"Karkat." He blurted, almost leaning forward in his excitement. No, no, that didn't sound like a normal introduction. "Karkat Vantas." He restated inhaling and giving the other boy a curt nod. Just an acknowledgment, the awareness that they were both deserving equals.

"I can but only hope you enjoy it." He tested, and turned his head sideways. All the better to gaze and Egbert through the very edges of his peripheral vision with, my dear.