[Accidental Video/Text]

[wavesofjade]

Ah..

[The video only shows the briefest flash of a face - deep jade eyes with a soft yellow glow, grey skin and black hair that's drenched down from its usual style and curled in wet tendrils around a confused and wary expression. She has been there for some time now, though quietly, getting her bearings, working out what this place might be and whether or not she truly is dead.

The answer to the last - and most pressing - of her concerns appears to be 'no', but of course that brings up a whole new set of questions and problems. No afterlife that she had ever heard of had been anything like this.

A moment later, after giving a clear view of her location - a quiet corner of the plaza - the video feed is ended. It's several more minutes before a text is sent out.]


If It Is Not Too Much Trouble.
I Would Appreciate Some Assistance.



[[ooc: Please feel free to respond however you like! Action is fine too :>]]

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voice;

[littlederedevil]

[ A tiny (and rather congested-- someone's had themselves a bit of a cold) voice: ] Don't worry, there's plenty of people to help you. There are usually people walking around that'll give you directions to a place to stay and even a papers that explain where you are.

voice;

[wavesofjade]

[There's a pause, a small faltering in speech before she replies.]

I have seen the papers, but many of the concepts are unfamiliar to me.

action

[aim_exorable]

[Darkleer actually never sees the brief flicker of video, or sees that familiar jade text. He's in the plaza for his own business; now that Summoner is awake, he can try and get back more into a schedule that means going outside.]

[He's still on an errand when his nose catches the smell of salt water, stronger then usual, and his ears catch the sound of hard breathing. Somehow, it sounds faintly familiar and he draws closer to that little corner.]

[When his sharp archer's eyes catch sight of the jadeblood, he slows his long stride carefully.]

Kanaya...?

[Ah. No. He knows this face, although it has been quite some time.]

Dolorosa?

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[wavesofjade]

[Sorry, Darkleer, but you're very low on the list of people that she wants to see at the moment. The moment she spots him she lets out a low hiss, sharp teeth gritting together. She can't fight him, not in her current condition, but she can run if she has to.]

Executor Darkleer.

[She does try to sit up straighter, but she's so weary it's all she can do to keep her head up.]

text;

[p2iioniicii2t]

You are safe.
You do not need two fear.
None iin thiis world wiill briing harm two you.
That iis most important two know.

[ It might be familiar text, but notably it's not exactly how the Psiioniic wrote-- missing the 2s. ]

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[wavesofjade]

Thank You.

[The style of writing is familiar, but she doesn't want to make assumptions on who it might be..]

There Is Yet Much About This New Place That I Do Not Understand.

[devwocean]

[He's got better things to do, but Kanaya did render him some assistance at one time, so when he sees the little video and the jade eye, he is interested enough to take a second glance.]

Wwhat do you need, exactly?
I might showw my wway clear to lendin' you a prong or twwo if you
Wwait.

[The girl he knew was far too young for her eyes to have turned, and for a second he sits frozen, and actually rewinds the video to play it again, to be sure he didn't make a mistake.]

You'd be the Dolorosa.
Am I right?
Be clear that I wwon't take silence or lyin' vvery wwell, so just answwer me clearly an be done wwith it so I don't havvve to come in search a you.

[wavesofjade]

[The colour of the text in front of her runs her blood cold in her veins, and her fingers shake. She doesn't reply, not for some minutes, while she sits and shivers in place and does her best to compose herself. She'll not show her fear to him, she won't give him that.]

Orphaner Dualscar.
If You Wish Anything Of Me You Will Have To Inconvenience Yourself By Finding Me.

[TEXT]

[bethehugejerk]

THE DOLOROSA, RIGHT?
I'M GUESSING YOU DON'T REMEMBER THIS PLACE, BUT I CAN ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS PROVIDED I ACTUALLY HAVE THE INFO TO DO SO
AND AS ODDS ARE, YOU WILL HAVE A LOT OF THEM SOONER OR LATER.

[TEXT]

[wavesofjade]

That Is Correct.
I Have Been Here Before?

[unconchonable]

youre not kan so im guessin youre dol
been a wwhile but anywways I can help ya wwith wwhatevver you need
been here a wwhile im basically a expert a this place
also theres a troll here by the name a kanaya maryam that methinks you might be interested in gettin to knoww
just throwwin that out there

[wavesofjade]

And You Are Not The Orphaner.
Who Are You.

video;

[terribubblykoi]

Hey there! It turns out that you're another one to add to the list-- how exciting!

[ Because Dolorosa clearly needed a tyrian seadweller practically smashing her face against the screen. ]

video;

[wavesofjade]

[Oh, who is this now--

She drops the communicator. Stares at it. Carefully picks it up again. This is not the Empress. Her initial flash of fear turns slowly to curiosity.]

... Hello.

Text;

[420]

FuCk, LeTs aLl lIkE HeAr iT, sIsTeR.
DoN'T GoT NoThInG Up aNd aGaInSt tO Be hElPiNg oUt a hOmEy iN NeEd hErE.
:o)

Text;

[wavesofjade]

[Oh. What is-- A highblood? Yet not the kind of speech that she would expect from one. Her fingers hesitate.]

I Am Newly Arrived And Despite The Information Supplied Find Myself Quite Lost.
Can You Help Me?

video;

[symmetrophile]

[Sure is another of those strange, pale aliens, but this one has golden eyes and three white, parallel stripes through only one side of his otherwise black hair.]

Have you not received one of the Welcoming Committee's informational brochures?

[Having already peeked at some of the other conversations, he can make an educated guess:] I'm certain Karkat has it well in hand. He is as consistently helpful as he is crass.

video;

[wavesofjade]

I have.

[Yet the contents, despite holding a wealth of information, tell her next to nothing in terms that she can understand. That, atop finding herself suddenly living after what she was sure had been her assassination has left her more than a little disoriented.]

Karkat is being.. quite helpful, but I will not turn away aid from other quarters.

[ video ]

[toreadorkabull]

-=just this face=-

[ video ]

[wavesofjade]

[... Oh, well aren't you a sweet-faced youngster... but why are you looking at her like that?]

... Hello.

Action

[bestestfurrend]

[Nepeta hasn't even seen the video posted to the Network yet; no, she's too busy playing Santa Claus, carting her presents for everyone to their respective hives and leaving them there with many admonishments not to open them before Christmas.

She's crossing the square now, warm in her trenchcoat and green scarf and kitty hat, a festive red bow perched against the side of one of her kitty-ear-shaped horns while her arms are full of her Pounce-plushie, snuggling it close in her excitement in the run up to Twelfth Perigee's Eve.

And that's when she catches sight of a flash of jade - but as her eyes wander up the tall troll she knows instinctively that this can't be Kanaya.]

Oh my paws!

Action

[wavesofjade]

[Familiar, yet not all at once, Nepeta gains something of a startled look when the Dolorosa lays her eyes on her. At first she almost mistakes her for a young Disciple, and begins to think that perhaps she is dead after all, but then no, there are differences, and she is too surprised to see her for it to be the cat-like troll that she remembers.

She looks down at the little youngster, and slowly sits.]

Do you know me?

[feralfanatic]

[A jade eye, wet hair, and a message asking for help. Not even considering the possibility of what might actually be happening, Disciple assumes the message is from her friend, Kanaya.]

Of course, dear
What s33ms to be the problem?

[Only after her own message is sent does she start to wonder why Kanaya was wet... or at the plaza...]

[wavesofjade]

[That colour.. the phrasing.. She's sure it's a troll but she doesn't want to assume. Surely Disciple would recognise her?]

I Have Found The Information Given To Me Upon My Arrival To Be..
Inadequate.
A Clearer Explanation Of The Situation That I Have Found Myself In Would Be Dearly Appreciated.

video

[grandhighblood]

[Screen is nearly pitch black, but she might be able to make out a hint of a shadow lurking.]

Heh, well... ain't that a motherfucker color right there?

video

[wavesofjade]

[Her blood runs cold for a reason that she can't explain. She stares, trying to pierce through the shadows on the screen yet at the same time she doesn't want to see who it could be. The very thought of who it might be is enough.

There are many people that she would not wish to meet in a place like this.]

I do not... understand what you are implying.

[spacecase]

[Text says Kanaya, but the eyes...no, the eyes are all wrong. Kanaya's eyes aren't that color nor are they so haunted.

Then, this must be another ancestor. Far be it for Jade to never reach out to a space sister, but she can't just teleport right next to her and risk frightening the poor woman.]

hello? miss?
i must ask--are you sitting down at the moment?

[wavesofjade]

Hello.
I Am.

[If only because standing is slightly too exhausting at the moment.]

[crabbygenius]

[Her first thought was to ask Kanaya why she was wet. Of course, then Washu realized that it wasn't the troll she thought it was. So, who was she?]

Welcome to the bubble.

[wavesofjade]

... Thank you.

[She thinks. And who are you, strange pink alien? There are so many about who look like you and she has no idea what you are.]