Laaaaaaaauraaaaaaaa.

[ Vriska mostly likes to move around at night and in the early mornings, as a general rule. But it's Thursday! The day before, you know, whatever the hell is going to happen with all of that. So she'll find Laura in the evening, while the sun is setting, well in advance of curfew. She doesn't like it, but she can deal with it.

At least Laura likes to chill in the shade, which Vriska also appreciates. She'll flop down next to her corpsey hatefriend with a beleaguered groan, as if the whole world is against her. ]

Why are people here so nice? It's annoying! So much fussing and meddling. Who cares!

[ Tilts her head to glance up at the other woman. ]

So, hey, why are you all gross and dead, anyway? I have been meaning to ask.

[ Vriska has been incredibly busy today. But, she thinks, this should be her last conversation for the day. It's past midnight, and Jinah is by now asleep, allowing Vriska to slip outside.

Hopefully he won't be hard to find.

And, in the end, he's not: Vriska finds Battler sitting outside his own hut, and it does not surprise her to see that he's still awake. She'll offer a quiet "hey" as she approaches, not loud enough to wake anyone, but enough to get his attention and keep from startling him. She'll settle down next to him where he sits, glancing up at him with thoughtful, if somewhat eerie, pure white eyes. ]

I know this has been a pretty rough day for you. How are you doing?

[ This is a pretty significant turnaround from the girl who sneered at and insulted him on the beach.

But, well, things have changed in the past few days, haven't they? ]