Solemnly, Steven moved from muse to muse, giving each and every single one a rose. Tis the season, after all. "Happy Valentines, everybody!"
The responses were varied. Staccato thanked the strange creature and promptly ate the rose. Rosemary was confused at just what Steven might be, but accepted the gift with some surprise. Trance grumbled. Light Pillar thanked the whatever-he-was and took off, likely to regift it to some mare. Canny slid it into her mane, thinking it would make her cuter. Moxie asked if that was all, grumbling about the lack of chocolate.
The androgynous gem among them stared at the boy and to the flower. Beryl had not seen a gem since they had been betrayed. “It’s some kind of Earth trap, isn’t it. If it tries to eat me, I’m going to kill it.”





