driftfleet | First Hot Dog [Video]

Who: Steven Universe and You!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Marsiva
When: Today!

[Steven has some very mixed feelings about waking up in outer space. On one hand, it's space! He's so excited to be in outer space!

But that is dampened a bit by the conflicting feeling. The last time he was being taken to space, he was being captured and it was a Very Bad Thing.

The tiny child paces around uncertainly, trying to look for any sign of friend or foe. At least he doesn't seem to be in a prison cell this time. Maybe this isn't so bad?

When he finds the video feed, he'll prod at it uncertainly, while trying to be brave.]

Hey! Is anyone there?

Um... This is a nice spaceship! I really like it, and I always wanted to go on a space adventure. But I have important things going on back home, so it would be nice to save the space vacation for later!

[Then he frets a little more and looks around uncertainly.]

Un-unless I'm here 'cuz you're one of the guys that wants to do bad things on Earth. If that's it, then... Can we please just talk?

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[ oh no, did she say something wrong? he didn't mean to bring up something that would make him sad by reminding him of someone who isn't here! but she knows the feeling. ]

I'm sorry, Steven. I'm...I'm missing someone from home, too. B-but new people show up all the time, so maybe he'll make it in time for our first space concert!

It's okay. I'm the one who's sorry... for reminding you of missing someone.

[He keeps a light smile on as he addresses her.]

You're right. I hear that anything's possible in outer space! I'm gonna put my hopes on everyone coming to the space concert. Maybe they'll come in riding a shooting star!

That would be perfect! Especially if they got there just in time for the big finale! Our final number could be called...

[ pause for DRAMATIC EFFECT ]

FRIENDS FOREVER!

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[Steven laughs and leaps up, cheering and raising a fist in the air as he echoes it back to her.]

FRIENDS FOREVER!

I like the way you think, Rapunzel! We'll work hard to make it the biggest finale it can be. But I know in my heart that we're gonna make all kinds of great music together!

I know it in my heart, too! [ and oh boy, is she scheming about it. scheming!

in the best way, of course. ]

I wonder if there's somewhere we could buy intruments, too...or we could make them out of things we find on our ships!

Yesss!! [He fistpumps at the news about her heart, and then he goes on.]

I don't know! I just got here! We'll have to find out somehow. Or- or maybe we can find a way to make some out of stardust!

[ she nods, because even with the info from her implant telling her that stardust is not an ideal instrument material, it just sounds so magical! ]

Absolutely! I wonder how we could go about collecting some stardust...a giant net, perhaps?

[Steven will believe his dreams more than any augment information!!]

It would probbbbably have to be... magical. A magical giant net! You know?

I know!

[ at least, this is what she ASSUMES would make sense. ]

I wonder where we could something like that...

We'll just have to keep checking until we find a magic planet! Or I could just check if Pearl has one. It sounds like the kind of thing a Gem would have!

Pearl? Is she a friend of yours here?

[ that must be nice, having someone around that he already knows! he did seem awfully young to be on his own here. ]

She's a friend of mine everywhere! She's one of the Crystal Gems and we go way back. As back as I've been alive! She's one of the nicest, kindest, most graceful and prettiest people I know.

[ someone like that sounds like the kind of person rapunzel would love to know, too! ]

Is she? What's a Crystal Gem?

[She better, or she'd just be a total poser!!]

Yes! Well, Gems are really powerful and really cool aliens from another world. The Crystal Gems are a special group of Gems that protect the world and look after me! They're the coolest people you could ever meet.

[ understandably, rapunzel is picturing actual sentient gems with faces. and flying powers, maybe?? ]

Soooooo they're kind of like your family?

[Close enough.]

They are my family!

We all love each other a lot.

That's great! I'm so glad you have some of your family here, Steven. That must be nice.

Thanks, Rapunzel. It really is nice! I... I really do miss the Crystal Gems who aren't here, but I'm so glad to have Pearl around!

And maybe the rest of them will show up here soon, too! You never know who might show up.

Ooh! Is it like a magic guessing game?

Just about! Though you probably don't want to spend too much time guessing, in case they don't end up showing up and you get sad.

O-okay! Don't worry... I'll just be happy that people are back home where they can be safe. [Well... safe as one can be with all of the threats roaming it.]

Being safe is good. Though from what I've seen, it's pretty safe here, too.

It is?

...I'm glad. The last times I was almost in space were pretty scary. ...But that doesn't matter anymore. If this place is safe, that's great!

It is! I don't think we'll have to worry about too many scary things happening.

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