(Karkat is wearing a black corderoy jacket with his sign stitched on the arms in red; he folds his arms, coincidentally letting his fingers fold over the embroidery.)

"TROLLS CARE MORE ABOUT WHAT'S ON THE INSIDE. BUT NOT," he adds hastily, "IN ANY ENLIGHTENED OR HEART-WARMING WAY."

"I ALWAYS THOUGHT AURAS WERE A MADE-UP THING THAT WASN'T REAL." He doesn't sound skeptical, just resigned and a little disgusted. Sort of, it figures.