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[evilgrows]

There's some-- some easy solution to all of this, right? Surviving the cycle with your sanity intact? Something I'm overlooking? Am I too distracted?

[Dressed in a black tank top, Robotnik looks... well, stressed out, mostly. And weirdly translucent. And sweaty. Definitely moonblessing issues. His hair's a mess, his mustache isn't faring much better, and he's pacing back and forth judging by the movement of the screen. Of course, the obvious solution is staring him right in the face, but he's ignoring that right now.

He's not even sure why he's bothering with the network. He was intending to suffer in silence, get this over with, get back to what passes for normal around here. But he wants to talk to people. Since fucking when? People are the last thing he needs, ever, but especially now.

Iris, he's concluded over and over again, is indeed the worst.]

Barring the obvious, I mean. It's-- It's incredible. I thought-- I thought I could take it, thought I could handle it. Nothing stumps me like this. [He runs a hand through his hair.] Everything has been... inconclusive. Ridiculous! Inconclusive! Think about it! I can't figure it out! Me!

[He's babbling. But in his defense he's running through his first Iris cycle on the heels of having a serious fucking case of alien-mind-share-device-induced brain junk data. Shit's fucked.]

How the hell do you live like this?

[Yes, he's absolutely making way too big of a deal out of this but he doesn't care.

He'll care later, probably. He'll definitely care later. But not now.]

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[riptidequeen]

[A blue woman, who for the most part doesn't look all to affected by the Iris moon.

This month she got lucky.]

You just got to ride Iris out. And pray it doesn't carry over into the triple moons.

[evilgrows]

[That is certainly a blue woman. Quiet squint.]

For some reason I feel like I won't be so lucky.

[IT JUST FEELS LIKE IT'S NEVER GOING TO END AND--]

Just getting all kinds of hunches here.

[riptidequeen]

[She sees his squint and raises him an... Indifferent shrug.]

I don't think anyone who is Iris is that lucky. My first time went through the triple moons too, and it made me want to poof.

[evilgrows]

[Alas, he doesn't have a good track record with blue beings. This one seems okay, though.]

Interesting euphemism. Seeing as I'm already at that point, I expect it to get worse.

[riptidequeen]

[She hasn't felt the need to be a little brat to him... Yet.]

Oh it will if you don't do anything about it. I find fellow Iris folks are good to be with though. Two birds with one stone kind of deal.

[evilgrows]

[Apparently nowhere in this world of magic is there a way to just not deal with this shit. Big sigh.]

I'll keep that in mind if I absolutely have to. Solidarity, right?

[riptidequeen]

[The gods are fickle and assholeish beings, Robotnik.]

That and a fellow Iris is going to be able to keep up.

[evilgrows]

[Slow nod, considering the implications, and...]

Oh come on.

[The worst, the worst, the worst.]

[riptidequeen]

[Okay so, she's been serious the whole time but that reaction?

Lapis can't help it, she cracks and starts to laugh. Sorry Robotnik, even though she understands the suffering she can't help it.]

[evilgrows]

[He just groans.]

Glad to see someone's having a good time.

[It sure as hell ain't him!!!]

[riptidequeen]

I'm... Heheheh, sorry.

Just your reaction, it was funny.

[Sometimes a good laugh is needed.]

But, ah. Seriously at least you're a race that does the sex thing normally.

[evilgrows]

...You don't?

[Okay, he might be in the middle of a melodramatic crisis but also still kind of interested in alien culture. HE'S KINDA JEALOUS.]

[riptidequeen]

Only one of my species has done it, mostly to make a child, so yeah. Normally Gems don't.

[She still gets the bothersome parts of Iris though, so no reason to get jealous.]

[evilgrows]

What would they want to do that for?

[It is far better to build your babies. Then they don't drool on everything or cry or wreck your things.]

[riptidequeen]

She really liked humans? I don't know, you'd have to ask her... But you can't because she's gone.

[Gems don't do babies, they pop out all fully formed.]

[evilgrows]

Huh.

[Well, it's gonna forever remain a mystery. Especially the "really liked humans" part.]

Can't relate.

[riptidequeen]

[Somewhere a tiny ghost shrugs and states how this is a mystery.]

You can't? I thought all humans tend to at least like each other a little.

[evilgrows]

Hardly! Most humans hate at least some other humans.

[He laughs, shaking his head.]

Me though? Never been a fan.

[riptidequeen]

Then, well... Wouldn't that mean you also aren't a fan of yourself?

[If he's no fan of humans, but is human, well... That's how she's logicing it out.]

[evilgrows]

[Ohhh man he's NOT getting into that right now. There's a reason they call him a psychological tire fire and--

Nope, nope.]

I'm a little different. Special case.

[riptidequeen]

[HM, that's something.]

So a hypocrite?

[evilgrows]

We're all hypocrites about something, aren't we?

[Yep, yep, doing a fine job.]

[riptidequeen]

Mmm, I try to not be one actually.

[Such a fine job indeed.]

[evilgrows]

Look, let's just say I'm not particularly social and leave it at that.

[riptidequeen]

... I can get that. Although it gets lonely doesn't it?