[Karkat's jaw tightens then. For all he likes to play the asshole, and for all the difference of his situation, the guy does care sometimes. By the end of it, his hand, which had been twitching uncertainly where it lay, finally does reach out to touch his shoulder.]

John? Stop. Stop that shit right now. You maybe be an idiot - and don't bitch at me about that because I'm stating it as a plain fact, and I'm admitting for the record that I can be a pretty big dumbass myself sometimes - but stop thinking you're that stupid.

If anything anyone would get killed because I was too much of a fucking shitty leader to keep an eye on Gamzee.