Burstswitch - Homestuck Fan-Adventure

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>[HELTHA: TALK TO YOUR GOOD BUDDY SILANO SEIDEA]<

After a good chat with your loving matesprit, Chasti, you decided that you should talk to Silano for a bit. It's been a while. And by a while you mean less than half an hour.

HELTHA: s o+ c ha+sti+ i+ t hi+nk i+ ts a+ bo+u+t t i+me+ t ha+t i+ go+

CHASTI: why sO? I mEAn, I UndErstAnd And I dOn't mEAn tO bE All clIngy, bUt whAt ArE yOU gOIng tO dO nExt?

The next words out of your words might cause the gates of hell to open and curse you forever. You're prepared for that. Probably. For the most part at least. Violetbloods have so much trouble controling their anger. At least they're not as bad as purplebloods.

HELTHA: u+ h w e+ll i+ m g o+i+ng t o+ t a+lk t o+ s i+l n o+w

CHASTI: sIl? yOU mEAn sIlAnO? hIm, sEIdEA, rIght?

HELTHA: y e+s i+ m e+a+n s i+la+no+

CHASTI: hUh....

There's this omnious silence. That always happens just before the giant storm begins. Or when the gates of hell opens up and swallows everyone around it with one foul swoop.

HELTHA: c ha+sti+ a+ re+ y o+u+ o+ ka+y

You shouldn't have asked that. You know the answer and what's going to happen in a few minutes very well. It's about to happen right about.... Now.

CHASTI: wEll, Uh, gO AhEAd, I gUEss.

That was absolutely nothing like you expected at all. Is she okay?

HELTHA: w a+i+t a+ re+ y o+u+ s e+ri+o+u+sly b e+ca+u+se+ i+ w a+s w ho+le+ h e+a+rte+dly e+ xpe+cti+ng y o+u+ t o+ g o+ i+ nsa+ne+ w i+th t he+ v e+ry m e+nti+o+n o+ f s i+l

HELTHA: d i+d t ha+t o+ ffe+nd y o+u+ b y a+ ny c ha+ nce+

CHASTI: nO, nOt At All. I cAn't rEAlly blAmE yOU fOr ExpEcting whAt I wAs gOIng tO dO EvEn If yOU'rE my mAtEsprIt.

CHASTI: I wAs prObAbly gOIng tO tEAr sEIdEA ApArt At thAt mOmEnt If I wAs bEIng hOnEst wIth mysElf. bUt, I dIdn't.

HELTHA: a+ nd w hy i+ s t ha+t

CHASTI: wEll, hE's ImpOrtAnt tO yOU And All, fOr sOmE rEAsOn, sO thAt mIght bE OnE rEAsOn. And, AftEr All Of thIs tImE Of bIttEr hAtrEd fOr thE gUy, I kIndA rEAlIzEd my grUdgE AgAInst hIm, wAsn't rEAlly thAt gEnIUnE.

Well, that sure is a shocking revelation to hear from Chasti.

HELTHA: r e+a+lly i+ n e+ve+r w o+u+ld e+ xpe+cte+d h e+a+ri+ng t ha+t s ta+te+me+nt f ro+m y o+u+ f ro+m y o+u+

CHASTI: pfft, mE nEIthEr.

CHASTI: AnywAy, nOw thAt sIlAnO Is hErE, In frOnt Of OUr EyEs, whAt Is thE pOInt Of my grUdgE? hE's hErE And Only OnE wIth A dEcEnt AmOUnt Of knOwlEdgE AbOUt thIs thIng. thAt's It. End Of stOry. And hE's On A sEpErAtE tEAm AnywAy, It's prObAbly bEttEr tO lEt gO. I'vE bEEn tOO pEtty.

CHASTI: hE's strOngEr And bEttEr At EvErythIng thAn mE. It's AlmOst rEspEctAblE. And hE's A lImEblOOd! I'm A hIghblOOD! A sEAdwEllEr! A vIOlEtblOOD! dOEsn't that sAy Or mEAn AnythIng AbOUT mE?

HELTHA: yo+u+re+ s ti+ll t he+ b e+st t o+ m e+

Chasti stays quiet for a bit and leans on you.