http://notvitiligo.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] notvitiligo.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] queenoflogs2011-03-16 12:39 pm

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Characters: Jessica + Anyone interested
Date: Present day, present time
Summary: Homesickness + Denial + Magic Dirt = an exciting new feature on the landscape!
Warnings: Mild angstmuffinry?

So, magic dirt. You grab some, you think about the thing you want, and boom, done! Woo.

At least, that's the theory. Possibly it was a bad idea for Jessica to try to develop something while she's stressed and freaking out because the full weight of her situation finally hit. Because now, she keeps trying to make something fortressy, but all she comes up with are things from home.

Beige wallpaper.

A soft peach couch with frayed arms and an old antimacassar.

The carpeted stairs with a stubborn purple stain.

A varnished wooden board with pegs bearing leashes.

She frowns, furrowing her brow, and tries to will everything to take the shape her brain wants, not the shape her heart does. Mind over matter, right? Right.

Stone, thick and solid.

A tower, tall enough to see all the Gardens.

Off-white painted walls with a border of pink flowers.

A desk with a lamp attached, and a built-in holder for pens.

A window with yellow blinds, sunlight streaming in.

No, no, no, stop it!

Her room ignores the orders, sweeping up and over her.

There's a stone tower in the garden, with a window at the top. There's a fully-furnished bedroom inside.

There's a Jessica seated on the bed, hugging a pillow and crying.

[identity profile] peachhat.livejournal.com 2011-03-18 10:00 am (UTC)(link)
Celestials, alas, didn't care that they have to float up to reach a window.

They just...float up.

...and then are surprised at what they see.

"I...didn't expect you to be here. ...err...What's wrong?"

Tenshi might be self centered, mean, and generally unpleasant, but she could see that someone had cried just the same, and since Jessica wasn't a fighter, there was no point harassing her further.

Stupid notification mails.

[identity profile] peachhat.livejournal.com 2011-03-18 02:49 pm (UTC)(link)
...

Tenshi may not be the best observant, but this was too obvious to escape even her notice.

"Oi. I'm not human, but I can spot when humans lie. You don't seem okay. What's up? Did someone trap you in this tower or something? I did hear stories about princesses in towers and stuff, you're one of those now?"

[identity profile] no-hometown.livejournal.com 2011-03-18 04:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"It was a fine idea. Any mistake you made was due to the unreliable nature of the Gardens, and it can be remedied."

She waits as Jessica pauses. "You're welcome. Is there anything else I can do?"

[identity profile] no-hometown.livejournal.com 2011-03-18 05:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Sephiroth does not go just yet. "Do you need any food?" She gives a small, wry smile. "I still have my Pie Materia."

Argh......

[identity profile] peachhat.livejournal.com 2011-03-18 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Tenshi blinked, then she blinked again.

"You...err...slept with someone?" She then asked, perfectly sincere confusion on her face. "Uhm, why are you crying them?"

[identity profile] peachhat.livejournal.com 2011-03-18 05:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"Right, of course you didn't! Obviously, I was totally kidding and didn't jump to that conclusion!" Tenshi said quickly, defending herself with an obvious falsehood.

"Err...right. What DID you mess up, then. The tower? It looks fine!"

[identity profile] peachhat.livejournal.com 2011-03-18 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Tenshi tilted her head slightly.

"So...you wanted to make a fortress, and added your room instead, creating some kind of unholy combination of the two?"

[identity profile] peachhat.livejournal.com 2011-03-18 06:06 pm (UTC)(link)
"By what? Must have been something big since you did fine on the other stuff, right?"

[identity profile] peachhat.livejournal.com 2011-03-18 06:18 pm (UTC)(link)
"Homesick, then?" Tenshi asked. "Well, can't blame you, I guess."

She wasn't really feeling homesick, but then she didn't care for her home much.

"Why are you so embarassed about that, though?"

Personal space and not asking inappropriate questions? Wrong celestial.

[identity profile] no-hometown.livejournal.com 2011-03-18 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
On her world, few people, if any, have a comparable mastery of Materia. In spite of her dislike of the "novelty" materia, she has a near perfect understanding of them now, and she can control them. She withdraws the Pie Materia, and with a nearly imperceptible movement, creates a few pies. Appearing in midair, they tumble a short distance and land on the desk. "I trust that is enough. Unfortunately, I have not made any Chocolate Materia since we last spoke."

[identity profile] peachhat.livejournal.com 2011-03-18 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Tenshi certainly didn't act like a kid. Or well, that's what she firmly believed.

"Well, it's not as if anybody noticed, for everyone else you just built a tower, right?"

[identity profile] peachhat.livejournal.com 2011-03-18 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
"How come?"

Tenshi hadn't really checked for stairs or doors because, well...celestial. She could fly just fine.

"It seems to suit the purpose just fine."

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