geophile | cerealia

[ Sorry she's so bad with technology, Steven. She'll see the messages eventually. Someday.

But upon bumping into him, she quickly turns around to apologize — ] Sorry, sorry! I wasn't lookin' where I was — Steven?

[ Huh. She hasn't seen him in a few days. And now he's got new attire, she guesses. Cold attire? He was colder than any normal person should be. ]

Where've ya been? Did ya just get back from a blizzard or somethin'?

[ Or is he practicing ice-type attacks on himself?? Actually she has no idea where there'd be a blizzard around here. And it's been pretty warm out. ... So, what. ]

[ why must you test him in this way, child.......

but yes, hello, it is him, the temporary human popsicle. he's a little conflicted about seeing her - it's good to know that she's safe, but with the state he's in right now... he might have some explaining to do.

she's new to the colony. while it wouldn't do well to shield her from its dangers, saying outright that he had died might be throwing too much on her at once. there has to be a certain tact to situations like this. ]

No... I'm just feeling a bit under the weather. I should be fine in a few days.

[ it isn't exactly a lie, and it's good enough for now. ]

But what about you? I've been trying to contact you for some time now.

Huh. That's a weird sorta under-the-weather ya got there, then! [ She's never met someone who's so cold when they're sick. But she ... won't question it? He said he'll be fine in a few days, so it's not really much of an issue then. And she's sure he can take care of himself.

Except, oops, she had no idea he was trying to contact her. (She'd hear beeps sometimes but she's not going to attribute that to her CereVice receiving messages yet ...) ]

I'm feelin' fine! But ... ya have? I haven't seen ya around or anythin'. How were ya doin' that? [ What does he mean he's been trying to contact her if she hasn't seen him at the Gardens looking for her? ]

You may find that things can get very "weird" here.

[ understatement of the year, but it's not technically wrong. still, it's her next words that make him worry a bit... ]

Your Cerevice. Have you been checking it?

[ Well, he's right about that. Everything she's experienced here so far has been weird, after all. ]

My what? [ That should be proof enough that she hasn't been checking it. ] Wait, are ya talkin' about the thing that beeps sometimes?

[ ... Yes, that. His messages have certainly been coming through, but she hasn't been actively checking any of them. Sorry. ]

[ oh my god ]

...Yes, I am. It's the easiest way to contact people without actually meeting them in person. That can be very important here.

Huh. So that's what it's been beepin' about?

[ ... Oh. Whoopsie. ]

And that was ya the whole time? Sorry 'bout that ...

[ She actually does feel kinda bad if she's been ignoring him, OOPS. ]

Yes, it was.

[ he sighs, but seeing as she wasn't purposefully ignoring him, he can't bring himself to be mad. ]

It's all right, but I would appreciate it if you answered in the future.

[ Good, because she feels bad, so don't be mad!! ]

Well, I'll do my best for ya. 'Least now I know what that thing does. [ Sapphire, the most technologically advanced person.

Except now that she's thinking about it. ]

Hey, if ya know what that thing is, ya mind tellin' me what this is?

[ And she'll go ahead and turn a little to gesture back to the tiny sickly ghost cat that's been following her. Unfortunately for her, she's the only one who can see it, but ... she doesn't know that yet. ]

That's all I ask for.

[ thank you for trying your best for him, sapphire! he appreciates that from everybody, but especially her.

but her next question makes him rise an eyebrow. from his perspective, it looks like she's gesturing to thin air. ]

...I'm not sure what you mean.

[ ... Now she's confused. A little, at least.

And she'll look over to her spirity cat, before looking back at Steven. ]

Whaddya mean yer not sure what I mean?

[ She has no idea what the problem could be with that question. It's not even crossing her mind that the cat is invisible to him. Because how is that possible. ]

I don't see anything there, Sapphire.

[ but of course, that doesn't mean that there's nothing there. he strikes his classic thinking pose, eyes darting between her and the "empty" spot that she's motioned to. ]

What is it that you see?

Ya don't?

[ Well, uh ... huh. That's weird. ]

S'there somethin' wrong with yer eyes? There's some sorta creature right there!

[ Are you blind or something, Steven. ]

No... But that's not to say that either of us are wrong.

[ let's keep an open mind here and assume that neither of them are hallucinating or blind. ]

Has it been following you around?

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