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[justaddmarbles]

[sometime after the suns had come out again, Glitch had returned to the brain room, placed his hand on the glass tank holding his other (better?) half, and then curled up at the base of the pedestal to sleep the sleep of...someone who hadn't slept well in a very long time.

when he awoke, he was elsewhere. namely under a bridge near the clinic in

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[survivethesiren]

[Gem had been near the water, studying it. You have to understand, the ocean...the water in the Grid is so different--it's electric, pure energy. Beautiful, always pulsing.

This water is so boring. She wonders really what the point is.

She sees the man tumble into the river, and walks over, tilting her head slightly at him]

Why did you do that?

[justaddmarbles]

Why? I-- [ he looks around for the source of the voice, then blinks when he spots Gem ] I I didn't mean to, it just...kinda happened. L-like gravity.

[survivethesiren]

[Gem is a unique creature. In that under her skin faint circuits trace, curving and swirling. They pulse, almost as if blood pumped through veins. But Gem has no heart. At least literally.

She gets closer to the water and puts a hand out to help.]

Gravity isn't always a sure thing. You must be more careful.

[justaddmarbles]

[ and once he gets a good, non-confused look at her his eyes widen in fascination. that's just...really cool and unsettling and nifty.

Glitch accepts the hand up and nods, smiling.]

I-I'll try, thank you. Ah. I think I've gotten kinda lost.

[survivethesiren]

[Aww he's nice. She likes nice.]

I think we all have, here.

[Touching bare skin to skin, you might feel a soft electric energy pass into your system. Energizing, almost.]

New, then?

[justaddmarbles]

[ and he likes people who like nice people, hurrah!

he made a small, startled noise at the effect of the touch, then blinked and resumed smiling. ]

I I think so. Well, I'm not new to me b-but I guess I'm new here. Name's Glitch, can I ask what...I I I mean who you are? [ manners, headcase, manners ]

[survivethesiren]

[She tilts her head. Curious fellow, he is.]
Gem.
My name is Gem. And you are in a place called Luceti, now.

[survivethesiren]

[She tilts her head. Curious fellow, he is.]
Gem.
My name is Gem. And you are in a place called Luceti, now.

[justaddmarbles]

Gem. Very nice to meet you, Gem, I-- [ Glitch folds his arms around himself, a bit self conscious. his wings - a bit bedraggled-looking, to match the rest of him - rustle and he glances back at them. ] --I I didn't have those before.

[survivethesiren]

None of us did. I didn't even know what they were.

[She reaches back, and attempts to smooth his wings down, slightly. She's an assistant program. She takes care of things. Especially when they seemed lost like him.]

[justaddmarbles]

What, wings? Really? B-but lots of things have them, like birds and and bugs and...other flying stuff.

[ lost and confused and in need of help, all of these things easily apply to Glitch. fortunately despite a bit of blue-glowy weirdness Gem is comforting, and his wings soon settle. ]

[survivethesiren]

...not where I come from.

We don't have birds, or bugs.

[She hums softly]

Let me take you to town.

[justaddmarbles]

It must be a very strange place.

[ that wasn't said in a judge-y way, just casually making an observation. any place where things didn't have wings had to be a bit odd. ]

Oh, certinaly, thank you. Um. S-so long as it's a nice town. [ not one full of creepy cyborgs or anything like that. ]

[survivethesiren]

It is, to those who do not know it.

[She links her arm with his, slowly walking]

I think it's nice. If not boring.

[justaddmarbles]

[ he nods and goes with the arm-linking, it is certainly a comfort. ]

Oh, I I think I might like boring after the last few days I've had, so that's all right.

[survivethesiren]

What happened to you?

[She smiles softly, watching him with curosity]