[ They slip one of their feet into one of her boots, shrugging. ]
As long as it fits, it doesn't matter. I can't feel any pain. [ Or feel how comfy it is, really. Seems like it fits though!! They put the other one on, too. ] You, on the other hand...
Will it hurt you? I saw it's hard for humans to walk in shoes like mine.
[ Now they're imagining that journalism entails high heels for some sort of reason... maybe to see a little higher?! They don't know. But at least they've bot Done It ! ]
But, the heel is for breaking holes in the ice— [ They point to that sharpened heel she's donning. ] Not for "dressing up."
[ Well... this would be easy to explain in context!! But it's a bit harder to explain to a human, so they pause momentarily, thinking of how to make it simpler. ]
You know that gems get our energy from light, don't you? So, in winter, most gems hibernate. Though, one of us stays up to do "winter duties"— that's my job.
[ They start with that, giving her a moment to digest that before they move on to the actual iceberg tidbit. ]
There are big masses of ice that hit each other and make a lot of noise... they'll wake up the gems during hibernation, so a gem in charge of winter duty needs to break them.
[ They point at the shoes. ]
Using those, and the saw that I'm sure you've seen me carry around.
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I'm doing my best! It's a whole lot form-fitting than I expected!
[ Her poor chest. ]
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Well, I don't have those "boob" things...
[ What does she expect!! Granted, that's why her clothes are sort of hanging off of them, too, but it's better for it to be too big than too small. ]
It should stretch enough. [ a beat. ] It doesn't rip that easily. I was just saying.
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But perfect! It's tight, but it's doable!
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Okay, fine. I guess you're meant to wear my shoes, too.... I don't know if they'll fit.
[ Pointed glance towards the death heels set off to the side, and then towards her own shoes that they're meant to step into (literally, this time). ]
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[ As she plunks down in front of Cairngorm's shoes of Death, reaching for a heel. ]
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As long as it fits, it doesn't matter. I can't feel any pain. [ Or feel how comfy it is, really. Seems like it fits though!! They put the other one on, too. ] You, on the other hand...
Will it hurt you? I saw it's hard for humans to walk in shoes like mine.
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[ Maya Amano cannot be defeated by mere footwear. Only vehicles.
So she's managing to wedge one foot in there, testing the weight consideringly. Okay. Doable. ]
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[ They stand to their full height, tilting their head and giving themself a once over. ]
For what? Your job?
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[ And here she stands, wobbly and a little cramped in the footwear, but. She did it!! ]
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[ Now they're imagining that journalism entails high heels for some sort of reason... maybe to see a little higher?! They don't know. But at least they've bot Done It ! ]
But, the heel is for breaking holes in the ice— [ They point to that sharpened heel she's donning. ] Not for "dressing up."
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[ Rewind-- ]
Why were you stabbing ice, again?
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You know that gems get our energy from light, don't you? So, in winter, most gems hibernate. Though, one of us stays up to do "winter duties"— that's my job.
[ They start with that, giving her a moment to digest that before they move on to the actual iceberg tidbit. ]
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[ is Cairngorm awake enough to do that, though?? ]
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[ They point at the shoes. ]
Using those, and the saw that I'm sure you've seen me carry around.