[ENTRANCEWAY] IC CONTACT

[slapfight]

 

You've reached Peridot, leader of the Crystal Gems. I can't get to your call right now, but you can leave a message, and if I'm not too busy being a great savior and all-around wonderful gem, I'll get back to you.

[pause]

...Is that all I do? When does it- [BEEP]

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[sslillappy]

Don't worry, I know.
That's why I figured you wouldn't want me to waste time reminding you of our last conversation.

[There's a little arrow pointing up at her original message. So yeah, M'Lapis totally expected at least a solid chance Peridot would have to ask what she was describing as "okay". Although these things really can go either way with her, to be fair. It still works.]

[slapfight]

Oh! You mean the rest of the party!

Or the punch.

I suppose it applies to both.

[sslillappy]

See? Besides, you did ask.
You can't tell, but imagine me laughing a little.

[slapfight]

[BUT DID YOU SNORT.

Peridot's laughing herself, but at least Mirror Lapis can see that.]

Did you Mirrors get in trouble for going to that party?
I know the Queen of Hearts is very unreasonable about these things.

[is she worried for Lapis's cute Mirrorchan's safety? little bit.]

[sslillappy]

We did have permission.
I wouldn't be surprised if a few people still found some way to get in trouble, but I mean... a lot of Mirrors are really, really dumb.

[slapfight]

They are! They're so dumb. They pick fights even when it's completely illogical. Frisk's Mirror slammed my face into a literal mirror once for no reason.

[she loves telling that story for some reason. possibly because it justifies her distrust of (other) Mirrors.]

[sslillappy]

[Such a hero, Peridot, bravely surviving an attack from a fiendish small child!]

Yeesh.
I bet it was entirely for the irony. Talk about pretentious.

[she doesn't even know mirror frisk but]

[slapfight]

[she is truly a tragic heroine. please excuse her while she runs tearfully across the moors.]

I'm so sorry you have to live with them. It must be unbearable.

[sslillappy]

Honestly, I should've started talking to you a long time ago.

[slapfight]

Oh, no that would have been a terrible idea. I never would have trusted you.

[Blunt force truth- a Peridot original.]

[sslillappy]

Oh, really? You don't think I could have won you over?
I can be very charming, you know.

[slapfight]

[FLUSTER. Her writing becomes even more garbage and literal kindergartner like.]

I would've needed tangible evidence that it wasn't a deception!

[sslillappy]

[M'Lapis could dutifully point out that this makes no sense; Peridot has no more evidence now than she ever might have had. Heck, she actually DID get deceived. The only difference is that they've met in person, and that's not rational at all.

But, like, why do that when you can make things even worse, so]

Hey, I'm as tangible as I ever have been. I could reach out and touch you right now.

[slapfight]

[Shh. Don't argue her logic. It will tear apart this weird... whatever the heck she's built here.

Which is why she doesn't think about any of that, and just laughs.]

Oh Lapis, that's hilarious!

[a pause, and then she scribbles:]

Wait. Are you serious? I've never actually seen a Mirror cross over before.

[sslillappy]

Are you saying you want me to?

[Ha. Good joke, Lapis.]

[slapfight]

[FLUSTER FLUSTER]

Purely for academic purposes! But I don't want you to get in trouble...

[sslillappy]

[Girl.

A blue hand reaches out of the mirror, at the standard Lapis sort of height, and gently pokes Peridot in the forehead before receding whence it came. This would be silly enough with anyone, but considering it's Peridot, whose forehead is her soul, it's either extra awkward or kinda forward, or both. Probably both.]

[slapfight]

[Peridot gasps and recoils so hard she falls off the table she was perched on in order to get better access to the mirror, but not before she flails desperately.

A moment later, she's crawling back into position and scrawling:] I see your point...

[sslillappy]

I'd say you should see your face, but actually, I guess you can, huh?
It's a good thing people don't do stuff like that more often. None of you would ever go near a mirror again.

[But let's not think about all the things a Mirror could have reached out and done to a completely unprepared Real, had she been less trustworthy. They have a rapport going here, it's all in good fun.]

[slapfight]

[Yeah... she doesn't wanna think about that.

Especially, when it would be more prudent to wonder about why she bothers clearing her throat before she scribbles again.]

So what do Mirrors do anyway? Do you have jobs and assignments, like on Homeworld?

[sslillappy]

I thought you guys knew that. We're supposed to be
WaTcHiNg YoOoUuUuU
except that's actually pretty boring.
What do you do all day?

[slapfight]

Considering how many people cover up the mirrors, it seems like a really difficult monitoring process.

[She looks sly for a second.]

Are you trying to learn all my secrets? :P

[She learned that from the internet.

And then she hastily scribbles:]

That's a face with its tongue hanging out when viewed sideways.

[sslillappy]

[omg]

My sideways or your sideways? Keep in mind I'm already writing backwards for you.
Anyway, you don't have secrets.
Don't dodge the question!

[M'Lapis then draws a little smiley face with its tongue sticking out. Since... you know... this isn't typing.]

[slapfight]

[LOOK SHE IS STILL LEARNING. Emoticons were a very important part of her Twitter expy use.]

The same things I did at the barn,
mostly. Tried to find things to fill up all this time I have. There's just a lot more people here than there were at the barn.

I'm still getting used to that.

[sslillappy]

I know, right?
I guess I've technically never been anywhere but here, but... I kind of miss it too, you know?