"I dunno how it happened we never really talk about it," Sollux says, shrugging rigidly. "Some shit just went down and he escaped I guess. Kind of...like what happened with me." He swallows. "I never really knew what actually...let me get out. I...I..."

He finds himself practically shivering just thinking about it in those terms, thinking about how he'd been kept and how he had to escape. And wow, suddenly, that's all he can think about.

It's been a little while since he felt like this so strongly, and it catches him by surprise. Some part of him was convinced, maybe, that he was okay again after having gotten his powers back. Like that had fixed things somehow. But it hits him hard, and leaves him staggering.

He suddenly really doesn't like the feeling of having that mask over face, but he can't just pull it off or everyone will see him. Karkat is standing right there, but-

"I-I need to go...do...uh..." The words never quite happen, but he starts trying to skitter away regardless.