A sigh, and a shrug that turned into a hunch of his shoulders. How dare he. How dare he not notice that they were basically on par! They had been tied for almost every exercise, were dead even for the the best out of the current crop of kids in training. Any time either one of them received praise, the other would soon enough.

They should be fighting for the top spot tooth and nail, and this kid didn't even know who he was?

"Yes, I'm aware. So do I." Karkat coughed into a fist, and rifled through the bag slung around his shoulder. Where was that blasted container? "I wanted to give you a... A token of fortune, as a show of good faith."