[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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audio; un: sharpshooter

[endeudado]

Heyyy, you know how you wanted to blow up the mines to stop the Qorral from blowing up the planet?

I know a guy with a plan, if you're interested.

[slapfight]

No, I've decided to cut my losses entirely, lay down, and wait to shatter on this miserable planet.

[a beat]

I'm interested. Who is this "guy?"

[endeudado]

[ Very funny, Peridot. Jesper is too familiar with Kaz's monotone to fall for that. ]

His username is "kazbrekker," no spaces. Two k's.

Basically, we're gonna try to dress up like bandits and be real loud so the Qorral will think the bandits are the ones trashing the minds, not Audentes. [ What a great plan, right?? ] Once the damage is done, we drop the disguises, swoop back in like "oh no, how horrible, your poor mines" and clean up whatever's left. Sound good to you?

[slapfight]

[....]

That's ingenious. It removes all the flaws from my original plan! And I can come in after and tell them everything I've learned- they'll be so distraught, they'll have to listen to what I have to say.

[she giggles maniacally. such a good... hero.]

[endeudado]

[ Yes, this is clearly a heroic plan, Peridot, this is a win-win for everyone! ]

Exactly. It's good, right?

[ Jesper chuckles. Of course it's good, it's Kaz's sweet plan. ]

Meet us at [ idk, a time and date after the 19th ] with your disguise and we'll get the ball rolling. If you need any stuff, we might be able to get you some, too.

text

[choosetruth]

I'd like my journal back.

[slapfight]

What makes you think I have it?

[choosetruth]

Because if you didn't you would have responded "What journal?"

And because Lapis told me.

[slapfight]

[LAPIS YOU TRAITOR]

Wonderland gave it to me. Clearly you didn't take care of it well enough.

[choosetruth]

This is a ridiculous argument. If you want things to read, I can give you stuff that's actually been edited. But that's not written for the public.

[slapfight]

But does it have the same nuance as raw, intimate details do?

[No one taught Peridot about privacy. She lived in a bathroom.]

[choosetruth]

[........George is so glad she's sticking with text right now. No one but Shaun needs to know that she is blushing right now.

She could try and convince Peridot holding onto a private journal is wrong, but she has a feeling she'll do better taking a different approach.]

If you want raw, intimate details, talk to Maggie. She writes romance fiction for a living.

[slapfight]

[hmmmHMMMMMM...]

Is she a Fictional like me? ...Or like I was. In the event.

[choosetruth]

[Oh boy does she ever remember what kind of fictional Peridot was during the event.]

Yes. She's the head of my site's Fictional section.

[slapfight]

[Peridot considers this for a moment, debating whether this Maggie would be a good source. Certainly not a better source than the journal is, but... well, she's probably already absorbed as much out of it as she can.]

Fine. I suppose you can have it back.

[choosetruth]

Thank you. You can reach Maggie here.

Bring the Journal by my office. Unless you plan to make me come and get it myself?

Mirror Writing, backdated to before the traumasaur event :)

[sslillappy]

[M'Lapis didn't want to wait too long. She'd hate, above all, to let Peridot forget about her -- but being almost forgotten is an interesting bit of finesse. Give it a little while, give it an event or so, until the point where people have new things to deal with and occupy their minds, to where they'd just about be moving on. Then step in and decree otherwise. There's... there's something about that.

Well, anyway. She said she'd write, and it's not hard at all to find Peridot out and about at the exact moment she pleases, so when she does she does.]

Hi, Peridot.
It was okay, but you weren't missing much.

[slapfight]

[Oh. That's something. Peridot shifts her gaze up and down the hall and once she's certain the coast is clear, scribbles back.]

This is Lapis, right?

It's hard to tell when I can't see you.

[sslillappy]

[Should she point out that she can see and hear Peridot just fine....... Of course not.]

I guess that's a good point. You're right, though.
I'm glad you remembered me.

[slapfight]

That's ridiculous. I never forget anything!

[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.