JADE: finally!
JADE: my poor bladder... D:
JADE: er
JADE: |:
JOHN: hmmm.
JOHN: i've never seen dave get upset like this.
JOHN: or....... any dave, actually.
JOHN: when i was travelling on the ship with dave sprite, he had issues which were not... along TOTALLY different themes?
JOHN: alternate you was right, jade. embodiment IS complicated.
JOHN: but dave sprite would deal with his feelings and problems by being a snarky asshole.
JOHN: and by hoarding all the eggy looking things in nests made out of shitty swords and sbahj merchandise, although maybe that last part is normal for birds?
JOHN: i dont know.
JOHN: anyway, what i am saying is, it's weird to see a dave act so "hot" "headed".
JOHN: maybe i should go talk to him.
KARKAT: YES! THAT SOUNDS LIKE AN EXCELLENT PLAN! GO DO THAT!
KARKAT: OBVIOUSLY I'M ASSUMING THAT YOUR GOAL IS TO GET A KNUCKLE SPHERE POUNDED IMMEDIATELY INTO YOUR GOB MUNCHER?
JOHN: i don't mean RIGHT NOW dude.
JOHN: but i should give him a chance to hash it out like bros,
JOHN: if he's really that mad at me for... um.
JOHN: having the most rad dream it is possible to have?
JOHN: that doesn't sound right.
KARKAT: DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. HE'S JUST JEALOUS.
KARKAT: SOME PEOPLE NEVER HAD THE LUXURY OF LETTING THEMSELVES DRIFT GENTLY OFF TO SLEEP EVERY DAY, WALLOWING LIKE AN OINKBEAST IN THE KNOWLEDGE THAT IF SOMETHING TERRIBLE DOES GO DOWN, SOMEONE ELSE WILL TAKE CARE OF IT.
JOHN: you mean, inside my nightmare about clowns?
KARKAT: OR... WHATEVER.
JOHN: but...
JOHN: i have had to face things alone sometimes.
JOHN: dave knows that.
JOHN: and he knows that we all try to back each other up because of teamwork, and friendship, and not wanting everyone to get killed!
KARKAT: I DIDN'T SAY IT WAS RATIONAL.
KARKAT: LISTEN, THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT HIS EMOTIONS ABOUT YOU ARE HIS PROBLEM TO DEAL WITH, NOT YOURS, OKAY?
JOHN: but he's my friend, so it is my problem!
JADE: john stop
JADE: you are overthinking this
JADE: and karkat is really not helping!
JADE: me and karkat were trying to keep him calm but dave was looking for an excuse to have a meltdown since we traded bodies
JADE: it has nothing to do with you, except that you happened to be here
JADE: thats all!
JADE: honestly.........
JADE: that guy just does not know how to control his temper!!!
JOHN: really?
JOHN: hmm.........
JOHN: i... see.
KARKAT: WHAT.
KARKAT: WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT, EGBERT?
KARKAT: I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW MY TEMPER IS PERFECTLY UNDER MY CONTROL! IT IS A FINELY TUNED AND CALIBRATED ENGINE OF PRECISE DESTRUCTIVE FURY!
JOHN: if you say so karkat!
JOHN: but you are standing right in front of me, so it is hard not to look in your direction.
JOHN: why don't you sit down with us?
KARKAT: NO.
JOHN: why not?
KARKAT: I DON'T WANT TO!
KARKAT: WHAT IS THE HUMAN OBSESSION WITH ME SQUATTING MY CUSHIONED SIT GLOBES ONTO THE DIRTY COLD GROUND!
JADE: the human obsession is... youre being a little bit rude!
JADE: and you were sitting around with us before so i dont think you actually care?
JADE: i think you just feel like being frustrating!
JOHN: it's alright jade.
JOHN: he likes to be tall.
JOHN: we should probably not give him such a hard time about it.
JOHN: hehehehehe
KARKAT: *grumble*
KARKAT: FINE. WHY DON'T I--
JADE: hey!
JADE: karkat are you getting this?
KARKAT: HUH? OH, YEAH.
KARKAT: ABOUT TIME.
JOHN: wait, what's happening?
KARKAT: WE JUST GOT THE SIGNAL.
KARKAT: ITS TIME TO MEET UP FOR THE NEXT PART OF THE PLAN.
JADE: the signal was a pesterchum message saying "Its Time To Meet Up For The Next Part Of The Plan"
JOHN: ah.
JOHN: i guess... you should go do that then!
KARKAT: AS SOON AS DAVE GETS BACK, YEAH.
JADE: ....john?
JADE: are YOU okay?
JOHN: huh? of course i am!
JADE: okay...
JADE: but you just got a really strange expression.....
JOHN: oh
JOHN: um
JOHN: well, it is only, i wanted to drop in for some silly hanging around time with a few of my best buddies!
JOHN: but even if i didn't "change" anything, i still made this conversation turn out pretty......... awkward.
JOHN: especially for dave.
KARKAT: EH. IT WAS ALREADY AWKWARD BEFORE YOU APPEARED RANDOMLY OUT OF NOWHERE.
JADE: yeah...
JADE: it really really was :|
In case you did not decode the last news update's SECRET CLUE.... WhatPumpkin will be at Emerald City Comic Con once again this year!
So if you are in Seattle this April 7-10, you should stop by and say hi, and also purchase many of our fine t-shirts.
And if you aren't a kickstarter backer, this is your chance to play the Hiveswap sneak preview yourself, instead of being stuck watching strangers make silly choices on youtube. And maybe... your chance to play a DIFFERENT sneak preview????
I know what you're wondering, because I've gotten approximately a zillion inquiries about this: will I personally be in Seattle to meet fans this April 7-10, or will I be too busy doing cries into my keyboard?
(That's a trick question btw. Those things are not mutually exclusive.)
Hiveswap update!!!!! Read it here. It is pretty exciting news, I think, and I am unsurprised to discover that you agree with me completely.
Kickstarter backers will have noticed that they've been sent a playable sneak preview, but if that's not you, there MAY still be an opportunity to get your greedy peepers on it? (And by "may" I of course mean "will definitely".)
It's going to be a surprise, but just between me and you and the millions of other people reading this website, I'll let you have a teensy hint. See if you can decipher the SECRET CLUE:
Homestuck will be on pause until next Monday, but seriously who cares about that when you could be finding out about some awesome new MSPA merchandise!
Hey! You! Did you hear that there's awesome new MSPA merchandise?
Maybe you have been dreaming of a shirt that screams into the world's eyeballs that you are one groovy dude who loves Homestuck? (These things are synonyms.)
Wow!!!! Looks like your dreams just got turned into true reality!
But wait! There is something even more guaranteed to blow your mind with it's unbelievable astoundingness. Homestuck panel prints are a thing now!
For many years it's seemed like an impossible idea, since animation effects don't work on paper, and also every Homestuck panel is online anyway?
But our greatest MSPA scientists have been working on the problem non-stop for years, abacuses and slide rules snapping, test-tubalizers being carefully examined under microscopificators, and at last they have sent word over the mail-electronifier that there's been a breakthrough! Homestuck: solved forever!!!!
These are lenticular prints, which you may have seen on movie posters or really neat backpacks? The secret is that, when you move the image, it appears to flip between frames... kind of exactly like an animated gif that just got turned into true reality! What's left that HASN'T been turned into true reality anymore?
Here are some examples you can click on to see how they work, and you can peruse all 12 at the Homestuck store.
I was so blown away by this technological advancement, I immediately set to work making the next Homestuck book entirely out of lenticular images. Finally, it will offer a full and accurate MsPaintAdventures.com experience.
In unrelated news, the next Homestuck book will be 5 feet wide and $10,000 a copy.
Awwwwwwwwww. (Everyone: Awwwwwwwwwwww.) That was adorable!
Make sure and check the credits page to meet all the contributors who just injected a live kitten directly into your heart. (Awwwwwwww!)
I bet this update sure has you feeling smug that you ordered a pack of MSPA Quadrant Day cards in time for YOUR Quadrant Day celebrations!
What's that? You DIDN'T? (Readers who have their life priorities in order, this paragraph isn't meant for you. You may resume feeling smug.) Well, who said that Quadrant Day is February 14th, anyway. Other than me, I guess??? And now I'm saying that the holiday officially occurs 6 to 8 weeks from the moment you chose to gently caress this news post with your wibbling peep orbs.
Whew! Cutting it close, aren't you? Better hurry and order a set RIGHT NOW.
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