[It's not something he wants to dwell on much, so he shakes his head a little.] Everything about that whole period of time was a little weird. I didn't know Rose told you she showed up in one of the bubbles. And Meenah...[A shake of his head again.

This time though he shuts up and turns to lean against the wall, listening to Dave explain about life on the meteor. His expression doesn't give away any tells, relaxed and calm though occasionally his eyebrows furrow together or he chews on his bottom lip in thought.

It wasn't a good situation for any of them, was it?]

I had wondered about that. If you and Karkat would become friends at the end of things. I think I get it though. After a while it felt like intruding on Jade and Dave Sprite, too, and it was just kind of awkward. It was still awkward even when they broke up. Didn't know anything about Terezi and Gamzee, but that explains some things I think? Please don't even start talking about quadrants again. But I get it.

[Not quite fitting where you want to fit. Feeling unbalanced and unsure of what to do with yourself. People being different than you remember.] It was a really long three years, wasn't it? [He's glad it's over. He's glad they're here.] I don't even remember how many times I asked Jade if she could make the ship go faster, but they she would start talking physics at me and that was just annoying, too.