Karkat catches that and the expression on Noiz's face, and they both prompt the way the troll feels his face heat up while his skin prickles with cold in angry humiliation. A lot of it is aimed inward, right where it belongs. He grits his sharp teeth, exhaling through them in a low hiss.

Ok. Ok, it's fine.

He'll just owe the asshole.

"I didn't think they'd clean me out, dickbag," he retorts defensively, "Amazing they didn't try to abscond with my horns while they were at it! Incredible show of restraint there!"

The sarcasm is palpable. His shoulders rise as he tucks his chin, eyeing Noiz off. Maybe he'll surprise him by being as charitable as most humans tend to be, in his experience. Well, compared with his own species.

"Consider this an IOU." From a member of the transient alien volunteer pool. Yeah. Come on, Noiz wasn't born yesterday.