OPEN RP POST 2020

[siberia]

1. Post here with the character you want to play with in the header or body
2. Put your prompt in the body of the comment (or leave it to me - i don't mind coming up with something!)
3. ????
4. Profit

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poisssonnnnn

[globs]

[ as it turns out, it's very difficult to be mean to Cardia.

They aren't a mean creature by nature, but it's how they've learned to be in order to prevent any extra suffering on their part and those around them; they try not to meet others at all, but when they do, they do their best to create generous distance between them. If they're lucky, the other party will never talk to them again, especially after learning how dangerous they are. It hurts, but after a while, they can ignore that. Simple and effective. Or it usually is - as it turns out, it's not quite as effective when they're faced with someone so much like themself. Because, as much as they hate themself, Cinnabar finds it extremely difficult to hate someone else who's lived in their shoes.

The cliff is an obvious place for them to go; it's familiar, and there aren't any people around. Usually. Once again, they're wrong. They wander up from behind, but they stay back - generously far away. ]

... What are you doing here? Go to sleep.

[discardia]

... I couldn't sleep. Not yet. I thought coming out here might help clear my mind.

[ Cardia glances over her shoulder, gaze thoughtful. She should have known the gem would be the one to find her out here, and it's why she can offer them a weary smile. ]

Hello, Cinnabar.

[globs]

"Not yet?"

[ they almost make a comment about how they thought humans were diurnal, but remember her saying that she wasn't human, not really - to them, it's less of a condemnation and more of a simple fact. The smile isn't returned, nor the greeting; Cinnabar crosses their arms, avoiding her gaze by looking off at the horizon. Being alone for hundreds of years isn't good for your social skills. ]

[discardia]

I mean, I tried...

[ Similarly, Cardia also looks back across the horizon, closing her eyes briefly as a breeze passes them by. ]

Do gems dream, Cinnabar?

[globs]

... So that's it.

[ they can't say they're not familiar with that... although it feels like it's been a long time since they had a nightmare about their body. That's probably what Cardia is talking about. ]

We do. We go to sleep like you do.

[discardia]

This was... more like a memory, except that I was asleep when I experienced it.

[ Cardia stares down at her gloved hands, clenches them carefully. ]

It probably sounds silly, but it still feels so real to me.

[globs]

It wouldn't be much of a dream if it didn't.

[ if she's expecting comfort from them, she's about to be disappointed. Cinnabar has no idea what to do with this information - they're poorly socalized to begin with, and they certainly don't have people coming to them for emotional support. Information, maybe, but certainly not comfort. ]

You're too young to be dreaming about the past.

[discardia]

Am I?

[ She... didn't know that was a rule, so honestly, she just looks puzzled. ]

But even yesterday is the past, right? I'm old enough to have memories, at least.