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[mirrortide]

[There's a long drawn out sound as if someone's blowing a raspberry....]

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[alienwear]

You probably just need more practice! I mean, that's what humans have to do when they 'learn' new things, right? Or you could pick a different kind of magic. Like healing, or making illusions, like Steven does!

[mirrortide]

Yyyeah, no. I do destruction.

[Her tone is entirely flat.]

[alienwear]

[ She frowns, and crinkles her nose. ]

How do you explain meep morps, then? That very explicitly involves creating things, not destroying them.

ignore that 1/3, i was going to do something then decided not too

[mirrortide]

[Lapis opens her mouth.

Closes it.

Then opens it again.]

That's not the same, though!

[alienwear]

[ THE FROWN DEEPENS. She's staring into Lapis's soul. ]

Why?

[mirrortide]

[please don't, its very small, and it might get frightened away.]

Because I may or may not sometimes use it as an outlet for my more destructive tendencies?

[alienwear]

The operative word there being "sometimes". Meaning other times, you create things without destroying things.

[ CHECK AND MATE, BUSTER. ]

[mirrortide]

I guess...

[She's entirely unsure about that. She's got a significantly longer track record of destroying than creating... ]

[alienwear]

You also helped me raise all of those plants back when we lived in the barn still. Face it, you do way more creating than you give yourself credit for.

[ Pumpkin chimes in with an agreeable bark. ]

[mirrortide]

[There's a Big Feeling of being unsettled, and it's all from Lapis, even as she tries to agree, she does end up gripping her own arm uncomfortably.]

If you say so.

[She's trying real hard not to argue. It won't get them anywhere, and she does try to give Pumpkin a small smile.]

[alienwear]

[ Oh, Lapis... Peridot fervently wishes she could help her to feel more confident. She nods firmly, a stubborn glint in her eye, and tries to send some encouragement across their bond. She clunks the side of her head against Lapis's arm like a needy dog and huffs authoritatively, praying that being inside for a bit has helped Lapis to be a bit less ice cold to the touch. ]

I do say so. Anyway, now that I'm conscious again, I can help you study more, too. We'll work on it together!

[mirrortide]

[Well, she's not freezing cold anymore, but she's still pretty cool to the touch. And she does flinch upright when Peridot headbutts her arm, looking at her quizzically. The encouragement helped, but now she's unsure again, for reasons entirely her own. ]

Right... [ She says, hesitantly at first, before saying it again with more finality. ] Right.

[Also, it's Wierd! Having Peridot against her like this! Nice, but weird.

She's a little spooked. ]

[alienwear]

[ She nods lightly, and adds for emphasis: ] Right.

[ Peridot closes her eyes and just leans for a second, smirking like a horrible cat. But... "Cool," while a far cry better than ice cold, is still kind of uncomfortable. What if there were a way change Lapis's exterior temperature...?

Struck with inspiration, her ears flick up in excitement, and she opens her eyes again. ]

Hey... You should totally go stand in front of the fireplace for a minute!

[mirrortide]

[Wow. Wow! Alright, fine then.]

Sure?

[That means she's just going to pull away from Peridot to do just that. Like, it makes sense that she's still a bit cold and Peridot probably doesn't enjoy that.

Still. She's just going to. Awkwardly stand there. In front of the fire place, facing Peridot with a slightly unimpressed look on her face.]

[alienwear]

[Peridot scoots to the end of the bed and grips the wooden frame, resting her chin on her paws and watching with wide, glittering eyes, like an absolute weirdo.]

Yesssssss!

[mirrortide]

[Lapis gives her this Exact Look.]

You okay over there?

[alienwear]

Yup!

[She's all chipper, but the moment after she chirps that, Pumpkin jumps on her back with her cold pumpkin feet, making her squeak shrilly.]

[mirrortide]

Apparently not. C'mere, Pumpkin. Peridot clearly doesn't appreciate us being near her.

[Lapis is leaning down to encourage Pumpkin over. Please. They can be COLD TOGETHER.]

[alienwear]

Hey!

[She's so offended? It's too late though, Pumpkin has hopped down and is now bounding over to Lapis.]

That is NOT true. I just wanted to test to see if your surface temperature would adapt to the heat from the fire!

[mirrortide]

[And she's immediately scooped up! Frozen buddies, forever!

Lapis pets Pumpkin atop her head, even giving a little smooch, with a laugh.]

Of course it would. If I'm standing next to a heat source obviously I'm going to end up warmer.

[Which is something she's noticed, what with no longer having an entirely light-based body!]

[alienwear]

Right! So you should warm up, and then come back over here! It'll be perfect! [She flops out all her limbs and whines louder:] Lapis I've been DYING and stuck here without company for a MONTH!

[mirrortide]

Alright, alright, fine. [But like... is she warm? She feels...warm. Maybe not so much her front half, but at least her Gem itself does. Is that good enough?

It's going to have to be. Peridot doesn't get much choice, because Lapis is walking back over to sit on the bed next to Peridot, where she puts Pumpkin down on the pillow.]

Better?

[alienwear]

[ She gives Lapis a cheshire cat grin when she relents, and immediately scoots over to put a hand on her arm.

Her reaction, is. To suck in a surprised breath. And then her eyes get really big and shiny. Sorry Lapis. ]

[mirrortide]

[She gets this look in response. Exactly this look.]

[alienwear]

[ Please be gentle to her, Lapis. Becoming a monster is doing strange, STRANGE things to Peridot, both physically and psychologically.

Case and point: Her dragon brain is currently spinning in exuberant circles, over WARM THING and PERSON SHE CARES ABOUT VERY MUCH AND IS ALSO MAGICALLY BONDED TO being combined into one. So, almost no rational thought is given to her next action. Driven on pure stupid instinct, she abruptly changes shape into a more adorable cat-sized version of her full dragon self-- which has been unseen up to this moment-- and nudges under Lapis's to rub her face and neck on her side. ]