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When Homeworld started investigating this system, we checked all the stars near potential colonies for stability. Everyone was really excited about this planet because its sun had a pretty decent lifespan, so we wouldn't have to do any shielding for a while.

[or. something. Lapis never really paid any particular attention to the reports that came in about earth, because why would she? it was just a little mudball in some podunk galaxy.]

Is that not how it works on this earth? I can't really think of why else you'd be trying to ration sunlight, but...it's kind of stupid. Unless you're storing it somewhere to use later it's not going to make any difference, and I really don't think humans have that kind of technology yet.

[at least not on this version of the planet, anyway. she really has no idea what 'daylight savings time' could mean aside from this, and it's got her completely mystified. that at least is a familiar feeling when it comes to humanity, even if it's not all that pleasant.]

You guys don't even have that much time to start with. Do you really need to complicate it this much?

[and if the sun is dying...why bother squabbling between insubstantial nationstates when there was such a big problem looming over them all? it was all so dumb.]

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I'm definitely right.

[this is said pretty firmly for Lapis. it probably has something to do with having to fly home completely unaided and without a ship that one time.]

It's fine to remember them. You can't see how the galaxy's changed if you don't know what was there before

That's a nice way to put it.

An ever changing galaxy is a fluid one. Like water.

Well...I guess that depends on who you are.

[there's an almost playful tone to her voice now, just for the moment. if you can't have fun about controlling water, what can you enjoy?]

Hmm?

Who you are...as in, yourself, Lapis-san?

[Don't think he didn't catch that.]

Mhm. It's not quite as fluid for me.

What makes you say that?

[He can't help it, his curiosity is piqued now.]

Because I can control it.

[Lapis that's such a not-fun way to answer that, come on.]

C..Control it?

[He's...impressed.]

How so? The tides?

Can you manipulate it? How much?

No, I just think about what I want to do and it happens.

[you can practically hear the shrug in her voice. this is hardly impressive to Lapis, who has had these powers her entire life.]

I can do pretty much whatever I want with it at this point. It's not that hard.

Can I see?

[Lapis might think this is mundane, but Gran's someone who sees the beauty in his own hissatsu, and her power does remind him of a certain someone back home on Raimon's team.]

It sounds like a magnificent power.

Sure, if you really want to.

[it's not something that she really likes to do on command, but this sort of earnest interest in the most mundane of abilities reminds Lapis of Naruto. even if Gran hadn't been a small exception on his own, that would have certainly tipped her over the edge.]

Do you want to watch in person or should I just...switch to video?

I can meet you somewhere, if you'd like.

I don't mind walking.

[Not for this, anyway.]

I can be wherever you need me to.

[she...doesn't have a lot of 'favorite spots' even after a year.]

Is...Heropa beach alright?

There should be plenty of water there.

That's fine. Just picky somewhere that isn't too crowded; people get kind of weird about this.

[someone's either speaking from experience or indulging in her unsocial inclinations again. regardless, the sound of...beating wings? begins to leak in from the background. Lapis is already on her way.]

Of course. Maybe somewhere near the rocks at the far end. Not many people go near there...

[He noticed it when he was at Namine's beach party. For what Lapis was describing, it seemed like a better option than scaring off half the beachgoers.]

Oh, yeah, I know where that is. I'll see you there.

[you're supposed to actually say goodbye to someone when you stop talking, but this is another subtlety that has completely eluded Lapis. she simply turns the feed off after that, satisfied to put the conversation on hold until they meet up.

she's coming from Nonah, so even flying it takes her fifteen or twenty minutes. depending on how quickly Gran travels he may arrive in time to see her touching down gently, elegant wings practically sparkling in the light. if not, she'll be lingering at the ocean edge, wings retracted back into her gem, staring out at nothing in particular.]

[Gran would arrive after her--while he was in Heropa, it was quite the walk from Lucky Cat Cafe to the beach, hands in his pockets and wearing a dark purple tshirt to make himself stand out a bit more (sort of, he just fails at fashion.)

When he comes upon the beach, he quickly ducks away from the tourism and beachgoers to make his way further down, eyes peeled for any sign of Lapis. One might think she'd be hard to find among the tourists when you've only seen her once at the aquarium, but honestly, blue women aren't all that common here in good ol' Florida, so in hindsight it was a lot easier to spot her than anticipated.]

Lapis-san?

[Lapis turns immediately at the sound of her name (albeit mildly baffled by the strange suffix), blinking once before raising her arm sort of awkwardly in a static wave. looks like he found the right alien rock girl.]

Yep.

[and...that's it. that's the greeting. someone really needs to make this girl a set of flashcards or something, because this is really sad.]

[The static wave is taken with an overjoyed, if friendly one, trotting down the shoreline to go meet her. Her greeting isn't exactly the most socially adept one, but you wouldn't know it with the way Gran's smiling, his eyes practically closed from how happy he is.]

Sorry if I'm late. It was a longer walk than I'd anticipated.

[He...may have gotten distracted.]

It's fine, I'd have just left if you took too long.

[fucking brutal, but completely true. Lapis is still a little fizzy on the intricacies of human time, but she knows the limits of her own patience. she'd never wait for something longer than she wanted to, not when she had the freedom and go where she pleased now.]

Do you want to start now?

Understandable.

[He doesn't mind, really. Her comment bounces off him like rain on a raincoat, and his face remains unchanged. In fact, her honesty is appreciated.

If there's anything that Lapis isn't, it's deceiving.]

If you're ready. Should I step back?

If you feel like it. I don't hit anything unless I mean to.

[there's a soft air of confidence accompanying her reply, something uncommon with Lapis. she doesn't have much to be proud of, but her hydrokinsesis is one of the few that have remained - it was a common power among Lapises, but it was still hers. without this power she wouldn't be herself.

her gaze drifts just slightly back to the water as she raises her arm again, fingers curled this time like she's trying to pull something up. and something does rise up - a pillar of water, several times taller than its mistress, the peak morphing into a perfect facsimile of a hand.

the hand isn't necessary, but it looks nicer than a simple pillar. it was fine to show off a little, since she'd been asked.]

[Gran's eyes widen at the display, the water forming so naturally as if it were molding clay or a creature in itself...following her command as easily as the stars followed his. It was truly amazing to be on the other end of it--to watch something like this.

And those green eyes extend as wide as they'll go, watching her control it so easily.

Before a smile spreads across his face.]

Lapis-san...it's beautiful!

[Hands aren't exactly the embodiment of human beauty, but her power...that was what was truly amazing here. The fact that it was her doing this fantastic feat.]

[she watches him more than the water she's commanding, completely sure of its presence - moving the waves is like breathing for her, without the need to think about it. what's of more interest is the way that Gran watches as if she'd just pulled a rabbit out of a hat; it's a little bittersweet with the memories his expression stirs up, but she wipes that away. the time for brooding isn't now.

instead Lapis gives a tiny 'pffft' as she shrugs gently. the compliment is appreciated, but she can't help waving it away with intentionally false modesty.]

It's just a hand. There's a lot that's prettier than this.

[as if on cue, the watery hand gives a thumbs up - right before crashing down as if it means to smack the pair into oblivion. instead it suddenly splits into dozes of smaller rivulets above them, streaming down to the ground as if it had slammed right into an invisible dome. they rush and run through the sand of their own accord, hurrying to form a pattern that Lapis knows well.

the water sits, just for a moment, long enough for any spectators to see and appreciate the delicate lines. and then it rises, moving up to build a latticed structure with that same pattern. it shimmers and sparkles in the sunlight, almost moving past itself to appear like something other than water.

she may still be feeling her way through the world again, but Lapis knows what beauty is.]

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