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[riptidequeen]

[SO, she got that whole sex education thing done and dusted. Now she's trying to figure out the device a bit more so at first it's audio.]

Okay so it's like this, and oh!

[Visuals now! Showing anyone who is watching this a woman who is. Well. Blue, literally she's the colour blue. She mutters under her breath something that sounds like "Oh like the video call" before turning her full attention to the device.

Now to ask an important question, especially after what things she has seen so far.]

... Is sex really that important here?

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[timefordinner]

I've managed to get by okay without it, so I don't think it's really as big a deal as some people make it out to be.

[riptidequeen]

A few others have said the same thing. But really it was just that one [a pause as she picks her words carefully] educational post and some of the locals who made me wonder.

[timefordinner]

Yeah, some people really do put an emphasis on sex, mostly because we can get the most chroma from it. But it's definitely not necessary.

[riptidequeen]

That's good to know, especially since it's not something Gems do.

[timefordinner]

[She tilts her head curiously.]

I'm sorry...Gems?

[riptidequeen]

Yes, Gems. Like... Stones?

[timefordinner]

Oh right, sorry, I know. It's just, uh...well, gems don't really talk where I come from. At least none that I've seen before.

What, uh...What kind of gem are you?

[riptidequeen]

Hm.

Oh, I'm Lapis Lazuli.

[timefordinner]

It's nice to meet you, Lapis. I'm Sena.

Can you tell me more about gems from where you're from? I mean, if that's okay?

[Because they were clearly different from the gems she knew about back home.]

[riptidequeen]

Nice to meet you too, Sena.

[Very different!]

Sure, it's fine. Anything, in particular, you'd like to know?

[timefordinner]

Oh gosh, I dunno. It already sounds like there are a lot of things to learn about gems where you come from.

Um...well, since you gems don't do...that, how are gems made?

[riptidequeen]

Mm, maybe. I wouldn't know for sure of the differences.

[Since there are the living Gems and just you know, gems.]

Ah, new Gems are made by sticking what's needed to make a new Gem into the ground and then after some time out pops a fully grown Gem. Ready to live their life.

[timefordinner]

Wow, that's really cool. Lucky Gems don't have to go through puberty.

[Sena would've been happy skipping it, to be honest.]

So is your whole body made of a gemstone?

[riptidequeen]

[Somehow Lapis has a gut feeling that asking what the heck puberty is would be a bad idea, so she'll not ask.]

No, my gem is on my back. My body is just light with weight.

[timefordinner]

Really? Kind of like a solid projection?

[riptidequeen]

Basically, yes.

[timefordinner]

Cool! So are you able to project anything you wanted to look like?

[riptidequeen]

I can shapeshift, and if I'm injured and need to reform I can make my form a bit different.

[She gestures to indicate her tank top and pants style outfit.]

I used to wear a dress before I got poofed a bit before I got here.

[timefordinner]

Oh wow. Your outfit now looks really good though!

[riptidequeen]

Oh, um. Thank you. I'm proud of the sandals the most.

[Not that Sena can see them.]

[timefordinner]

[She can't, but she nods anyway.]

It's a really nice look. Like, it's pretty in a kind of sporty way.

[She can definitely appreciate that.]