Kent/Feldspar
Dec. 13th, 2024 07:37 pm"Just once more," they had said when Ellie's team petitioned for it. She was busy with Palmer, falling in love with science while he fell in love with God, and Kent was left to pick up the pieces. He wanted another damn go at it. The Machine had a pricetag in the billions; it was begging to be used again.
But they wouldn't let Ellie go. They wouldn't let just anyone go. They wanted someone who knew how it worked, who had been there from the beginning, but someone who isn't completely taken in by Ellie's words.
That leads them to a dozen people and they end up with Kent. He's blind, but that's not what decides it. They claim that he wouldn't hallucinate the way Ellie did. That he has a unique perspective.
And, he's already proven himself steady and loyal.
He experiences it all the way that Ellie does, but something goes wrong on the other end. Maybe another terrorist attack. Maybe not. All he knows is that he's in the sphere and then, suddenly, he's floating, unable to find his footing until a great crash and he slams into the bottom of the machine.
He groans, pulling his helmet on with a grunt and a wince.
"Fuck this," he mutters, finding the edge of the sphere with his hands. There was a door there somewhere. He just - has to find it.
But they wouldn't let Ellie go. They wouldn't let just anyone go. They wanted someone who knew how it worked, who had been there from the beginning, but someone who isn't completely taken in by Ellie's words.
That leads them to a dozen people and they end up with Kent. He's blind, but that's not what decides it. They claim that he wouldn't hallucinate the way Ellie did. That he has a unique perspective.
And, he's already proven himself steady and loyal.
He experiences it all the way that Ellie does, but something goes wrong on the other end. Maybe another terrorist attack. Maybe not. All he knows is that he's in the sphere and then, suddenly, he's floating, unable to find his footing until a great crash and he slams into the bottom of the machine.
He groans, pulling his helmet on with a grunt and a wince.
"Fuck this," he mutters, finding the edge of the sphere with his hands. There was a door there somewhere. He just - has to find it.
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Date: 2025-03-17 01:22 am (UTC)Lapis sleeps a while but does cry in the middle of the night. Kent doesn't stir.
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Date: 2025-03-17 11:24 pm (UTC)Lapis is a hungry little thing, and they quickly finish the hatchling paste and then cry to be rocked a bit. Feldspar brings them outside to sit under the stars a while, talking to them about the planets in their solar system.
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Date: 2025-03-17 11:25 pm (UTC)Kent wakes in the morning and stands slowly, rubbing his face. He reaches for the other side of the bed for Lapis but finds it empty. Panic clutches his heart and he starts to scramble for them.
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Date: 2025-03-18 12:00 am (UTC)Kent calls out their name, frightened enough to stand up and bang his knee on the side of the crib.
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Date: 2025-03-18 01:51 am (UTC)They know what Kent wants and quickly slip Lapis into his arms. “Here, it’s okay. They were crying so I went to feed and rock them.”
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Date: 2025-03-18 02:00 am (UTC)Kent holds them close and reaches for Feldspar as well. "Jesus...I completely forgot. It's like...I've been in such a fog. I completely forgot you were back."
And he kisses them, pressing the little hatchling between them.
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Date: 2025-03-18 01:49 pm (UTC)Truthfully, Kent feels better with both of them there.
He sits on the bed and settles back down, placing Lapis on his chest so they can hear his breathing.
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Date: 2025-03-18 04:11 pm (UTC)They help Kent settle with Lapis, endeared by the sight to the point they just sort of need a moment to take it in. The elders sometimes sleep with the hatchlings like that - but only the fussy ones, or when they’re ill. This isn’t like that at all.
Feldspar crawls into the bed after him and covers up their legs with the blanket, tucking themselves against Kent’s arm. Lapis is snoring quietly, clearly happy to be back in their Kent-bed.
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Date: 2025-03-18 04:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-03-18 05:01 pm (UTC)“Yeesh,” they yawn, slowly pulling themselves upright. “Looks like it. Did Lapis not wake up again last night?”
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Date: 2025-03-18 05:32 pm (UTC)Loudly.
Kent hands them to Feldspar.
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Date: 2025-03-18 10:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-03-18 10:39 pm (UTC)Kent chuckles and disappears to take a quick shower, returning when he's feeling halfway back to human."how's my gemstone?" he murmurs, sliding his hand along the counter towards them.
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Date: 2025-03-18 11:47 pm (UTC)“Doing great,” they grin, bringing their hand across the table to touch their fingers together. “All fed and happy. How was the shower?”
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Date: 2025-03-19 12:13 am (UTC)"Amazing. I feel like myself again. Do you feel up for a walk today?" he wonders.
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Date: 2025-03-19 01:07 am (UTC)“Yeah, sounds great. I need to get used to the gravity again. Have you allowed the others to see Lapis yet, or have you kept them all to yourselves?”
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