video; un: nike

[purifyings]

[After a month of being crystalized, Nike, is finally ready to wave the white flag of surrender. She was done! Simply done in acting tough and having to bottle everything up.

Which was clearly written on her facial expression. Sort of. Right now she was glaring at the device with an intensity she didn't expect after realizing: THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A MISTAKE AFTER ALL!!!

WHY DIDN'T SHE TURN ON THE AUDIO INSTEAD OR HAVE ANYTHING WRITTEN DOWN TO READ FROM BECAUSE...

She was trying so hard not to cry. VERY HARD! Honestly!]

...oh, sorry... [A beat to clear her throat, in hopes to hide the fact.] M-My throat...and eyes. It got all weird. [A forced laugh.] Allergies, huh...?

[Yes. Let's pretend it's spring instead of summer! Please pretend with her.]

U-Um, so I just got back from being. A crystal, sculpture thing? Did you all know you get taken to like...somewhere to be displayed like a collection or something?

[Normally she'd be pissed, but she was too tired to even bother. Which the defeated sigh will now be offered after realizing: THIS ISN'T WHAT SHE WANTED TO SAY AT ALL!]

Anyway, umm, that isn't exactly the reason I turned this thing on. It's more than that. I just....don't have an easy way of saying it or even going around asking. Without summoning all the perverts and creeps! [Oh, shit. Why did she say that!? She'll end up biting her lower lip almost as a form of smacking herself for that comment!] No, scratch that! Just. How do I start over!? Can everyone pretend you didn't see this? Like at all? Just pretend I wasn't trying to ask for help. I really should've written something down. I'm sure I can survive without eating! I mean, spirits don't need food, right?

[And yet that doesn't sound like an option she wanted to take neither. She didn't want to starve in an unknown world. If it was back home it wouldn't be a big deal but...on cue, her stomach will begin to rumble loudly in protest forcing Nike to turn off the device immediately! How is she so bad at this!?]

Comments

[vizard_did_it]

You were a statue?

[What the hell, that really happens? Nevermind that now, though.]

Look, if you're that hungry, just ask.

[purifyings]

[There may or may not have been a slight jump on Nike's end after receiving the message. And a long while for her to respond. WHY.]

Apparently! Made out of crystal, no less! It was so humiliating! It took me a while to be able to summon my dress to cover myself up! The music was way too distracting!

[Then again her powers did have a way of making her sound-sensitive. It was hard to regain her bearings when she needed time to stabilize.

At the next comment, Nike may just stare at the guy at the other end with a pointed look. Wait, was that what he got from her message? Her green eyes will stare at him only to notice: he has a brighter hair color than she does. It kinda reminded her of the former guardian's hair. While his manner of speaking reminded her of those from her own family too. Hm.]

...I'll pass on that. As long as I don't faint or speak jibberish I'll be fine. [....well, she can survive six hours without food. She'll be okay!!!] And besides that wasn't what I was trying to do. [Looking away for a bit.] I was trying to ask for something else. [Her face may turn tad bit flushed at the thought.]

voice; UN: Persephone

[ragingnature]

[ Oh, Nike... ]

Um...I could bring you some food but I'm kind of very small right now and carrying anything is difficult.

voice; un: nike

[purifyings]

[That's a voice she easily recognizes! Nike may perk up a bit especially about:]

Very small? [Persephone's current mode??? Condition?] How small are we talking about?

[Actually, what was Persephone's moon phase again? Nike is certain those have begun already.]

[goestoextremes]

That needing food part may depend on the spirit... Especially in a place like this.

[ But that part is also what really got Korra's attention as if most of this already didn't have it... ]

Look, I know we don't know each other at all or anything and no, I didn't know we get taken anywhere like that, but if you need Chroma, maybe I can help?

[ super affectionate 1000% of her time and worried about this girl on the network right now. ]

[purifyings]

[There may be a moment of thought as Nike wonders if guardian spirits have to eat at all. So far she has needed food. She knew that much, but does she really need it? That was a better question to ponder on, but...

Not right now.

Not when she has someone offering the very thing she was originally trying to ask for. Someone understood her ramblings!!

Which now leaves her turning red because reasons. Very good ones, at that. But for now, she will try her best to place those on the back of her mind. Very far back!! To give her enough time to concentrate or find her words.]

You're not one to beat around the bush. [Which she does appreciate!] ....I do need it though. It's just so hard to ask. Now I'm starting to understand the reason I was teased mercilessly over this back home. [Offering a weak smile.] I'm Nike, by the way. What's your name?

Text; UN:👋

[facepalmchampion]

[[Speaking of creeps, but at least not perverts.]]
How was it being crystallized? Was it vivid?

[purifyings]

[The questions doesn't really strike as creep-territory to her. If anything, it was a good question to ask because she had to ponder on it while trying to find her words. How would she describe it?]

vivid?
is that a pun?
cause if it is, then it was a good one!

but in all honesty, it was surreal.
to find time passed by in the blink of an eye, it was alarming.
not to mention finding out where you are taken to.
it was nerve-wracking.

video | un: stormflower

[sleepinglotus]

I was displayed?!

[It's incredibly difficult to get Ren to react so strongly, but no one told him about that.

He groans and presses a hand to his face.

He thought he was okay with this place but there are little things, like that, that make him want to launch himself into space and never return if going home isn't an option.

Fine, whatever, it's a done deal. He can't go back and stop himself from getting killed or apparently being a Brothers' damned art display.]

I can bring you some food. Returning from that is exhausting no matter who you are.

[purifyings]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but...

[That was a definite "yes" on her end. A feeling of validation will be felt when noticing others feel the same way as she does about this. There is even music involved, a detail she won't mention right now.

Instead, she will concentrate on the conversation after realizing: her original intent for this message wasn't made obvious. A detail that will relax her a tiny bit even if she can feel a slight chill in the back of the neck.]

....I would appreciate it. The food, that is. I'm not usually the type to ask. It's embarrassing. [But she supposes it'll be okay to accept free food just this once until she can get back to her feet.] How long ago was it for you when you last turned to a crystal?

voice; un: cloudywolf

[liveandforgive]

[ Cloud, ordinarily, might have passed this message by- keeping tabs on it if only because it's someone giving off clear signs of being short on Chroma. He's never made it his duty to go out and find someone randomly in trouble and offer handholding or emergency hugs (awkward but effective as those are), but...this. Is. Kind of a. Unique predicament.

And before he turns his microphone on, he rubs the bridge of his nose with a huff. ]

Let me guess. Short on Chroma?

[ He's not even going to try playing coy about her desire for food. ...which is probably equally important. But his instincts know. ]

1/3

[purifyings]

[......................................oh fuck someone understood her.]

2/3

[purifyings]

[Not only understood but went straight to the point! Why are boys so insensitive!? So her message was easy to decipher!? There were so many alarms blaring in Nike's head that she has no idea what to say!!!!]

3/3 done!

[purifyings]

Y-Yes. Th-That's right....

[Yup. That was all she could say right now. It may have been a good thing this was all done in audio because her face was red. Very red. Like steam coming out red. And she wasn't even thinking of anything awful, she was just....feeling so alarmed right now. Like she was caught red-handed all of a sudden. It made her feel embarrassed all of a sudden.]

video | un: havefaith

[peacewithouttyranny]

[Here's that empath robot, if he wasn't wearing a faceplate maybe his friend could see his concern, but it's telling enough in his voice.

If you need Chroma, I may be able to assist. Where are you right now? [He'll bring food, too. That growling sound must indicate hunger for organics, he thinks.]

[purifyings]

[Even if she can't discern their facial expressions, she does recognize them. The familiarity is more than enough to slightly calm her while improving her mood all at once. A small defeated smile will be given.]

I'm over at the beach at level 2. Do you know where it is?

[While making the post she had been heading to the beach, it isn't until she was finished when she decided to just head straight to the beach without a second thought. It was one of the few places that reminded her of home if she simply ignored the groups already there.]

Let me know when you get here. I'm actually exploring the shore, trying to find a quiet spot.

[audio | @hot.damn]

[circumitus]

Have that problem a lot.

[Starving and running low on Chroma, that is, so Rey 500000% gets what she's talking about here.]

Can usually last a few months without eating, but it's easier just to take whatever when no one's looking. [Did Rey just openly admit to theft in public? Why yes, yes she did. See all the fucks she gives?]

[purifyings]

[Honestly, if Nike were any more of a righteous type, she'd zero in on the stealing part; however she has been there. Instead, her attention will be fully on one detail and one alone.]

You've been months without eating...? Like, literally nothing at all or just very little?

[As much as her nation was poor and the royal family is all-natural gluttons due to their powers, she has never literally starved to death. Felt hunger for eating too little? Yes. But go without eating for months? No, not at all. She may just be amazed as much as she is bewildered.]

video; un: D.Vel

[justicedevil]

Nike...

Where are you right now?

[God she really should've tried to contact the other girl a little more, considering how she knew Nike was about intimacy. Though she would've thought the girl would've had an easier time with being able to get away with just hugs and hand-holding.

Either way, she needs to get Nike some food, she can worry about everything else a little later?]

[purifyings]

[Where was she? Nike will look at her surroundings for one moment.]

I'm over at Crystal Beach. [A pause.] A little ways away from the beach. I'm under a tree right now.

[In all honesty, Videl's assumption wasn't too far off. Nike would've gotten away with hand-holding and hugging, but it would seem her new abilities may have drained more chroma than anticipated. Like now. Her own dress was an activated ability.]

It got too hot for my liking. Seems like summer is here, huh?

video; un:lockhart

[amemoryorus]

[Tifa's expression is gentle, but the furrow of her brow and slight pinch of her lips belie her concern. She doesn't want to be insensitive, especially when it appears that asking for help is a struggle for Nike.

Also, what she mentions about crystallized people being put up on display sounds awful, but she's trying to focus on the more prominent problem here first.]

Even if you can survive without eating, food is too tasty to give up on completely. [She smiles.] I happen to have some left-overs to spare, if you would like them. I'm worried they would go to waste otherwise.

[The next she says a bit more hesitantly. She's gotten used to conducting transactions through moonlacing, but she knows that not everyone is comfortable talking openly about it.] I may also be able to help you with your other trouble as well...

[purifyings]

That's true! [FINALLY! Someone understands her constant struggle regarding food!] Not to mention with so many new tasty creations in this world, it's even harder to fully give it up!

[Whenever it came to the topic of food, especially delicious food, it was enough to coax her out of her shell. Not to mention when it is a beautiful person doing so, even more so! It was hard not to take note of the other woman's appearance. She was so pretty!!!

And an angel!

Only an angel would invite her to eat, in Nike's opinion.]

Is it really okay? I would really want some!

[As for the next offer, Nike may just copy Tifa's hesitation over the matter. She was never good about receiving affection nor could she ever find the courage to ask for it neither. While all at once, she was never one to reject it neither. All she could do in this situation was nod her head softly.]

Where should we meet, Miss?

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[devilrush]

What caused you to become a crystal, exactly?

[ who cares about food, this is clearly the real point of interest. ]

[purifyings]

[If she could read minds, she'd be "excuse you!!" over that food comment.]

because i ran out of chroma
my supplies were drained faster due to my abilities
and it didn't help i didn't seek others to moonlace with
which i highly recommend doing
asking the natives for help doesn't mount to much chroma, i'm afraid

voice; un: feal

[noblegarnet]

[Putting aside the statue issue, which sounds kind of humiliating, he can understand the difficulty of asking what she's clearly wanting to ask. Most people who come here initially have lines they don't want to cross when it comes to contact and relationships, but Prismatica really encourages throwing all of that away, regardless of how ready a person might be...

So he replies, despite his fatigue. He doesn't have anything pressing on his agenda.]

If you need chroma, I can come sit next to you for a while. [More than that is negotiable, but he doesn't want to come on too strong.]

[purifyings]

[The simple offer to simply sit next to her will catch her attention. It was so straightforward and very generous in her eyes that she couldn't sense any hint of malice in them. It was difficult to not offer a small, awkward smile, even if the person on the other line couldn't see it.]

I definitely need it! Thanks. Where would you like to meet? I'm at the beach, but I don't mind meeting elsewhere. Like the park, garden, or somewhere else?