Let’s go.

Part 274 End

As much as I want to continue on, this is a pretty good place to stop. We will deal with Caliborn’s conquest later.

So…Terezi had a wild ride didn’t she? Felt incompetent compared to the Ancestors, and seeing Meenah trying to go after Karkat definitely didn’t help much. Her hate for Gamzee turned into so much worse when she couldn’t pull herself out of it, plus the guilt of killing Vriska and her own previous actions made her try to “fix” herself, only to regret that course of action, and suffered in a soda spiral of self-loathing.

But Karkat actually managed to talk to her, address those issues, and was an overall decent person, with holo-head Dave watching in the background. She cheered up enough to make a sight joke! It is going to be rough, but I am sure Terezi will be up and ready to kick some ass once they land in Alpha.

And I hope to god that Hussie makes another communist joke once John and Karkat do join forces and steal the alchemist machines to make weapons.

We are all powerless to crab. All Hail Crab.

Speaker Crab STRIKES AGAIN! BEGONE NEGATIVITY!

Yeah, she needs to talk to Vriska and get this sorted out. And I think that Vriska would agree.

Karkat is glad to live, not because he would die any other way, but because he gets to live with her.

Is that the choice you really would have made Terezi, if you were given Caliborn’s Choice?

Sounds to me that Karkat also did some wondering too. A lot more than just that one conversation we saw with himself all those years ago.

That’s a great mind-set to have: The universe doesn’t care.

If you didn’t, everyone would have been dead. And you wouldn’t have blasted off to the Alpha-Verse.

God, it took him a beat to remember Vriska. Did she not matter to you Karkat?

You are still in control of the choices you make. But, I get it, if feeling that powerful makes you uncomfortable.

You mean, all this time, Karkat didn’t know that that was for show? He actually thought she had powers to do that instead of her own wit and cunning?

If he didn’t love her before, he is going to be head-over-heels now.

Damn it Terezi, have faith in yourself! You are a strong, smart, manipulative person who doesn’t back down.