#ac : arseniccatnip

[homestuckreplay]

“1TS WH4T MY CH4R4CT3R WOULD DO” – terezi probably

(page 2052-2065)

I’m enjoying Act 5 a lot so far, but the writing style has definitely changed. Its narrative text is directed more towards the reader, with asides making references a reader might know, but the trolls definitely don’t – for example, ‘your WALKING CANE, which you use as a weapon kind of like Earth Daredevil who you've never heard of’ (p.2052). The story is still in the second person, but there’s some distance between the ‘you’ and the troll we’re supposedly inhabiting, which there wasn’t with the kids, so I feel slightly more detached from the story.

Act 5 is also using a new kind of nonlinear storytelling. I know that saying ‘Homestuck is introducing nonlinear storytelling’ is basically like saying ‘there’s starting to be some problems in the world’, but this is different. In earlier acts, there have been occasional flash forwards or flashbacks, and times when the kids’ storylines are out of sync with each other but each proceeding linearly. Act 5’s cuts to the trolls in the Medium and back to before they play the game are basically like how the trolls interact with the kids’ timeline. The trolls’ whole story is already laid out, we know where it ends, so the ‘player’ is picking and choosing interesting points in their timeline to jump between and interact with.

When we reach a Pesterlog from Terezi’s perspective that’s already happened from Gamzee’s/the reader’s, it’s not recreated in full – we just see the first few lines, and then there’s a link to the earlier page. Again this is different from the kids’, whose Pesterlogs have always been shown in full from both sides (for example, Rose and Dave on page 522 and 611). Which definitely suggests there will be a LOT of jumping around and repeated chatlogs, and makes the sequence of pages itself nonlinear, as the hyperlinks make much bigger jumps than just going forward or back a single page.

Every kid’s entry into the Medium so far has been a pretty big deal, and with the giant meteor still looming over her house in ‘[S] Descend’, I think Jade’s will be too. With the trolls, the story is all business. Terezi mentions getting killed by meteors and a ‘WHOL3 CONSP1R4CY’ about Sburb almost offhand (p.2061), there’s no alchemy binge for Karkat besides a single Fresh Prince of Bel-Air themed sickle, and the lands are introduced with a single image instead of a cool flash, all of which contributes to the different feel of Act 5.

^ johnkat real?

GC: *SHE […] SP34KS TH3 4NC13NT TONGU3 OF 4 THOUS4ND W1SDOMS* GC: *SH3 S4YS:* GC: H3Y DO YOU W4NT TO PL4Y 4 G4M3 W1TH M3? (p.2055)

^ the ancient tongue of a thousand wisdoms being about playing a game is a great summary of Homestuck as a whole tbh

This update introduces a NEW TROLL, Terezi’s roleplay partner arsenicCatnip! She’s basically a Warrior Cats roleplayer, equal parts feral/bloodthirsty like a wildcat and cute/caring like a housecat. She’s also got a weird dynamic going with another troll who’s only referenced, who she has to ‘get purrmission’ from to play Sburb and is ‘kind of scared of’ (p.2055) – in an obviously cutthroat world like Alternia it’s not surprising that interpersonal relationships fall prey to serious power dynamics, but still, I hope she is okay. I noticed AC only mentions getting permission when Terezi mentions the team aspect of Sburb, so perhaps it’s a specific friend that this mystery troll doesn’t want AC to spend time with.

I love the idea of Terezi and AC roleplaying together, but unfortunately, Terezi is not a good collaborative roleplayer. She has no commitment to a shared scenario and isn’t picking up on the boundaries AC is pretty clearly setting down. AC can hold her own pretty well and the scenario ends well, but Terezi’s violence and control in this scenario doesn’t set her up well as a good leader for the red team.

And she is definitely manipulating Karkat when he contacts her about Sburb. It seems clear that she sees the server player as the game’s real leader, as it gives her control over Karkat’s environment while he has to do the hard work running around and controlling monsters. She also knows much more about the game than he does, so she’s able to frame this the opposite way and make him want to be the client, and she mixes fake-flirting, fake-not caring and possibly real insanity to get her intended reactions. Her superior knowledge + manipulation mean she interacts with Karkat the same way she’ll later interact with the beta kids. When Karkat asks her to explain the deal with Sburb, she replies ‘1 C4NT! / 1 GOTT4 ST3P OUT OF TH3 TR33 FOR 4 MOM3NT’ (p.2061) which is a move Karkat will steal when interacting with John and trying to get out of a conversation. It’s pretty funny when Karkat does it because I know he’s stuck on a meteor and doesn’t need to go anywhere, and it’s just interesting to see the kid-troll dynamics recreated (predicted?) between two trolls.

Terezi and Karkat hint at some new Alternian technology: ‘lusus’, ‘lawnring’, and ‘culled’ (p.2058), the last of which could possibly link to a yet-unseen troll, cuttlefishCuller. Culling is the selective killing of animals, often for population control or to eliminate disease, and here it’s applied to trolls too, but there’s no details of the role it plays in society. ‘Lawnring’ seems like the Alternian equivalent of a yard – looking at Karkat’s neighborhood again, there are literal grassy rings around the hives (p.2003), plus as a John parallel it makes sense for Karkat to have a typical suburban hive. This means that Terezi’s ‘SCR3W L4WNR1NGS’ attitude (p.2058) is a criticism of mainstream Alternian society, and an assertion of her decision to live outside it. That’s a decision she’s been able to make for herself, instead of being forced into a given living situation like the beta kids. ‘Lusus’ I have no idea what it could mean, but it’s another thing Terezi doesn’t have, or doesn’t have yet, that seems to be fairly common for trolls.

Terezi also has some kind of fascination with blood, asking Karkat what color his is (??) and promising to ‘F1ND OUT SOM3 D4Y’ (p.2061), which is about as ominous as adiosToreador mentioning that dream selves can die and then telling Jade to enjoy her nap ‘wHILE IT LASTS,’ (p.1936). Terezi was also asking Dave what his blood smells like, and has been ‘SO CUR1OUS’ about ‘WH4T HUM4N BLOOD T4ST3S L1K3’ (p.1935). Even pre-Sburb her interest in violence clearly goes way beyond stuffed animals, like she wants to know how it feels to inflict that same violence on a living creature, but just hasn’t had that chance yet.

GC: H4V3 YOU T4LK3D TO 44 CG: 44 WHAT? GC: 4POC4LYPS34R1S3N SORRY (p.2061)

^ this is a VERY funny use of terezi’s typing style. hey, one day she’ll be able to mention talking to ‘3B’!

In the last few pages of the update there’s another troll, bringing the TTV (Total Troll Visuals) to 6, halfway! This troll is probably apocalypseArisen, the red of her shirt matching that name on the Chumproll, and her symbol corresponding to Aries. Some people have mentioned that 4/13 lands in Aries, making her a potentially important troll. 6/12 lands in Gemini, which is twinArmageddons, and TA adapted the code to Sburb from some ‘crazy technology AA dug out of 2ome ruiin2’ (p.2027) so there could be something to this theory.

AA has a frog temple of her own – probably the aforementioned ruins – which has six pillars instead of four (those numbers again)! So the frog ruins are a universal Sburb construct, and every planet which will one day play Sburb gets a frog temple sent to the birth of its civilization to later unearth the code? This one probably didn’t contain a Bec, as he seems like a specific quirk of the kids’ session.

AA feels compelled to destroy the frog temple, acting on instinct though she doesn’t know why. Interestingly the kids’ frog temple was beheaded too, although not until the exiles’ time (p.1359) – perhaps any doomed session will also have its temple destroyed in some form. The Aimless Renegade considers frogs ‘illegal’ (p.1100, 1910) and works for Derse, so could it be possible that AA has already awoken on Derse the same way Jade already awoke on Prospit, and is receiving whispers from the gods of the Furthest Ring telling her to destroy anything frog themed?

It is easy to imagine AA receiving eldritch whispers as she looks just like a weird girl in a horror movie, with her long flowing hair, spooky white eyes, ripped clothes contrasted with neat schoolgirl socks and shoes, telekinetic powers, the very image of a once-’good girl’ now corrupted by dark psychic forces. It would be very fun for her to be a big horror movie fan who enjoys re-enacting her favorite films to spook her friends, so I’m crossing my fingers we’ll meet and learn more about her tomorrow.

[catghoul31]

Purrfect

Equius has a gift for Nepeta. More than one, actually.

(i don't think i've ever seen anyone talking about the implication's of nepeta's cat clothes being indigo. so i have come to fix that!!)

my first homestuck fic and it's about. the platonic ship of all time. i have NEVER wanted to tear out my hair over two fictional characters so much in my life!! never i SWEAR!!!

(no cws)

Read it under the cut, or on AO3!

It was a wonderful, beautiful day in Alternia. Mostly for Nepeta Leijon, anyways, since Equius was coming over to hang out today! Maybe she’d convince him to RP this time, or maybe it’d be a losing battle like every other time. Regardless, she’d have a great time. As aloof as he could seem, Nepeta could easily smell that he was always happy around her, and that was enough. 

As per usual, she spent the minutes before her arrival staring intently at the messages they sent each other beforehand:

-- arsenicCatnip [AC] began pestering centaursTesticle [CT] --

CT: D--> Hello, Nepeta.

AC: :33< *nepeta runs over, hopping onto his workbench and meowing at equius* hi eq!! what’s up? *her head tilts curiously* 

CT: D--> For the last time, I’m not going to entertain your te%tual antics. I am trying to have a serious discussion with you

AC: :33< ofc this is serious! you never text furst unless it’s supurr serious business :33c

CT: D--> Indeed. If you are available, I would like to come visit your hive. If you can even call it that

CT: D--> Those b100d stains on your walls are deplorable living conditions, even for you

AC: :33< they’re not stains!! they’re drawings of my favorite hunts and friends!!

AC: :33< you’re just changing the subject anyways x33 just say you wanna hang out!! 

AC: :33< i won’t bite! or purrhaps i might… >:33

CT: D--> Absolutely not. Not even the lowest of lowb100ds would think of such behavior

CT: D--> Stop fooling around and answer my question

AC: :33< of course you can come over!! i’m never not available for u

CT: D--> As e%pected. It seems like you never have anything better to do than constantly act like a feline and needlessly kill precious creatures

Nepeta hadn’t answered that last text, too busy preparing her cave for when her best friend showed up. Especially since Equius had asked her! She was always the one who wanted to hang out, and Equius would always begrudgingly accept, so this was exciting! He had to have something planned… What if he finally wanted to go hunting with her? It’d fit, after all! He’d finally get to use his bow and arrow for something!

Just as she was about to start pawndering over his plans, she heard a loud thud ring across the walls of her cave. Was Equius really knocking before he entered? She couldn’t help but giggle, smiling like an idiot. He insisted on knocking, and her cave didn’t even have a door. It was so funny to her! For someone so serious all the time, Equius was the silliest person she’d ever met. And she would treat him as such…

She didn’t answer, instead getting into a hunting crouch just at the edge of the entrance. Any minute now, he’d be within tacklepounce range, and she had to be prepared! It took quite a few minutes, but eventually, Equius walked in front of the entrance to peer into the cave, but the moment Nepeta could see him? She shuffled for a moment, her eyes widening, and she bolted straight for him, knocking him to the ground and making him yelp in surprise. 

EQUIUS: D--> Nepeta! What kind of terrible greeting is that supposed to be?

NEPETA: :33< hi equius!! *she batted at his face playfully, happy to see her best furriend after such a long time*

Equius scoffed, his brows furrowing when she verbalized her roleplaying attempt. 

EQUIUS: D--> Get off me. That is an order, Nepeta

Despite his clear disapproval, Equius didn’t push Nepeta off or try to wriggle out from beneath her. Laughing excitedly, she stood back up, her paws sticking up close to her face. 

NEPETA: :33< what’d you wanna s33 me for eq? you’ve gotta have something in mind!

He didn’t answer her question at all, moving past her quickly and straight for the smoothest, least drawn-on wall he could find, grimacing as he stepped over all the animal pelts. Curiously, she sniffed at her paws- eww, they were damp! The entire cave was gonna smell like his sweat even after he left…

EQUIUS: D--> Just... get over here

He gestured over to Nepeta, who obediently crawled over to where he was sitting. It was then she noticed the hand behind his back. He was hiding something… or he brought something for her?

NEPETA: :33< *nepeta sniffs equius all over, trying to sense what he’s trying to k33p away from me!*

Equius shuffled away from her, huffing in annoyance. 

EQUIUS: D--> I’m not going to roleplay with you, Nepeta

EQUIUS: D--> We’re not even te%ting right now. There’s no reason for you to be narrating your actions like that

EQUIUS: D--> These… they’re for you

Swallowing heavily, Equius slowly pulled the things he was holding out from behind his back, as if the blue- or b100, teehee!- fabric in his hands was as shameful as the horse images he collected. 

Despite the fact that they were covered in sweat, just as Equius was, Nepeta snatched the items out of his hands before he could even fully let go of them. There were four things in total, and her eyes widened in shock as she looked them all over. In her hands was a soft hat that looked exactly like Pounce de Leon’s maw, complete with kitty ears. And he made her shoes with kitty paws underneath them. And a tail…?  

EQUIUS: D--> If you’re going to act like a cat, you may as well look the part

EQUIUS: D--> At least then, other trolls won’t instantly assume you’re not actually an animal

Nepeta couldn’t care less about why Equius made them. They were immediately the absolute best things she’s ever owned. Instantly after she put the hat on, she pounced on him again, hugging him tightly as her eyes welled up. 

NEPETA: x33< ahhh!! thank you so much equius these look amazing!! i’m never going anywhere without these ever again x33

Squeezing him even tighter, she rubbed her head against his shoulder- which might’ve been a mistake in hindsight, as that made it even more sweaty than it already was. Oh, screw it, his sweat didn’t matter right now! Equius earned this hug!!

Her friend remained silent despite her happiness, and Nepeta could tell he was stunned into silence. His scent didn’t lie, and it was telling her that Equius was overjoyed that she liked her gift. But what did he expect? She was gonna get into character better than she ever had now! This was amazing! After a moment, though, Equius stiffened within her arms. 

EQUIUS: D--> Are you done hugging me yet, Nepeta?

NEPETA: :33< oh come on, do i have to stop??

EQUIUS: D--> No. That was a question, not an order

It took a moment for Nepeta to realize what he meant by that, but when it sank in, she decided that no, she was not done at all. Equius actually liked her hugs! He was never, ever living this down, no matter how hard he tried to deny it. And now that she had his permission, maybe she would just keep him here forever! Mwa ha ha…

After a moment, she felt a bug or something in her hair. Her ear twitched slightly, trying to get it out- before she realized it wasn’t a hair at all. Was that… Equius? It did, in fact, feel exactly like one of his fingers was just barely petting the stray hairs around her ear. Nepeta blushed hard, and her heart felt like it was going to fly right out of her chest. This was the closest he’d ever come to actually touching her, and she could barely contain herself. For the sake of making this moment last, though, she stayed right where she was, hoping he wouldn’t change his mind and stop doing that.

EQUIUS: D--> How are you purring

Was she? Oh- yeah! She was. 

NEPETA: :33< i just am!! i’ve always been able to do it, i’m surprised you’ve never noticed!

Equius sounded so shocked by it, and way quieter than he’d ever heard him. Nepeta shot a quick glance up at his face, and it was exactly as she expected. His eyes were wide in awe, and his entire face was drenched in sweat. He was anything but relaxed, and he seemed to be putting all his energy in not letting his hand any closer to her head. She wished he didn’t have to worry so much about that, but since he’d broken every teacup he’d handed her after barely picking it up, she understood where his worries came from.

As nice as this was, as much as Nepeta wanted to stay like this forever and not question anything, she had to tease him. Just a little bit. 

NEPETA: :33< are you feeling ok eq? If i didn’t know any better, i’d say you looked purretty pale! teehee :33 

As if she was one to talk. To her, Equius was her moirail in every way, except officially. But this was Equius after all! With all that talk about the hemospectrum and trying to be STRONG all the time, she doubted he’d want to be anything more than just normal friends with her. Just because he texted her every day, always told her to stay away from things that turned out to be really dangerous, and went so far as to make these cat clothes for her…

EQUIUS: D--> Nepeta.

She immediately turned her head away, as if she was never looking at him in the first place. But that wasn’t what Equius was concerned about at all… 

EQUIUS: D--> I can’t deny how much I appreciate the time I spend with you 

EQUIUS: D--> Even though you’re one of the most ridiculous trolls I’ve ever met 

EQUIUS: D--> You are also one of the kindest

EQUIUS: D--> Too kind for your own good, but kind nonetheless 

EQUIUS: D--> And admittedly, I don’t know what I’d do without you

EQUIUS: D--> So no, I can’t help how pale I am right now

EQUIUS: D--> For you, I mean

Nepeta was buzzing with joy and excitement before Equius was anywhere close to done, and she cut in the moment he was done talking. 

NEPETA: x33< you really wanna be my moirail?? oh my gosh yes! 

NEPETA: x33< yesyesyesyesyes ahhh!!! 

NEPETA: :33< i’m pale for you too eq, i just didn’t want you to be weirded out if i told you furst! <>

She was chirping out of pure happiness now, rubbing her face all over Equius until she felt big drops of sweat hit it. Eww!

NEPETA: :33< okay, hug time over

NEPETA: :33< i’m getting you a towel, stinky!!

She got up to grab a fresh towel, tossing it lightly at Equius, who seemed quite glad to finally dry himself off. Once she was next to him again, he responded to the last part of what she’d said earlier.

EQUIUS: D--> There is nothing weird about quadrant relationships, Nepeta 

EQUIUS: D--> It is imperative for all trolls to find partners, especially concupiscent ones

EQUIUS: D--> As a highb100d, it is my duty to ensure my quadrants are filled, so that I may provide my genetic material to the mother grub

Before Nepeta could ask Equius to please talk about literally anything else, he continued on, clearly passionate about this subject.

EQUIUS: D--> Moirallegiances are equally important, however

EQUIUS: D--> With my unfathomable STRENGTH, it would otherwise be highly likely for me to a%identally kill any of my future partners in a blind rage

EQUIUS: D--> Therefore, your gentle presence is necessary in order to keep me stable

NEPETA: :33< stable? that’s a horse pun isn’t it! heehee :33 

Equius scowled, but it did nothing to quell Nepeta’s stupid grin. 

EQUIUS: D--> Of horse- ugh, of COURSE not. 

She chuckled, flopping over onto Equius’s lap with her belly up. Predictably, he was refusing to look at her after that telling slip-up, but he eventually turned his head toward Nepeta once again. 

NEPETA: :33< that was a lot of boring and gross words you used just to say you love me, eq

Though he never responded to that, Nepeta could see his expression soften. His blush only intensified, and that was the only answer she needed. 

NEPETA: :33< and fur the record i love u too my purrfect meowrail <>

Once that feelings jam was over with, she felt content to stay here all day, not doing anything but looking into those eyes behind his broken sunglasses all curled up on his lap, basking in the warmth of their brand new moirallegiance. Could anything be better than this?

Besides trying out the new gear Equius got for her, anyway! Nepeta scrambled to her feet excitedly, putting her new shoes on and clipping the tail to the back of her pants. He got up when she did, and she grabbed his hand gently, noticing that her tail was sticking up as if it was attached to her! He really was the best moirail ever… 

NEPETA: :33< *nepeta flexes her claws, purreparing fur the greatest hunt ever, now that equius was finally coming with her!*

EQUIUS: D--> I never agreed to that. And no, I will never engage in such debauchery

NEPETA: :33< yes you will!!

EQUIUS: D--> No, I won’t

He would. And he did.

[wild-fae-trickster]

Thanks for all the support y'all! It's time for the ultimate chumhandle poll, in which you guys vote for the best chumhandle in homestuck!

Round 4: Calliope vs Nepeta

[twwistedwwonderland]

— — arsenicCatnip [AC] began trolling caligulasAquarium [CA] — —

AC: :33< *the furriendly troll struts over to you*

AC: :33< hi eridan!! i found something strange, and I thought you might wanna s33 it!

[Eridan blinks, wondering what she found.] CA: wwhat is it CA: wwhere are you noww?

[skaianet-rituals]

Nepeta/New Kid/Dokuro Chan

Name: Nepeta Leijon/Nep, Neppy, Catnip, arsenicCatnip, AC, New Kid, NK, Douchebag, Dove, Dova, Dovakiin, Dokuro, Dokuro Chan, the rogue of heart

Age: permateen (16-19). transAge/transLoli/loliAge, Age regressor (4-12)

Pronouns: they/them, th*y/th*m, th3y/th3m, meow/meows, m3ow/m3ows, mew/mews, m3w/m3ws, nya/nyas, 🐈/🐈s, 🌈/🌈s, 🐾/🐾s, 🎨/🎨s, kit/kits, kitty/kittys, cat/cats, pounce/pounces, xe/xem, ey/em, he/him, h3/him, it/its

Gender: demitransmasc, genderfluid, genderqueer, nonbinary, nyanbinary, xenogender, catgender, catcoric, kittycoric, kittygender, kittengender, angelgender, angelcoric, olivebloodgender, dersegender, trollgender, trollcoric, genderweird, genderfucked, boygirlfluid, femboyfluid, lesboyfluid, dykegender, stonercoric, weedcoric, stonergender, weedgender, aroweedgender, trendergender, losergender, genderneet, gendersilly, gendercute, gendergross, plurgender, furrycoric, rainbowcoric, mcdonaldscoric

Orientation: T4T, queerplatonic greyaromantic, pan lesbianfluid, lesboyfluid dyke, angelic sapphic, polyamorus, objectum

Species: troll (Alternia)//neko angel (Earth)....nonhuman/therian/fictionkin/otherkin....catkin, nekokin, angelkin, trollkin, internetKin, dokurochankin, nyancatkin, flufflepuffkin....demiJapanese, nullWhite, aracial

Appearance: grey skin, olive green freckles, short black hair, yellow eyes with olive green pupils, orange-yellow "cat ear" horns, black cat tail, black paws, sh/hunting scars, sharp teeth, (Alternia)//Mixed skin, short brown hair, yellow eyes with olive green pupils, white angel wings, shapeshifted brown cat ears & cat tail, sharp teeth, sh scars (Earth)

Role/Source: co host, organizer, shipper/relationship manager...age, pet, & dream regressor...Homestuck, Hellpark/South Park fictive

CisIDs: ultimate-self, god-tier, rogue of heart, derse dreamer, oliveblooded (Alternia), angelblooded (Earth), angelic, guardian angel, stoner, vorephile (prey), pet play, kodocon, lolicon, shotacon, age regressor, dream regressor, pet regressor, kitten regressor, furry, brony, anarchist, neet/hikikomori, antonymph, scene, emo, artist, shipper, autistic, ADHD, NPD, OCD, DPDR, dissociative, depressed, self harmer, suicidal, anxious, social anxiety, white & black

TransIDs: transHarmful, transHarmless, stonercoric, weedcoric, permaHigh, permaTumblr, permaOnline, terminallyOnline, chronicallyOnline, permaTeen, loliAge, transLoli, transAge, transGroomer, transGroomed, transRaped, trisConsang, transBigBro, transBigSib, transFeral, transPet, transForcedPet, catcoric, kittycoric, trisCat, trisNeko, transCatBoyGirl, transLolCat, transWeedCat, trollcoric, trollRace, angelcoric, angelRace, trisAngel, trisNeet, trisDegenerate, transBasementDweller, transCaveDweller, transSuicide, transSuicideFamous, transMarySue, transChosenOne, transTimeTraveler, transRealityJumper, transReality, transDimensional, transBackstory, backstoryFluid, lovePotionBloodic, transHeartPupils, trisPaws, furrycoric, rainbowcoric, mcdonaldscoric, demiJapanese, nullWhite, aracial

Relationships: Kenny ♥, Butters ♦/♥, Karkat ♦/♣ (Nepeta/Vriska), Vriska ♠, Meulin 🐇/♥, Karen 🍭/♥

[chronologicalhomestuck]

karkat pov liveblog: hivebent, part 2

and im back! in the present, apparently.

But not too far into the present. Right around this moment, with Karkat and the toilet, during a conversation we have already read...

which was in my previous post. since im doing this in a LOGICAL and REASONABLE order.

AG: Hey 8rave leader. CG: OH MY GOD, WHY ARE YOU TALKING TO ME. AG: Can I join your team? CG: YES I'M GLAD YOU ASKED, BECAUSE THERE IS A WIDE OPEN SLOT FOR THE MOST VILE BACKSTABBING SOCIOPATH WHO EVER LIVED.

hello, vriska.

CG: I'VE GOT THE BETTER SCOURGE SISTER ON MY TEAM AND IF YOU BREAK YOUR TRUCE YOU'LL HAVE TO ANSWER TO HER. CG: THE FUNNY THING IS SHE WAS ALWAYS WAY BETTER THAN YOU EVEN WITHOUT ANY POWERS. CG: YEAH THAT'S RIGHT, I KNOW YOUR WHOLE STORY.

i suppose i might as well play dumb about this. terezi and vriska have history, now do they? what might this entail?

CG: HEY LOOK AT ME BEING THE ONE TO TALK SHIT AT WARP SPEED THEN LOG OFF BEFORE YOU CAN REPLY. CG: BYE, IDIOT. carcinoGeneticist [CG] ceased trolling arachnidsGrip [AG] carcinoGeneticist [CG] began trolling arachnidsGrip [AG] AG: Oh, 8ack so soon! Did your thum8 slip on the 8utton???????? AG: I guess you can't get enough of me. AG: ::::) CG: YOU MADE ME DO THAT. CG: AND YOU KNOW IT. AG: You 8n't got nothing on me and you can't prove shit!!!!!!!!

and then this bit that is WAY funnier than it has any right to be. hey this isnt relevant but look at this animation of this scene. onto nepeta!

carcinoGeneticist [CG] began trolling arsenicCatnip arsenicCatnip [AC] CG: HEY. AC: :33 < *ac perks up curiously* AC: :33 < *she wiggles her rear end a bit and then chases something she s33s bounce into one of karkats shoes* CG: KARKAT CAN'T BELIEVE HE HAS TO SINK THIS LOW. CG: KARKAT CAN'T BELIEVE HE'S ASKING AN AUTISTIC GIRL IN A CAVE TO JOIN HIS TEAM.

the drama of attempting to build the team continues. oh karkat i know youre trying to be ableist but she probably doesnt notice its supposed to be insulting. on account of the autism. that she has. and wonders why hes stating this fact. (#relatable)

CG: OK, BRIEFING: CG: ME, TEREZI, GAMZEE AND TAVROS ARE ALL PLAYING NOW. CG: THE CONNECTION ORDER IS AT -> TC -> GC -> CG.

not bad progress on planning this! i feel like the pacing is more obvious from this perspective. like we rlly gotta get all these guys into the medium asap! karkat is already in there though and i think all these team member shenanigans have been distracting him...

jack has come across this little shouty troll kid. naturally, being jack, he wants to stab him...

stab him he does.

karkat is pretty unconcerned with this injury and is just being a pretty miserable mess about the possibility of his blood being discovered.

poor kid. apparently jack thinks that this is the saddest thing hes ever heard. yeah, karkat is such a pathetic crybaby that this fuckin guy who loves stabbing people feels bad for him.

pretty interesting how much it resembles the blood symbol, huh

this alone makes karkat immediately imprint on him like a baby chicken since hes apparently a very weird kid.

THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP!

ok the actual extension puts something else after this but im skipping it for now. to maintain the best chronology im skipping to this conversation with vriska. he rants to her about quadrants, then tells her about jack.

CG: I MEAN HE'S JUST STANDING HERE NOW. CG: WAITING FOR ME I GUESS. CG: BUT IT'S OK, I THINK HE'S PRETTY MUCH SETTLED DOWN. AG: Settled down? CG: WELL, HE STABBED ME ONCE. AG: Oh, only once! AG: Are you sure you should trust him? I don't know if I would, 8ut hey I'm not the leader. CG: NO, NO, IT'S COOL. CG: HE'S COOL, IT'S FINE I DON'T REALLY MIND THE STABBING, IT WAS ALL A MISUNDERSTANDING. CG: WELL OK I'M PRETTY SURE HE MEANT TO STAB ME. CG: BUT I KIND OF THINK THAT'S LIKE CG: THE WAY HE GREETS PEOPLE?

honestly i always read vriska's "only once" there as sarcasm but then i met someone who read it as a genuine reaction and thats just as funny. whether vriska is being like oh a little stabbing is fineeeeeeee or shes being like what do you MEAN only once dude. both are funny.

AG: Doesn't Trollian have some kind of viewport feature? CG: YEAH BUT I'M PRETTY SURE ONLY SOLLUX KNOWS HOW TO SET THAT UP, AND HE'S BEEN INCOMMUNICADO FOR HOURS FOR SOME REASON.

sollux isnt answering (dead and going on dream adventures) so they dont get to set up their trollian viewports until they get to the veil. whoops im getting ahead of myself. and of the timeline.

CG: JUST GET YOUR ASS IN HERE SO WE CAN DETHRONE THIS GODDAMN QUEEN. CG: IT'LL MEAN ONE LESS GOD BOSS WE HAVE TO FIGHT. AG: Fine, I'll be right there.

and we are planning to take down the queen!

just so this doesnt get too long im gonna continue this in another post.

[pesterloglog]

Nepeta Leijon, Equius Zahhak

Act 5, page 2162

arsenicCatnip [AC] began trolling centaursTesticle [CT]

AC: :33 < *ac twitches her friendly whiskers at ct*

CT: D --> Hi

AC: :33 < *ct purrplexes over where he put that important wrench that he n33ded for building a fancy robot or something*

AC: :33 < *he says, now where did that silly old wrench go??*

CT: D --> 100k

CT: D --> What are you e%pecting to accomplish with this

AC: :33 < *but oh look! ct p33ks around the corner to find that a very playful kitty has stolen the robot wrench and is now kicking it vigorously with her hind legs!*

CT: D --> This is f001ishness upon one hundred thousand prior, equally unsolicited f001ishnesses

CT: D --> You'll stop now

AC: XOO < rawwrrrrr

AC: :33 < youre so lame!

CT: D --> I'm not

CT: D --> I'm fine

AC: :33 < no! lame

CT: D --> No I'm not

AC: :33 < lame

CT: D --> No

AC: :33 < youve never played a fun purrtend game with me ever even once!

AC: :33 < even karkat does it sometimes, even if he does mean it in a grumpy and insincere way

AC: :33 < but at least its still fun!

CT: D --> Yuck

CT: D --> Don't pol100t my incoming data stream with his name, or any sort of e%cremental language you pick up from his ilk

AC: :33 < i s33 right through your stupid act, who are you trying to kid!

AC: :33 < look how you go out of your way to use words that have x's in them so that you can use your silly purrcent signs

AC: :33 < or use these absurd words that you can shoehorn a '100' into, even if its not strictly replacing 'loo'!!!

AC: :33 < you are so transpurrent

AC: :33 < i can tell you like to play games, d33p down you are a guy who likes to play games!

AC: :33 < i can smell a guy who likes to play games from so fur away with this nose, you have no idea X33

CT: D --> If you're 100king for a 100phole through which you may e%tract concessions from me, you'll have to 100k elsewhere

AC: :33 < s33! what the hell???

CT: D --> Nepeta, what did I say about that awful language

CT: D --> I won't stand for it, and you'll stop

AC: :33 < oops

AC: :33 < sorry :((

CT: D --> Your fraternization with the base classes have 100sened your morals, can't you see this

AC: :33 < no! i dont care, they are fun

AC: :33 < and i dont know anything about classes or bases or blood color, it doesn't matter!

AC: :33 < what does gr33n blood even mean! it doesnt mean anything to me and it shouldnt mean anything to anyone else!

CT: D --> Well, green b100d is ok, but it's not great

CT: D --> But that's why you're lucky to have me to 100k out for you

CT: D --> Because you don't know better, and you can't fight the role the mother had in store for you

AC: :33 < rawrgh, you are such a hypurrcrite!

AC: :33 < you pretend to be so high and mighty but i know you're not and i know you like games

AC: :33 < look at that silly little bow and arrow you always type!

AC: :33 < its always there, you never furget

AC: :33 < why would you do that if it wasnt a playful fun thing, i am so on to you!

CT: D --> My bow and arrow are highly dignified symbols

AC: :33 < lol! bs!!!

CT: D --> Archery is among the highest and most e%ceptional crafts, held in tremendous regard by the most a100f classes for centuries

AC: :33 < you suck at archery

CT: D --> No

AC: :33 < yes

CT: D --> No

AC: :33 < yes

CT: D --> No I don't

AC: :33 < yessssss yes yes yes

AC: :33 < have you ever even successfully fired an arrow?

AC: :33 < like actually got one to leave the bow??

CT: D --> I think

CT: D --> We need to stop talking about archery

AC: :33 < nuh uh

CT: D --> Yes

AC: :33 < no

CT: D --> We will stop talking about archery

CT: D --> The topic is making me

CT: D --> Sweat

AC: :33 < eww

AC: :33 < youre so gross

CT: D --> No, you're the one who e%ercises distasteful practices

AC: :33 < nooo, thats you

AC: :33 < everyone knows youre a weirdo and a cr33p!

AC: :33 < thats why youre lucky to have me to k33p an eye on you

AC: :33 < no one else can stand you!

CT: D --> You e%terminate beautiful, innocent creatures by the hundreds

CT: D --> I can't condone such wretched behavior

CT: D --> Beasts are meant to be 100ked upon with adoration

AC: :33 < but

AC: :33 < i eat them!

AC: :33 < i dont kill anything i dont eat, that would be mean

CT: D --> I guess that's basically acceptable in principle, but I still find it a bit unsavory

AC: :33 < well i think YOUR habits are unsavory!

CT: D --> No they're not

AC: :33 < yuh HUH

CT: D --> You're wrong about me, Nepeta

CT: D --> I do like to play games

CT: D --> But they must be e%tremely important games with very high stakes

CT: D --> Not the kind played by trans100cent green wigglers who let 100se an e%cremental surge hard in their wiggler-bottom diaperstubs

CT: D --> As it happens I have arranged to play just such a game tonight

CT: D --> Aradia and I have a private engagement to be co-leaders of the b100 team

AC: :33 < oh yeah??

AC: :33 < *well just by purrchance it happens that ac has a private and sneaky engagement to play this game as well!*

AC: :33 < *and by a purrsnickety twist of fate, she will be on the R33D TEAM, with her other great friends who like to play their childish diaperpoop games!!!!*

AC: :33 < :PP

CT: D --> Absolutely not

AC: :33 < absolutely :PP

CT: D --> I forbid this

CT: D --> You will take your position on the b100 team with me

AC: :33 < yeah right! i will take my purrsition into this funny pounce ball and tackle you!

CT: D --> That's nonsense, you're nowhere even remotely within my pro%imity that would be necessary to e%ecute such a maneuver

AC: :33 < *ac rolls her eyes almost as hard as she is rolling around in this really interesting smell*

CT: D --> The thought of you fraternizing with and abetting those stink-b100ded h001igans strikes me as scandal beyond measure

CT: D --> I'm afraid you're too delicate to withstand that sort of corruption

CT: D --> It's forbidden

AC: :33 < nuh uuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhh

CT: D --> Yes

CT: D --> You won't

AC: :33 < no

AC: :33 < i will

CT: D --> You won't

AC: :33 < you cant stop me!

CT: D --> I am telling you not to

CT: D --> And you will be on my team

CT: D --> That's final

AC: XPO < bllllraaaaaawwwwwlllllrrrrghgghghgh

CT: D --> Quiet

AC: :33 < why do you do this, why are you so confurdent about your stupid commands?

AC: :33 < dont you know you cant ACTUALLY tell me what to do??

AC: :33 < its not like you even have any special mind pawers or telepurrthy or anything!

CT: D --> No

CT: D --> I do not

CT: D --> And yet

CT: D --> You will do as I say

AC: :33 < yes well we will just s33 about that!

CT: D --> Yes we will

CT: D --> You will join me on my team shortly

CT: D --> Stand by for further instru%ion

AC: :33 < hisssssssss!

CT: D --> You're angry, and I appreciate that

CT: D --> But it doesn't matter

CT: D --> Di%ussion over

AC: :33 < :((

[kanayatherainbowdrinker]

:33 < *ac left her cave to say hi and hopes kanaya is doing good today!!*

--grimAuxiliatrix [GA] began trolling arsenicCatnip [AC]-- GA: Good Evening Nepeta GA: How Very Kind To Traverse Outdoors For A Greeting GA: I Certainly Appreciate Just The Act Of The Matter And To Answer Such An Inquiry May Not Be Done Quite Succinctly Although Others Tend To Not Want Detailed Responses To Such Common Trivialities GA: ... GA: Im Doing Well Despite Many Things I Too Hope Ac Is Well And Finds A Nice Sunny Rock Just To Enjoy --grimAuxiliatrix [GA] ceased trolling arsenicCatnip [AC]--

[homestuckreplay]

chumhandle etymology pt.3

Today on Rose and Dave's computer we saw the presumably final seven of the twelve trolls - Jade has counted twelve (p.1000), and between the twelve trolls and four kids all two-letter combinations of A, T, C and G are represented. These are the letters representing DNA bases in both real-world DNA sequencing and in ectobiology, as practiced imperfectly by Rose and her mom (p.934)

I wrote about the beta kids' chumhandles here, and the first five trolls (CG, AG, TA, TC, CA) here - now here's a quick overview of the rest of the set.

gallowsCalibrator [GC] – execution by hanging, or the structure made for it, and an instrument used as a reference to check that similar instruments perform accurately, or the person operating that instrument. So this is the person who ensures the gallows are used correctly, a real middle manager who doesn’t order or carry out executions themself, but enables them still. Possibly like a Jack Noir or a level below him.

arsenicCatnip [AC] – a toxic heavy metal used in car batteries, bullets, semiconductors and pesticides/herbicides, and a plant related to mint that is loved by many cats, or colloquially anything that is irresistible to someone. This evokes environmental destruction, Famine in the horsemen of the apocalypse, or more generally someone who is trying to kill or make toxic things that are enjoyed.

cuttlefishCuller [CC] – a shallow water squidlike mollusc among the most intelligent invertebrates that was once valued for its brown pigment, and a person who kills animals for population control or to eliminate rejects. This is a ruthless person who believes in survival of the fittest and their own intellectual superiority, and only cares about other creatures in terms of what they can personally gain.

centaursTesticle [CT] – a mythical creature with the upper body of a man and the lower body of a horse, also a small solar system body between Jupiter and Neptune, and a reproductive organ in male mammals. Someone who is obsessed with physical strength and prowess, has likely internalized toxic masculinity, perhaps the sort of gym bro who takes questionable supplements to increase muscle mass. Does not seem like a super online person, so this one is surprising. Also my initials are CT and I can’t believe this is the character I got.

grimAuxiliatrix [GA] – serious, foreboding or gloomy, and Latin for a female assistant or helper. This is someone in a service role who either takes their job very seriously, or their job itself involves working with dark and forbidding forces, like the person who translates the melodious chirps and tongue-clicks of NRUB'YIGLITH, SHAMEBEAST KING OF GROTESQUERY, WRITHE-LORD OF THE MOIST BEYONDHOOD (p.303) to the general public.

apocalypseArisen [AA] – the final destruction of the world or a world-altering event capable of causing this, and something that has begun to occur, become apparent, or gotten out of bed. This one is the most passive of all the handles (alongside twinArmageddons) and basically says ‘the end of the world is about to happen, or is happening now’ which it’s hard to argue with based on the story so far. Could be a highly religious person who sees themself as an agent, prophet or herald of a higher power.

adiosToreador [AT] – Spanish for goodbye, and a participant or performer in a bullfight. This person knows five words of Spanish and thinks they’re really cool because of it. They also see themselves as the bull in the bullfight, a more raw and animal strength instead of the fighter’s honed technique, and are probably a counterpart or rival to centaursTesticle.

Much like the first five, all of these names have negative connotations, although these vary between physical pain, disease and toxicity, dark bureaucracy, and cosmic-scale catastrophe. These are definitely names chosen to be hostile or intimidating, it just doesn’t work well on Rose and Dave who are plenty capable of appearing hostile and intimidating by themselves. But for people more susceptible to being trolled, these chumhandles definitely feed into the abrasive personas these kids(?) are crafting.

[nepeta-and-co]

— — arachnidsGrip [AG] began trolling arsenicCatnip [AC] — —

AG: Hypothetically. . .

AG: H8w 8ad would it 8e if I used mind control on someone to g8t them to give me money?

AC: :\\< so what did you do today

AG: I didn’t actually do it!!

AG: I was just. Thinking. A8out it.

AC: >://< uh-huhhh.

AC: :33< well, anyway, a couple members of my dorms have done worse things. . .

AC: :33< idk why i’m even condoning this but

AC: ://< i GUESS it’s fine if it’s a last resort. . .

AC: >:((< as long as you actually try working first!

AG: Fine, fine.

AG: thanks, nep.

AC: :33< no purroblem!!

— — arachnidsGrip [AG] ceased trolling arsenicCatnip [AC] — —

[rayrayrazorfangz]

making replacement kandi for the ones i gave away at NakaKon 2024, possibly also making more/spares in case I see multiple of one character (using Abbreviated Chumhandles in place of the character names as well. EXAMPLE: Dave = turntechGodhead = TG, Nepeta = arsenicCatnip = AC, etc etc.... you will be able to tell them apart clearer by their color schemes paired with the abbreviations!!!!! fur example, Dave/TG would have red/silver/black, Nepeta/AC would have olive/blue/black, etc etc.....)

[wild-fae-trickster]

It's crazy how were already at the semi-semi-finals. Well, in today's poll, it's the fan favorite Aradia vs the Underdog Nepeta, both of which have made it incredibly far in this poll, but who can make it the farthest in today's Ultimate chumhandle poll, in which you vote for- wait.... Why is my text green? And why is the green sun here? What's going on-

[twwistedwwonderland]

— — arsenicCatnip [AC] began trolling caligulasAquarium [CA] — —

AC: hey, eridan. hope this timing isn’t too awkward but

AC: there’s someone I want you to meet

AC: when you have a moment, could you meet me behind the school?

AC: thanks

— — arsenicCatnip [AC] ceased trolling caligulasAquarium [CA] — —

— @nepeta-in-savanaclawwww

[Eridan raises a brow. Who could it be? He sighs. May as well check it out. He wwalks to the back building of Night Raven College. He looks around, trying to find Nepeta.]

[fr0ntstuck]

AC: :33 < you could f33l my puresence...

ac: (:33 would that work on meow too?)

-@arseniccatnip-meow & @ars3nccatnaps

TG: Yeah, except that Vriska can too detect Nepeta. But i think that's just the gay

[unskilledpoint]

:33 < *cc is extremely confursed, but has a basic catcept*

:33 < *cc asks for your name!*

-- arsenicCatnip [AC] began pestering unskilledPoint [UP] at whenever the fuck this ask was. -- UP: It's like right there in the Chumhandle. UP: Gog fucking damn these crossovers. UP: Why do I have to abbreviated to goddamn UP. UP: Killing me would be kinder.

[pesterloglog]

Karkat Vantas, Nepeta Leijon

Act 5, page 2161

carcinoGeneticist [CG] began trolling arsenicCatnip [AC]

CG: HEY.

AC: :33 < *ac perks up curiously*

AC: :33 < *she wiggles her rear end a bit and then chases something she s33s bounce into one of karkats shoes*

CG: KARKAT CAN'T BELIEVE HE HAS TO SINK THIS LOW.

CG: KARKAT CAN'T BELIEVE HE'S ASKING AN AUTISTIC GIRL IN A CAVE TO JOIN HIS TEAM.

CG: KARKAT MYSTIFIES IN INFINITE BEFUDDLEMENT OVER THE FACT THAT YOU ARE PRESENTLY THE BEST REMAINING CANDIDATE FOR THE RED TEAM.

AC: :33 < i am???

AC: :33 < i mean *ac says i am??? wondrously*

CG: YES AND KARKAT CAN'T FUCKING BELIEVE THAT.

CG: KARKAT THINKS ABOUT THAT A BIT AND HIS JAW DROPS OPEN AND BREAKS A HUGE COLUMN OF BRICKS LIKE A FUCKING KUNG FU MASTER.

AC: :33 < *ac gathers up all the brick pieces and builds a cute little house and invites karkat inside*

CG: OK GOOD, IT'S GOOD THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT BUILDING.

CG: EVEN IF IT'S IN THE MOST INANE POSSIBLE CONTEXT.

CG: YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING A LOT OF IT.

AC: :33 < yesss that sounds fun

AC: :33 < ok what do i do?

CG: OK, BRIEFING:

CG: ME, TEREZI, GAMZEE AND TAVROS ARE ALL PLAYING NOW.

CG: THE CONNECTION ORDER IS AT -> TC -> GC -> CG.

CG: WE NEED SOMEONE TO CONNECT TO TOREADOR AND GET HIM IN THE GAME.

CG: I HAVE GA LINED UP FOR THE RED TEAM BECAUSE SHE IS ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING SANE ONES LEFT TO PLAY.

CG: OK, THE ONLY SANE ONE.

CG: BUT SHE DOESN'T WANT TO CONNECT YET BECAUSE OF SOME MYSTERIOUS BULLSHIT, SO I WAS LIKE WHATEVER, WHAT ELSE IS NEW.

CG: SO I GUESS THAT LEAVES YOU.

CG: TEREZI SAID SHE HAD YOU LINED UP TO PLAY BACK WHEN SHE WAS THE FAKE LEADER, SO I SAID FINE.

CG: SO JUST CONNECT TO TAVROS AND LATER WE'LL WORRY ABOUT GETTING YOU IN.

AC: :33 < alright! i will talk to him about that

AC: :33 < oh

AC: :33 < *ac pawses and looks up with a little bit of chagrin*

AC: :33 < i forgot i have to talk to someone else about this

AC: :33 < i have b33n purrcrastinating :((

CG: OH GOD.

CG: ARE YOU REALLY SERIOUS.

AC: :33 < its not that big of a deal!

CG: THIS BOGGLES MY MIND.

CG: HOW CAN YOU BE BEST FRIENDS WITH THE ONLY GUY ON THE PLANET WHO'S A BIGGER ASSHOLE THAN ME.

AC: :33 < hes not so bad!

CG: HE'S SCUM.

CG: BUT DO WHATEVER YOU'VE GOT TO DO I GUESS.

CG: TAVROS IS WAITING.