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hi sollux
oh right sorry

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Hi, Sollux.

So it is you. TZ said it was.

In the flesh. So are you guys all holed up together somewhere here, too?

tz and kk took me in when I got here. We're in building 8, room 887, I think. You should get a room near us.

That sounds like a good plan. I think I can see the buildings from here, so it shouldn't be hard to find.

But since you're here, I should ask... you must have had a dream recently. Before you came here, I mean. Do you remember it?

You mean the dream where you started to explain everything, except I woke up before you got around to it? Yeah, I remember.

...So you're god tier, then?

Oh, that's good! I wasn't sure how much anyone who was just there because they were dreaming would remember. But I wasn't going to explain everything. I don't know everything myself just yet, but I'm working on it!

Yes. It was a real surprise at first!

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I remember it all. I woke up here, after that.

I'm glad you're okay, aa.

I'm glad I'm okay, too. ...Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm okay, I guess. Blind, but no voices and visions. It was a good trade. TZ's teaching me.

The voices weren't much fun. I spent so long getting upset at them that it's a little strange not to have them talking to me any more... [ she pauses a moment ] Can I come by now?

Yeah, they really sucked. You don't have them anymore, now...?

[Pause] Oh, yeah. Sure, of course you can.

Not really. It's kind of hard to explain.

I'll try to find it soon!

I'll...be here. See you soon.

[ from the square it's not long to any of the buildings, and Aradia's on the eighth floor of the eighth building in no time (she gets the feeling Vriska was one of the first trolls here). Knocking on the right door, she calls out ] Sollux?

[He feels his way to the door and opens it, smiling awkwardly in her general direction and stepping back to let her enter]

Hey...

[ luckily he can't see she looks a little awkward herself. or not luckily, because being blind isn't really lucky now is it! She steps inside, closing the door behind her ] Hey.

[ WELP no oh god she can't leave it at that, wow this was so much easier before dying and turning into a robot and ignoring him for most of the game ]

So Terezi's been teaching you, huh? Are you picking it up okay?

[He starts to make his slow, awkward way back towards the couch. He can't see a thing, though his nostrils flare and he even opens his mouth and makes soft, subtle licking motions with his tongues, as if tasting the air.]

I guess I'm starting to a little, but it's slow.

[He turns his head towards Aradia] You smell pretty good, uh... cherries, I mean. Or maybe cranberries.

[ she laughs a bit, not unkindly, just because she's more used to hearing that sort of thing from Terezi ] I'm wearing a lot of red! [ impulsively, she grabs his hand and leads him over to the couch, sitting down herself ]

[He's grateful for the help, and he squeezes her hand as she leads him. She's soft and warm again, and he's inexpressibly happy about that, even if he's awkward and uncertain in her presence at the moment.

He sits down, but doesn't let go]

Yeah, I bet you are. And wings, too, huh?

And wings too! I think I can put them away if I want, but I feel like they're supposed to go with the outfit.

That must be nice.

[He means it, too. He smiles at her helplessly, unsure of what to say]

Uh, I'm pretty new here, but if you've got any questions I can try to answer them.

[ okay no enough is enough! She pulls away finally, putting her face in her hands ]

Sollux, this is so awkward! You can tell too, right?

[He falls silent, feeling abandoned that she's pulled away. And he's sure that it's his fault that things are awkward. He sags unhappily, hanging his head.]

I'm...sorry.

[ oops she keeps forgetting he can't... see her. She puts a hand back on his arm, so he'll know where she is ] You know I'm okay with-- I mean, whatever you have with Feferi, you know I understand, right? I mean, I died, and then was a sprite, and a robot, and I basically just moped around ignoring everyone, so-- I mean, I understand, if that's why you're feeling kind of weird.

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