one:: two sprites, one intro

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Characters: Jadesprite, Davesprite, and EVERYONE EVER
Location: the Plaza
Time: evening, May 4
Style: Action or Prose, either works!
Status: Open Open Open~

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[ She looks absolutely terrified. She looks up from her sobbing, spots Davesprite -- well actually, spots the sword in his chest -- and begins to cry again. ]

They stab people here? Why did you kidnap me? This isn't fair, I just want to go back to my friends, please listen to me! I don't want to be here, I didn't want to be alive again!

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[ Davesprite gulps, completely uncertain of what's going on here. Mostly because this isn't Jade and he's not really... he has no idea why she's like that or why she's crying. ]

Whoa, calm that shit down, Harley. It's just me. It's Dave. Sort of. Er, Davesprite is what people call me I guess. But yeah, hey, no this is from where you prototyped the Kernelsprite with that crow, remember? Nobody stabbed me. And hey... I'm your friend, right? So, uh, calm down, Harley. Jegus.

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[ She recognizes the name -- Dave. The boy with the red text. She talked to him, sometimes, a long time ago. Jadesprite sniffles, no longer screaming, at least. She's still crying, though, and shows no signs of stopping any time soon. ]

But-- but you aren't supposed to be here, you are supposed to be on Derse! And in the computer, and...why are you a bird? This doesn't make any sense, please just send me home to my friends!

[ He is going to have to try a hell of a lot harder if he wants her to calm down. ]

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[ Well. That's weird. She obviously knows that he dreams on derse but.... in the computer? What does that even mean? He doesn't even know. ]

Yeah, I dunno why I'm here either, Jade. But here we are I guess. And yeah, guess I never like... introduced myself before. I'm Davesprite. Like you're Jadesprite, I guess. I'm this way because I prototyped myself with Seppukrowsprite, duh. But alpha Dave is still around somewhere. Uh. I wish I could send you back, but I dunno how either of us got here.

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[ She is trying to think, but this is all so confusing -- first she shows up as a dogsprite and is commanded to beat a very scary bad guy who she has no intention of ever seeing again, and now she's here. She's not sure which one is worse.

One thing Jadesprite does notice, however, is how much less prevalent the Green source of energy is here. It's no longer filling all of her thoughts, which is nice. However, she's still really sad and a little confused. She listens to Davesprite while crying. ]

But-- but-- you weren't in the sprite, you were beside it, and I saved the bird, but now you are the bird? I don't understand! I don't know who kidnapped me, but can you please tell them to send me hooooome?

[ More hysterical crying at the mention of being a sprite. ]

I don't want to be a sprite!! I wanted to be dead, and I had just gotten happy again and then I came back to life and now I came here and I don't understand!

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[ Davesprite doesn't quite get it either. He was supposed to be dead. He remembers facing off against Jack Noir and he remembers the consequences of the prototyping so he figures out pretty quickly that Jade is half-devil beast.

But everything else is pretty much perpetually confusing. His eyes furrow together underneath his shades as he listens to her. And he's not sure what conclusions to draw because he does know one thing: he's not a fan of being a sprite either and being dead was supposed to be his way out. ]

That... was a long time ago, I guess. Pretty fucking irrelevant right now. I'm here because of dumb time stuff. It's pretty convoluted and I'm not gonna bother with it right now but....

[ Oh god, she's doing it again and he doesn't really know how to calm her down. Uh. He thinks for a second and shrugs. Okay, why not?

Awkward hug is initiated. ]

Just try to calm down. I get that shit. Not like I wanted to be a sprite either. Not exactly my childhood dream. It'll be fine. I'll figure this shit out asap,

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[ She was supposed to be dead. And then Jade plucked her away from her friends, and she can't quite understand how she got here. Blaming Jade, blaming paradox space, and blaming Jack Noir all seem like good options now. Or maybe the image of the sun that's burning in her retinas. ]

It hurts, I don't want to be here! She pulled me away from my friends and made me upset.......

[ O-oh. She's never gotten a hug from another dreamer before. Even if he's orange and not really prince-like at all. Jadesprite wonders if he minds not being a prince any more, and being a sprite instead. She sniffles and returns the hug. ]

I-it hurt a lot....and then I was with a lot of friends, and so it wasn't so bad! But then I was alive again......

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[ So was he. But he doesn't remember being dead at all, which is a conundrum in and of itself. Doomed selves die. It's what they do. What they were meant do. The longer he's a live the more that will apply. And while Dave blames some people and things - paradox space, Terezi, John... - he always blames himself more than anything. ]

I don't wanna be here either, but pretty sure we'll just have to kick back and deal, Harley. And who did? Like who pulled you away or whatever?

[ He's never hugged anyone at all, so it's pretty awkward for him but... he guesses she needed it because she's not crying any more. He doesn't particularly care for being a sprite, but he's never thought of himself as a prince either. ]

So... what, you died? Met some people you cared about or something...? And then prototyped like John's dead grandma was I guess or something. And poof, alive Jade. [ he blinks; that sounds nice. the meeting with people she cared about part. ]

Sorry. Sounds like you liked bein' dead more, huh?

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I-- I died! [ And she is sobbing into his feathers, getting green slime tears everywhere. ] And Jade, it was Jade, it was me! I pulled myself back, but I don't really understand, because I am always me.......so how did I get somewhere that's not Prospit?

[ Boooooo hooooooo hooooooo. ]

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Fuck. Sorry. [ He doesn't... well, he's not sure what to think but it doesn't bother him that much. ] Oh... Jade. Huh.

Sorry. I don't quite get it either. Maybe... maybe if we find Jade here, she can clue me in on what's going on. This is kind of important... you don't have to talk to her if you don't want to since, I guess, she hurt you somehow..? Though not getting that shit since Jad--

Nevermind. But look, try to calm down a little, I promise we'll figure this shit out and everything will be peachy-keen once again.

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[ She is freaking out again. ]

She hit me! She wanted me to go beat up Jack Noir, but I was scared and I couldn't -- he killed me! I am never getting anywhere near him again! I want to die, but I don't want to see him! She just doesn't understand, and she was mean, and-- [ SOBBING, COMMENCE. ]

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[ Oh fuck, she keeps doing it. Guuuuuh. He's terrible at this. ]

Hey, nothing wrong with avoiding the fuck out of him. Dude's one scary jackass and honestly, kinda dumb for her to tell you to go do that shit anyway. Fuck, it'd be pretty traumatizing to have to face your killer again like that. Sorry, Harley, I can pretty much get why you're so upset. Uh... he's not... you won't have to deal with his sorry ass anyway so what's the worst she could do, huh?

[ Awkward hair stroking, go. ]

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[ She nods. ]

I never, ever want to see him! Ever! Can-- can you keep him from coming here?

[ Oh that feels nice, it's like being petted. She sniffles and starts to calm down some. ]