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IC Pr9spective: Kankri Vantas

Character name: Kankri Vantas
Player name: Ri
Plot-related? Nope

Hell9, students 9f H9gwarts and students at heart. 6eginning this m9st auspici9us year at 9ur prestigi9us academy, there are n9netheless s9me predictca6le c9cnerns to 6e raised in any such diverse gr9up 9f individuals. I shall attempt t9 6e 6rief.

9ver time I have n9ticed a startling lack of c9ncern f9r the feelings of y9ur fell9w students and staff. It pains me t9 see infighting and disc9rd t9 this degree. Theref9re I w9uld like t9 9ffer my inexhausti6le skill as a mediat9r, alth9ugh I am n9 l9nger technically 9ne 9f y9ur peers. If y9u have any c9ncerns, feel free to appr9ach me at any time. I will d9 my 6est to pr9vide a n9njudgmental envir9nment t9 f9ster g99dwill and free and in9ffensive discussion 6etween all parties inv9lved.

Enj9y the new year, every9ne, and warmest welc9me back t9 H9gwarts!

Hello, students of Hogwarts and students at heart. Beginning this most auspicious year at our prestigious academy, there are nonetheless some predictable concerns to be raised in any such diverse group of individuals. I shall attempt to be brief.

Over time I have noticed a startling lack of concern for the feelings of your fellow students and staff. It pains me to see infighting and discord to this degree. Therefore I would like to offer my inexhaustible skill as a mediator, although I am no longer technically one of your peers. If you have any concerns, feel free to approach me at any time. I will do my best to provide a nonjudgmental environment to foster goodwill and free and inoffensive discussion between all parties involved.

Enjoy the new year, everyone, and warmest welcome back to Hogwarts!

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9f c9urse I was l9nely. 9f c9urse I missed y9u. I wanted n9thing m9re than t9 6e a6le t9 stand there 6ehind my 6r9ther while he made his v9ws t9 the l9ve 9f his life.
I wanted t9 c9ngratulate him 9n 6ec9ming a father. I wanted m9re than anything t9 shake his hand and give him a hug, t9 6e there t9 share in the happiest day 9f my twin 6r9ther’s life.

6ut I c9uldn’t. I didn’t even get t9 share in his graduati9n.

I kn9w he’ll 6e angry with me, I kn9w that he’ll 6e upset. I have watched 9ver him f9r the last 18 years, and n9t said a single w9rd. 6ut I w9uld rather have him think that I had 6een resting in peace than t9 6ring up the 9ld mem9ries. I l9ved him t99 much t9 d9 that t9 him.

Kankri
I'm so sorry. I wish you had told us, we could have exchanged vows here. You could have attended! We could have b33n closer than this. You didn't have to decide that he couldn't handle things.

He would have done everything in his power to include you Kankri. You know this. I know he probably couldn't have handled it back then. We were all too young. But he would have wanted to know before now.

I just wish things had b33n handled differently

I kn9w that y9u d9 6est in Charms.

And y9u cheat in Divinati9n.

M9re than that, I can't tell y9u. Y9u will have t9 decide f9r y9urself if y9u want t9 6elieve me.
Alth9ugh despite the current age difference, the family resemblance should still be pretty striking.

I ONLY CHEAT IN DIVINATION BECAUSE IT'S THE WETTEST BAG OF TROLL SHIT I'VE EVER HEARD.
BESIDES THAT, THE TEACHER IS A QUACK.
WHO NEEDS TO KNOW THE FUTURE? I CONTROL MY OWN FATE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
ME AND NOBODY ELSE.

YEAH WELL IF YOU'RE A SCHOOL GHOST I'M NOT GOING TO FIND THAT OUT UNTIL FIRST DAY OF TERM.

Are you really dead?

[WHAT.]

[Calm down, Kankri, he's just a boy.]

F9rgive me, I’m afraid that I have t9 respectfully disagree with y9ur 9pini9n. When I was n9t living-impaired, I enj9yed a particular skill in Divinati9n that makes it a pet su6ject 9f mine.
~~Y9u c9ntr9l less than y9u kn9w, dear.~~

I’m afraid y9u shall have t9 wait, then. I’ll 6e sure t9 intr9duce myself t9 y9u and Nepeta specifically at the start 9f year feast, h9w a69ut that?

LIVING-IMPAIRED.
SERIOUSLY?
ARE YOU SURE WE'RE RELATED?

I GUESS THAT WORKS.
THE JOURNALS ONLY HANDLE SO MUCH AFTER ALL.
IT'S NOT LIKE IT HAS A WEBCAM OR ANYTHING.

There is as we speak an 9ng9ing de6ate a69ut p9litical c9rrect terms. ‘Gh9st’ is an 9utdated term, and ‘appariti9n’ is d9wnright 9ffensive. I am a pers9nal pr9p9nent 9f reclaiming the w9rd ‘gh9st’, 6eing muggle69rn and theref9re m9st used t9 it. C9nsider me Casper, I supp9se.

It is a 6it 9f a shame, isn’t it.
Alth9ugh y9u c9uld als9 ask Salvad9r, if y9ur curi9sity a6s9lutely c9uldn’t 6e sated until the start 9f year feast.

WHAT ARE YOU?
CASPER THE SOCIAL JUSTICE GHOST?
WOW. TRIGGERED.

THERE'S NO POINT IN ASKING DAD.
IF HE DIDN'T TELL ME ABOUT YOU BEFORE THEN WHY WOULD HE TELL ME IF I ASKED?

You realize there's a reason you earned the nickname 'the insufferable one' while we were in school, don't you?

Karkat, triggers are n9thing t9 j9ke a69ut. The afterlife-challenged have a hard en9ugh time as it is. S9me trap themselves in a sisyphusian cycle 9f punishment and reliving their 9wn MCS (M9rtal C9il Shedding – the c9mm9nly-accepted p9litically c9rrect term f9r the m9ment and circumstances ar9und 9ne’s change 9f state) 6ecause 9f whatever it is that they 6elieve they did wr9ng en9ugh t9 make them unw9rthy 9f passing 9n like m9st s9uls d9.

9n the 9ther hand, if I genuinely did say s9mething that triggered y9u, then I ap9l9gize, and hum6ly 6eg y9ur pard9n. If y9u c9uld enlighten me as t9 which t9pics I sh9uld av9id in the future, I will 6e very cauti9us as t9 d9 s9. It is the 9pp9site 9f my intenti9n t9 cause y9u distress with my presence. Least 9f all 6ecause we are family, whether y9u 6elieve it at the m9ment 9r n9t, 6ut als9 6ecause I dislike 9ffending any9ne.

What a warm welc9me we have fr9m Ms. C9nstance Peixes. It is g99d t9 see y9u t99, ma’am.

And yes, I am aware 9f my childh99d nickname. I had th9ught we had put such pettiness l9ng 6ehind us.

I prefer the term 'living-impaired' 9r 'afterlife-challenged', 6ut yes.

Why d9 y9u ask?

SEE, I'M TRYING TO TAKE YOU SERIOUSLY BUT ALL I SEE IS RED MILES OF TEXT.
THE TEXTCOLYPSE.
THE END IS NIGH.
YOU CAN'T ESCAPE THE MILES.

YOU'RE NOT ALL...
GROSS AND STUFF, RIGHT?
LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER GHOSTS ARE?

...wait.

...it's taken you this long to decide to grace us all with your charm and wit?

Edited 2012-09-01 05:45 (UTC)

Because that's so cool! How did you die, if you don't mind me asking? I'd love to hear about it.

...N9, Karkat. I am quite wh9le and intact, aside fr9m 6eing c9rp9really limited. My MCS was rather peaceful, all things c9nsidered. Frightening y9u 9r making y9u upset is the last thing that I want t9 d9. I understand that y9ur recent experiences have made y9u shy 9f the anat9mically disp9ssessed, and I am willing t9 respect any 69undaries that y9u w9uld like t9 set with regard t9 face t9 face interacti9n. The 6all, as they say, is entirely in y9ur c9urt. Whatever y9u are c9mf9rta6le with, I will a6ide.

You certainly took your time.

I WOULDN'T BE UPSET.
I MEAN IT'S NOT LIKE I KNEW YOU OR SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH YOU OR ANYTHING SO IT WOULDN'T MAKE ANY IMPACT ON ME.
BUT, UH, I GUESS YOU SAW HIM TOO THEN
SEEING HOW YOU'RE BOTH
WHAT WAS IT?
LIVING-IMPARED?
IT WAS JUST KIND OF A SHOCK.
IT'S NOT LIKE I'M AFRAID OF GHOSTS OR ANYTHING.

Edited 2012-09-01 05:49 (UTC)

oH,
aRE YOU A NEW PROFESSOR, tHAT DUMBLEDORE HIRED FOR THE NEW,
sCHOOL YEAR?
yOU SOUND LIKE, uH, a GUIDANCE COUNSELOR,

i THINK THAT i COULD USE SOME GUIDANCE,
aND DEFINITELY SOME COUNSELING,

With all due respect, perhaps it’s just 6een 18 years since y9u deigned t9 n9tice. 96servant as always, Ms. Peixes, alth9ugh I appreciate the c9mpliment, insincere as it may 6e.

Y9u are teaching astr9n9my n9w, yes?

Edited (fucking quirks) 2012-09-01 05:53 (UTC)

Are you challenging my perception skills, Mr. Vantas? Is that a thing we are doing?

I am, yes.

Hell9, Pr9fess9r D9n9ghue. Is that h9w y9u prefer t9 be kn9wn n9wadays? I w9uld be m9re than happy to amend my practices if y9u w9uld prefer a different f9rm 9f address.

It's 6een quite a while, hasn't it?

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#filtered #tw: angst #y9ur c9rp9realn9rmative privilege #check it

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#tw: part 1/2

#tw: I lied 2/3

#tw: okay I'm done #6ut seri9usly tag y9ur fucking triggers karkat

#tw: nobody cares kankri #look at all the fucks I give

#tw: W9w y9u really are Armand's s9n #yes living-impaired #check y9ur c9rp9realn9rmative privilege

#welp there goes a trigger #i am not my dad #fuck you #seriously

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#Paternal resem6lance isn't a 6ad thing #He had his flaws #6ut Armand was still my 6r9ther #tl;dr

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#he was all flaws #world's worst dad #oh my god you are such a tool

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#he saw them t99 #apparently that's h9w all the Vantas' f9und 9ut Armand was dead

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#wow they suck at keeping up with family #karkat you liar

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#N9t all 9f us were able t9 gr9w up #check y9ur aging privilege

#uh #no #looking pretty fabulous these days #unchecked privilege everywhere

#insert 96ligat9ry respawn lag reference here #tw: vide9 game references