[IC] We Are the Crystal Gems

[21308]

Riding on the roof interested Spinel, for some reason. She had worked really hard at being friendly to the gems she'd just met, but she decided she deserved a break. She assumed nobody else would be on the roof. "Riding on the roof sounds quite nice, actually. I'd like to call it if nobody else minds." Spinel said.

[HaltingBlooper]

"My name is Emerald. I guess I'll stay in here, and if it gets too tight, the smallest one could sit on me. I can't feel anything through this shell." Honestly, it wouldn't bother him. He wouldn't feel a thing with someone half his size. Emerald wondered what made these Gems crystal. He would ask. "But, "Johnny", what makes these Gems Crystal? Are they special?"

[Akayaofthemoon]

Aquamarine sighed a bit as her comment went unnoticed by Emerald before shaking her head lightly and thinking about if Amber reformed. If he did so in the van that might be a bit of a problem but nothing they all couldn't handle. "If push comes to shove, I can also shapeshift into a smaller form of some kind and Eve could possibly be held by Amber if such a situation occurs or hop onto Emerald as he states and since one of us is already riding on the roof that should be fine. At least that is my hope." she said.

[Pathfinder]

A lopsided frown found its way on Johnny's face as he looked at the Van. When it was just him it seemed so big, granted....seven people. Nonetheless it was time to go. "All right everybody! Its time we get this ride going, so I'm gonna need everyone to hop in, on, and whoever wants can sit in the passenger seat. Just don't tear things up too much, I live in here." With that he opened his door, called his mighty steed to life, and began to supervise the sitting down process.

"I just know that they saved the Earth at least twice, that seems pretty special in my book. Talk to Aquamarine when you get a chance, she'll know more than I ever will." Johnny said, half paying attention to the statue.

[21308]

Spinel climbed directly onto the roof without really being told to. "This is perfect, you can all enjoy the extra room okay?" She hoped nobody would protest. This admittedly wasn't her safest idea, but she was pretty confident that she wouldn't get seriously maimed or anything like that. The view was actually quite nice, and she was interested to see how everything would look in motion.

[Loony]

"Alright then s-Johnny. I'll try to remember that. And actually, Emerald, not all of us were. Aquamarine certainly isn't, and as for myself, I've been in Kindergarten for a while, actually. I think most gems just leave after a short while, actually. That's what the green gem before you did. But then again, I don't think the green gem was new either, so take it for what you will."

After that, Evenkite remained mostly quiet again, placing the weapons by Johnny's clothes as directed and then joining with the others again. She remained like this until the subject of Amber was brought up.

"Aquamarine, ma'am? I don't think you've answered before...How long is Amber going to stay like this, anyways?"

[LizLegend]

Zircon half-smiled back to Spinel when she was thanked, "No problem." Heh. Unassuming Black. Zircon kind of liked that name. Not sure why though. It didn't really sound like an insult unlike the other nicknames Spinel gave to the others. Zircon currently didn't know her name either, so it would have to do either way. Or at least go by Black for short. She helped the others set Emerald down before letting them settle the space situations for the...what's it called again..."van". As soon as that was settled it was finally time to go, although she decided to let a couple people in first before she would get in herself. Zircon looked up to Spinel and gave a thumbs up for a couple seconds, "Will do," she responded to her

[pyroman]

Sodalite crawled, rather awkwardly, into the van, trying to keep her weapons concealed as best as she could. Once in the van, the brought her knees to her chest and sat comfortably. The air was different in the van, she knew that from the start. It wasn't mysterious and ominous, and had the feeling like the van was meant to be lived in. She enjoyed it, and maybe she would find one for herself to live in once the gems all got settled somewhere.

[The ghost in black]

"I wanna sit up front!" Howlite called when Johnny suggested the passenger seat. She pulled at the door and finally gave up opting to jump through the window and pulled her ax in after her placing it on her lap then held her hand out above her head for her lizard friend to crawl on to. When it did she settled down in the seat and put her hand palm up on her ax to keep it steady while it poked out the window. "So where are we going?" She asked when everyone was in the vehicle.

[Akayaofthemoon]

"It is hard to say for sure when he will reform. It really depends on Amber... he will choose when he is ready. It could take a few hours or even longer." Aquamarine answered, trying not to be too harsh on the fact that longer could mean a very long time seeing as she had taken thousands of years herself to reform but she doubted it would take that long for him. The damage she had taken was much worse after all but she didn't want to think about that. She grabbed the side of the door carefully to help herself up, carefully crawling into the back with all the others and seating herself comfortable while avoiding Johnny's things so nothing would be damaged. "I think everyone is ready when you are Johnny."

[Pathfinder]

A Little Mood Music?

Hearing Aquamarine's words, Johnny adjusted his rear view mirror and gave a bemused smile at the situation he was in. "Who'd a thought?" he said to himself before shifting into drive. The ride back to Mohz Town was quiet at first, the great walls of the Kindergarden interfering with radio signals, but as soon as he could Johnny turned on the radio and music flowed through the Van like water on the beach. It would come crashing in, then it would recede out into the ocean of sound that was music.

It hadn't registered in Johnny at first, but this was probably the first time many of these Gems had heard anything like music before and that made him sad. Music, in the young vagrants' humble opinion was one of mankind's best discoveries'. It was more than something to listen to, music was a force just as powerful as wind or fire, even love. It could heal wounds and mend families, it could bring people together that normally would never interact and most impotently it could give light to those who had Los their way.

With that thought, Johnny began to sing. A harmonious sound that danced with the radios own voice, seemingly heralding the coming Sun as the group broke past the dreary clouds of Kindergarden.

[pyroman]

Sodalite bobbed her head along with the music. It sounded wonderful, and she did not care who saw her acting like she did. It was strange, interesting, and was something entirely different from the things the had experienced beforehand. It wasn't physical at all. Only sounds, vibrations flowing through the air and into her ears. One she got the pattern of the song, she hummed quietly to herself, following the rhythm that caused her to loose focus of the world.

[HaltingBlooper]

Emerald heard the sudden, screeching noise echo throughout the van, reverberating in his ears, eventually joined by the singing of Johnny, which wasn't bad, necessarily, but the noise! It hurt his ears, and he didn't like it. Large cracks formed throughout the rock on his arms and hands, and chunks began falling off as his arms slowly became mobile. "Urgh....what is that noise?! I miss the quiet!" He broke the mold of stone on his arms and plugged his ears. He might've liked it, had it not been for the incredible change from quiet to a new, loud, strange noise. He began searching around for something to do, and found a whole lot of nothing. He would love to dismantle some of the contraptions he found, and maybe make something else, but this was someone's stuff. He may not have known what anything of this weird being's stuff is, but he knew the meaning of property.

[21308]

Spinel could faintly hear the sound pattern coming from Johnny's car. She liked ambient sounds and silence better, but this was nice too. She unenthusiastically nodded her head up and down, thinking to ask some questions about it later. Then again, the other gems would probably already be asking the same questions, so maybe she'd just listen. As she listened to the music, a fun idea crossed her mind. She lowered her crossbow without letting go of it, as it wouldn't do to make it look like it was just floating. Her crossbow vanished to her mild surprise, but she knew she could summon it again. She began focusing on her natural glow, dimming it to the point that she was barely visible with the intention of going completely transparent as soon as the vehicle stopped and they came out to check for her so that it would appear she'd fallen off. As soon as this van stops, they'll be in for quite a spook!

[Loony]

"A few hours," Evenkite repeated. She glanced down at Amber's gemstone and smiled, seemingly satisfied with the answer.

"That shouldn't be too long. And if it takes longer, that's fine, too."

Like the others, she two passed most the ride in silence, until Johnny began to blare some...sound. Having quite enjoyed the previous quiet, Evenkite wasn't sure how to feel about this sound. It certainly wasn't as irritating as the clanging of Sodalite's weapons, Amber's bellowing, or perish the thought, Emerald's snoring. In fact, it was sort of pleasant, and Johnny's voice was quite nice as well. But it was loud, and that bothered the tiny gem.

"Excuse me, si-Johnny, could you tone it down a bit? I'm with Emerald on this one, it is sort of loud."

[Akayaofthemoon]

Aquamarine eyes sparkled at hearing the sound coming from the radio, though it wasn't constant, the noise was beautiful and something new to her. She listened carefully, taking it all in even when Johnny's voice mixed with it as if in harmony with the radio. She had no word to describe what this noise was but it reminded her of fusion and dancing which made her smile brightly. She hummed to the rhythm for a bit before Emerald and Evenkite spoke up, stopping her sound before speaking her opinion, "Really? I think it's incredible! It reminds me of dancing, the harmony of voice and sound much like the trust and movement needed for two beings to dance."

[HaltingBlooper]

Emerald listened to the various reactions, and was glad somebody agreed with him. He then heard what Aquamarine said, and turned his head towards his feet. He wasn't really sure what that had to do with anything, and he wasn't sure he could even dance. Not that it made much difference, given their current situation, and even more in Emerald's case. "I don't see what dancing has to do with anything. We're in a moving vehicle!" He really wish he could mess with the stuff in the back, it would be nice having something to do, especially something he didn't need to use his torso and legs for. "But, um, Johnny? Can I mess with some of these contraptions back here? It would be nice having something to do. Please?" He felt a little bad, feeling that his being a Gem might make Johnny be too focused on helping a Gem that he might not think his decision over.

[LizLegend]

Zircon sat cross-legged against the wall of the van while looking around the new scenery and adapting to the atmosphere. Her head perked up when the music came on. After a few seconds of listening to it she slowly leans back against the wall while tapping her knee with a finger to the beat of the song. It took awhile to get the beat; it was way off at first but she eventually got the hang of it. She leaned her head back and slowly closed her eyes trying to relax, "This sounds nice. ...Whatever it is..." she half-mumbles while complimenting the new sound to her. It was a nice sound. A catchy sound at that. She didn't mind listening to it at all, but she doesn't mind silence either. Although currently she would like to keep listening she has no preference what sounds go about. ...Unless it's really obnoxious.

[Akayaofthemoon]

She held back from saying anything to Emerald's statement, keeping silent as they continued onward. Aquamarine understood that these gems wouldn't get what she meant but it was still hard on her to not have someone get the joy dancing meant to her and most gems alike unless they found it weak. She relaxed back onto the side of the of the vehicle, closing her eyes as she thought over this day so far and the last moment she had been awake. It was hard for her to believe that war wasn't raging all over the place and that everyone else she had know was probably gone. Home world obviously wasn't completely gone but at least they weren't here in person which was a small victory in her book.

[Pathfinder]

Johnny was sucked out of his reverie by a couple of complaints from the backseat, some party poopers apparently. Well it couldn't be helped, it was a jarring change he supposed. However he was also happy for the positive feedback as well, looking through the rearview mirror he could see some of them thumping along and humming while Emerald and Evenkite had some troubles with it. With a quick motion he turned the radio down, it was still an all encompassing sound but it wasn't as loud. In fact it was more of a gentle, indoor voice. Coincidently, a more meloncholic song began to play on the radio. An old favorite of his really. It brought a small, sad smile to his lips at the memories it brought, both good and bad.

However, Emeralds words of wanting to tinker with some of his stuff worried him. The amps back there were complicated machines on the inside and more importantly, expensive. With some quick thinking he reached over to the glove box and dug through it before finding what he was looking for. A Rublix Cube. Tossing it back towards Emerald, Johnny just said "You gotta make each side a solid color. Good luck." before going back and humming softly to the tune.