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lostcarnival2017-06-04 04:20 pm
diamondsare) wrote in lostcarnival2017-06-04 04:20 pm
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Who: Blue Diamond, Open
What: Getting down locations, meeting new 'coworkers'
When: 1-2 days before Event
Where: All over the Carnival
Warnings: None currently
1
[The only thing keeping Blue complacent is knowing she made the choice to be here herself. The indignity of being reduced to a mere aid for others when she was a diamond for stars' sake would be intolerable even for her. But the prize is worth it.. and it's only a year.
A year is still long enough to need to know who her coworkers are and more importantly who those who outrank her are. Not all of them would be telling her what to do, but keeping things working smoothly in case she did need to go to them for something - or them to her for some requisition or other - is simple common sense. A little asking around gets Blue pointed in the right direction..
Which means visiting supervisor's grove. She has a mental list of descriptions and names of those she's supposed to be looking for, and once she spots one (and presuming they don't look otherwise occupied at some other task - Blue is mindful, and she knows what work looks like in its many forms), it's just a matter of saying hello.]
Pardon me. Do you have a few moments?
2
[Peoplewatching follows. There's a lot of people in the carnival, some human, some ... mixed? Some don't seem as if they were ever human to begin with but there's plenty of locations for Blue Diamond to settle down in a somewhat out of the way place and do nothing at all but watch the others go about their duties, sitting or standing depending on location.
The diamond - in this case the Ringmaster - of course set the tone of a location, but it's the lower class gems that always lived and breathed it, and if she was going to blend into this place, she needed to better understand how they behaved, what they did ... and why.
Perhaps you're the person Blue's chosen to watch right now, a silent seven and a half foot tall azure shadow keeping tabs on what you're doing, what you're wearing, everything you're saying.. it might be a little uncomfortable but for the air of benign benevolence she manages to cultivate.]
3
[With a better idea of what this place expects by way of appearance, it's time to familiarize herself with locations. If a new arrival can get there, Blue's going to be there sooner or later, looking around with interest and attempting to at least become familiar with various locations and what they're for.
Roping her into lending a hand with this small task or that one shouldn't take much effort at all, Blue seems interested in learning and being of what assistance she can be. Got a task? Make use of the strange blue lady hanging around.]
4
[There are times when Blue simply leaves the main carnival and heads into the woods for a little bit of quiet to allow herself some time to acclimate to new information and the general headache and effort of pretending to be this entire place's newest Pearl.
The forest prevents anyone from leaving, but Blue isn't trying to leave and perhaps something of the entangling, confusing place understands that. It's easier to find little quiet out of the way spots amongst the trees to loiter a while, even if she's not terribly comfortable with being surrounded by so much organic mass. She'll be here well into the evening, a dark blue wraith between the trunks, seemingly looking for something. She's not lost .. not yet, but that could change at any time with this place.]
5
[Wildcard; bring it on]
What: Getting down locations, meeting new 'coworkers'
When: 1-2 days before Event
Where: All over the Carnival
Warnings: None currently
1
[The only thing keeping Blue complacent is knowing she made the choice to be here herself. The indignity of being reduced to a mere aid for others when she was a diamond for stars' sake would be intolerable even for her. But the prize is worth it.. and it's only a year.
A year is still long enough to need to know who her coworkers are and more importantly who those who outrank her are. Not all of them would be telling her what to do, but keeping things working smoothly in case she did need to go to them for something - or them to her for some requisition or other - is simple common sense. A little asking around gets Blue pointed in the right direction..
Which means visiting supervisor's grove. She has a mental list of descriptions and names of those she's supposed to be looking for, and once she spots one (and presuming they don't look otherwise occupied at some other task - Blue is mindful, and she knows what work looks like in its many forms), it's just a matter of saying hello.]
Pardon me. Do you have a few moments?
2
[Peoplewatching follows. There's a lot of people in the carnival, some human, some ... mixed? Some don't seem as if they were ever human to begin with but there's plenty of locations for Blue Diamond to settle down in a somewhat out of the way place and do nothing at all but watch the others go about their duties, sitting or standing depending on location.
The diamond - in this case the Ringmaster - of course set the tone of a location, but it's the lower class gems that always lived and breathed it, and if she was going to blend into this place, she needed to better understand how they behaved, what they did ... and why.
Perhaps you're the person Blue's chosen to watch right now, a silent seven and a half foot tall azure shadow keeping tabs on what you're doing, what you're wearing, everything you're saying.. it might be a little uncomfortable but for the air of benign benevolence she manages to cultivate.]
3
[With a better idea of what this place expects by way of appearance, it's time to familiarize herself with locations. If a new arrival can get there, Blue's going to be there sooner or later, looking around with interest and attempting to at least become familiar with various locations and what they're for.
Roping her into lending a hand with this small task or that one shouldn't take much effort at all, Blue seems interested in learning and being of what assistance she can be. Got a task? Make use of the strange blue lady hanging around.]
4
[There are times when Blue simply leaves the main carnival and heads into the woods for a little bit of quiet to allow herself some time to acclimate to new information and the general headache and effort of pretending to be this entire place's newest Pearl.
The forest prevents anyone from leaving, but Blue isn't trying to leave and perhaps something of the entangling, confusing place understands that. It's easier to find little quiet out of the way spots amongst the trees to loiter a while, even if she's not terribly comfortable with being surrounded by so much organic mass. She'll be here well into the evening, a dark blue wraith between the trunks, seemingly looking for something. She's not lost .. not yet, but that could change at any time with this place.]
5
[Wildcard; bring it on]
1
Amethyst has never seen her in person, of course, but she's seen her likeness carved and painted in crumbling ruins all over Earth, and she gapes at her as she passes, for a moment stunned into silence.
But only for a moment.]
Whoah-- [Her eyes are like dinner plates. She's... afraid, but for her the Diamonds are more like ghost stories than omnipotent dictators. She learned from the others that they were terrifying, but she never learned obedience to their authority.] Whoah-- [She pushes herself up, scrambles forward and then stops herself-] -- Are you -- Blue Diamond??
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And she knows the sound of their voices. As Amethyst speaks up from amidst her garbage towers, Blue slows down and then pauses, looking back and around with interest. A lapis, a peridot, and now one of her amethysts? Well, if any place suited an amethyst it would be a place like this!
....And it's a tiny amethyst, once she's finally located. Blue re-evaluates instantly as to whether or not this is one of hers; she knows all her gems, especially the ones that she'd adopted from Pink, and she didn't recall a tiny amethyst. A tiny carnelian.. Had she forgotten one? Left one behind?]
I am. And you are Amethyst. Hello.
[Scary diamond or not, she sure seems rather mellow at the moment.]
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[She regrets this immediately. Boy. Wow. She glances off to the side -- are there any good potential escape routes..?]
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I am, usually. ... Forgive me for asking, but are you alone here? I'm not used to seeing amethysts by themselves.
[They move in packs.]
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She looks back at Blue Diamond, wary. Right. Obviously she has no idea who Amethyst is. She'd just be one of numerous amethysts. It's not like it's an unfamiliar idea, it just... isn't one that comes up much, in her day to day life.
She wonders how much like her they are.]
... I mean... there's no other amethysts here, yeah.
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[Definitely not one of her amethysts. Perhaps Yellow or White had poached one without her knowing. Maybe not Yellow, this little thing's bearing was entirely wrong for any gem beholden to her, and Yellow generally disliked mismarks and flawed gems.. White perhaps?
It didn't matter. Blue didn't make it a habit of interfering overmuch with gems that weren't hers, that led to trouble. A gem couldn't obey two Diamonds, after all.]
I am glad you are doing well in spite of it.
[It seems this particular diamond ... or perhaps all of them, really doesn't have a whole lot of interest in hassling a low-ranking gem just for the hell of it, as the robed and hooded matriarch is turning away, apparently to continue the way she'd been heading before. It wouldn't be hard to stop her, if Amethyst chose to.]
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[Amethyst actually almost doesn't notice Blue Diamond turning to leave, because she's too busy processing that. Is that... does that mean she's supposed to be around other amethysts? Is that why she's...
She angrily bites her lip. Then she raises her voice at Blue Diamond's retreating back.]
Yeah, well, I'm not like other amethysts!
[Raising one's voice at a Diamond is possibly a bad idea – but she's had a front row seat to Peridot doing worse.]
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Is that a good thing? Do you enjoy being by yourself?
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I can handle being by myself fine. Anyway, just 'cause there's no other amethysts around doesn't mean I'm on my own.
[She looks up at her, her round chin tilted up defiantly.]
Anyway, what're you even talking to me for? I know amethysts are supposed to be big, aren't I, like, beneath you?
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[Blue's regard is steady, measuring. Jasper had scorned Amethyst openly, but the diamond doesn't seem to be. At least, not yet. After a moment she nods, almost to herself.]
You spoke truly though. You aren't like other Amethysts; they don't pick fights without a reason, and they are friendly. Good day.
[She really does have other things to do than deal with a pointlessly shirty gem who's too big for her very, very small britches.]