[Karkat catches the jerking motion, and while he doesn't see what the guy is reaching for, he's seen enough startled reactions from new people to guess what might be the cause. It does tense up his own posture, just a bit, but he doesn't pull out any weapon of his own. At least Pyunma trusts him enough to look through the list.]
[He captchalogues his own SFC.]
No, it's not, but before this gets any weirder let me clarify one thing. This? [He waves a hand by his face.] This is because I'm a troll, not the kind from whatever ridiculous fairy tales your world might have, but the kind from another planet in a universe entirely separate from your own. Save any questions about that for later because right now they aren't important, but the point is, get over it, because I'm not even the weirdest species this place has to offer.
[Ahem.]
Anyway, why we're here is a bunch of scientist shitstains abducting us out of our respective worlds to run experiments involving this here coral, called the Lamufao. [He points over at it, though it's hard to miss.] Basically stuff about using emotions as a power source, magical bullshit, blah blah, I'm not the one who knows the details and good luck finding someone who will explain it in depth.
Before you ask, no, you can't go back just because you want to. They decide when we show up and when we leave, and there's no way to petition them to change their minds. The good news it that things will be just like you left them when you return, though you won't remember anything about this place when you do. Trust me, I've gone back to my own world and experienced it myself. And yes, that also means that they can and do yank us back here at their leisure. I'd give you a lengthy metaphor for the exact nature of their awfulness, but unless you're emotionally stunted beyond repair, I'm sure you can feel your own reaction to the situation. Just be grateful I'm used to giving out the info dump to strangers.
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[He captchalogues his own SFC.]
No, it's not, but before this gets any weirder let me clarify one thing. This? [He waves a hand by his face.] This is because I'm a troll, not the kind from whatever ridiculous fairy tales your world might have, but the kind from another planet in a universe entirely separate from your own. Save any questions about that for later because right now they aren't important, but the point is, get over it, because I'm not even the weirdest species this place has to offer.
[Ahem.]
Anyway, why we're here is a bunch of scientist shitstains abducting us out of our respective worlds to run experiments involving this here coral, called the Lamufao. [He points over at it, though it's hard to miss.] Basically stuff about using emotions as a power source, magical bullshit, blah blah, I'm not the one who knows the details and good luck finding someone who will explain it in depth.
Before you ask, no, you can't go back just because you want to. They decide when we show up and when we leave, and there's no way to petition them to change their minds. The good news it that things will be just like you left them when you return, though you won't remember anything about this place when you do. Trust me, I've gone back to my own world and experienced it myself. And yes, that also means that they can and do yank us back here at their leisure. I'd give you a lengthy metaphor for the exact nature of their awfulness, but unless you're emotionally stunted beyond repair, I'm sure you can feel your own reaction to the situation. Just be grateful I'm used to giving out the info dump to strangers.