There is nothing you can do that I have not already done to myself

Dib frowned and put his good arm around Sollux's shoulders, pressing a kiss to Sollux's lips. "You're a damn idiot, but that's ok. We both are. Listen, there's two things this could possibly be. Parasitic, or demonic. It's highly likely it's both. There's a guy in town that has an encyclopedic knowledge of fucked up wacky stuff. If he doesn't know offhand, it's possible that his library has something related to it. If I can't go there on my own - he probably won't let me in like this, anyway - I need you to talk to him for me. His name is Bill, he runs the coffee shop that Dave and Karkat work. His number's in my phone." He was about to say more but he got cut off with a wince and then a dark, quiet chuckle. "But don't bet on getting anything out of it."