Public Channel | Day 60

[periphrasing]

[This message goes out sometime in the evening, after Amethyst has made her PSA about Malachite and Team Scribe has reported back in.]

I'm going to get Lapis back. Jasper too.

[Straight to business. Normally she'd start out with an unnecessary introduction but she is super not in the mood right now.]

I don't know exactly when, and I don't really know how to find the fae that took them yet, but I have a way to defeat Malachite, and an idea for getting them both out of there.

[She pauses.]

If anyone wants to help... Great. I could use some help keeping their captor at bay. But I'm going in either way.

Comments

[scientificist]

I'd like to hear them if you do--I presume the most effective fae for me to go after would be that water one. It suits the story.

[periphrasing]

Hear what. My ideas?

[Sorry Herbert. Someone's in a bad mood.]

I have access to an actual real sword that can cut through anything and I can control metal with my mind. I'm pretty sure I can make quick work of Malachite's physical form, as long as I can get a clear strike in. It's everything else leading up to that that I'm less sure on.

[scientificist]

Yes. Your ideas. I did face that fae in the first place, you know. Do you think she has a connection to her previous location in the Library?

[periphrasing]

[Off radio, she grumbles to herself: Yeah, faced her too late to save actually save Lapis.]

...That is a thought. If she doesn't... maybe we can use the narrative to make her have a connection to it, somehow?

[scientificist]

That makes me quite necessary. After all: she didn't manage to drown me the first time, there's a connection there. If we bring water with us, perhaps we can create another pond for her to emerge from, or follow that pond to wherever she's hiding...Malachite.

[periphrasing]

I feel it's likely that she's hiding in some sort of realm equivalent to this carnival: a pocket dimension that she has mastery over, like the Ringmaster does here. Drawing her out may prove difficult, in that case. We'll have to make sure we're prepared.

[scientificist]

Then...designing a specific reason Lapis and Jasper are required as part of the story would be the best option. Is there anything you know about the two of them that could act as a. Hook. You're the most qualified to determine that as far as I know.

[periphrasing]

I already have a hook. This is a story about me fighting to rescue my friend and my stupid ex-shipmate from an eternity of torture at the hands of a fae. That includes them both by default; you can't have a rescue story without someone to rescue.

[textsfromhotland]

[hhhhnnnggg]

I wanna help.

[periphrasing]

[Alphys isn't exactly the last person Peridot expected to speak up, but. She's still pretty close to that point on the list. Color her surprised.]

...You were a Guardian back at Wismuth, weren't you. Hmm. What did you have in mind?

[She's grateful for the offer but she's also not about to bring someone along who might just wind up being dead weight.]

[textsfromhotland]

We have to use the library's...story... stuff... right?? I'm r-really good at making up stories, and I still have a link to Creation from Wismuth, s-so if anything I c-could distract the lake lady?

a-and I kinda want to see Malachite for myself...

[periphrasing]

[Peridot doesn't respond right away, but when she does? She sounds tentatively enthusiastic.]

Yeah... Yeah, okay! I asked the Ringmaster for more information about the fae in question. I recommend coming up with some possible counters to her in advance.

[No comment on the Malachite thing. That's weird, Alphys.]

[worldlyafflictions]

I guess I've still got a job ta do, so if ya need something big ta hit things with... That's me!