Chapter 9
As usual, you wake up in your bed at home. The sun is shining through your window, and its rays bathe you and your companion in sunlight that you both would most certainly find far too bright. She stirs in your arms and-
Wait.
She?
JUNE: w8 holy shit did last night actually happen??
She mutters something you don't quite understand, probably because she's still sleeping. You know her as a fairly hardened creature by this point - how else would she have had the constitution to survive for several years in the Furthest Ring? - but seeing her here, sleeping in your bed, you think she looks kind of adorable.
Still, you struggle to believe this is all actually happening. Terezi Pyrope is asleep in your bed, after the two of you spent all night next to each other, having fallen asleep making out, all after discovering you were a girl and subsequently coming out to Rose and Kanaya.
Shit, they're still here aren't they? You hope they didn't hear anything last night.
You notice her shift around and watch her sit up and stretch. She sniffs the air, before facing you with a big, shit-eating grin.
TEREZI: L1K3 WH4T YOU S33, 3GDORK?
Oh. You were staring, weren't you?
JUNE: i-i uhhhh, m-may8e?
JUNE: i just
JUNE: still can't 8elieve last night happened.
JUNE: or that you're actually here.
TEREZI: 1 GU3SS
TEREZI: 1F TH4TS YOUR 3XCUS3 >:]
JUNE: h-hey!!
She playfully punches your arm a bit, before leaning up against you. You decide to be a little daring and give her head a kiss, before wrapping your arms around her and savoring the moment. You still aren't entirely sure what's going on between you, but whatever it is, it feels nice.
JUNE: so, are we a thing?
She snorts, sitting back up.
TEREZI: DO YOU W4NT TO B3 4 TH1NG?
JUNE: may8e? i think so?
JUNE: i don't really know, this is all kind of
JUNE: new to me.
She sighs and turns to face you.
TEREZI: JUN3
TEREZI: DO YOU R3M3MB3R TH3 STUFF W3 T4LK3D 4BOUT L4ST N1GHT?
JUNE: i, uhhhhhhhh...
TEREZI: DO YOU L1K3 M3?
JUNE: yeah.
JUNE: do you?
She grins and chuckles a little bit.
TEREZI: 1 SL3PT 1N YOUR B3D 4FT3R W3 M4D3 OUT 4LL N1GHT DUMP4SS
TEREZI: WH4T DO YOU TH1NK?
JUNE: ok fine, point t8ken.
You feel a little bothered by her snarking at you when you asked her a genuine question, but you do have to admit, it is a little obvious. While reflecting on your escapades last night, you start to blush and catch a smile forming on your face. All of this is moving fairly quickly for you, but you suppose once you've taken the time to tell all of your friends what's going on, you can finally take a moment to breathe.
JUNE: so...
JUNE: does this mean we're...
JUNE: w8.
JUNE: i'm a girl.
JUNE: holy shit does this mean we're
JUNE: girlfriends?!
TEREZI: 1S TH4T TH3 HUM4N WORD FOR 1T?
JUNE: yeah, it's like when two girls are
JUNE: what's the troll word again?
JUNE: like what rose and kanaya have?
TEREZI: M4T3SPR1T?
JUNE: yeah!
TEREZI: 1T M1GHT B3 4 L1TTL3 TOO SOON TO C4LL 1T TH4T
TEREZI: BUT 1 M34N 1F YOU W4NT TO TH3N 1 4M NOT OPPOS3D
She's not wrong, you literally just confessed your feelings to each other last night. Is there anything truly wrong with that, though? Besides, it feels nice to think about. You have a MATESPRIT. You are somebody's GIRLFRIEND, and that somebody is your own GIRLFRIEND. It seems as if things are finally starting to turn around for you. You just have to make it through telling your friends about your newly discovered identity.
You hope you can make it through telling your friends about your newly discovered identity.
TEREZI: H3Y
TEREZI: DORK
TEREZI: YOU TH3R3?
JUNE: huh?
TEREZI: YOU W3R3 ST4RT1NG TO SP4C3 OUT 4G41N
TEREZI: YOU GOOD?
JUNE: oh, yeah, sorry.
JUNE: i'm just thinking a8out tonight and you and everything and-
TEREZI: R3L4X
JUNE: ok, i'm sorry.
TEREZI: 1TS OK
TEREZI: WHY DONT W3 GO G3T SOM3 FOOD?
TEREZI: 1M 4LR34DY HUNGRY 4G41N >:/
JUNE: oh yeah we should
JUNE: pro8a8ly go do that.
The two of you get up, but you stay behind as she starts to head down the stairs. Your clothes are somewhat dirty, but you don't particularly want to wear anything else, especially not around your friends. You're aware that between the outfit and your newly acquired TYPING QUIRK, you probably might come across too much like a SCORPIO, but the outfit's association with your old cerulean flame and one-time mentor by default makes it the most feminine leaning outfit in your entire mental wardrobe. You can't really see yourself wearing anything else right now, not until you manage to find some new, more appropriate clothes, so you simply change out of them and back into them in order to quickly clean them.
What you decide to do to make it more personal, however, is imagine your ASPECT and its symbol in a complimentary shade of green matching that of your jacket appearing on your black t-shirt, to replace the GREEN SLIME GHOST that was previously on it. It then takes its place in the center of your chest, thanks to the magic of your god tier clothing abilities. You aren't entirely sure this is how it works, but it at least pleases you and makes your getup look more Egbert and less Serket.
Hopefully.
You then decide it to finally be time to descend and enjoy a NUTRITIONAL MORNING MEAL with your matesprit and guests.
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JUNE: heh, sorry the coffee's not that gr8.
JUNE: i don't usually get the shitty stuff 8ut i haven't 8een drinking as much l8ly and didn't want to spend too much.
ROSE: Oh, this isn't yours.
KANAYA: Rose Got Up Early And Returned To Our Hive So She Could Bring Over The Stuff She Keeps
ROSE: I'm sorry, June, but I've grown dangerously picky about my coffee as of late.
JUNE: oh jegus i'm sorry lol.
JUNE: jesus i mean.
TEREZI: 1 4M PR3TTY SUR3 YOU M34N J3GUS
JUNE: no 8ut you've had me saying jegus a lot l8ly.
ROSE: You two have only been dating for presumably one night and she's already rubbing off on you, is she?
TEREZI: Y34H, YOU COULD S4Y TH4T 1M RUBB1NG OFF ON H3R
TEREZI: 4ND G3TT1NG H3R TO S4Y J3GUS 4 LOT WH1L3 1 DO 1T >:]
JUNE: TEREZI!!!!!!!!
What in the name of Troll Jegus would possess her to say something like that at breakfast? Breakfast is the most sacred meal of the day! You should know, you and your friends are the gods of this world and decreed it to be so! Not within earshot of anyone who might actually believe you, of course, it was only when a few of you were drunk at one of your previous birthdays. But still!
Rose's face has made contact with your table, and you swear you hear muffled laughter. Kanaya's face meanwhile is contorted in such a way that you believe she may be struggling not to laugh herself. Your own face is now a deep shade of red, which you attempt to hide in your hands.
JUNE: g8d f8cking d8mmit pyrope...
Terezi just continues sitting there, grinning like an asshole.
TEREZI: TH3 BL4M3 FOR TH1S ON3 GO3S SQU4R3LY TO L4LOND3 OV3R TH3R3
TEREZI: SH3 1S TH3 ON3 WHO S3T M3 UP
TEREZI: 1 4M M3R3LY 4 HUMBL3 TROLL C4LL1NG 1T L1K3 1 T4ST3 1T
ROSE: So, crude jokes not withstanding, do you have some sort of plan for how tonight is going to go?
You silently thank Rose for saving you from the mad seer's vicious barbs.
JUNE: y-yeah,
JUNE: i think when everyone gets here, i'll apologize for disappearing, and let them know i accidentally found terezi, and long story short we came home together and i'm also a girl now.
TEREZI: YOU SHOULD T3LL TH3M 1M YOUR M4T3SPR1T NOW
ROSE: Oh?
ROSE: You've made it official now, have you?
TEREZI: K1ND OF
TEREZI: 1 JUST W4NT 4NOTH3R 3XCUS3 TO T34S3 H3R 1N FRONT OF 3V3RYON3 >:]
JUNE: godD8MMIT terezi.
TEREZI: OH COM3 ON DORK
TEREZI: YOU KNOW YOU LOV3 M3 4ND TH1NK 1TS CH4RM1NG
KANAYA: When Were You Planning On Having Everyone Over
KANAYA: Im Not Certain Strider And Vantas Would Be Awake At This Hour
ROSE: That's a good point.
ROSE: It's only just past noon.
JUNE: i suppose i could just message dave first and w8 to message anyone else until after he responds.
TEREZI: 4SSUM1NG H3 DO3SNT M3SS4G3 3V3RYON3 TH3 MOM3NT H3 H34RS FROM YOU
TEREZI: 1SNT H3 1NTO YOU?
JUNE: pfffffffft, dave?
JUNE: no, we're just friends.
You think you catch Rose smirking slightly, but you're not sure why.
JUNE: i think i'll go ahead and message him now, just to get it over with.
ROSE: Good luck.
You get up from the table and make your way back upstairs. You were going to message Dave from your MOBILE DEVICE, but as it turns out you somehow managed to forget it. After logging into your favorite INSTANT MESSAGING CLIENT on your computer, you happen to notice you forgot to set your desktop instance to appear offline the way you had with your phone. Hopefully this doesn't result in anything.
You may have spoken too soon.
-- turntechGodhead [TG] began pestering ectoBiologist [EB] --
TG: oh my god dude
TG: is that you
TG: tell me thats you
TG: john are you fuckin with me or are you actually online
EB: oh, hey dave, i was just a8out to message you actually.
TG: wait what
TG: also what the fuck is up with that 8 why are you doin her thing again
TG: you better not be fuckin with me
TG: wait shit this is actually john right youre not like vriska pretending to be john or something are you
TG: vriska did you like eat john cause if you did im gonna come fuck your shit up
EB: dave!
EB: shut up!
EB: it's me!
EB: it's a long story i'll tell you l8r 8ut yeah it's actually me.
EB: it's not vriska, as far as i know she's still out there somewhere :/
EB: look i'm sorry i disappeared a few weeks ago 8ut i'm 8ack and i have something i need to tell everyone.
EB: hey, you there?
EB: dave?
He's gone silent. Odd. Or at least, it seems odd up front, until you get bombarded by a sea of grey in another chat window.
-- carcinoGeneticist [CG] began trolling ectoBiologist [EB] --
CG: SERKET YOU ASS-SHITTING PILE OF MUSCLEBEAST DUNG WHY THE ABSOLUTE BULGESNIFFING FUCK ARE YOU PRETENDING TO BE EGBERT?
CG: CAN YOU LEAVE MY MATESPRIT THE FUCK ALONE?
CG: ALSO HOW DID YOU EVEN KNOW EGBERT FUCKING DISAPPEARED YOU SHITSPEWING DOUCHEWAGON?
EB: KARKAT I'M N8T VRISKA!!
EB: JEGUS!!
EB: god f8cking dammit why do i keep saying jegus?
CG: YOU CAN'T FOOL ME BITCH, YOU KNOW I CAN FEEL YOU TRYING TO PROBE MY MIND RIGHT?
EB: karkat i can't fucking do that i am literally not vriska.
EB: you gotta 8elieve me!
CG: FAT FUCKING CHANCE, SERKET.
CG: I ALREADY KNOW EGBERT'S FUCKING DEAD.
EB: look can you just f8cking come 8ver to my stupid house kark8t?
EB: you and d8ve and everyone else.
EB: i'm not vriska, it's really me, i got st8ck out in the f8rthest ring f8r like two weeks 8nd only just got 8ack.
EB: ple8se kark8t?
EB: i don't kn8w why i'm d8ing the 8 thing either i didn't even n8tice it until someone t8ld me!!!!!!!!
EB: karkat?
-- carcinoGeneticist [CG] ceased trolling ectoBiologist [EB] --
Well fuck, this isn't going well.
TG: idk dude i kinda wanna believe you but like
TG: how do i know youre not actually vriska trying to start shit
EB: i'm sorry d8ve, i'll expl8in everything 8ut i c8n't do it over text.
TG: i mean im already comin over there anyway
TG: i told everyone to meet me at your place just in case youre fuckin with me
TG: but idk i guess ill give you a chance to explain yourself if its actually you
TG: you better not be lying tho
EB: i'm n8t!!!!!!!!
EB: d8ve i pr8mise.
EB: it's just s8mething i h8ve to tell you in person.
TG: yeah yeah sure i just got a question first if you dont mind yknow?
EB: yeah wh8t's up?
TG: any idea why i cant get ahold of rose?
Can't get a, what? What's wrong with Rose?
EB: i d8n't know 8ut last i s8w her she 8nd kan8ya were h8ving 8r8kfast over h8re with me 8nd terezi just a f8w m8nutes 8go, so unless s8mething happened since th8n i don't know :/
TG: wait what
TG: excuse me for just one second
TG: youre telling me terezis back
TG: now i know youre fuckin with me
TG: alright whatever your ass is mine fakebert
TG: whoever you are
EB: d8ve w8!!!!!!!!
-- turntechGodhead [TG] blocked ectoBiologist [EB] --
Oh no. No no no. This won't do at all.
You scramble down the stairs - remembering to grab your phone first this time - and check in the kitchen to find...
The three of them are sitting roughly where they were before, continuing to chat about something that you feel is far less important than the current disaster you have been informed is headed your way. Of all the times for Rose to not be checking her phone.
JUNE: ok so uhh, uhhhhhhhh
TEREZI: WH4TS UP N3RD?
JUNE: everyone's on their w8y over here prep8red to fight me 8ec8use th8y think i'm a f8cking f8ke who's pretending to 8e me.
ROSE: What?
KANAYA: Are You Sure Youre Not Overreacting June
JUNE: i d8n't think i 8m!!
JUNE: 8ecause d8ve also thinks i kidn8pped you and rose and thought i w8s lying 8ecause i said terezi was 8ack!!
TEREZI: W41T WHY WOULD H3 TH1NK TH4T
TEREZI: 1S D4V3 R34LLY TH4T-
TEREZI: NO W41T
TEREZI: 1TS D4V3
TEREZI: N3V3R M1ND
JUNE: karkat also mess8ged me 8nd kept s8ying i was vriska too so i don't kn8w wh8t they're expecting is wrong
JUNE: rose c8n you may8e s8y something to d8ve?
JUNE: i'm k8nd 8f fre8king out plus he kind 8f 8locked me.
ROSE: I'll see if I can talk some sense into him.
ROSE: Maybe he'll calm down if I call him instead, pestering him over text might not get through to him.
You then hear a knock on your door. Though it's less of a knock, and more of a pounding.
DAVE: yo egbert
DAVE: come on out
DAVE: just wanna talk to you dude
DAVE: yknow assuming it is you in there
They are already here.
The four of you get up and prepare to defend yourselves should the situation go south, while you lead everyone into the living room.
DAVE: cmon egbert
DAVE: whoever you are
DAVE: dirks kinda itchin to bust down your door so you might wanna answer it if you wanna like keep the door or whatever
JUNE: ok jeez i'm on my w8y!!!!!!!!
You get to your front door and swing it open, glaring at your unexpected guests. You hope it hides the sheer amount of fear and adrenaline coursing through your body, because you don't know how long you can keep up appearances. Thankfully it seems to be working, as their collective display of determination fades into various shades of relief, awe, dumbfoundedness, and even glares of annoyance similar to your own aimed at one member of the mob in particular.
JUNE: hi guys.
JUNE: i'm 8ack.
JUNE: can we all just
JUNE: calm down?
JUNE: please?
DAVE: i uhhh
The various weapons you see in the group begin to disappear, and you welcome your guests into the house with a frown. You see Dave's eyes meet Rose's, and a wave of shame washes over his face. She in turn responds with a chuckle and a smirk. Kanaya's face greets her palm warmly as she shakes her head, and Terezi takes the opportunity to welcome the group herself.
TEREZI: SUP COOLK1D >:]
DAVE: oh
DAVE: hey
DAVE: sup
KARKAT: PYROPE YOU FUCKING SEEDFLAPHUMPING PAIN IN MY FUCKING NOOK.
KARKAT: WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME YOU WERE BACK?
TEREZI: 1 W4S 4 L1TTL3 BUSY DUMP4SS
KARKAT: OH YEAH? BUSY DOING WHAT?
KARKAT: SHOVING EGBERT'S BULGE DOWN YOUR PROTEIN CHUTE?
TEREZI: 1T WOULD B3 TH3 OTH3R W4Y 4ROUND, PROB4BLY, BUT NO, NOT Y3T >:P
JUNE: G8D F8CKING
JUNE: TEREZI!!!!!!!!
ROXY: wait holy shit terezis back?!?
ROXY: dude wtf?!
JUNE: guys ok can we all please just shut the a8solute ever loving F8CK UP for
JUNE: literally just two seconds?
JUNE: so i can explain what's going on?
DIRK: That does seem more pressing than worrying about who's shoving what where.
JANE: Oh heavens, who is doing what now?!
JAKE: Well i think miss pyrope over there is implying our boy john is-
JUNE: CAN IT J8KE!!!!!!!!
You thought the worst was behind you. You thought wrong. You think you could have handled your friends in a fight, and worst case scenario you could simply zap to before the fight started and fix everything. But this? This is just mortifying. You're not sure you can find a way back from this. You almost wish you had let Dave and the others believe you were a fake so they could have saved you from this.
JAKE: S-sorry john you have my deepest apologies.
JUNE: look it's fine.
JUNE: i'm sorry i 8lew up.
JUNE: which
JUNE: i don't just mean today, i mean i'm also sorry i 8lew up two weeks ago or whenever it was.
JUNE: i'm sorry i got angry and disappeared and stuff.
JUNE: i had a really 8ad freakout and accidentally zapped away and time got really fucky and-
DAVE: ok thats great and all but like
DAVE: what are rose and kanaya doing over here
DAVE: and when the fuck did terezi get back
DAVE: like how long have yall been fuckin over here cause now things are just kinda weird
DAVE: are all four of yall havin a thing or is i-hrphmprmhpmh!!!
Karkat's hand has moved to cover his matesprit's mouth. You should remember to thank him later.
KARKAT: IGNORE THIS ASSHAT EGBERT.
KARKAT: I'M SORRY I YELLED AT YOU BY THE WAY.
KARKAT: HE TOLD ME SOMEONE WAS PRETENDING TO BE YOU ON YOUR ACCOUNT, AND WHEN I SAW THE EIGHTS I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS UP.
KARKAT: ALSO TEREZI FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH I'M SORRY I YELLED AT YOU.
KARKAT: EVEN IF I'M FUCKING PISSED YOU DIDN'T TELL ME YOU WERE BACK.
TEREZI: NOT MY DO1NG, DUMP4SS
TEREZI: 4SK TH3 B1G DORK OV3R H3R3 4BOUT TH4T >:/
JUNE: yeah.
JUNE: that was me.
KARKAT: WAIT WHAT?
ROSE: Also, for the record, we only got here last night, due to similar worries as the rest of you.
ROSE: And no, Dave, we're not all "having a thing".
JADE: guys can we please shut the fuck up?!?
JADE: i just wanna hear what happened to john
Her voice catches you by surprise.
JUNE: s-sorry.
JUNE: thanks jade.
JUNE: so ummmmmmmm...
JUNE: when i freaked out i kind of
JUNE: accidentally zapped out to the furthest ring, where i ran into terezi.
JUNE: and we kind of talked a8out a 8unch of stuff and i found out something a8out myself and
JUNE: we came home together and long story short i'm a girl now.
JUNE: and i want you guys to call me june now. june eg8ert.
Silence. Deafening silence. Maddening silence. You see Jake and Dave start to shuffle where they stand, but thankfully Karkat helps to break the awkwardness even further.
KARKAT: OK, AND?
KARKAT: IS THIS NOT A NORMAL OCCURRENCE FOR HUMANS?
KARKAT: SERIOUSLY AM I THE ONLY ONE HERE WHO DOESN'T CARE?
TEREZI: S33 TH4TS WH4T 1 TOLD H3R!!
KARKAT: LIKE HALF OUR SESSION OF SGRUB WAS TRANS WHO GIVES A FUCK?
TEREZI: F1N4LLY V4NT4S S4YS SOM3TH1NG SM4RT >:]
KARKAT: OK HOLD ON FUCK YOU PYROPE I'LL HRMPHMRPHMRPHMR
And now it is Dave's turn again to shooshpap Karkat. Lucklily the ensuing continued awkwardness is interrupted by Roxy hugging you out of nowhere.
ROXY: holy shit june im so happy for you!!
ROXY: i kinda figured u were but like i didnt wanna just guess and be wrong lmao
ROXY: dude thats so cool!!!!
JUNE: heh, thank you roxy.
DAVE: yeah i like kinda dont entirely get it egbert but thats cool im glad you figured that out about yourself
ROXY: wait didnt u get it when i came out?
ROXY: what do u mean you dont entirely get it?
DAVE: honestly idk im just still a lil confused about the whole vriska thing i guess
DAVE: its less the gender thing and more the whole hey look at me i look and sound like vriska serket
DAVE: yknow that whole thing
JUNE: yeah i uhhhhhhhh
JUNE: i don't actually know how to explain it to 8e completely honest.
JUNE: all i know is it's apparently 8een going on for a while?
JUNE: 8ut i didn't notice it until terezi pointed it out.
KARKAT: WOW, JUNE, HERE'S A BRIGHT IDEA.
KARKAT: WHY DON'T YOU JUST STOP DOING IT THEN?
TEREZI: WHY DONT *YOU* STOP DO1NG *YOUR* TH1NG?
Karkat stands aghast at what he is hearing.
KARKAT: WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHY DON'T I STOP?
KARKAT: THIS IS HOW I TALK YOU ASSMAGGOT!
TEREZI: 3X4CTLY DUMP4SS
TEREZI: TH4TS HOW JUN3 T4LKS NOW
KARKAT: BUT IT'S SO FUCKING WEIRD!
KARKAT: WHY DOES SHE SOUND LIKE VRISKA OF ALL PEOPLE?
TEREZI: Y34H 1T 1S K1ND OF W31RD BUT SO WH4T?
DAVE: man idk it feels really weird
JANE: It is perhaps a little bit strange.
JANE: Not that I really have any idea who you're talking about, anyway.
DAVE: she was this huge bitch who was into like spiders and shit
DAVE: idk all the details but her and terezi killed a bunch of people or smth but then terezi stopped cause shes actually kinda cool
JANE: Oh my.
JANE: That really doesn't sound like a good person for Jo- I mean, June, to be emulating.
TEREZI: C4N YOU M4YB3 NOT T4LK 4BOUT H3R TH4T W4Y
JAKE: I really dont think this is an issue we can ignore though!
KANAYA: I Really Dont Think Any Of You Are In Any Position To Judge Her
KANAYA: If I May Interrupt
You admit to yourself it feels deeply uncomfortable having multiple people discuss the way you speak as if you weren't around. You're right there, you know. Well, of course *you* know. You know what I mean. Where were we?
JUNE: you guys know i'm right here, right?
JUNE: you don't have to talk a8out me as if i'm not here.
JUNE: or i guess keep doing it, wh8tever, i don't c8re!
JUNE: i thought you g8ys would 8e h8ppy i was 8ack 8ut i guess we're 8rguing a8out how i t8lk so th8t's cool.
Good, now they all look upset.
TEREZI: SORRY JUN3
JUNE: not you, you're f8ne.
KARKAT: OK JEGUS I'M SORRY.
KARKAT: FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH JUNE, I LITERALLY COULDN'T CARE ANY LESS ABOUT THE OTHER THING.
KARKAT: I MEAN I'M GLAD YOU FIGURED THIS OUT AND ACCEPTED IT.
KARKAT: I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY OTHER THAN I'M HAPPY FOR YOU AND WEIRDED OUT BY THE VRISKA THING IS ALL.
KARKAT: AND I'M GLAD YOU'RE SAFE I GUESS.
JUNE: it's ok karkat, i forgive you.
The room falls to silence once again. You begin to hope desperately that somebody will save you from this awkwardness.
DIRK: I guess if no one else is interested in talking,
Oh no never mind anybody else please. Except Jake. Anybody but Dirk or Jake.
DIRK: I'm happy for you, June.
DIRK: That's pretty cool. Good for you.
Oh. Well then. Never mind.
JUNE: thanks dirk.
JUNE: you know we don't really ever talk a whole lot, and i don't know why.
JUNE: i kind of thought you h8ed me to 8e entirely honest.
ROXY: nah hes just kinda like that he doesnt talk a whole lot
DIRK: Yeah.
DIRK: I've also been somewhat occupied as of late, but we should catch up some time when I'm not busy.
... He's not hitting on you, is he? Isn't he gay?
DAVE: ok so i have a question though
DAVE: whats up with you and terezi
DAVE: like for real
DAVE: also pyrope whats the deal with vriska anyway i thought you were out lookin for her is that just not really a thing anymore
She looks solemn for a moment, before bursting out her trademark grin.
TEREZI: 1 R3FUS3 TO 4NSW3R 4NY QU3ST1ONS OF 4 S3RK3T N4TUR3
TEREZI: UNL3SS TH3Y 4R3 R3F3RR1NG TO M1SS S3RK3T 2 OV3R H3R3
TEREZI: BUT 4NYTH1NG 3LS3 1 4M W1LL1NG TO T4LK 4BOUT
TEREZI: 3SP3C14LLY 1F 1T 1NVOLV3S M4K1NG FUN OF MY N3W G1RLFR13ND
TEREZI: OR WH4T3V3R 1T 1S YOU HUM4NS C4LL YOUR M4T3SPR1TS >:]
TEREZI: W4S TH4T TH3 TH1NG YOU C4LL3D 1T TH1S MORN1NG JUN3?
Oh my god Terezi please just shut the fuck up. Your face turns beet red and you mutter something under your breath, but you also can't help but smile in your typical goofy fashion. She called you her matesprit in front of everyone, and she called you her girlfriend. You drape your arm around her, and she responds by wrapping hers around your waist.
DAVE: wait wait wait a minute
DAVE: so youre telling me the two of you are together?
DAVE: damn june i thought now that youre a girl you were gonna be into dudes or smth my bad
Oh no. Dave please don't do this.
JUNE: no, sorry dave.
JUNE: i mean, i think i might 8e, 8ut i'm still into girls.
JUNE: i think-
JUNE: w8, holy shit, i think i'm gay.
JUNE: huh.
You see the wheels start turning in his head. He's standing there thinking. You're worried what his reaction is going to be, and your worries grow even worse when you see something click in his expression.
DAVE: hold on HOLD ON
DAVE: youre tellin me
DAVE: that YOU
DAVE: JUNE EGBERT
DAVE: are a HOMOSEXUAL?!
... Ok, fine, you had this one coming.
JUNE: yeah dave, i guess i am :P
JUNE: i finally am a homosexual.
JUNE: you totally got me.
After five years of grilling you for casual remarks you made as a teenager, it seems Dave has finally gotten his comeuppance. He at least looks very pleased with himself either way.
JAKE: Well if this aint just one swell, gay little reunion weve got going on here!
JANE: It certainly is, and the spirits seem much higher this time around than our previous attempt at a group gathering.
JANE: We ought to maybe hold another little party since the last one went so poorly.
TEREZI: P4RTY SOUNDS GOOD TO M3
TEREZI: WH3R3 4R3 TH3 HUM4N SOPOR1F1CS 4T?
JUNE: i kind of think we drank all of them at the last party :/
DAVE: nah i think i took a few home or something
DAVE: ill tell you what tho dude
DAVE: shit i mean june
DAVE: is it cool if i call you dude still i know im gonna fuck it up all kinds of fucked up until i get used to it
JUNE: i mean, may8e, 8ut prefera8ly not too much dave, sorry.
DAVE: hey no worries its all cool dude
DAVE: fuck i mean
DAVE: hold up lemme go back a sec hey june wouldnt it be dope if karkat and me here went out and got snacks and booze and shit to make up for your last birthday and also for being a big asshole and like
DAVE: bringing everyone over here thinkin you were a fake
DAVE: actually yknow what maybe not that part at least it got us all in the same room again thats cool
Oh god he still won't shut up. Same old Dave. At least he's a good friend. When he's not summoning all your friends to kill you that is.
JUNE: that's not a 8ad idea actually.
JUNE: that would 8e really cool.
DAVE: oh hell yeah cmon babe lets get goin
KARKAT: WHY THE FUCK AM I COMING WITH YOU?
DAVE: cause i love you dumbass
KARKAT: OH OK I GUESS THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING. SURE I'M SUDDENLY SO VERY EXCITED TO FUCKING GO WITH YOU TO GET SNACKS.
KARKAT: (I LOVE YOU TOO.)
DAVE: (i know babe its cool)
As they make their way back out the door, Jane follows after them for some reason.
JANE: Actually, would it be alright if I came along with you two?
JANE: I'd like to pick up some things as well.
DAVE: alright yeah thats cool sure
DAVE: anyone else wanna ditch egbert on her redo birthday
DAVE: nah im fuckin with you lets go
DAVE: well be right back june
The remaining guests begin to mingle. Tonight feels like it's going to go much better than your actual birthday. Everyone's much happier, even yourself. Hell, for once, you feel happy being surrounded by guests. Not guests, friends. They're your friends. Maybe now you'll be able to treat them like your friends instead of viewing all of them with fear and suspicion. Maybe now you'll be able to actually come out of the house again.
JADE: hey june
Oh no. You nearly forgot Jade was even there. After her outburst earlier, she got so quiet. She didn't even say a word when you told everyone you were a girl. Your happiness begins to fade.
JUNE: h-hey, jade.
JADE: im sorry about your birthday ;-;
JADE: but also
JADE: if its alright
JADE: theres a few things i still need to talk about with you
JADE: i dont wanna drag you away from your party
JADE: but i wanna talk about this before it gets any worse and we end up never talking again ;-;
JADE: i dont want that to happen ;-;
JADE: can we go somewhere private?
This has bad idea written all over it, but she has a point. If you don't talk this out now, you might not ever get around to it, and if you never talk about it, you might end up resenting each other. And no matter how upset you've gotten, you really don't want that to happen.
JUNE: yeah. let's go upstairs.
JADE: thank you june
Before heading upstairs to a more private location, you decide to go to Terezi for some support.
JUNE: hey, i'm gonna go upstairs and talk to jade a8out something, i'll 8e 8ack in a little 8it.
TEREZI: OK
TEREZI: YOU GOT TH1S, JUN3
JUNE: thanks.
She gives you a hug before you go, then turns back to the conversation she was involved in. You walk back over to the stairs and follow your sister into your bedroom.
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