She doesn't argue with him. He's right, if she lets herself think about it half reasonably. Ever since she met Karkat, it's been almost unnerving at times how much their situations have in common. After all, it was his sudden good fortune that made her realize how much her own story was lacking.

"The same thing is happening to him," she says, finally, her voice soft and rough. "Is going to happen. Already happened. Whatever." She looks away as if ashamed. "I look at Sollux and that's all I can see right now. And all I can think about is how I'll probably never know."