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Lapis Lazuli 🌊 Steven Universe
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[sarcaskick]

[ A good person would apologize for making her uncomfortable.

A somewhat decent person would acknowledge that they made a blunder and leave her be.




Mercury, though. ]

Was that too much? We can start at jaywalking and work up from there.

[trenchdoting]

[That is one surefire way to take the wind out of his sails! His shoulders sink as she brings that up.]

R-right. Sometimes we, we nailed the wrong person. ...B-but to be fair, they only made it behind the bars of the detention center! That defense attorney always found the truth and proved 'em innocent.

[riptidequeen]

Nah, I just think the trash is more interesting.

[She doesn't even look at him as she says this.]

[riptidequeen]

Mm... I see.

[Good thing Lapis at least has a vague idea about lawyers and such, since Homeworld does have a justice system. A horribly biased justice system, but hey!]

Sorry, I just... Thought of that and. Sorry.

[trenchdoting]

[The Zircons are doing their best, okay!

He keeps his head down as he nods.]

Hey, I'm the one who should be sorry. I'm the one who messed up a bunch of times, pal. It's okay i-if you think of that when you think of me! [He feels resigned that his association with failure will follow him no matter what the world.]

[riptidequeen]

I don't! I just thought of that when you mentioned and... I.

Sorry.

[Aw shucks, she's messed up hasn't she?]

[trenchdoting]

[He waves a hand to try to dismiss her apology.]

Hey, you don't gotta be sorry at all. I get it, pal. I try my best, but I should face the facts. I might never be as good as Detective Jim from that show! There'll always be me more mistakes to make, and... well, at least now you know that about me.

[riptidequeen]

[He can wave it off, but he can't make her not feel bad for making him feel bad.]

He's in a show, which isn't real. Everyone makes mistakes so you shouldn't feel bad about it. Or be made to feel bad about it.

[trenchdoting]

[He scratches at his head as he looks up at her.]

You really think so, Lapis? It's... not that bad? [He was sure that she must be starting to think less of him after that.]

[riptidequeen]

Well, um.

[How to put this? Think, Lapis. WWSD? What Would Steven Do.] I think as long as you keep trying to be better it's not that bad.

[trenchdoting]

[Now he looks hopeful, a soft smile crossing his face.]

Really? W-well I do keep trying to be better, I swear! I'm gonna do only my very best!

[riptidequeen]

Then there we go.

[She claps her hands together, as if that means they can end this line of conversation.]

[trenchdoting]

R-right. I feel a lot better now. [He rubs at his head. At least it seems like Lapis doesn't hate him for this. And he can do better for her - he wants to do better for him.]

...Thanks, Lapis.

[sarcaskick]

... Yeesh. What, did I touch a nerve?

[He isn't apologizing, mind you. He never will!]

[riptidequeen]

[The thanks gets a strange look from Lapis, as she's not exactly sure why he's thanking her. She made him feel bad! That is not something to thank someone about, even if she fixed it.]

It's, um, nothing. Really.

[riptidequeen]

Nope.

[Still flat toned, and she wouldn't expect anything from Mercury. He's weird and annoying and for some reason that bothers her because she's not mad at him?]

[sarcaskick]

[There's silence for a moment - the next time she hears him speak up his voice will be coming from right behind her, leaning over her where she's rummaging through garbage.]

You're a lot more fun when you're at least giving me some sass to work with.

[riptidequeen]

[Man, Mercury is lucky there is no water here. Because what he did would have gotten him a face full of water fist if there had been. Instead, Lapis just startles a bit.]

Yeek, back off first and maybe it'll come back!

[sarcaskick]

[To be fair when he does things like this to Emerald he usually gets an elbow in the gut, so a splash to the face might not be so bad.

... Might not.

But her reaction is better than the flat nothing she's been delivering, and he'll humor her with the most intentionally small step backward one can imagine.]

How's that?

[riptidequeen]

[Wow. Such Space. Much Room.

Lapis does the next best thing, she grabs something from the trash, something mushy and... She'll proceed to chuck it at Mercury.

No words, only trash.]

[sarcaskick]

[Thankfully Mercury is from a Stupid Bullshit Fighting Anime, granting him the reflexes to dodge the incoming garbage (with a needlessly acrobatic flip to the side, at that).]

Hey, hey, watch the hair!

[riptidequeen]

Maybe the hair should watch its mouth first.

[She sticks out her tongue at him, but hey she's not going to toss any more trash at him.]

[sarcaskick]

You wouldn't ask a fire to stop being hot, would you? I am what I am.

[... yes he is also calling himself hot, so smug]

[riptidequeen]

Ah, but I can put out a fire without much effort. Doing that to you would be frowned upon... Or so I assume.

[Whatever, she'll get vaguely threaten to drown him.]

[sarcaskick]

Only if you can actually do it. I'm not so easy to extinguish.

[She wouldn't be the first to try! Ha ha ha... ha.. hm.]