WOE! VANTAS FAMILY DYNAMICS BE UPON YE!

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[ID: Four identical images of the Vantas trolls in a square formation. Karkat is on the bottom right, the Signless is on the bottom left, Kankri is on the top right, and Beforus Karkat is on the top left. Each image focuses on one of their feelings on the others, and themselves.

The first image focuses on Karkat. His text is written in gray and all caps. Regarding the Signless: “He’s responsible for my existence. Hate him.” Regarding Kankri: “Double hate him. Why’d he even play this stupid game? Talks too much, shut the fuck up. Also double responsible for my existence.” Regarding Beforus Karkat: “The penultimate, triple responsible for my existence, thus warranting the most of my righteous hate. He’s also me??? So it’s fucking fate I guess.” And regarding himself: “Of course I hate myself. No one is surprised by this turn of events.” Note: “Existence” is misspelled with an “a” multiple times, but is spelled correctly in the ID for clarity.

The second image focuses on the Signless. His text is written in bright red, his b’s replaced by 6’s and his o’s replaced by 9’s. Regarding Karkat: “My sweet little descendant. I get the feeling he dislikes me, but I love him dearly.” Regarding Kankri: “The me from before. His memories inspired my fight… but I also get the feeling he despises me. I’d be lying if I said his cold shoulder didn’t upset me…” Regarding Beforus Karkat: “He’s tough, like little Karkat is, but like my young descendant, I get the feeling he cares very deeply, much more than he lets on. His tale of rebellion inspires me, though he’s quick to discredit himself when compared to what I achieved, which I admit, I do not feel I had nearly the same positive effects that he had…” Regarding himself: “There’s not much to say about me. I rebelled, I failed, I died young. That’s all.”

The third image focuses on Kankri. His text is written in the same pattern as the Signless. Before any of his thoughts, in grey capital text, Karkat remarks, “Try to keep it brief?” To which Kankri responds, “Fine.” Regarding Karkat: “He’s impatient and short-tempered, just asking to be culled. I’ve tried to help him, but I worry Alternian culture has warped any semblance of decency I could pass onto him. Nonetheless, he’s my dancestor, and I feel responsible for his well-being.” Regarding the Signless: “His methods were cruel and underhanded. I cannot disprove enough. That I was unable to utilize my own abilities as a Seer of Blood, and he somehow was, only adds to my frustrations with him.” Regarding Beforus Karkat: “He’s… tolerable. I hadn’t thought much of my own ancestor until I met Karkat, and Karkat is just a wriggler, so the thought hadn’t really settled until… I met him. I much prefer how he rebelled, but I worry I’ve done something to upset him…” Regarding himself: “What? I try my best to be better than I was the day previous. What else do you want me to say of myself?”

The final image focuses on Beforus Karkat. His text is written the same as Karkat’s. Regarding Karkat: “He hates me. I’m not surprised, and he makes it abundantly obvious. I can tell he’s suffered a lot on his home. I wish he’d open up to me, but, well. I know how hard it is for us to open up.” Regarding the Signless: “He’s really amazing, and he doesn’t even see it. I did what I could for our kind on Beforus, and he did the same on Alternia where the stakes were much damn higher. He thinks he’s a failure. I think he’s a revolutionary.” Regarding Kankri: “My descendant. I think he’s well-intentioned, but he usually just comes across as a bit of a brat. I know he’s probably projecting, and the last thing he wants is to feel like he’s being culled again, but it’d be nice if he let me care for him. Who better?” Regarding himself: “I hated everything about myself for a long time. But I learned I can’t wallow in my own self pity if I want to get shit done.”

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