[She recognizes his voice immediately, and relief replaces the daze. Nill's steps quicken until his face is no longer obscured by the curtain of floating dust. Karkat is safe. The phrase repeats itself in her head like a mantra, because right now it's all she has to grasp. Kate might not be, Renee might not be, but Karkat is. It matters.
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She doesn't even think before moving to hug him.]