one ☂ rain, rain, go away...

[waterwing]

Who: Lapis Lazuli & YOU
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: S.S. Huntress
When: 1/10

[ VIDEO ]

[ The very second she wakes, the immediacy of how wrong this is crashes over her like a wave.

Lapis curls upright on a cot on the Marsiva, blinking and coughing - like she's been underwater for too long. Frantically, she reaches out for something that isn't there - a shackle. A connection she had been holding on to with all the strength she had, just moments ago -

She had lost it. She hadn't been strong enough.

She stumbles off the cot like she's still getting her land legs, and slowly moves out of the room, quickly casting glances around every corner as she moves down hallways. This doesn't look like a Homeworld ship, but...it has to be. She wasn't strong enough to stay fused with Jasper, and so she must have gotten free. She was probably hurting Steven right now, and Lapis had been taken prisoner again -

What's the point?

In front of a large window, she slumps down, arms winding around her knees. She her forehead against them until she can't see the harsh lights of the ship anymore. With that blocked out, there's just her, and the tumultuous ocean roiling inside of her. ]

[ ACTION ]

[ Soon enough, Lapis is shuttled off to the S.S. Huntress, and she enters the ship with all the reluctance in the world. She is not happy to be here. She barely minds the fact that she's been assigned to a Security position - rather, she avoids the armory entirely. She didn't ask for this. She didn't ask to come here, to be taken prisoner yet again by an organization she knew nothing about, but who would inevitably find some way to use her to their ends.

She doesn't want any of this.

And so as Lapis makes her way to the bunks, she starts pulling - only partly deliberately - on any liquids she passes. Someone using the toilet or shower may suddenly find the water fleeing upwards and out towards the Gem calling it to her. Water, tea, or any other drink may jump out of a cup or drink dispenser as she passes. She does this until she builds a small river down the hallway, barely glancing at anyone she passes unless - unless, they get a bit too close for comfort. ]

No! Just - just stay away from me!

Comments

[Lights + Camera]

[digthefuzz]

[Kurt was just trying to brush his teeth when all of the water was flowing out of the bathroom - and his mouth! Confused, the blue guy steps out into the hallway with toothbrush in hand and beholds the mysterious blue woman.]

What? I- Whoa! [There's not much time to make sense of her plea, as he only notices the river on the floor just as slips on it. He can't even gain his bearings enough to teleport, so he ends sliding right towards the mysterious lady!]

[QUACKTION]

[waterwing]

[ Gross, spit water.

But Lapis is no respecter of water sources. She's pulling everything she can, though maybe she should discriminate a little more, considering the attention it's getting her.

Surprise betrays her features as another blue figure slips in the water towards her. She doesn't have time to wonder whether or not he's a Gem - though he doesn't look like one she's ever seen before. All she can do is stagger backwards and summon small bursts of water to push him backwards so he doesn't fall into her.

But then she can't keep her own balance - at least she has a cushion of water to break her fall. ]

[digthefuzz]

Hey! [He flails as the bursts of water knock him back. The days of having balance are like a far-off memory.]

What's the big- [And then he finally loses his footing completely, falling over backwards onto the wet floor.]

-Oof!

[waterwing]

[ Fortunately for Lapis, she has a gentle wave to push her upright again. Unfortunately for Kurt, he does not, and Lapis doesn't do anything to help him up. If anything, she just staggers back more. ]

I'm warning you! Just - stay away!

[digthefuzz]

[He just groans as he slowly tries to climb to his feet.]

I'm away. I'm away! I... I come in peace, okay?

[waterwing]

[ She watches him carefully, not moving any closer, but not fleeing, either. ]

Are you another prisoner?

[digthefuzz]

[He stands up and raises his hands in the air.]

Um... Yeah, you could say that! We're all in the same boat... or in this case, the same spaceship!

[waterwing]

[ So he's been taken, too...but that still doesn't mean she can trust him, even if they are in the same situation. ]

Well, I'm escaping. I can't stay here any longer.

[digthefuzz]

[Yes, he's been Taken 2: The Takening. But who is Taken 3?]

Trust me, I'm all for that idea! But... um... it's not that easy!

[waterwing]

[ To be continued....! ]

What do you mean? Why not?

[digthefuzz]

Well... we're in space! They have control of our only ships, and we have no idea how to get back to any place that we recognize! I mean... we might not even be in the same universe or dimension anymore! This is totally the Twilight Zone!

[waterwing]

Aren't there any maps? Star charts? [ If she can get off the ship, she stands a chance of getting back. That's what she has to believe. She'll escape, and take Steven, and they can get away from this place.

...It'll never work. ]

I don't...where's the Twilight Zone? I've...never heard of it.

[digthefuzz]

I... don't think so? [He raises an uncertain eyebrow.]

Oh! That's just... a show on tv, about a place where all kinds of weird and spooky things happen.

[waterwing]

[ Son, what. ]

A show on....what?

[digthefuzz]

Tv! You know, the boob tube?

[waterwing]

The...boob tube?

[ Is that some sort of alien plumbing or what. ]

[digthefuzz]

Man, you're really behind the times! Um... like this! [He holds up his communicator to show a video feed.] Except the screen's on a big box.

[waterwing]

A communication device. [ She knows what those are, but she's certainly never heard it referred to as something like the "boob tube". ]

...Where are you from?

[digthefuzz]

Like that! But, sometimes people use it to record... like... entertainment and stuff, you know?

I'm from Germany... on the planet Earth. ...And my name's Kurt.

[waterwing]

You're from Earth? [ She wasn't expecting that. ] But you don't look human.

[ ...Oh. ] ...I'm Lapis.

[digthefuzz]

I'm... not exactly a normal human. [He shifts uncomfortably as he says that.]

Nice to meet you, Lapis.

[waterwing]

[ Well, at least she doesn't ask any further questions. There's still plenty she doesn't know about humanity. ]

...Really? [ He thinks it's nice to meet her?

Is this some kind of trick? ]

[digthefuzz]

Um... yeah really!

...Why not really? [He looks very confused.]

[waterwing]

...Oh. [ Sheepishly: ] I guess...people don't usually think it's that nice to meet me, that's all.

[digthefuzz]

...I know how that feels. [He looks at her calmly, with years worth of pain behind his eyes.]

But it's okay. You're in good company now. And I'm sure that you're a nice person. You're just... in a tough situation. [He's all too familiar with mutants who lash out in unfamiliar situations but really aren't so bad.]