[And it's with the carefulness of someone who's handled very fragile things before that Carnelian reaches out to touch. First the gem at Masum's throat, then one wrist easily dwarfed by her large hands, turning it over to examine the paler underside. Her grip, in spite of being a rock projecting a hologram, is warm.
Unless prevented, her cautious examination will continue, circling Masumi once at the unsteady pace of someone unsure of their footing still, picking briefly at her clothing, her hair. Eventually she lets go entirely.]
Hm. Well. If you're human, you're very strange for one, and if you're a gem, you're not a type I've seen before. But given your lack of that beat under the skin that humans have, I'm going to go with you being a new sort of gem. Which means this.. isn't something you have.
[Another delicate touch to the green gem.]
This IS you. The rest of this.. all of it, that's just something you wear to interact with all of the world. The gem is you. Your 'mind', your .. uh. ... 'Soul', I think the word is. Bodies can break, you'll be fine. But your gem, it breaks, you break.
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Unless prevented, her cautious examination will continue, circling Masumi once at the unsteady pace of someone unsure of their footing still, picking briefly at her clothing, her hair. Eventually she lets go entirely.]
Hm. Well. If you're human, you're very strange for one, and if you're a gem, you're not a type I've seen before. But given your lack of that beat under the skin that humans have, I'm going to go with you being a new sort of gem. Which means this.. isn't something you have.
[Another delicate touch to the green gem.]
This IS you. The rest of this.. all of it, that's just something you wear to interact with all of the world. The gem is you. Your 'mind', your .. uh. ... 'Soul', I think the word is. Bodies can break, you'll be fine. But your gem, it breaks, you break.