Pumpkin would have happily responded to that summons, too, if Lambert hadn't just arrested her progress. As things are, she just sits politely in his arms and stares curiously at Strange, panting exuberantly and still wagging her tail at mile a minute. But why is she not allowed to receive the pets?
Peridot completely ignores the weird custody battle the two of them are having over the affections of her dog, and glances back and forth between both men. How peculiar. Lambert hadn't mentioned anything about Strange, even during all their 'real talks' of sharing information, so she's just as surprised to find out that they both know each other already.
It kind of shakes up the calm, professional air she was trying to put on in the presence of guests. Plus, there's just.... a lot to unpack here. "Stars," she mutters with annoyance, and she can definitely feel gem Peridot taking the reins here for the moment; she briefly rubs two fingers at the center of her forehead where the gem in question should be, a reflexive gesture of stress.
"Allow me to address all points in order: Yes, Lambert is correct that I do know about the "magical nonsense". By that token, I'm glad to hear that you're no longer with the Circle, since I've actually really lost my taste for the organization knowing what I know now about their responsibility for the Severing and what it's doing to the Earth Spirit. I'm less glad to hear about your affiliation with the Summer Court, since apparently THEY'RE the ones responsible for making the Circle think this world needed the stupid Severing in the first place by being a bunch of world conquering clods."
She pauses for breath, and it... seems like she's done lecturing, until she tacks on at the last second: "Also, to be brutally honest? Helping my brother get back his weird broody and mysterious secret boyfriend is just sort of extra motivation. I'd need to get in there anyway, since destroying the Severing and keeping the literal soul of this planet from dying is kind of actual top priority."
I realized far too late that Peri should've had a v. different reaction about the circle before. oop
Peridot completely ignores the weird custody battle the two of them are having over the affections of her dog, and glances back and forth between both men. How peculiar. Lambert hadn't mentioned anything about Strange, even during all their 'real talks' of sharing information, so she's just as surprised to find out that they both know each other already.
It kind of shakes up the calm, professional air she was trying to put on in the presence of guests. Plus, there's just.... a lot to unpack here. "Stars," she mutters with annoyance, and she can definitely feel gem Peridot taking the reins here for the moment; she briefly rubs two fingers at the center of her forehead where the gem in question should be, a reflexive gesture of stress.
"Allow me to address all points in order: Yes, Lambert is correct that I do know about the "magical nonsense". By that token, I'm glad to hear that you're no longer with the Circle, since I've actually really lost my taste for the organization knowing what I know now about their responsibility for the Severing and what it's doing to the Earth Spirit. I'm less glad to hear about your affiliation with the Summer Court, since apparently THEY'RE the ones responsible for making the Circle think this world needed the stupid Severing in the first place by being a bunch of world conquering clods."
She pauses for breath, and it... seems like she's done lecturing, until she tacks on at the last second: "Also, to be brutally honest? Helping my brother get back his weird broody and mysterious secret boyfriend is just sort of extra motivation. I'd need to get in there anyway, since destroying the Severing and keeping the literal soul of this planet from dying is kind of actual top priority."