Karkat was already in Weapon form and comfortable in Selendis's hands before they even stepped through the mirror. This was bad -- the information they'd gathered from the abandoned camp had turned out to be real after all -- and the scattered attacks meant their already ragtag group of fighters was even more splintered than usual. It was their first time back in combat since the disaster just before Christmas, and Karkat at least was a little on edge.

At least they didn't have to wait for the attack. Vienna was already well on its way to total chaos by the time they hit the streets.