Telepathic IC 'Inbox' and Messenger Bird Reception | Empatheias

[roseheartz]

[Catch-all post for one-on-one messages that need to be delivered directly to Rose, either through the amulets or with a messenger bird. Action threads are also possible!]

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[roseheartz]

[She snorts into her fist, just for a second, then shakes her head.]

I made that same mistake once. ...Well, it wasn't with colorful balls, but the same thought of rewarding them. It's just that humans are... Well... [She trails off for a moment, because putting these sort of sentiments into words is hard.] Unique. You can't just assume every human wants the same thing. You would have to get to know them first and give them gifts based on what you learn.

[bigdiamondenergy]

Of course it wouldn't be easy...

[she pinches her nose, exhales.]

Pi--ah, Rose, would you like to work with me on this? I wouldn't... dislike it.

[roseheartz]

[That... sure is a question. Rose blinks, her lips parted in a silent 'oh'.]

You really want my help with a project? Not just my advice, but actual... work help?

[bigdiamondenergy]

[she nods.]

It's been so long, hasn't it? [...has it?] Now that... I believe I know what I was doing wrong, it's something we could do. Now that... you're here, and I'm here. And you're not shattered, and I'm not shattered...

[gee, yellow, is something bothering you?]

[roseheartz]

[Rose laughs again, but this time with a very awkward and hollow strain to it.]

Ahahaa... That's right! We're both... not shattered...! Yes! Let's work together!

[bigdiamondenergy]

Wonderful!

[she claps, though it's clear she's actually aware that her comment was an awkward one. yellow dissipates the datapads (sucks them back into her gem or whatever the hell they do) and clomps around the van, crouching to look at the hamburgers. seems like she's not leaving just yet.]

I, ah, had another question for you. A harder one. For both of us. I think.

[roseheartz]

[Rose's gaze follows Yellow's movements and she frowns when the diamond crouches down before the hamburgers. The first question to dawn on her is whether Yellow has tried eating yet, and if so, whether she wants a hamburger. Rose would gladly let her have one!]

Oh? And what would that question be?

[bigdiamondenergy]

[she hasn't, and it horrifies her, thanks. yellow is quiet for a few minutes longer-- this is...

she doesn't know what to ask. this is still so surreal. maybe asking this is a way to punish herself.]

What did you... do on Earth? After the war ended.

[roseheartz]

[Oh. That is not the lighthearted question Rose had been hoping for. She draws in a deep breath, knowing that she shouldn't be too upset about how the war had ended. What the other Diamonds had done had been unforgivable, but then... She'd done quite a few unforgivable things as well. At least the others have the decency to fix things in the future.]

Well, I- We, the remaining Crystal Gems and I... We attempted to clean up the mess Homeworld had left behind.

[bigdiamondenergy]

[she nods without comment-- that one doesn't really need much more said about it.]

Truth be told, I'm quite surprised the planet managed to recover from the damage at all.

[roseheartz]

Oh, Earth is very durable, as are all the creatures who live on it. No matter how much damage is done, there's usually always a way to recover.

[She smiles faintly as she says it, because the irony is not lost on her.]

[bigdiamondenergy]

Many planets are the same, given enough time...

[she still doesn't really get what's so supposedly special about earth.]