"Yeah," says Karkat. "We were gonna, you know, try to do it together. Or something." He sighs. "We talked about it, anyway. But she wanted to play a pretty long game, right, obviously – and the Sufferists are sort of in a hurry. Like, in a hurry compared to a fucking seadweller." He scrubs a hand over his face. "I figure at least if we make a big noise with this stuff – I mean, if I make a big noise with this stuff – then it'll be easier for her to change shit up after she wins, like if we can make it seem as if me showing up at the same time as her means her rule is destined to be successful then her shit'll probably go more smoothly, but that's not exactly – you know, fulfilling the fucking prophecy..."