"What?" John was confused to say at the least. The first thing Karkat says to him that isn't a curse word and it's that. John has no clue what he's saying.

"Do you think they miss me?" Karkat repeated. John blinked then snapped his fingers in realization.

"Yeah!- I mean, they have to right? They're your friends! I'm pretty sure they miss you." John glanced over at Karkat only to see the troll still staring up at the sky. "Do you...miss them?"

"Of course I fucking miss them, what kind of dumbass question is that?" John shrugged and Karkat sighed, rubbing his eyes. "I mean, yeah I miss them. Sort of. Yes. I miss them. Kind of. Fuck..." He sighed again. "I miss them yeah, I'll miss talking to them all the fucking time and shit. I will miss that. But...some fucked up part of my thinkpan is sort of...happy that they're dead?" John raised an eyebrow.

"Why would you be glad that your best friends are dead? I know I probably wouldn't be glad if Jade, Dave, or Rose died. I'd be heartbroken...and I'd...I'd probably blame myself for it." John was probably going to strike a nerve with that little comment but he just wanted Karkat to know he was there for him. The cancer troll, however, just scoffed.

"If you're trying to find some narcissistic way to tell me you care or some bullshit like that, just save it. Yeah I blame myself for their deaths and shit but I don't need you patronizing me." John raised his hands defensively.

"I was only trying to make you feel better!" The Knight of Blood rolled his eyes.

"Whatever. Anyway, as I was saying I'm sort of glad they're dead because at least now...they won't have to worry about...all of this." Karkat motioned to the area around him. "All of this bullfuckery. They won't have to worry about which asshole will go on a killing spree next or which invincible boss we'll have to fight soon or all of that shit." Karkat sighed and glanced at John who was staring at him. "I'm just...I'm happy they get to take shit slow after living a life filled with shit cake after shit cake being flung at them y'know?" John nodded, somewhat understanding what Karkat meant.

"Yeah. I know. But like...you aren't...torn up about their deaths are you?"

"Of course I fucking am. They're my friends John. My best friends. I mean, I let two of them die right in front of me and sent another to their death and I did nothing to stop a raging, genocidal fish from doing any more harm even though I knew I could stop it..." He sighed. "Yeah I'm torn up about it, but shit happens. And me having to deal with all their bloody deaths is one of the things that has to happen." The cancer troll stood up and brushed the dust off his pants, John stood up as well. "I'm going back to my respiteblock." With that, Karkat spun around on his heel and began walking away.

Oh hell no. John wasn't going to let Karkat just walk away from him after spilling his guts. John bit his lip and tried to think of something to say, anything really. He had nothing. Karkat was getting closer to the transportalizer he had to do something!

"Wait!" The God of Breath flew up and in front of Karkat, stopping him in his tracks. The troll raised an eyebrow but waited. "We need to, uh, crap..." John's mind was racing, he had to come up with something before Karkat got suspicious. "I-I was wondering..." John began. "Why do you stay in your room all the time?" That was horrible. Beyond horrible. But it was the first thing John thought of, so at least it was something. Karkat blinked and thought for a moment before answering.

"Because I'm used to being alone. I mean, I sort of lived alone. It was just me and Crabdad all the fucking time and if I went outside I'd probably get killed on my lawn ring. What kind of dumbass question is that?" John shrugged.

"You were leaving...and I didn't want you to so I said the first thing that popped into my head!" Karkat rolled his eyes before pushing past the god in front of him.

"Just when I figured you couldn't get stupider, you surprise me. Con-fucking-grats John Fuckbert, you are now stupider than I first thought you were." The Knight of Blood grumbled and crossed his arms over his chest before quickly walking onto the platform that zapped him down to the computer lab. Not even a minute passed by before the platform went off again and John floated towards Karkat. The cancer troll tried his best to ignore the annoying human that was gaining on him and tried to get inside his respiteblock as quickly as possible but alas, he didn't make it in time. Karkat groaned when John successfully caught up and practically slammed his head against the closed door. "What do you want now?" Karkat growled, looking over at John through the corner of his eye.

"I just...I just want a chance to hang out with you! Just once! I mean, there isn't many things to do around here and everyone except you and I has seemed to of paired up, ya know Terezi and Vriska and Kanya and Rose, and...just give me a chance!" John smiled but Karkat rolled his eyes again. "Please?" 

Karkat sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. He was honestly considering just walking into his room without mumbling another to John but John did have a point. Everyone had paired up leaving the two of them alone. Karkat could invite himself to Kanaya and Rose's hang out time but after a while they'd eventually tell him to stop. Terezi and Vriska would both get annoyed or bored of him within the first three seconds or Karkat would burst a vein at how frustrating the two were. Not to mention he still wanted to give Terezi some space since she had rejected him.

 Sighing, the troll pressed a button and the door slid open. Karkat walked on in and left the door wide open and John alone in the hall. This was sort of like an invitation inside, right? With that in mind, John hesitantly took a step into the alien's bedroom.