In one ear, out the other. Even when he's trying to actively listen, Eridan can't help but let his mind wander back to how this all affects him... But then there's the depressing realization that it doesn't. At all. Even if they weren't doomed(?) offshoots, even if this was a real dream bubble or whatever -- he's dead, and there's no coming back from that.

Pretty much the one thing that does affect him at all is the fact that Sollux fucking survived. And he's back with Aradia, now, too? Like Feferi was nothing! God, that fills him with such rage! It's practically doubled back from black to platonic to black again.

"Of course that piss-blooded wworm livved," he growls. "Ugh. Wwhatevver. Wwhere does he evven get the -- wwhatevver!" He throws his hands up and repeats the word like he isn't the one who needs convincing. "I guess that dumb plan actually wworked after all. Still don't knoww wwhat a fuckin' Scratch is evven supposed t'be, but I guess it doesn't matter wwhat I knoww."