When Kanaya's door appears in Milliways once again, she's quick to get through it, lest the Bar decides to do any more puzzle shenanigans and makes the troll carve another pumpkin.

The interior of the asteroid is just as she left it, including the puddle sick off to one side that she can't bring herself to look at. After a moment of hurried thought, it occurs to her that the best course of action would be to return to her den the computer hub, and see who you can get in contact with. Karkat should know you've dealt with Eridan at the very least.

All to soon, Kanaya's returned to where this all started, freezing at the sight of a familiar form crouched next to Feferi's still body. Cautiously, she steps forward.

"Sollux?"

"Kanaya?" Sollux turns his head from side to side, trying to pin her down. It’s a lot harder than TZ makes it look, being blind. "KK said you were dead." He sounds pretty chill about it. A lot of people have turned out to be less dead than advertised today.

She lets out a relieved breath, glad to see another of your group in one piece. "I Got Better," she says dryly. "Apparently I'm A Rainbow Drinker Now, Though I Am Not Sure *How* It Happened."

"...right I remember y0u talking about that when we were asleep." His hands move down to pat his girlfriend’s dead fishy fingers. "y0u remember t00 right? we were all t0gether and every0ne was alive and n0b0dy was d00med anym0re." It’s pretty awful how hope and mistrust can animate the charred sockets Eridan left in his face. "I... I l0st kk and my headset 0ut there and i’m starting getting pretty freaked 0ut, s0 if y0u d0n’t remember, can we maybe just pretend f0r a little while?"

"I Do Remember," she says softly as while picking her way over to him. When she arrives, she settles beside him on the floor carefully. "It Was Nice, Not Having To Worry About Eridan Or Jack, Or Anything Else."

He lets out a long, tightly-head breath, and relaxes against her. "Fef was there," he says, tentatively. "when i f0und her like this i was w0rried, but..." His fingers move over her wrist, up her arm, brush past her gills and cradle her face. "She's 0kay really."

Kanaya allows him to lean against her, lifting her own arm to wrap around his shoulders. It's disconcerting, seeing the normally bubbly heiress so still. "She Did Not Deserve What Eridan Did To Her. It's Not Fair. Not Fair That We Get To Be Okay, And Not Her."

He stiffens, his fingers closing over her swim goggles. "she is 0kay," he says firmly, earnestly. "she's just n0t... here. this is just... meat." It's easy to think that way, after a lifetime of hacking. Easy to hang on to. "s0me0ne has been messaging 0n that c0mputer f0r a while n0w," he says. "i tried to see wh0 it was but i c0uldn't... i can't..." Hysteria skates on the edge of his voice, trying to acknowledge that he can't see a computer screen. For Sollux, who has lived his life in computers more than any other troll, that is the one thing too awful to face.

"I Will Look In A Moment," she tells him, laying a hand over his. "This Is More Important Right Now." Gnawing her lip for a moment in thought, she guides his fingers in removing Feferi's goggles, carefully pulling them over his head to cover his eyes. "There," she says softly. "Now You Will Always Have A Bit Of Her With You."

His face twitches and scrambles, moving through the weird deeply personal emotions people less antisocial would be humiliated to let see the light of day. "thanks ky," he mutters. The goggles make him look less awful, less.... falling-apart, then his weird blasted eyes.

In the back of her mind, she can almost see someone that she her ancestor considered a second son. Impulsively, she hugs him next, wrapping both arms around him gently. "You Are Quite Welcome, Sollux."

He folds into the hug, his pulse pounding in his neck close to her ear. She is a comforting anchor in the wide, cold room; the first sense of orientation he's had since he lost Karkat out in the dark. The teleport pads don't do a blind guy any favors. She manages to ignore the thrumming pulse for a few minutes, offering as much comfort as she can for her friend before she has to try and disengage the hug awkwardly. No. She doesn't want to hurt another friend, and she's stupid for not feeding before leaving Milliways.

"...it's 0kay," he says, a flash of the old unsettlingly knowledgeable Sollux coming through. "i kn0w y0u need fuel and im n0t much g00d t0 any0ne like this. they explained everything in the bubbles."

"I...Wasn't In Control Of Myself When I First Woke Up. I Don't Wish To Hurt You, Sollux."

He grins wryly, his lips moving around the knocked-out teeth that don't make him lisp anymore. He shrugs. "it's just meat, ky. we need a juiced-up rainbow drinker m0re than we need a blind telekinetic right n0w. just try t0 be careful."

She lets out a breath and nods sharply. "I Will." Then, still holding Sollux, she drops her head to bite him gently. It's different, feeding when she's not starving. No urge to drain her donor dry.

He lets out a pained hiss through the four-fold gap in his teeth, then steadies; by the time he has fully braced himself it's all over.

Once she's had her fill, just enough to top herself off, she pulls back some. "Are You Alright, Sollux?"

"yeah," he gasps. "i'm fine. are you?"

"Better," she responds, reaching into her sylladex for a adhesive healing strip, carefully applying it to the side of Sollux's neck. "Take A Moment To Rest. I Will See To That Message Window In The Meantime."

Sollux nods, and Kanaya rises smoothly, taking a moment to smooth her skirt habitually before making your way over to the computer. Familiar grey text fills the screen, and she takes some time to talk to the Karkat in your past, doing your best to calm him through text and reassure him of her and Sollux's well being while playing down your emotional breakdown from earlier.

It takes a little while to get through things, but with a game plan hashed out, she eventually steps back from the computer, taking a moment to swap out the bloody clothes she's wearing for something a bit more classier before rejoining Sollux.

"well?" he prompts, hearing footsteps, and the rustle of Kanaya's dress,

"We're Going To Regroup With Karkat, Terezi, and Vriska Up On The Roof," she informs him. "Then We'll Figure Out What To Do About Gamzee.

Sollux regards her sightlessly for a moment before nodding, heaving himself to his feet. "what are we waiting f0r, then?"

Kanaya smiles in response, taking his arm gently in her own, and together, they head for the roof.