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[ENTRANCEWAY] IC CONTACT
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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I'm glad you're not upset.
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You know I'd have to check up on you SOONER or later.
[M'Lapis draws a little tongue-sticky-out smiley face, so everything in this message should definitely be interpreted in the least concerning way possible. That's how it works.]
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Good. I'm actually really excited to hear from you, because things are going great over here. I know that Wonderland turning itself inside out was a total bust for reconnaissance, but I may be working on a top secret plan that could expose every secret Wonderland's been keeping from us.
[and yeah, anyway how's your life, M'Lapis............
She's not great at small talk.]
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Wow, every secret? That's a lot!
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[This is Peridot's way of apologizing, in a sense. HERE YOU CAN FEEL USEFUL.]
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Is that so?
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But having an in to whatever this silly project is might be worthwhile, even so. Maybe it wouldn't hurt to meet this person and see what's up with her. Maybe M'Lapis can get something out of it. You never know.]
Are you sure that's a good idea? You know how Mirrors who aren't me can be.
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[Yeah, okay, maybe that's her real reason.]
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[Here's the other thing: no, indeed, she does not give a shit about feeling useful, and therefore does not think being put to use is any kind of an apology. Not unlike some other people, she doesn't like to feel used. And she thinks it's ridiculous that Peridot is asking for favors immediately after worrying about M'Lapis being upset with her.
But she's not going to say that.]
I'll see what I can do.
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But there's been a definite imbalance in her relationship with M'Lapis from the jump so why should anything change when she hasn't been explicitly told what she's doing wrong?]
Thank you. And if you need help with anything from this side, I can help you. Or we could just keep talking about what's going on in our corners of Wonderland and pretend like that whole business at Christmas didn't happen.
[because that's not backsliding or anything.]
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[She has no suspicions that this could backfire at all.]
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I know you're alllll about casting off shackles and expanding beyond limitations and all that, but just imagine it. You know you can't change everything.
Let's say that no matter what anyone does, I'm always going to hate her, and I can't help it.
What would you think about that?
[M'LAPIS WILL MAKE HER OWN DECISIONS ABOUT WHEN TO ACT LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED THANK YOU]
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Well. Hypothetically, I would want to keep you apart so not to cause any kind of conflict. You two don't have to get along for me to be friends with both of you, right?
[IS THIS HOW IT WORKS, STEVEN???]
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You're sure you wouldn't be worried at all? That something else might happen?
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Like what?
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None of this is satisfying in the same way it used to be. She really was dumb letting herself get so hung up on Peridot for so long. Sometimes there's a different kind of satisfaction, though, weird and paradoxical, in going back to revisit that kind of thing. It just goes to show that she's moving on.]
I mean, I can't really say. They'd be your worries.
Of course, it's all hypothetical anyway, so I guess it doesn't matter, does it?
So what does this Entrapta of yours or mine look like?
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[She still feels wary, but she'll shove it off later and forget about it. She's good at that now. Better at dealing when she needs to, but still brilliant at pushing off hypotheticals until they can be solved.]
he has prehensile hair. It's impossible to miss.
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