talking with a friend about webcomics turned into this

[dicey]

W8 a second.

You mean Hanna ISN'T a 8oy's name?

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[vestigiaflammae]

I don't see why it can't be! Who's Hanna?

KIRA IS THAT YOU

[dicey]

This guy that I think I'm morally obligated to tease now!

YES HI

[vestigiaflammae]

Whatever. Teasing people about having a girl name is dumb, anyway!

What's your name?

HIIII

[dicey]

It's not dumb, it's hilarious!

Vriska.

[vestigiaflammae]

I'm Lea! Good to meet you. [- and making a face at her.] Even if you think making fun of people's names is funny.

Come on, Vriska's a pretty weird name anyway, right?

[dicey]

Nope! And making fun of people's names is funny. In this case I'm not doing it to be mean, though.

[vestigiaflammae]

It still makes you a jerk. [DRAMATIC SAD HEADSHAKE.] - So that guy's your friend or something, right?

[dicey]

It does not make me a jerk! We're tight, so I'm allowed.

[vestigiaflammae]

Nope! Just 'cause he lets you get away with it doesn't mean it's okay. What kind of friend are you, anyway?

[but that grin says he's mostly joking]

[dicey]

We're not even friends, we're a million times better than that.

And anyway, who are you to talk! You don't know me and I don't know you.

[vestigiaflammae]

So maybe you should be nicer to him, then! Man, I ought to introduce you to Isa or something. You sound just like him.

[He shrugs cheerfully.] Hey, we could be friends!

[dicey]

Hey, hey, hey. I am extremely nice to him! It's just teasing. That happens sometimes. God, you are such a goody two-shoes.

I know someone who used to be named Isa.

[vestigiaflammae]

Whatever, I'm just a better friend than you. [Sticking his tongue out at her.] - What's with the "used to be" thing?

Isa's about yeah tall, my age, blue hair, total stick in the mud... [He holds his hand an inch or two higher than his own head to indicate height.]

[dicey]

Uh-oh, that sounds suspiciously like teasing! I thought that was outlawed.

... What's your name?

[vestigiaflammae]

It's nice teasing. That's different.

-- I'm Lea! Come on. I told you that already: get it memorized!

OOPS I SURE DID JUST MISS WHEN HE TOLD HER THE FIRST TIME

[dicey]

It's nice teasing for me too?

And oh man. I know you when you're a grown-up! You're much less goody-goody then, thank god.

I WAS JUST WONDERING oh well s'all good

[vestigiaflammae]

Well, I guess I can let it --

Wait, what, seriously!? So you're from a later time or something? Weird. I'm cool, right?

[dicey]

We're not even from the same world; we were just dragged to the same place. And you're very cool! One of the coolest, in fact.

[vestigiaflammae]

I guess I should've figured that out from the horns, huh? What world are you from?

[He'll just be grinning super smugly over that assessment, thanks] - Haha, I knew it. Hey, you're pretty cool yourself, Vriska!

[dicey]

It was called Alternia.

-- And okay, that expression I recognize.

[vestigiaflammae]

... Did something happen to it?

['Was' is a bad word to use for your whole world.]

[dicey]

Yeah, but why talk about that! Don't you want to hear about what you're like in the future?

[vestigiaflammae]

Uh, right. Sure! I mean, if you think it's safe to tell me. It could change things, right?

[Frown.] Though it's probably okay here.

[dicey]

Between you and me, he'd probably want to change things.

For oooooooone thing, like I said, he isn't so straightlaced! What do you think about that?

[vestigiaflammae]

I guess it depends what you mean by "straitlaced."

- So what happened - uh, I mean, what's going to happen, anyway?