voice.

[sulfide]

( Let's not discuss the details of how...this...happened too much. It's not like Cinnabar to be clumsy or careless, but somehow that's what has lead him from Point A to Point D -- D is for Disaster.

He hit a few choice rocks pretty hard, and now he's got one of his arms in his hand. The loss of a limb has left him pretty dazed and confused with a chunk of his memories gone. Otherwise, he might have the forethought to ask for glue or something. Not for help since he certainly wouldn't need it! But the jumbled space where his memories should be is what leads to the simple, accidental telepathic message: )

Oh. My arm came off.

( That's, uh...pretty concerning if you don't know he's a red rock person thing. )

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[terezias]

I'm Terezi, and you are Cinnabar, correct?

[She's pretty sure she recognizes the voice, but it's best to make sure.]

I am not sure I have glue, although I could try looking for some.

[sulfide]

I can't remember you.

( It's fruitless to think too hard about it when he knows if it's not there, it's in the inclusions in his limb. It's a little melancholy...he doesn't like not being in control of his knowledge of people and things. )

I won't ask you to. If you want to do that on your own...I won't stop you.

[terezias]

I forgive you for that, since I am sure losing an arm is very distracting.

[But . . . hmm, it does seem like? Someone missing an arm is something she should get involved with? Also, this whole situation is kind of hilarious.]

I will see if anyone in Can Town has glue.

[sulfide]

( Cinnabar is indifferent to the hilarity, which actually has the potential to make him an excellent straight man...even though he is a gay gem, but whatever. )

Can Town? Is that where I am? Near there?

[terezias]

Can Town is where I live! I am not entirely sure where you are. Can you show me? You should be able to do that using telepathy.

[sulfide]

( Telepathy...that makes sense as to why he's got a weird voice in his head. His experience is suddenly lost, but it's not hard to just...think really hard about where he is. He's standing on the ocean near the craggy rocks on the Eastern side of the island. It's more familiar than the weird, skinny trees.

Suddenly Cinnabar wishes he had a cave to crawl back into. )

[terezias]

[Oh. She . . . vaguely recognizes that area from her studying of Jay's map, but that presents some other issues.]

You are very far from Can Town. Are you talking to anyone else? It may be easier for them to reach you. [A pause.] Also, Jade says we do not have glue, although it may be possible for us to make some.

[sulfide]

( Figures. Nothing is ever coming up Cinnabar. )

A few people...there are a lot of voices. Even if it doesn't get reattached, it's not the end of the world.

[terezias]

Perhaps, but it seems to me like not having an arm would be inconvenient!

If there are people nearby, I suggest shouting something like HELP HELP MY ARM FELL OFF to get their attention. Maybe one of them will have glue.

[sulfide]

Yes... ( That's definitely true; he would like two arms. )

I still have legs...I can walk someplace, I just don't know where this is. Or where to go...

( Because he's certainly not screaming and looking like an idiot. )

[terezias]

[Suit yourself, Cinnabar. Terezi would absolutely take this opportunity to troll.]

You are on the eastern side of the island. [A pause. Do gems know what east and west are? Oh, right, he mentioned the ocean.] I would take your arm and walk west, away from the ocean, until you come across a lot of small houses or one big one. There should be people in one of those places who you can ask for glue.

[They might be alarmed to see a giant gem creature holding its own arm, but oh, well.]

[sulfide]

( Holy shit Terezi, he knows what directions are. )

Okay. I can do that. ( He doesn't mean to come off as helpless as he does, but this is all mental -- not something he's thinking about and choosing to speak into reality. It's a lot more vulnerable, not having that barrier to protect you.

It's hard to admit that this voice is nice, even if he doesn't remember any Terezi. ) So I know you? How?

[terezias]

You do! We met in the mansion during a storm. You gave me a bottle of water to drink.

[sulfide]

( Oh...sounds fake, but okay. Even Cinnabar knows he's not exactly going out of his way to be nice a lot. )

...That's good, I guess. ( Even though he remembers literally nothing about a mansion (what even is that), the storm or water being consumed by some creature. ) What do you look like?

( Since he doesn't know, he wants to fill in that gap. And if he reaches this place with houses, maybe he'll be able to recognize her. )

[terezias]

It may be easier to do this!

[She sends over a telepathic image, minus the little Namco High MC on the left.]

And I am a troll, since I know you are going to ask.

[sulfide]

( He's sure it's aggravating to give this information to him a second time -- well, it would be aggravating to him anyway. It's hard to know where to step when he has no idea what their previous relationship was like. )

I guess I'll skip all the obvious stuff since I'm sure we already covered it. How much do you know about me?

( Since she didn't seem too concerned about his limb being missing and all. )

[terezias]

Not that much. I know you are a gem, but we only just met. Do you really not remember?

[sulfide]

No. I think my memories of...a lot of things. Are all stuck in my arm.

( Thankfully he's used to scouting and rocky surfaces (although not enough, apparently, to navigate craggy rocks that are very slippery). It's a pain to scale them while being careful and carrying your arm, but not impossible. )

What the hell was I doing climbing all over these stupid rocks!?

[terezias]

Maybe you were exploring. This is a very strange island. So gems keep their memories in their arms?

[sulfide]

All over our bodies. We don't have the same biological makeup as animals and bugs and the like.