Don't be like that, Karkat! You're not the only one. Kanaya didn't get her lusus back either, you know. Sometimes things just don't work out right away.

[She resists the urge to give him a sharp little nudge in the arm. She knows why he's been down lately, and with good reason, but thinking that way isn't going to help him.]

Things will get better if you give them a chance and don't expect the worst all the time.