A Shaft of Light

Obsidian defaulted back and summoned her weapon cautiously when the dust and debris settled, just in case this one was an enemy. She lost so many friends and fought so many enemies during the rebellion…so it was natural she was wary of another Gem.

Oop. It was a gem.

And she was tall. And she was armed. Faaaantastic. Setting the bar high for great first impressions, aren’t you, Spess?

But, she was nothing if not diplomatic. It has gotten her out of many scrapes in the past – or at least removed her from ongoing scrapes – so it should not fail her now. And though the urge to summon her own weapon was strong, Spessartine knew that it would most definitely bring on a fight. Assuming she even had the time to get it out of her gem, anyway… With an inward sigh, the gem floated downward and landed on the ground with a tiny ‘poomf’. As she settled, her hands came out to her sides, palms upturned in a placating gesture.

“…Spessartine,” was all she offered, tone carefully neutral. Her smile was gentle, if a bit tepid. She took a few steps to her ship, examining the extent of the damage. It was scratched up, certainly, and there was a new small dent along the left wing, but otherwise fine. Homeworld really knew how to build their ships to last. “As you can probably see, I’ve not had… the best luck with landing.” A low chuckle. “In fact, I’m a bit far from where I call home… I know not where I am now, so if you can enlighten me, that would be very much appreciated.”

A pause. And then, almost as an afterthought, “I’m also sorry for nearly crushing you. That was quite rude of me, and not my intention. I hope you can forgive me.”

Obsidian wandered the vast and open frozen plains up north in Canada, braving the early frost of the start of winter. She wasn’t anything like her old, childlike self anymore. She wasn’t the naive little pupil on Homeworld anymore.

Indeed, she had nary a bit of curiosity or desire to explore left in her. She grew hardened, yes, but she never lost her kindness. This was the face of a war-weary veteran, scar and all.

Spessartine never really paid attention to the particular landmasses on this watery planet. Even when she walked upon it, even as she floated above it, the desire to actually put effort into specifying certain continents never manifested. As far as she was concerned, you see one vaguely shaped green-ish brown blob, you’ve seen them all. So – aside from the specific blob that denoted her current place of residence – she regarded the rest of the world with a casual indifference, giving it all a once-over and a ‘ho hum’. The gem would drift and watch the stars, and once daylight broke over the area she lived, she would touch down on Earth and spend another day learning of its inhabitants and poking things of interest.

Which was to be the agenda for today, but as she calibrate the controls and fiddled with the landing gear, Spessartine failed to notice that the point of the ship was tilted just so, angled just enough to the right of her ‘land home’, that when she flew forward to prepare the landing sequence, she… over-shot.

Right past the continent. Welp.

It was too late now; the ship was already in the mesosphere, and the last thing Spessartine was going to do was perform an impromptu test on her ability to withstand atmospheric heat. (Regular fire was fine; space fire was no bueno.) Instead, she gave a sigh, and resigned herself to this sudden adventure. Worst comes to worst, she could just blast off again. After finding fuel, of course.

The clouds opened up to reveal a pale landscape of ice, and the temperature dropped considerably. It wasn’t a problem for Spessartine, of course, being that she was light and heat, but it was enough to warrant comment. Her lone eye roamed the area below her, noticing with interest that there was a heat signature out here; while she couldn’t see, she could sense, and it wobbled like a bright point in her ‘vision’. What could live out here??

((*squees* Thanks for following me! I read over your character’s bio and I geeked out, because of my obsession with…garnet gemstones at the moment. Hehe. 

I’m not sure exactly where your gem is situated, like, planet-wise, but Spess orbits around Earth, or touches down to observe the weird squishy creatures. But she ‘floats’ around, so she can be anywhere!

Actually, that’s pretty funny to think about. I think we should roll with it. XD

((*squees* Thanks for following me! I read over your character’s bio and I geeked out, because of my obsession with…garnet gemstones at the moment. Hehe. 

I’m not sure exactly where your gem is situated, like, planet-wise, but Spess orbits around Earth, or touches down to observe the weird squishy creatures. But she ‘floats’ around, so she can be anywhere!

Actually, that’s pretty funny to think about. I think we should roll with it. XD

:o Hello~! Thanks for the follow!

((*squees* Thanks for following me! I read over your character’s bio and I geeked out, because of my obsession with…garnet gemstones at the moment. Hehe. 

I’m not sure exactly where your gem is situated, like, planet-wise, but Spess orbits around Earth, or touches down to observe the weird squishy creatures. But she ‘floats’ around, so she can be anywhere!

:o Hello~! Thanks for the follow!