Fight Back the Cold (Closed)

[Variscite]

The burn was nasty, but not unknown to him, Nessy... all he could think of from the burning was about an old friend. Nessy was an Amber made here on Earth like him... together with Carbonado the three had ventured out many times and all always returned home together, then one day they both just sorta.. well they left, or were shattered or maybe captured? He didn't know anymore.

It took him some time to get over that... maybe he never would have, if it wasn't thanks to some of the other gems he met, Pye and Pyre, Glass... oh wait she had left too.

Fuscite was one... also that Spider gem but, it has been some time since he saw her either.

"Let go of me!"

He was honestly about to before another blow to his body was delivered, his arms opening up to drop the Ruby to the ground and he himself dropped back onto the sandy beach, his arms still burned, his body burned where she had punched him. He started to think that he wouldn't be able to really say anything that would calm them down but... if he had lost all his friends at once he might be a bit thick headed too.

"Erm... Because your n-not my enemy? If you wanna leave then I can't st-stop you. Just uh... glad your not st-stuck out in the cold anymore." he propped his arms up onto his knees, the cool sea air across his projection was rather soothing.

He wanted to help but, not at the expense of pissing off Ruby any more then she already is. Plus he really enjoys this beach and would like to see the sand is NOT turned into a mound of glass from her burning anger.. how could this gem ever really be cold?

[Ruby Cut-6YK]

    Ruby didn't rightly know how to respond to Variscite. She had been angry, certainly; furious that an ally of Rose Quartz would try to get inside her head. And she had been angry at herself, for her error in judgment: trusting as a friend one who was in fact an enemy. The most astonishing part of the whole affair had been that, even before the revelation of him being a Crystal gem, the variscite before her had expected her to participate in a lie, in the name of their "friendship."

    It had been all so preposterous that she hadn't known how to reply - In fact, she was so dumbstruck that she sat there for a moment, her jaw slack. She wasn't the enemy? That didn't make any sense. Nothing he was saying as making any SENSE! Ruby tried to translate Variscite's plea into other feelings, into the kinds that made sense to her.

    He was trying to get inside her head. Trying to earn her trust just so he could betray her! She wouldn't allow it - she couldn't allow it!

    "No! I won't listen to any more of your... lying... liar... lies!! We are enemies! Sworn, fated, destined enemies! You're speaking nonsense, and I'm not going to fall for it!"

    It was the only thing that made sense. But he had been so kind, risking himself to the void of warp space for her sake... Ugh! No, why should that matter?! It didn't! He wanted to save her just to betray her later, that must be it! Down with Rose Quartz! Down with the Crystal Gems!

    In her paranoid, terrified state, she is entirely incapable of caring what any given creature might feel for her. She cares only what that creature might do for her. Or to her. That latter thought was particularly terrifying.

    But then... what was this burning feeling in her heart, that made tears well in her eyes and her breath come ragged?

    "I'll destroy Rose Quartz for what she did! Be fortunate I'm thankful enough that you saved me that you won't be broken too!"

    With that, Ruby dashed away, her footprints irregular and uneven, as if she struggled not to trip over herself with every step. It might have just been because her path was so winding, but it almost seemed as if she were headed for Beach City...

[Variscite]

This stubborn thing seemed to be something a lot of Homeworld gems seemed to have in common, all the times Varis had spent reaching out to most of these gems, they were all at least quite thick headed. Then again he himself wasn't too much better himself, taking blow after blow just to try and make a point, or hug a Quartz.... that within itself sounds stupid, yet he tried it.

Trust was hard... must be even harder to find on Homeworld since so many gems seem to have real issues with it.

"I mean... I'm not the brightest gem... really th-think I could plan all this?" He would almost be proud of himself if they had said yes, while he had lied, it was always little things, little white lies as humans would call it. Never something like this where betraying anyone was part of the lie.

It seemed Ruby was... well for lack of a better word, bugging out! While she seemed so set on finding and destroying Rose Quartz, she at least didn't want him shattered.. yet. Or she was just being nice? Not telling him she was gonna try to smash him later on? Should he be worried about this gem? He didn't want to think like that.

Before he was able to respond she was up and away, seemed to be having a hard time running but.... just something about her seemed wanting, or something she didn't understand.

Taking a moment to pull himself to his feet he watched the little Ruby scurry away, he wanted to bolt after her and clutch her up again telling her to calm down... then again he would most likely catch a burning fist in his face. He sighed pressing his hands into his face, running his hands over his face before they drop to the side and he yelled out to her...

"Be carful!"

and he meant it....

~Fin~