Prompt 1:
 t's probably been at least a little while since you managed to climb out of the well, so hopefully you've dried off by now and are enjoying poking around the Town. But who cares about all of that? More importantly, the Town has a new feature this time, for reasons entirely unknown to everyone.
The flowers...seem to be talking. They have no faces, but they will definitely turn to talk to you, and if they have had their color restored, they will very brightly and contentedly compliment you, or your clothing, or wish you well.
If they haven't? Prepare yourself for all sorts of horrible, horrible insults, because that's all that's coming your way.
Prompt 2:
 ow are you settling in? Is the Town treating you well? It's not as bad as it used to be; some of the houses have color, some of the food has color and taste as well. It's been polished up a bit since everyone first got here.
Granted, when you wake up that morning to find yourself in full fancy wear of many different types (all colorless, and gender has nothing to do with which you might end up in), you'll find that the Town might not be as well put together as it seems.
You can't get out of the formal wear. It just won't come off, no matter what you do. Which wouldn't be so bad, but... it seems like these clothes will snag on just about everything in the Town, which is far from smooth. Try not to trip over those loose cobblestones, or your dress snagging on a nail sticking out from a door frame. This is really not the place for this sort of clothing.
Prompt 3:
e loves me, he loves me not... that's a pretty familiar game, right? For some reason, the urge to pick one of those flowers and casually pluck the petals from it while playing that game is going to grow stronger and stronger the more flowers you see. Eventually? You're just going to have to cave to it.
(Certainly it doesn't help that the flowers scream a bit when you pull their petals; they still can talk right now, after all!)
She loves you, she loves you not...and by the time you've picked the last petal, you've forgotten who you were even thinking of originally -- instead, the very next person you see is going to be the victim of a very impassioned declaration of love. Don't worry, you'll come back to yourself...after you declare your undying love for everyone to hear.
Prompt 4:
 ut no matter how many people tell you not to go into the forest, however, it's still rather enticing, isn't it? It's sitting right there, waiting for you to explore it, waiting for you to just step a little bit out of the Town...
And soon, you're surrounded by the dark boughs of the trees, the twisty, turny paths of the woods, where it feels like you're wandering in circles for hours upon hours --
And then, after ages of tree branches yanking at your hair and roots tripping you up, you find a clearing.
And in that clearing? There's a field of flowers. They're colorless -- strangely eerie because of it, but still distinctly recognizable to the flower familiar as Asphodel. And touching any single one of those flowers will suddenly give you vivid memories of one of your precious friends -- so long as they're dead. Anyone around you is going to experience that flash of memory too, so be careful!
Extra:
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this is sure to be rocky
this place really was odd.]
I wouldn't really go that far.
[it took an awful lot for anything to be 'nice', let alone a meeting with a stranger.]
i'm sure the gems are used to a little friction
Well, that's fine. There was something else Ghost wanted to ask, anyway. ]
Are you upset because you're missing your powder? [ It's the main reason Ghost had been staring, admittedly. ]
it'll help polish their future relationship, at any rate
I'm not missing anything. [aside from a purpose to continue existing, but HAHAHAHA] But I guess I'm kind of upset about being pulled around again.
[it was the cosmic whims of the universe instead of Homeworld's dictations this time, sure, but it had still been done without any consultation as to what Lapis herself wanted. just because she was used to it didn't mean she had to be any happier about being in this world than on earth.]
Hopefully with time it'll crystallize into something entirely new!
Still, the pulled around thing is interesting. Considering the moment Ghost was pulled from, they can't say they personally relate, but they can empathize. ]
It's happened to you before?
i've got no doubt they'll mine up something very special
It's pretty much the only thing that ever happens.
[when was the last time she'd gone somewhere and been happy about it? it's been so long that she can no longer remember, and that thought itself causes her chest to tighten.]
as long as they don't take it for granite
What gem are you?
of quartz not
[while her expression remains neutral as ever, there's something about the way that she tilts her head to the side that makes it clear this is information she believes ought to be obvious. if they can tell that she's a gem (also obvious) then it shouldn't be difficult to know right away which type she was. it wasn't like you could mix her up with a pearl or anything.]
Hope my late reply and Ghost's crisis doesn't leave you jaded
I'm sorry? [ Stress and disbelief are evident in their voice. There's the smallest of cracks- heard, but not seen- in their neck. They don't know where to put their hands. ]
That's not possible...? [ This gem can not logically be Lapis Lazuli, Ghost thinks. They do not act like Lapis, nor look like Lapis. Phos has Lapis' head. There is no way this can be Lapis Lazuli. Their hands finally settle on their neck, supporting it in case it breaks clean off.
So why do they feel hopeful? ]
it's fine, nothing can fracture this thread
[her tone is firm, almost angry. for thousands of years her identity was the only thing that Lapis had, everything else having been stripped away from her - even her existence to the outside world. no one could ever tell her that she was wrong about that.
the fact that the protests seem to be upsetting Ghost just as much, if not more, doesn't even occur to her in her ruffled state. rather than asking if they're alright she turns on her heel abruptly, showcasing the teardrop shaped gem embedded between her shoulder blades. there's no mistaking it for anything but a lapis lazuli.]