I have died every day waiting for you

[lovelikeyou]

[That was, in Rose's opinion, even worse than last week. Any loss of life is an awful waste, but for it all to come of some horrible accident...

This week, she doesn't retreat back to her room. She knows now that the people here, or at least enough of them, like to gather after these experiences. Many of the Crystal Gems were the same way; she remembers their post-battle huddles well. It's not a party, really, but...it's good to be together. To have friends around. Maybe, to remember those who were lost.

So this time, she'll go to the cafeteria herself and request some food for everyone. It's just basic snacks, the kind of human food she knows well enough to ask for. There's some hot chocolate provided, too. She definitely knows people enjoy that. It doesn't take too long, since she isn't making most of it, and then she goes to invite everybody she can find.

She doesn't slip any notes underneath doors, for the people she doesn't happen across. Some Crystal Gems didn't join the groups, or maybe did after one battle but not another. Sometimes they wanted to be alone. She never really understood that...but it wasn't her place to tell them otherwise. Weren't they all about freedom?

Everybody probably knows something like this is going to happen again, anyway. It's their choice to come.]

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[nothingcanstop]

[ She does, quickly. ]

What are you making?

[bogwife]

You know, I have no idea. [She sighs and shoves her needle into the fabric again.] I think it started off as a skirt? Or maybe a bag. I've lost the plot a bit with it.

[nothingcanstop]

Who are you making it for?

[bogwife]

No one in particular. I just...needed something to do with my hands, you know? Keep myself busy. [From the floor Princess squeals for attention and Zerinda reaches down to rub her ears.] How are you holding up, Della?

[nothingcanstop]

[ Della glances at Princess. She hasn't introduced herself to this little friend, has she? It makes her hesitate on the question. Or at least, that's what she'll say. ]

...I could be worse.

[bogwife]

[Princess, like her mother, is always down for new friends and raises her head to try and get a curious sniff of Della.]

...Me too if I'm being honest. This time, it was...I don't want to say worse because the first time was horrible but it was harder.

[nothingcanstop]

It was different. It was...a different kind of pain.

[ Yeah, go ahead and get that sniff in, little buddy. Della reaches out a hand. ]

[bogwife]

[Sniff sniff sniff! Her curiosity sated, Princess gently nudges her warm snout against Della's hand in search of pets.]

...I should have woken up.

[nothingcanstop]

[ There's pets! ...Sort of distracted pets, from Zerinda's statement, but. ]

You can't blame yourself for that. If you had... You might be dead too.