First level--forward-dated

[walksonrooftops]

[ Nest-building is a tedious but necessary business. Once he's settled in enough not the jump at the mere sight of a human being, Asato claims an empty apartment room as his own, furnishing it to his preference. It's not a huge territory; he would feel downright wrong claiming anything large. Even enough resources to sustain him are counted as a

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[inflictedknight]

[Karkat hadn't been happy to finally get back to his pile of random shit to see that his computer had been taken. Although it is essentially useless now, that doesn't mean he wants people taking his stuff. So he sets off on a journey to find it, somewhat randomly stumbling upon Asato.]

Hey you. Nooksniffer. Have you seen my husktop around here somewhere?

[inflictedknight]

I'm Karkat, by the way. Karkat Vantas.

[walksonrooftops]

Karkat Vantas. [He repeats it slowly before nodding, then introducing himself in turn.]

Asato.

[inflictedknight]

Do you have a last name or is it just the one.

[walksonrooftops]

[A pause as he tries to think what Karkat means.]

Asato of Kira. But Kira isn't here.

[inflictedknight]

I said what's your LAST NAME, not WHERE ARE YOU FROM. For example, my last name is Vantas. I'm not Karkat of Alternia or whateverthefuck. That sounds like some FLARPing crap.

[walksonrooftops]

That's my full name. Right? Asato--Asato who? Asato of Kira.

[inflictedknight]

What if there are two Asatos in Kira.

[walksonrooftops]

[A long pause.]

...what?

[inflictedknight]

I said, what if there are two Asatos in Kira? Then what do you fucking do?

[walksonrooftops]

But there aren't two in Kira. There's just me.

I'd be the Asato who's the son of Kaya.

[inflictedknight]

So it's settled. You're Asato Kayason.

[walksonrooftops]

Kayason?

[inflictedknight]

If you don't get that, then your thinkpan is more absent than I initially gave you credit for.

[walksonrooftops]

Because I'm Kaya's son, right?

[It'll take him a while to get used to, either way.]

[inflictedknight]

There you go. It's good to have a last name that conforms to human standards, anyway. They flip their shit if something's different.