[There's a gray face taking up a lot of the viewscreen all of a sudden, unpainted and curious. The owner is poking a finger at various places on the device. Enough movement should reveal to anyone watching a familiar shirt and horns, though the latter are smaller than usual.
He says nothing, just continues to examine the object. Any noise in the distance causes him to jerk his head up and look in that direction until he's certain there isn't any danger.
The communicator at least seems worth keeping.
The young troll is outside Karkat's hive. It looks like it has enough places to hide in if necessary, so he hasn't yet wandered away.]
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