*pokes own eyeballs*

|praying mantis Steven| don't mess with me I'm big scary.

[praying-mantis-steven]

Murr (a corrupt boy walks up to you)

*his wings open, startled*

[deactivated-blog]

A winged spider on your wall or is it?

*He was currently shapeshifted to be smaller so he looked like a normal spider apart from his wings and his moth like antennae he was playing hide and seek with the gems and this is how he chose to hide he didn’t realize he was somewhere else now he looks like a spider on your wall*

// I have an unhealthy love for all bugs. So here is my bug son ::::)

// Open rp!

// @touch-starved-steven @fractured-steven-universe @smol-steeb @naive-steeb @broken-steven @steven-flipping-demayo @steven-hates-everything @cinnamon-steven @connie-the-hugger @connie-loves-everything @connie-fricking-maheswaran @its-rose-now-damnit @rose-quartz-youniverse @anyone!

[praying-mantis-steven]

*his eyes center in on him, and he stares, not expecting a spider to just… Pop inside the alley box he calls home*

[deactivated-blog]

*He flew out and turned back to his normal size which was around the size of Steven when he was a toddler maybe smaller it’s hard to tell*

I’m sorry,

I’m not sure how I got there,

[praying-mantis-steven]

*... Mantis blink*

... are you a bug too?!?

*he curves down to the floor so he doesn't loom*

[deactivated-blog]

A winged spider on your wall or is it?

*He was currently shapeshifted to be smaller so he looked like a normal spider apart from his wings and his moth like antennae he was playing hide and seek with the gems and this is how he chose to hide he didn’t realize he was somewhere else now he looks like a spider on your wall*

// I have an unhealthy love for all bugs. So here is my bug son ::::)

// Open rp!

// @touch-starved-steven @fractured-steven-universe @smol-steeb @naive-steeb @broken-steven @steven-flipping-demayo @steven-hates-everything @cinnamon-steven @connie-the-hugger @connie-loves-everything @connie-fricking-maheswaran @its-rose-now-damnit @rose-quartz-youniverse @anyone!

[praying-mantis-steven]

*his eyes center in on him, and he stares, not expecting a spider to just... Pop inside the alley box he calls home*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*swats you with a flyswatter* ew bug >:(

*sobs stoically, almost dead*

[praying-mantis-steven]

Hi there

*antennae twich*

... Hi

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he's been ruffling shells around while Bismuth worked on the house. He was bored out of his mind, for a lack of better words. Don't get him wrong, he's glad he's having a break, it's so hard to get people to not scream when seeing a gigantic alien praying mantis just walking around... Their spikes aren't even that sharp! And they were used to the gems! Though, they almost always screamed when seeing them too...*

*he folds his arms and sighs, closing his eyes*

*then he opens them again*

*and he's falling*

*he only vocalizes a high pitched sound for a second before flapping his wings frantically. Luckily, it slows his fall down enough for him to land safely! He is slightly taller and slimmer than the average 14-year-old Steven and his shirt is quite oversized (//yo to see his ref sheet just scroll down a bit or check the #art tag wink wink nudge nudge)*

*he turns his head around a bit, expression blank though his eyes are darting around*

//OPEN RP @steven-phantom @amnesiac-steven @naive-steeb @fractured-steven-universe @its-rose-now-damnit

[fractured-steven-universe]

*He just kinda,, stumbles upon this Steven*

Hey, you okay??

[praying-mantis-steven]

*his eyes set pointedly on Fractured, and there's silence for a bit*

... yes

[fractured-steven-universe]

*okay he's a bit unnerved by the silence but suck it up this Steven probably isn't! *

So uhm, welcome to the Clutter Dimension! I'm Fractured..!

[praying-mantis-steven]

... I'm Steven... Hi

*he waves with his big bug arm, oh crap, he's basically waving his spikes around on this person's face, he forgot about that. He folds his arm again as soon as he notices this, putting it veeeery away from Fractured*

[fractured-steven-universe]

Huh..? Oh, it's okay! I got my own weird version of arms too..!

*He spread out his gloved arms before holding one up and removing the glove. It basically looked like Eclipsa's (Star vs. The Forces of Evil) hand, but clawed*

See?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*star eyes, and his arms go forward like he wants to touch it*

*weird arm buddy!!!! Happy mantis noises*

[fractured-steven-universe]

*He giggles and extends his corrupted arms*

You're pretty cool!!

[praying-mantis-steven]

*cool?? He giggles silently, gently touching Fractured's arms with his spiked paws*

You are!

[fractured-steven-universe]

*He jolts but gently holds his paws*

Woah.... That feels kinda off... Wait- no you're cool!!

[praying-mantis-steven]

*his paws twich, but they relax soon*

You are!!

[fractured-steven-universe]

No you!

*He giggles*

[praying-mantis-steven]

You!

*he puts his arms high and opens his wings in a mock intimidating pose*

[fractured-steven-universe]

*He flinches back not prepared for this Steven to just,, do that*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*ah*

*alright back to usual pose*

Sorry... I got carried away...

[fractured-steven-universe]

It's,, it's okay.. I didn't expect that..

*he blushed slightly*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*his wings open again a bit. Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.*

... the spikes don't tend to pierce eyeballs much.

[fractured-steven-universe]

Wh... I wasn't worried about my eyeballs until now...

[praying-mantis-steven]

*...*

*staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaare*

*like, intense stare*

[fractured-steven-universe]

........... what?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*... Squash him. Squash him, please. He doesn't know what to do now. He blew his chance of friendship. Squash h*

[fractured-steven-universe]

Are... Are you okay? Need a rest? Food?

[praying-mantis-steven]

I'm okay

*...*

*tears gush out of his wide mantis eyes*

[fractured-steven-universe]

!!!

A-are you okay?! You're obviously not fine if you're crying like that!!

[praying-mantis-steven]

I'm fine I swear

*they're kinda just... Cascading.*

Are you?

[fractured-steven-universe]

Yeah? But let's not change the subject, I'm not the one who's crying. Seriously, is it me? I can leave if you want.

[praying-mantis-steven]

*ah heck! His wings open and he starts wiping the tears away, shaking his head*

[fractured-steven-universe]

*He just slightly flinches, but takes a gentle step forward*

Do you,, wanna talk about it?

(Remember, his problems aren't your own. If it hurts, it's not yours. if it hurts it's not yours. if it hurts, it's, not, yours.)

[praying-mantis-steven]

It's nothing, I'm just-

*oh, he managed to stop crying fast! And now his paws are drenched*

... I'm just a crybaby

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he's been ruffling shells around while Bismuth worked on the house. He was bored out of his mind, for a lack of better words. Don't get him wrong, he's glad he's having a break, it's so hard to get people to not scream when seeing a gigantic alien praying mantis just walking around... Their spikes aren't even that sharp! And they were used to the gems! Though, they almost always screamed when seeing them too...*

*he folds his arms and sighs, closing his eyes*

*then he opens them again*

*and he's falling*

*he only vocalizes a high pitched sound for a second before flapping his wings frantically. Luckily, it slows his fall down enough for him to land safely! He is slightly taller and slimmer than the average 14-year-old Steven and his shirt is quite oversized (//yo to see his ref sheet just scroll down a bit or check the #art tag wink wink nudge nudge)*

*he turns his head around a bit, expression blank though his eyes are darting around*

//OPEN RP @steven-phantom @amnesiac-steven @naive-steeb @fractured-steven-universe @its-rose-now-damnit

[fractured-steven-universe]

*He just kinda,, stumbles upon this Steven*

Hey, you okay??

[praying-mantis-steven]

*his eyes set pointedly on Fractured, and there's silence for a bit*

... yes

[fractured-steven-universe]

*okay he's a bit unnerved by the silence but suck it up this Steven probably isn't! *

So uhm, welcome to the Clutter Dimension! I'm Fractured..!

[praying-mantis-steven]

... I'm Steven... Hi

*he waves with his big bug arm, oh crap, he's basically waving his spikes around on this person's face, he forgot about that. He folds his arm again as soon as he notices this, putting it veeeery away from Fractured*

[fractured-steven-universe]

Huh..? Oh, it's okay! I got my own weird version of arms too..!

*He spread out his gloved arms before holding one up and removing the glove. It basically looked like Eclipsa's (Star vs. The Forces of Evil) hand, but clawed*

See?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*star eyes, and his arms go forward like he wants to touch it*

*weird arm buddy!!!! Happy mantis noises*

[fractured-steven-universe]

*He giggles and extends his corrupted arms*

You're pretty cool!!

[praying-mantis-steven]

*cool?? He giggles silently, gently touching Fractured's arms with his spiked paws*

You are!

[fractured-steven-universe]

*He jolts but gently holds his paws*

Woah.... That feels kinda off... Wait- no you're cool!!

[praying-mantis-steven]

*his paws twich, but they relax soon*

You are!!

[fractured-steven-universe]

No you!

*He giggles*

[praying-mantis-steven]

You!

*he puts his arms high and opens his wings in a mock intimidating pose*

[fractured-steven-universe]

*He flinches back not prepared for this Steven to just,, do that*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*ah*

*alright back to usual pose*

Sorry... I got carried away...

[fractured-steven-universe]

It's,, it's okay.. I didn't expect that..

*he blushed slightly*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*his wings open again a bit. Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.*

... the spikes don't tend to pierce eyeballs much.

[fractured-steven-universe]

Wh... I wasn't worried about my eyeballs until now...

[praying-mantis-steven]

*...*

*staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaare*

*like, intense stare*

[fractured-steven-universe]

........... what?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*... Squash him. Squash him, please. He doesn't know what to do now. He blew his chance of friendship. Squash h*

[fractured-steven-universe]

Are... Are you okay? Need a rest? Food?

[praying-mantis-steven]

I'm okay

*...*

*tears gush out of his wide mantis eyes*

[fractured-steven-universe]

!!!

A-are you okay?! You're obviously not fine if you're crying like that!!

[praying-mantis-steven]

I'm fine I swear

*they're kinda just... Cascading.*

Are you?

[fractured-steven-universe]

Yeah? But let's not change the subject, I'm not the one who's crying. Seriously, is it me? I can leave if you want.

[praying-mantis-steven]

*ah heck! His wings open and he starts wiping the tears away, shaking his head*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he's been ruffling shells around while Bismuth worked on the house. He was bored out of his mind, for a lack of better words. Don't get him wrong, he's glad he's having a break, it's so hard to get people to not scream when seeing a gigantic alien praying mantis just walking around... Their spikes aren't even that sharp! And they were used to the gems! Though, they almost always screamed when seeing them too...*

*he folds his arms and sighs, closing his eyes*

*then he opens them again*

*and he's falling*

*he only vocalizes a high pitched sound for a second before flapping his wings frantically. Luckily, it slows his fall down enough for him to land safely! He is slightly taller and slimmer than the average 14-year-old Steven and his shirt is quite oversized (//yo to see his ref sheet just scroll down a bit or check the #art tag wink wink nudge nudge)*

*he turns his head around a bit, expression blank though his eyes are darting around*

//OPEN RP @steven-phantom @amnesiac-steven @naive-steeb @fractured-steven-universe @its-rose-now-damnit

[fractured-steven-universe]

*He just kinda,, stumbles upon this Steven*

Hey, you okay??

[praying-mantis-steven]

*his eyes set pointedly on Fractured, and there's silence for a bit*

... yes

[fractured-steven-universe]

*okay he's a bit unnerved by the silence but suck it up this Steven probably isn't! *

So uhm, welcome to the Clutter Dimension! I'm Fractured..!

[praying-mantis-steven]

... I'm Steven... Hi

*he waves with his big bug arm, oh crap, he's basically waving his spikes around on this person's face, he forgot about that. He folds his arm again as soon as he notices this, putting it veeeery away from Fractured*

[fractured-steven-universe]

Huh..? Oh, it's okay! I got my own weird version of arms too..!

*He spread out his gloved arms before holding one up and removing the glove. It basically looked like Eclipsa's (Star vs. The Forces of Evil) hand, but clawed*

See?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*star eyes, and his arms go forward like he wants to touch it*

*weird arm buddy!!!! Happy mantis noises*

[fractured-steven-universe]

*He giggles and extends his corrupted arms*

You're pretty cool!!

[praying-mantis-steven]

*cool?? He giggles silently, gently touching Fractured's arms with his spiked paws*

You are!

[fractured-steven-universe]

*He jolts but gently holds his paws*

Woah.... That feels kinda off... Wait- no you're cool!!

[praying-mantis-steven]

*his paws twich, but they relax soon*

You are!!

[fractured-steven-universe]

No you!

*He giggles*

[praying-mantis-steven]

You!

*he puts his arms high and opens his wings in a mock intimidating pose*

[fractured-steven-universe]

*He flinches back not prepared for this Steven to just,, do that*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*ah*

*alright back to usual pose*

Sorry... I got carried away...

[fractured-steven-universe]

It's,, it's okay.. I didn't expect that..

*he blushed slightly*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*his wings open again a bit. Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.*

... the spikes don't tend to pierce eyeballs much.

[fractured-steven-universe]

Wh... I wasn't worried about my eyeballs until now...

[praying-mantis-steven]

*...*

*staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaare*

*like, intense stare*

[fractured-steven-universe]

........... what?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*... Squash him. Squash him, please. He doesn't know what to do now. He blew his chance of friendship. Squash h*

[fractured-steven-universe]

Are... Are you okay? Need a rest? Food?

[praying-mantis-steven]

I'm okay

*...*

*tears gush out of his wide mantis eyes*

[fractured-steven-universe]

!!!

A-are you okay?! You're obviously not fine if you're crying like that!!

[praying-mantis-steven]

I'm fine I swear

*they're kinda just... Cascading.*

Are you?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he's been ruffling shells around while Bismuth worked on the house. He was bored out of his mind, for a lack of better words. Don't get him wrong, he's glad he's having a break, it's so hard to get people to not scream when seeing a gigantic alien praying mantis just walking around... Their spikes aren't even that sharp! And they were used to the gems! Though, they almost always screamed when seeing them too...*

*he folds his arms and sighs, closing his eyes*

*then he opens them again*

*and he's falling*

*he only vocalizes a high pitched sound for a second before flapping his wings frantically. Luckily, it slows his fall down enough for him to land safely! He is slightly taller and slimmer than the average 14-year-old Steven and his shirt is quite oversized (//yo to see his ref sheet just scroll down a bit or check the #art tag wink wink nudge nudge)*

*he turns his head around a bit, expression blank though his eyes are darting around*

//OPEN RP @steven-phantom @amnesiac-steven @naive-steeb @fractured-steven-universe @its-rose-now-damnit

[fractured-steven-universe]

*He just kinda,, stumbles upon this Steven*

Hey, you okay??

[praying-mantis-steven]

*his eyes set pointedly on Fractured, and there's silence for a bit*

... yes

[fractured-steven-universe]

*okay he's a bit unnerved by the silence but suck it up this Steven probably isn't! *

So uhm, welcome to the Clutter Dimension! I'm Fractured..!

[praying-mantis-steven]

... I'm Steven... Hi

*he waves with his big bug arm, oh crap, he's basically waving his spikes around on this person's face, he forgot about that. He folds his arm again as soon as he notices this, putting it veeeery away from Fractured*

[fractured-steven-universe]

Huh..? Oh, it's okay! I got my own weird version of arms too..!

*He spread out his gloved arms before holding one up and removing the glove. It basically looked like Eclipsa's (Star vs. The Forces of Evil) hand, but clawed*

See?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*star eyes, and his arms go forward like he wants to touch it*

*weird arm buddy!!!! Happy mantis noises*

[fractured-steven-universe]

*He giggles and extends his corrupted arms*

You're pretty cool!!

[praying-mantis-steven]

*cool?? He giggles silently, gently touching Fractured's arms with his spiked paws*

You are!

[fractured-steven-universe]

*He jolts but gently holds his paws*

Woah.... That feels kinda off... Wait- no you're cool!!

[praying-mantis-steven]

*his paws twich, but they relax soon*

You are!!

[fractured-steven-universe]

No you!

*He giggles*

[praying-mantis-steven]

You!

*he puts his arms high and opens his wings in a mock intimidating pose*

[fractured-steven-universe]

*He flinches back not prepared for this Steven to just,, do that*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*ah*

*alright back to usual pose*

Sorry... I got carried away...

[fractured-steven-universe]

It's,, it's okay.. I didn't expect that..

*he blushed slightly*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*his wings open again a bit. Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.*

... the spikes don't tend to pierce eyeballs much.

[fractured-steven-universe]

Wh... I wasn't worried about my eyeballs until now...

[praying-mantis-steven]

*...*

*staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaare*

*like, intense stare*

[fractured-steven-universe]

........... what?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*... Squash him. Squash him, please. He doesn't know what to do now. He blew his chance of friendship. Squash h*

[fractured-steven-universe]

Are... Are you okay? Need a rest? Food?

[praying-mantis-steven]

I'm okay

*...*

*tears gush out of his wide mantis eyes*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he's been ruffling shells around while Bismuth worked on the house. He was bored out of his mind, for a lack of better words. Don't get him wrong, he's glad he's having a break, it's so hard to get people to not scream when seeing a gigantic alien praying mantis just walking around... Their spikes aren't even that sharp! And they were used to the gems! Though, they almost always screamed when seeing them too...*

*he folds his arms and sighs, closing his eyes*

*then he opens them again*

*and he's falling*

*he only vocalizes a high pitched sound for a second before flapping his wings frantically. Luckily, it slows his fall down enough for him to land safely! He is slightly taller and slimmer than the average 14-year-old Steven and his shirt is quite oversized (//yo to see his ref sheet just scroll down a bit or check the #art tag wink wink nudge nudge)*

*he turns his head around a bit, expression blank though his eyes are darting around*

//OPEN RP @steven-phantom @amnesiac-steven @naive-steeb @fractured-steven-universe @its-rose-now-damnit

[green-druzy]

*Green was standing right in front of him. They just slowly look up at the Steven that’s landed in front of them.*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he notices them and just. Stares. What does he do??*

[green-druzy]

*They stare back. This may go on for a while.*

[praying-mantis-steven]

...............

*he starts sweating*

[green-druzy]

..................................................Hello.

[praying-mantis-steven]

..................... hi

... I'm Steven

[green-druzy]

....What Steven.

[praying-mantis-steven]

..... Steven Universe

[green-druzy]

Which Steven Universe.

[praying-mantis-steven]

The... Hybrid one??

... do you know what gems are?

[green-druzy]

What. Do I look like.

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he puts his arms closer to himself*

I- a-a human, but you have gem things... Did you shapeshift?

[green-druzy]

I do not look like. A human.

I have no hair.

[praying-mantis-steven]

... y.

You have a point.

... so you're shapeshifted?

[green-druzy]

No.

I do not shapeshift.

[praying-mantis-steven]

...

You do not look like... A gem... For all I know...

... are you a different type??

[green-druzy]

No.

Why do you. Look like. The “bug” organics.

[praying-mantis-steven]

... it's just how gems look like... Praying mantises...

[green-druzy]

No.

[praying-mantis-steven]

...

Yes

[green-druzy]

No. Liar.

[praying-mantis-steven]

*his wings twich and his paws press against each other*

... I'm not...

[green-druzy]

Prove it. Then.

[praying-mantis-steven]

*...*

*he can't.*

[green-druzy]

Well?

[praying-mantis-steven]

...

*you made him cry.*

[green-druzy]

.........hhhhHHHHH.

*They pull a handkerchief out of their gem and hand it to him.*

Look. I am sorry. Stop crying.

[praying-mantis-steven]

*their tone just makes him cry more. He tries to take the handkerchief, but... It fell.*

*praying mantis intimidation pose because he's anxious and embarrassed, except it falls flat when he's crying rivers with a straight face*

[green-druzy]

....Stop crying, please.

*The pick the handkerchief up.*

And sit down.

[praying-mantis-steven]

*alright, he stops the pose and sits down, you succeeded in not making him cry more!*

?

[green-druzy]

*They wipe his eyes with the handkerchief.*

There.

[praying-mantis-steven]

*their kindness touches him*

*mantis hug, he's very careful with his spikes so it's a little weird, but hug nonetheless!*

[green-druzy]

...

What.

[praying-mantis-steven]

Thank you

[green-druzy]

...You are welcome.

*They hug back.*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*they hug for a little while before he squeezes them a bit and lets go*

... what's your name?

[green-druzy]

I am Green.

[praying-mantis-steven]

... you can call me Mantis...

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he's been ruffling shells around while Bismuth worked on the house. He was bored out of his mind, for a lack of better words. Don't get him wrong, he's glad he's having a break, it's so hard to get people to not scream when seeing a gigantic alien praying mantis just walking around... Their spikes aren't even that sharp! And they were used to the gems! Though, they almost always screamed when seeing them too...*

*he folds his arms and sighs, closing his eyes*

*then he opens them again*

*and he's falling*

*he only vocalizes a high pitched sound for a second before flapping his wings frantically. Luckily, it slows his fall down enough for him to land safely! He is slightly taller and slimmer than the average 14-year-old Steven and his shirt is quite oversized (//yo to see his ref sheet just scroll down a bit or check the #art tag wink wink nudge nudge)*

*he turns his head around a bit, expression blank though his eyes are darting around*

//OPEN RP @steven-phantom @amnesiac-steven @naive-steeb @fractured-steven-universe @its-rose-now-damnit

[gemless-steven]

*Star still remembers almost nothing aside from his name, his boyfriend, and Sia and Touch kinda*

*So when he sees a boy with wings and non-human limbs fall from the sky... he’s not really sure what to think*

*He’s kinda worried though, so he goes to check on him*

Hey! Are you alright?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*hm? Oh, person. Tall person. He kinda looks like him. Weird.*

*while he thinks he's just staring at him unblinkingly*

[gemless-steven]

*Star is put off a bit by the lack of response and no blinking but he continues*

Umm... hi? I’m Star.

What’s your name?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*ah! Ah heck oh shoot he's doing it again frick-*

... S-Steven

... hi

[gemless-steven]

Oh wait! I think that’s my name too!

Are you new?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he finally blinks, then looks around*

I... No? This is Beach City...

[gemless-steven]

Um. Yes and no...

I should get this out of the way first, my memory is gone because of something that happened to me so I can only explain as much as I know.

This isn’t your Beach City. It’s a Beach City.

This is some... weird place where a bunch of different people end up at random.

I... can’t remember its name though...

*He keeps trying to remember, and he’s probably going to give himself a headache like this*

[praying-mantis-steven]

... I'm sure I'll find out eventually, so I'll tell you then...

... t-the gems'll get worried if I stay here, though... So.....

*he puts his arms close to each other, now it looks like he's praying*

[gemless-steven]

*He frowns a bit*

I um...

I’m not sure there’s a way back...

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he looks crushed (emotionally) for a second*

... not even any rumors?

[gemless-steven]

I um... I wouldn’t know... not right now at least...

I lost my memory so... if there were rumors I don’t remember them... Sorry...

*He looks embarrassed and guilty*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he rubs his paws against each other*

... That's ok

Sorry

[gemless-steven]

Hey... you don’t need to apologize!

You’re fine!

*He smiles at him*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he. He would thumb up, but. He doesn't. Have thumbs. What does he do-*

*oh. Person has weird thingys!! Stare*

[gemless-steven]

*He’s confused for a second before realizing what he’s staring at*

O-Oh! My horns!

Sorry! Are they weird?

*He’s feeling self conscious*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*oh! He shakes his head hurriedly*

[gemless-steven]

*He smiles a little, relieved*

Oh, alright.

I’m glad they don’t freak you out or anything!

[praying-mantis-steven]

You freak people out too?? But you're not creepy!

[gemless-steven]

I don’t know if I freak people out but I worry that I do...

Maybe I’m just paranoid.

I don’t think you’re creepy either by the way!

[praying-mantis-steven]

*him?? Being called not creepy??? By a human?????????*

*happy tears.*

[gemless-steven]

(Oh man. Do people call him creepy? That’s so sad...)

Hey, do you want a hug?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he spreads his mantis arms to the sides, that's a yes*

[gemless-steven]

*He smiles and hugs the mantis child*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he's mindful of the spikes, so it's a little weird, but MANTIS HUG!!!*

*you have made the mantis child's day, you are now his friend*

[gemless-steven]

*Star giggles*

You’re really cute!

[praying-mantis-steven]

*hhhhaaapppyyyyyyy happy happy*

You're nice

*happppppppppppppyyyyyyy*

[gemless-steven]

Thanks! You are too!!

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he wipes his eyes, it seems like appropriate time to end hug??*

*he smiles at him. It's a bit small, but definitely noticeable*

[gemless-steven]

*He smiles back*

So uh... how are you doing?

You seem calmer than earlier.

[praying-mantis-steven]

*hm? Oh! He does feel calmer, now that he thinks about it. He nods*

I just got surprised...

What about you? ... Are you doing okay with making new memories?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he's been ruffling shells around while Bismuth worked on the house. He was bored out of his mind, for a lack of better words. Don't get him wrong, he's glad he's having a break, it's so hard to get people to not scream when seeing a gigantic alien praying mantis just walking around... Their spikes aren't even that sharp! And they were used to the gems! Though, they almost always screamed when seeing them too...*

*he folds his arms and sighs, closing his eyes*

*then he opens them again*

*and he's falling*

*he only vocalizes a high pitched sound for a second before flapping his wings frantically. Luckily, it slows his fall down enough for him to land safely! He is slightly taller and slimmer than the average 14-year-old Steven and his shirt is quite oversized (//yo to see his ref sheet just scroll down a bit or check the #art tag wink wink nudge nudge)*

*he turns his head around a bit, expression blank though his eyes are darting around*

//OPEN RP @steven-phantom @amnesiac-steven @naive-steeb @fractured-steven-universe @its-rose-now-damnit

[amnesiac-steven]

(He’s just walking, not having noticed the Mantis Babey yet)

[praying-mantis-steven]

*too bad, because he noticed you*

*and he is now staring into Sia's soul, never having seen what he assumes is a human with horns and a tail and splotches*

[amnesiac-steven]

(He notices back, and just kinda waves)

[praying-mantis-steven]

*after a beat or two he uncurls his arm completely and waves back, almost like a normal human, except his whole arm is when uncurled is almost his whole body's length!*

[amnesiac-steven]

(Oh! Well, after that, he’s too interested to not come over! He walks over, smiling slightly)

Hi!

[praying-mantis-steven]

*oh! Well, that's a surprise*

... Hi

*staaaaaaare at the horns, and the ears,,, want to touch,,, tell him all your appendage secrets*

[amnesiac-steven]

(He notices the other’s staring, and chuckles a bit)

Guess they’re pretty weird sometimes, huh?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he shakes his head*

Horns are cool

[amnesiac-steven]

Oh!

Thanks...!

[praying-mantis-steven]

*smallest little smile, good vibes*

[amnesiac-steven]

(He smiles back)

Oh, and call me Sia. Do you have a nickname yet?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*the smile goes away, he shakes his head no*

[amnesiac-steven]

(He nods)

Hmmmmmmm................

...Mantis? S’ that a good one? You don’t have to use it, of course, I’m just presenting ideas-

[praying-mantis-steven]

... I...

I like it...

... is it not too dumb?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he's been ruffling shells around while Bismuth worked on the house. He was bored out of his mind, for a lack of better words. Don't get him wrong, he's glad he's having a break, it's so hard to get people to not scream when seeing a gigantic alien praying mantis just walking around... Their spikes aren't even that sharp! And they were used to the gems! Though, they almost always screamed when seeing them too...*

*he folds his arms and sighs, closing his eyes*

*then he opens them again*

*and he's falling*

*he only vocalizes a high pitched sound for a second before flapping his wings frantically. Luckily, it slows his fall down enough for him to land safely! He is slightly taller and slimmer than the average 14-year-old Steven and his shirt is quite oversized (//yo to see his ref sheet just scroll down a bit or check the #art tag wink wink nudge nudge)*

*he turns his head around a bit, expression blank though his eyes are darting around*

//OPEN RP @steven-phantom @amnesiac-steven @naive-steeb @fractured-steven-universe @its-rose-now-damnit

[fractured-steven-universe]

*He just kinda,, stumbles upon this Steven*

Hey, you okay??

[praying-mantis-steven]

*his eyes set pointedly on Fractured, and there's silence for a bit*

... yes

[fractured-steven-universe]

*okay he's a bit unnerved by the silence but suck it up this Steven probably isn't! *

So uhm, welcome to the Clutter Dimension! I'm Fractured..!

[praying-mantis-steven]

... I'm Steven... Hi

*he waves with his big bug arm, oh crap, he's basically waving his spikes around on this person's face, he forgot about that. He folds his arm again as soon as he notices this, putting it veeeery away from Fractured*

[fractured-steven-universe]

Huh..? Oh, it's okay! I got my own weird version of arms too..!

*He spread out his gloved arms before holding one up and removing the glove. It basically looked like Eclipsa's (Star vs. The Forces of Evil) hand, but clawed*

See?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*star eyes, and his arms go forward like he wants to touch it*

*weird arm buddy!!!! Happy mantis noises*

[fractured-steven-universe]

*He giggles and extends his corrupted arms*

You're pretty cool!!

[praying-mantis-steven]

*cool?? He giggles silently, gently touching Fractured's arms with his spiked paws*

You are!

[fractured-steven-universe]

*He jolts but gently holds his paws*

Woah.... That feels kinda off... Wait- no you're cool!!

[praying-mantis-steven]

*his paws twich, but they relax soon*

You are!!

[fractured-steven-universe]

No you!

*He giggles*

[praying-mantis-steven]

You!

*he puts his arms high and opens his wings in a mock intimidating pose*

[fractured-steven-universe]

*He flinches back not prepared for this Steven to just,, do that*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*ah*

*alright back to usual pose*

Sorry... I got carried away...

[fractured-steven-universe]

It's,, it's okay.. I didn't expect that..

*he blushed slightly*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*his wings open again a bit. Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.*

... the spikes don't tend to pierce eyeballs much.

[fractured-steven-universe]

Wh... I wasn't worried about my eyeballs until now...

[praying-mantis-steven]

*...*

*staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaare*

*like, intense stare*

[fractured-steven-universe]

........... what?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*... Squash him. Squash him, please. He doesn't know what to do now. He blew his chance of friendship. Squash h*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he's been ruffling shells around while Bismuth worked on the house. He was bored out of his mind, for a lack of better words. Don't get him wrong, he's glad he's having a break, it's so hard to get people to not scream when seeing a gigantic alien praying mantis just walking around... Their spikes aren't even that sharp! And they were used to the gems! Though, they almost always screamed when seeing them too...*

*he folds his arms and sighs, closing his eyes*

*then he opens them again*

*and he's falling*

*he only vocalizes a high pitched sound for a second before flapping his wings frantically. Luckily, it slows his fall down enough for him to land safely! He is slightly taller and slimmer than the average 14-year-old Steven and his shirt is quite oversized (//yo to see his ref sheet just scroll down a bit or check the #art tag wink wink nudge nudge)*

*he turns his head around a bit, expression blank though his eyes are darting around*

//OPEN RP @steven-phantom @amnesiac-steven @naive-steeb @fractured-steven-universe @its-rose-now-damnit

[green-druzy]

*Green was standing right in front of him. They just slowly look up at the Steven that’s landed in front of them.*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he notices them and just. Stares. What does he do??*

[green-druzy]

*They stare back. This may go on for a while.*

[praying-mantis-steven]

...............

*he starts sweating*

[green-druzy]

..................................................Hello.

[praying-mantis-steven]

..................... hi

... I'm Steven

[green-druzy]

....What Steven.

[praying-mantis-steven]

..... Steven Universe

[green-druzy]

Which Steven Universe.

[praying-mantis-steven]

The... Hybrid one??

... do you know what gems are?

[green-druzy]

What. Do I look like.

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he puts his arms closer to himself*

I- a-a human, but you have gem things... Did you shapeshift?

[green-druzy]

I do not look like. A human.

I have no hair.

[praying-mantis-steven]

... y.

You have a point.

... so you're shapeshifted?

[green-druzy]

No.

I do not shapeshift.

[praying-mantis-steven]

...

You do not look like... A gem... For all I know...

... are you a different type??

[green-druzy]

No.

Why do you. Look like. The “bug” organics.

[praying-mantis-steven]

... it's just how gems look like... Praying mantises...

[green-druzy]

No.

[praying-mantis-steven]

...

Yes

[green-druzy]

No. Liar.

[praying-mantis-steven]

*his wings twich and his paws press against each other*

... I'm not...

[green-druzy]

Prove it. Then.

[praying-mantis-steven]

*...*

*he can't.*

[green-druzy]

Well?

[praying-mantis-steven]

...

*you made him cry.*

[green-druzy]

.........hhhhHHHHH.

*They pull a handkerchief out of their gem and hand it to him.*

Look. I am sorry. Stop crying.

[praying-mantis-steven]

*their tone just makes him cry more. He tries to take the handkerchief, but... It fell.*

*praying mantis intimidation pose because he's anxious and embarrassed, except it falls flat when he's crying rivers with a straight face*

[green-druzy]

....Stop crying, please.

*The pick the handkerchief up.*

And sit down.

[praying-mantis-steven]

*alright, he stops the pose and sits down, you succeeded in not making him cry more!*

?

[green-druzy]

*They wipe his eyes with the handkerchief.*

There.

[praying-mantis-steven]

*their kindness touches him*

*mantis hug, he's very careful with his spikes so it's a little weird, but hug nonetheless!*

[green-druzy]

...

What.

[praying-mantis-steven]

Thank you

[green-druzy]

...You are welcome.

*They hug back.*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*they hug for a little while before he squeezes them a bit and lets go*

... what's your name?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he's been ruffling shells around while Bismuth worked on the house. He was bored out of his mind, for a lack of better words. Don't get him wrong, he's glad he's having a break, it's so hard to get people to not scream when seeing a gigantic alien praying mantis just walking around... Their spikes aren't even that sharp! And they were used to the gems! Though, they almost always screamed when seeing them too...*

*he folds his arms and sighs, closing his eyes*

*then he opens them again*

*and he's falling*

*he only vocalizes a high pitched sound for a second before flapping his wings frantically. Luckily, it slows his fall down enough for him to land safely! He is slightly taller and slimmer than the average 14-year-old Steven and his shirt is quite oversized (//yo to see his ref sheet just scroll down a bit or check the #art tag wink wink nudge nudge)*

*he turns his head around a bit, expression blank though his eyes are darting around*

//OPEN RP @steven-phantom @amnesiac-steven @naive-steeb @fractured-steven-universe @its-rose-now-damnit

[gemless-steven]

*Star still remembers almost nothing aside from his name, his boyfriend, and Sia and Touch kinda*

*So when he sees a boy with wings and non-human limbs fall from the sky... he’s not really sure what to think*

*He’s kinda worried though, so he goes to check on him*

Hey! Are you alright?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*hm? Oh, person. Tall person. He kinda looks like him. Weird.*

*while he thinks he's just staring at him unblinkingly*

[gemless-steven]

*Star is put off a bit by the lack of response and no blinking but he continues*

Umm... hi? I’m Star.

What’s your name?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*ah! Ah heck oh shoot he's doing it again frick-*

... S-Steven

... hi

[gemless-steven]

Oh wait! I think that’s my name too!

Are you new?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he finally blinks, then looks around*

I... No? This is Beach City...

[gemless-steven]

Um. Yes and no...

I should get this out of the way first, my memory is gone because of something that happened to me so I can only explain as much as I know.

This isn’t your Beach City. It’s a Beach City.

This is some... weird place where a bunch of different people end up at random.

I... can’t remember its name though...

*He keeps trying to remember, and he’s probably going to give himself a headache like this*

[praying-mantis-steven]

... I'm sure I'll find out eventually, so I'll tell you then...

... t-the gems'll get worried if I stay here, though... So.....

*he puts his arms close to each other, now it looks like he's praying*

[gemless-steven]

*He frowns a bit*

I um...

I’m not sure there’s a way back...

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he looks crushed (emotionally) for a second*

... not even any rumors?

[gemless-steven]

I um... I wouldn’t know... not right now at least...

I lost my memory so... if there were rumors I don’t remember them... Sorry...

*He looks embarrassed and guilty*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he rubs his paws against each other*

... That's ok

Sorry

[gemless-steven]

Hey... you don’t need to apologize!

You’re fine!

*He smiles at him*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he. He would thumb up, but. He doesn't. Have thumbs. What does he do-*

*oh. Person has weird thingys!! Stare*

[gemless-steven]

*He’s confused for a second before realizing what he’s staring at*

O-Oh! My horns!

Sorry! Are they weird?

*He’s feeling self conscious*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*oh! He shakes his head hurriedly*

[gemless-steven]

*He smiles a little, relieved*

Oh, alright.

I’m glad they don’t freak you out or anything!

[praying-mantis-steven]

You freak people out too?? But you're not creepy!

[gemless-steven]

I don’t know if I freak people out but I worry that I do...

Maybe I’m just paranoid.

I don’t think you’re creepy either by the way!

[praying-mantis-steven]

*him?? Being called not creepy??? By a human?????????*

*happy tears.*

[gemless-steven]

(Oh man. Do people call him creepy? That’s so sad...)

Hey, do you want a hug?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he spreads his mantis arms to the sides, that's a yes*

[gemless-steven]

*He smiles and hugs the mantis child*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he's mindful of the spikes, so it's a little weird, but MANTIS HUG!!!*

*you have made the mantis child's day, you are now his friend*

[gemless-steven]

*Star giggles*

You’re really cute!

[praying-mantis-steven]

*hhhhaaapppyyyyyyy happy happy*

You're nice

*happppppppppppppyyyyyyy*

[gemless-steven]

Thanks! You are too!!

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he wipes his eyes, it seems like appropriate time to end hug??*

*he smiles at him. It's a bit small, but definitely noticeable*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he's been ruffling shells around while Bismuth worked on the house. He was bored out of his mind, for a lack of better words. Don't get him wrong, he's glad he's having a break, it's so hard to get people to not scream when seeing a gigantic alien praying mantis just walking around... Their spikes aren't even that sharp! And they were used to the gems! Though, they almost always screamed when seeing them too...*

*he folds his arms and sighs, closing his eyes*

*then he opens them again*

*and he's falling*

*he only vocalizes a high pitched sound for a second before flapping his wings frantically. Luckily, it slows his fall down enough for him to land safely! He is slightly taller and slimmer than the average 14-year-old Steven and his shirt is quite oversized (//yo to see his ref sheet just scroll down a bit or check the #art tag wink wink nudge nudge)*

*he turns his head around a bit, expression blank though his eyes are darting around*

//OPEN RP @steven-phantom @amnesiac-steven @naive-steeb @fractured-steven-universe @its-rose-now-damnit

[gemless-steven]

*Star still remembers almost nothing aside from his name, his boyfriend, and Sia and Touch kinda*

*So when he sees a boy with wings and non-human limbs fall from the sky... he’s not really sure what to think*

*He’s kinda worried though, so he goes to check on him*

Hey! Are you alright?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*hm? Oh, person. Tall person. He kinda looks like him. Weird.*

*while he thinks he's just staring at him unblinkingly*

[gemless-steven]

*Star is put off a bit by the lack of response and no blinking but he continues*

Umm... hi? I’m Star.

What’s your name?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*ah! Ah heck oh shoot he's doing it again frick-*

... S-Steven

... hi

[gemless-steven]

Oh wait! I think that’s my name too!

Are you new?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he finally blinks, then looks around*

I... No? This is Beach City...

[gemless-steven]

Um. Yes and no...

I should get this out of the way first, my memory is gone because of something that happened to me so I can only explain as much as I know.

This isn’t your Beach City. It’s a Beach City.

This is some... weird place where a bunch of different people end up at random.

I... can’t remember its name though...

*He keeps trying to remember, and he’s probably going to give himself a headache like this*

[praying-mantis-steven]

... I'm sure I'll find out eventually, so I'll tell you then...

... t-the gems'll get worried if I stay here, though... So.....

*he puts his arms close to each other, now it looks like he's praying*

[gemless-steven]

*He frowns a bit*

I um...

I’m not sure there’s a way back...

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he looks crushed (emotionally) for a second*

... not even any rumors?

[gemless-steven]

I um... I wouldn’t know... not right now at least...

I lost my memory so... if there were rumors I don’t remember them... Sorry...

*He looks embarrassed and guilty*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he rubs his paws against each other*

... That's ok

Sorry

[gemless-steven]

Hey... you don’t need to apologize!

You’re fine!

*He smiles at him*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he. He would thumb up, but. He doesn't. Have thumbs. What does he do-*

*oh. Person has weird thingys!! Stare*

[gemless-steven]

*He’s confused for a second before realizing what he’s staring at*

O-Oh! My horns!

Sorry! Are they weird?

*He’s feeling self conscious*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*oh! He shakes his head hurriedly*

[gemless-steven]

*He smiles a little, relieved*

Oh, alright.

I’m glad they don’t freak you out or anything!

[praying-mantis-steven]

You freak people out too?? But you're not creepy!

[gemless-steven]

I don’t know if I freak people out but I worry that I do...

Maybe I’m just paranoid.

I don’t think you’re creepy either by the way!

[praying-mantis-steven]

*him?? Being called not creepy??? By a human?????????*

*happy tears.*

[gemless-steven]

(Oh man. Do people call him creepy? That’s so sad...)

Hey, do you want a hug?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he spreads his mantis arms to the sides, that's a yes*

[gemless-steven]

*He smiles and hugs the mantis child*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he's mindful of the spikes, so it's a little weird, but MANTIS HUG!!!*

*you have made the mantis child's day, you are now his friend*

[gemless-steven]

*Star giggles*

You’re really cute!

[praying-mantis-steven]

*hhhhaaapppyyyyyyy happy happy*

You're nice

*happppppppppppppyyyyyyy*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he's been ruffling shells around while Bismuth worked on the house. He was bored out of his mind, for a lack of better words. Don't get him wrong, he's glad he's having a break, it's so hard to get people to not scream when seeing a gigantic alien praying mantis just walking around... Their spikes aren't even that sharp! And they were used to the gems! Though, they almost always screamed when seeing them too...*

*he folds his arms and sighs, closing his eyes*

*then he opens them again*

*and he's falling*

*he only vocalizes a high pitched sound for a second before flapping his wings frantically. Luckily, it slows his fall down enough for him to land safely! He is slightly taller and slimmer than the average 14-year-old Steven and his shirt is quite oversized (//yo to see his ref sheet just scroll down a bit or check the #art tag wink wink nudge nudge)*

*he turns his head around a bit, expression blank though his eyes are darting around*

//OPEN RP @steven-phantom @amnesiac-steven @naive-steeb @fractured-steven-universe @its-rose-now-damnit

[gemless-steven]

*Star still remembers almost nothing aside from his name, his boyfriend, and Sia and Touch kinda*

*So when he sees a boy with wings and non-human limbs fall from the sky... he’s not really sure what to think*

*He’s kinda worried though, so he goes to check on him*

Hey! Are you alright?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*hm? Oh, person. Tall person. He kinda looks like him. Weird.*

*while he thinks he's just staring at him unblinkingly*

[gemless-steven]

*Star is put off a bit by the lack of response and no blinking but he continues*

Umm... hi? I’m Star.

What’s your name?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*ah! Ah heck oh shoot he's doing it again frick-*

... S-Steven

... hi

[gemless-steven]

Oh wait! I think that’s my name too!

Are you new?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he finally blinks, then looks around*

I... No? This is Beach City...

[gemless-steven]

Um. Yes and no...

I should get this out of the way first, my memory is gone because of something that happened to me so I can only explain as much as I know.

This isn’t your Beach City. It’s a Beach City.

This is some... weird place where a bunch of different people end up at random.

I... can’t remember its name though...

*He keeps trying to remember, and he’s probably going to give himself a headache like this*

[praying-mantis-steven]

... I'm sure I'll find out eventually, so I'll tell you then...

... t-the gems'll get worried if I stay here, though... So.....

*he puts his arms close to each other, now it looks like he's praying*

[gemless-steven]

*He frowns a bit*

I um...

I’m not sure there’s a way back...

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he looks crushed (emotionally) for a second*

... not even any rumors?

[gemless-steven]

I um... I wouldn’t know... not right now at least...

I lost my memory so... if there were rumors I don’t remember them... Sorry...

*He looks embarrassed and guilty*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he rubs his paws against each other*

... That's ok

Sorry

[gemless-steven]

Hey... you don’t need to apologize!

You’re fine!

*He smiles at him*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he. He would thumb up, but. He doesn't. Have thumbs. What does he do-*

*oh. Person has weird thingys!! Stare*

[gemless-steven]

*He’s confused for a second before realizing what he’s staring at*

O-Oh! My horns!

Sorry! Are they weird?

*He’s feeling self conscious*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*oh! He shakes his head hurriedly*

[gemless-steven]

*He smiles a little, relieved*

Oh, alright.

I’m glad they don’t freak you out or anything!

[praying-mantis-steven]

You freak people out too?? But you're not creepy!

[gemless-steven]

I don’t know if I freak people out but I worry that I do...

Maybe I’m just paranoid.

I don’t think you’re creepy either by the way!

[praying-mantis-steven]

*him?? Being called not creepy??? By a human?????????*

*happy tears.*

[gemless-steven]

(Oh man. Do people call him creepy? That’s so sad...)

Hey, do you want a hug?

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he spreads his mantis arms to the sides, that's a yes*

[gemless-steven]

*He smiles and hugs the mantis child*

[praying-mantis-steven]

*he's mindful of the spikes, so it's a little weird, but MANTIS HUG!!!*

*you have made the mantis child's day, you are now his friend*