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ㅤ ㅤwill you still be smiling when they ㅤbloom in your lungs? ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤi never wanted this , did i ? ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤand when that time comes , I will be ㅤthere , a savage beast to feast on the ㅤcrimson fountain . ㅤ

ㅤ❝ Erm— oh. What is... Mothman? ❞

ㅤ❝ And that's alright. ❞ ㅤ『 The fusion pats the other's head gently, with a reassuring smile. 』 ㅤ❝ Did you know? BlueScreen got so tired of receiving commands that she longer to be commander. Her limb enhancers; where there'd usually be five digits, there are fifty. ❞

ㅤ❝ Oh, no, you're far from broken. I'd say if you were broken, to be more specific, you've broken free from the mold expected of us gems. Besides, we have a Sapphire of our own... But they cannot see the future; only the past. ❞ ㅤ『 Chrysoberyl smiles. 』

ㅤ❝ Yes, well- we've all learned to get along in the four thousand years we've spent together. ❞

ㅤ❝ Well, at first it was reluctant alliance; Zircon and Pearl needed to escape, and BlueScreen wanted to have actual power over a ship of her own. ❞

ㅤ❝ She's... somewhere else. Somewhere more hidden away to control the warship from. BlueScreen is a very competent gem, serious in all her actions. ❞ ㅤ『 Chrysoberyl smiles, patting the Spinel's head gently. 』

ㅤ❝ Hm... A fleet commander. We're lucky this ship has weaponry; the best of the best. An imperial warship. As well as a competent Peridot, the best I know. ❞

ㅤ❝ A Hessonite? With a nickname, even. ❞ ㅤ『 Chrysoberyl huffs, holding the Spinel close. His two free hands move to direct the ship, though it only needed to be steered here and there; BlueScreen was in control of major systems, after all. 』

ㅤ『 Chrysoberyl huffs, gently tracing his finger over the Spinel's head. 』 ㅤ❝ If he does, I am here. BlueScreen can control the ship even from a few light-years away. ❞

ㅤ❝ Well, the existence of a permafusion on it is well-enough proof that it is safe. ❞ ㅤ『 Chrysoberyl brings the Spinel up to his chest, patting his head comfortingly with one of his lower hands. 』

ㅤ❛ I see... You will be alright in the ship. It's quite too small for Chrysoberyl anyway, haha! ❜

ㅤ❝ A fusion...? Ah, I do not seem to remember anyone who'd ring a bell. The only permafusions like myself I know are on Earth. Which is, coincidentally, our next destination. ❞ ㅤ『 Chrysoberyl chuckles, crossing his legs. 』 ㅤ❝ Come come, I don't bite. ❞

ㅤ❛ Oh? ...did- is that upsetting for you? ❜ ㅤ『 Pearl retracts the hologram, expression concerned towards the other gem. 』

ㅤ❝ And yet I'm sure you were... let's see, "thrown away" because of them? ❞ ㅤ『 Chrysoberyl offers a hand for the other to step on. 』

ㅤ『 Pearl smiles, a twinkle in her eye. A hologram of Chrysoberyl, standing in all his glory, form from her gem. 』 ㅤ❛ Our bond, our union, our... fusion. Chrysoberyl. ❜

ㅤ『 The new gem– Chrysoberyl, laughs in a low, masculine voice, so far from his components'. 』 ㅤ❝ Exactly why you should not. After all, we're all Off-Colors here, are we not? ❞