IC CONTACT

[mirrortide]

✆CHANNEL FREQUENCY: 124.96350
DESCRIPTION: Lapis doesn't really like this radio. It makes her think there's someone inside of it every time it goes off.

✉MAIL BOX LOCATION: Mailbox on Door
DESCRIPTION: Mail will probably not be read. Or it will be read and not be responded to. Worst case scenario it's responded to and you cant read it because Gem writing is completely incomprehensible. You're better off just yelling at her in person for whatever she's done.

Comments

Mailbox

[pipers_son]

[Checking in the mailbox will reveal a very small package, wrapped up carefully. Opening it reveals a spade charm, and under it a letter written in what is actually pretty tidy writing.]

Use this in case of emergencies. All you have to do is touch it and think of me really hard. It'll take you straight to the inside of my trailer, hopefully away from anything that's causing us trouble. It only works on the grounds of the carnival, so get very good at running back here and always keep in mind how to get back.

- Joker

[Look, he signed his name and everything, no playing card- HA HA NAH there is absolutely a joker playing card beneath the note. What the fuck, Joker]

im sorry

[mirrortide]

[Lapis is, unfortunately, the sort of person who doesn't read the cards that come with gifts. So the note is unfortunately set aside without being read, while the spade charm is used to furnish a new meepmorp in her and Peridots' trailer.

i'm so sorry.]

DELIVERY

[starseedling]

[Steven's been making seashell jewelry with the merfolk, and so naturally he's decided to share the wealth with his treasured friends. He'll either give it to you in person or via your mailbox. If in person, he'll pretty much just swim up to you and be like "Here! This is for you! I made it!" and if you get it in the mailbox it will have a note with it that basically says the same thing, plus a small doodle of a heart-shaped fish.

Steven has made Lapis a seashell necklace. It will be gifted sometime during the off week... He'll probably give it to her in person since she's confused by mail.]

TOWARDS THE END OF THE STRANGE CLUSTERFUCK

[starseedling]

Are you okay, Lapis?

[He asks her on her private channel. He's pretty sure Peridot might be wrestling her right now, but it's good to be sure.]

im dying tbh

[mirrortide]

No. [Comes Lapis' reply a few minutes later. It seems that Peridot was able to successfully wrangle her away from murdering Strange.

Jasper's intrusion probably helped too.]

I hate this place. [She sounds tired. Upset.] I want to go home.

[starseedling]

[Well... he's not going to argue with that. Instead, his voice takes on a softer, sympathetic tone.]

I'm sorry... can I come find you?

[mirrortide]

I guess. [She could use Steven's company, to be honest? But she does want to be alone at the same time. It's weird.]

[starseedling]

Okay.

[He'll take 'I guess', for the moment.]

See you soon!

[It takes him a little while to find her, because he wasn't actually sure where she was. He assumed somewhere near her trailer in the Supervisor Grove. Otherwise, he'll be generally flapping around by wing, looking for high up places. Those are usually her favourite spots.]

BOX IN HER TRAILER: WITH NOTE

[ringleaders]

[On B18, they will find a fancy looking gift box in his trailer with a note left on top. The handwriting is done in an over the top cursive that he might recognize as the Ringmaster's, written on aged papyrus with the ink seemingly made of shining gold.]

"Lapis Lazuli-

To a better year than the last.

The Ringmaster❧"

[Her signature is so massive and florid that it fills up the rest of the paper. When they open the box, they'll find a box set of every season of Camp Pining Hearts.]

during winter break

[pipers_son]

[Despite the fact that he's pretty sure she won't care... Joker still leaves a small box outside of Lapis' trailer. Maybe she'll find the gingerbread replica of it good enough to keep.]

[There's still a joker playing card with it, of course.]

Mailbox - Winter Break

[spaghettimonster]

[Left in Lapis' mailbox is a painted card. The card smells of pine needles, snow and a fireplace, and features Papyrus, waving enthusiastically ahead. Somehow there's boneprint snowflakes faintly falling against the pale background. Along the header and footer, the card reads:]

HAPPY GYFTMAS
(ON THE MOON)
FROM PAPYRUS!!!

[Inside, a personal message continues:]

HI LAPIS, HOPEFULLY YOU'RE HAVING A GOOD MANDATED VACATION.
DOES WATER MAGIC EXTEND TO SNOW MAGIC?
I FEEL LIKE THOSE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS BUT SCIENCE SAYS OTHERWISE.
ANYWAY! I JUST WANTED TO OFFER!
IF YOUR LAWN SKELETON EVER NEEDS ACCESSORIES...
FEEL FREE TO ASK ME! FOR IDEAS.
I'M THE MOST EXPERIENCED SKELETON ACCESSORIZER IN THE CARNIVAL.

B19

[sworntothesword]

[ Connie delivers a wrapped copy of "Vacant Mountain." A scifi mystery where An archaeological expedition finds that a mountain in the Himalayas is entirely hollow.

It comes with a handwritten note from Connie: ]

Happy Holidays, Lapis!

Do they have holidays on Homeworld? We do on Earth. This one is kind of fun, I hope you are enjoying it!?

I got you a book! If you don't like this particular one, maybe you'll find one more to your liking in at the Book Swap?
Whenever i'm having a bad time, reading makes me feel better.

[ Included is a crude drawing of the cabin layout with a star pointing to where the book swap is located. ]

BREAK DAY 24

[starseedling]

[Steven has left you a gift! There is a small note attached, left somewhere you are likely to find it.

It is a white throw pillow made with slightly iridescent faux fur, with a contrastingly pink patch of felt stitched to the front in the shape of a pair of wings. The white fabric smells faintly of lavender and other hard to place relaxing aromas, and has subtle magical soothing effect from being close to it.

There is also a wide screen TV from the market, and 3 romantic comedies that Steven thought looked rad.]

"Happy Solstice, Lapis!

I made this pillow with some magic fur material in the market. I think it smells really good, and being near it is supposed to make you feel more relaxed and ready to sleep!

I got you something to watch TV on and also something to watch on the TV too!

Love,
Steven"

S2:D11 [Action]

[periphrasing]

[In a bizarre twist, Peridot has remained notably silent on Noa's public plea for help. Lapis, on the other hand, has been making her opinion quite clear. Publicly, and kind of aggressively.

They're both in their trailer right now and Peridot has just been listening to the whole conversation with slightly widened eyes, ears pinned back, betraying her anxiety. She's trying to focus on feeding Fleshy some fresh summer squash from the garden (while Pumpkin watches on uncomfortably), but it's sort of hard to when Lapis is getting so obviously agitated.

When the other gem finally puts the radio down, Peridot is still staring at her, not quite sure what to say.]

[mirrortide]

[If Lapis had a circulatory system, right now her blood pressure would be through the god damn roof. So it's probably thankful for everyone involved that she doesn't.

Instead, as soon as the radio goes down, Lapis whirls around to face Peridot, still clearly extremely emotional about the entire situation.]

Why do they feel the need to help these people! This only ends up in trouble! Haven't any of them learned that when this stupid place goes somewhere disaster happens?

[IT'S NOT. SAFE. Why does Steven feel the need to help others! Can't he just leave things alone for a change!?

She's. Clearly frenzied.]

[periphrasing]

[She winces at the outburst. Pumpkin whines. Fleshy... just continues to puncture the squash with her horrible little tongue so she can slurp the guts out of it. She looks up between Peridot and Lapis both, blinking one eye and then the other.]

I mean... That's not technically true? [Peridot says this VERY CAUTIOUSLY.] Not every stop has been a total disaster?

[mirrortide]

Oh. I'm sorry. The vast majority of stops since I've been here. Is that better?

[What do you want her to say, Peridot! Especially when TROUBLE IS EXTREMELY OBVIOUS THIS TIME.]

operation "gold medal surprise party for steven"

[pipers_son]

Lapis! Did ya hear the good news about Steven? He won a medal!

[mirrortide]

... Good for him?

[If he wanted metal he could have just asked Peridot... She has loads of it around.]

[pipers_son]

So good for him that we're gonna throw a surprise party for 'im~.

At least, I am, and I'm sure he'd be glad if he saw ya there.

[mirrortide]

No thanks.

[She Doesn't Deserve It.]

Action

[periphrasing]

[Like 2 minutes after this conversation happens...]

Lapis? Can I talk to you for a second?

[Peridot looks super duper uncomfortable right now!]

[mirrortide]

[And Lapis looks up from her, yeah, you guessed it, hammock to look at Peridot quizzically.]

We're talking right now.

[What's with that face...]

[periphrasing]

I mean about something potentially serious, not just idle chit chat!

[mirrortide]

We're still talking, right now. [Lapis replies, expression falling considerably. Whatever this is she has a feeling she'd really rather not hear it?

Like, really rather not hear it.]