[ dirk's lack of reaction just infuriates him further. what is it with the strilondes and being... better at trolling than the actual trolls are... even when they're not doing it purposely.

the smart thing to do would probably be to just drop the subject and go back to pretending like he understands all the tech stuff dirk says. the only thing remotely in that field that karkat did was code shit, and he was terrible at that? but it's still something.

instead of doing the smart thing, though, karkat just keeps talking. ] Ok but I am never changing my mind. I need you to be perfectly aware of this fact. My mind has been planted firmly in the "no" pile and there is nothing that will make it cross this invisible line that divides it from being reasonable and your terrible idea. Also has Strider said anything to you about ships? Not you Strider. The other Strider. I don't actually care if he did or not but what did he say?