[Open] A Land of Magical Different Magic...

[frybits]

Warnings: Steven being adorable. Also possibly teleporting.
Location: The south side of Lux Spire/the park (please keep him around here unless we've discussed things)
Characters: Steven and the Stevens anyone who wants to meet him before he meets you.
When: September 10
Summary: Friendly kid is brand new. Help maybe?


Just to the south of the spire, a small boy in a pink t-shirt stamped with a bright yellow star is standing on the street with his neck craned back as far as it can go. "Whoooooaaaaa..." he murmurs to no one in particular. "It's even taller than the temple! They might wanna put some railings up, though..."

He puts a hand to his chin in thought. Clearly he's quite focused on taking in this monument.

Or, if he's moved on from that, he's completely distracted by by everything else around him. New things clearly require his full attention!

This probably means that he's not paying much attention to people passing by or other traffic, however. If you're not prone to just reaching out to a new resident, at least you can keep him out of impending danger?

Comments

[defactodefector]

This is... a little unusual. Rose isn't entirely sure why this young boy is reacting the way he is. Is this just some other human thing Rose doesn't understand? She's pretty sure there's still quite a few of those.

His response is... unfortunate. If he doesn't know where his parents are, and if he just got here, then that means he probably got pulled here, just like her and Greg and all the others. Only, this is a bit different. In Rose's experience, child soldiers are kind of frowned upon in human culture... For good reason, really. Humans already have such short lives- throwing them away in a fight so early seems awful.

"Of course... I'd be happy to help you in any way I can."

[frybits]

What's the right way to approach this? It would be so much easier if his dad or the Gems were here... But they probably would have known right away and saved him from having this awkward situation. At the same time, she didn't seem to be having the reaction he was, so nothing he could say would probably hurt anything.

"Are you...Rose Quartz?"

[defactodefector]

"Yes, that's my name. Have we met before?"

Judging by how confused and curious he sounds, Rose would guess that they haven't met. Maybe he heard about her somewhere...?

"Who are you, exactly? And how do you know who I am?"

[frybits]

Okay, NOW he was officially allowed to be completely confused. It was weird; as much as he'd always wanted to meet his mother, now that she was finally in front of him he was mostly feeling confused and worried. Of course she wouldn't know him by sight, but would she have any idea who he was in the first place?

From everything he knew about her, he doubted she'd have a bad reaction, but the last way he wanted their first meeting to end was with her feeling bad. It definitely wouldn't be right to lie to her or try to hide things, though. Maybe if he takes it in little steps? If she doesn't understand, that was usually a good method to correct that for the other Gems.

He puts on the best grin he can given his continued concerns. "No, not really... I know everybody else! My name's Steven."

[defactodefector]

"Steven?" Huh... What a strange coincidence! Greg's son- or, well, her son too, really, is named Steven! And from what Greg's said, he's about as old as this young boy! This young boy who seems to be wearing one of Greg's shirts.

...Oh. Oh, wow, this is her son, isn't it?

Her son who, before now, surely never would've been able to meet her in person.

Rose suddenly realizes that she hasn't said anything in a while, too caught up in having no idea how to feel right now. "Your... father wouldn't happen to be Greg Universe, would it?"