Room 509, Thursday afternoon

[trigons_child]

Probably to absolutely no one's surprise, Raven had amassed herself a small army of love monkeys, which were now snuggled up with her on her bed as she used her laptop to catch up on Rumor Gal episodes and gossip and speculation. Priorities, people. Priorities.

She wrinkled her nose at the comments on one blog post and glanced down at the love monkey that had claimed her lap. "I do very much prefer it when Charlie and Claire are together," she told it, "for I think they are truly meant for each other, but I do not understand how heated these 'shipping wars' get. It seems so unpleasant and unhealthy to invest so much anger and energy in the lives and relationships of fictional people."

The love monkey squeaked in agreement. Or maybe it was just asking for another hug. Or maybe it was secretly a Claire/David shipper and just didn't want to start an argument.


[Door and post are open. Beware of love monkeys!]
 

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[glacial_queen]

"That doesn't mean that Warren can forgive me for what I did," Karla said, forlornly. "Or that he even has to."

The monkey that had claimed her climbed up to her lap and patted her softly on the shoulder.

"Sorry," Karla mumbled. "Just...the dance and this whole week and everything..."

[trigons_child]

Raven worried at her lower lip, wondering if there was anything she could possibly say to Warren that wouldn't make everything worse. "I know," she said. "Jono surprised me by asking me to the dance. Perhaps Warren will surprise you as well."

[glacial_queen]

It would be hilarious interesting if she tried.

"Perhaps," Karla agreed. "We'll see when tomorrow comes. I've got a nice dress picked out already." She called it in to show. "A bit short, but I'm hoping..."

Warren was a male. Karla had nice legs. The equation was there.

[trigons_child]

"He will think you are beautiful," Raven said with a smile. "I am certain of that."

Because she certainly did. She had Mrs. Raven of Glacia written all over her notebooks, after all.

[glacial_queen]

Karla gave Raven a small smile. "Thanks, darling," she said, leaning in to give her friend a big hug. "I hope so, too."

They were meant to be together in the end, after all.

[trigons_child]

"I have something I wish to give you," Raven said when she finally drew back. A TOKEN OF HER LOVE.

[glacial_queen]

"Is it another monkey?" Karla asked wryly, as her little guy began grooming her hair. "Because I think I'm all set, thanks." Though if Raven was offering a euphemistic love-monkey...

[trigons_child]

Why do I have to share you with a monkey, monkey, la la la la la la la.

"No, it is not," Raven said. She carefully dislodged her monkey blanket and rose to move over to her desk, where she opened a small box so she could take out one of the two small red gems it contained.

"It is this," she said, holding out the gem to Karla.

[glacial_queen]

Karla reached her hand out to let Raven drop the gem. "What is this?" she asked, bringing it back to examine closely. "It feels a little bit like you. It's not another chakra for me to lick is it?"

[trigons_child]

"It is called a Ramat Stone," Raven explained. "It contains a sliver of my soul, a part of my essence. If something were to happen to me again, it would aid you in finding me, and if necessary, restoring me to myself."

At least she hoped. Though she also hoped it would never have to be used.

[glacial_queen]

"So like...a little part of you is in this gem?" Karla asked, trying to make sure she got it. "It will act as a lodestone to the rest of you?"

[trigons_child]

Raven nodded. "Yes," she said. "But you must never ask me about it again. I have given one of these to Jono, and I have one more to give to Professor Skywalker, and then I will purge my memory of creating them. I cannot know that they exist, just as precaution."

[glacial_queen]

"Then I should probably get all my questions out now, huh?" Karla asked. She called in her jewelry box, necklaces and bracelets and earrings haphazardly jumbled about, expensive items mixed carelessly with pretty rocks and shells--save for a few treasured pieces carefully hung up and kept clear of the mess. Most of those items had been gifts from friends here at Fandom; Raven would see the necklace she'd given Karla for her birthday carefully tucked away among the hanging pieces. Karla laid the Ramat Stone inside and covered it with a few silver chains and a bangle. "Do you think it would hurt you if I have it set?" she asked. "It will attract even less attention if it looks like an ordinary piece of jewelry."

[trigons_child]

"I do not think it will hurt, no," Raven said, shaking her head. "The stone cannot be destroyed by any normal means. It will not break unless dark magics are used to do so. Though if it fell into the wrong hands, it could be used as a focus for that kind of magic to affect me."

[glacial_queen]

Karla's fingers tightened on her jewelry box for a moment before she vanished it. "It never will," she promised Raven. "I'll guard it as I would my own Jewel. But you said that if something happens to you again, this can more than just find you? It can...help you, too? Because it's an...unaffected part of you, I guess?"

[trigons_child]

"I trust you," Raven said softly, smiling at Karla. "Or else I would not have given it to you."

She nodded at her next question. "It is my pure essence," she said. "Uncorrupted. I have never heard of one of these being used before, but in theory, it can affect the rest of my soul and restore it. Though I hope it will never need be used."