Wait, her mind said. Her lips, however, were firmly pressed together in a stubborn line. She made dismissive noise, something between a scoff and a grunt, and backed away from the door. Good fucking riddance. She was better off without her.
But Terezi's words stayed with her, lingering like a pungent aftertaste, making her nose twitch and her lips curl. Vriska didn't need vision eightfold to see Terezi's departure through her door. She could envision it clearly in her mind—that small backside drawing farther and farther away from her.
She waited until Terezi was gone for sure and then opened her door. She glanced around just to double-check before her eyes dropped to the unfamiliar book.
"Huh? What the hell…….." She wasn't sure why Terezi wanted so badly to give her some random book, but as she started flipping through it, she realized exactly what it was. The conversation they'd had over it had been from months ago and yet—"Of course, she'd remember."
It was almost a compliment, so Vriska tagged on a couple of jabs. "Unnecessarily slow as always! It only took her forever to deliver this thing. It's practically useless now."
Vriska would read the thing in its entirety, of course. Despite her words, every little bit would only make them more prepared for what was coming. And oh, something was coming, alright. In addition to that, it'd be a good distraction. This was more important than her messed up fairy tale wishes. (Fakey fake and they'd never come true anyway.) She had to be serious about this. She was serious about this.
So she sat down crossed-legged on her bed and read until there was nothing else to read. Then she got out her CAT and sent the teal troll a curt message:
no subject
But Terezi's words stayed with her, lingering like a pungent aftertaste, making her nose twitch and her lips curl. Vriska didn't need vision eightfold to see Terezi's departure through her door. She could envision it clearly in her mind—that small backside drawing farther and farther away from her.
She waited until Terezi was gone for sure and then opened her door. She glanced around just to double-check before her eyes dropped to the unfamiliar book.
"Huh? What the hell…….." She wasn't sure why Terezi wanted so badly to give her some random book, but as she started flipping through it, she realized exactly what it was. The conversation they'd had over it had been from months ago and yet—"Of course, she'd remember."
It was almost a compliment, so Vriska tagged on a couple of jabs. "Unnecessarily slow as always! It only took her forever to deliver this thing. It's practically useless now."
Vriska would read the thing in its entirety, of course. Despite her words, every little bit would only make them more prepared for what was coming. And oh, something was coming, alright. In addition to that, it'd be a good distraction. This was more important than her messed up fairy tale wishes. (Fakey fake and they'd never come true anyway.) She had to be serious about this. She was serious about this.
So she sat down crossed-legged on her bed and read until there was nothing else to read. Then she got out her CAT and sent the teal troll a curt message:
Ok.