[ It's a good thing they already had their "hey, you're alive!" conversation off-screen so the narrative won't bog down the TDM, because otherwise that jumpscare would get really messy, really fast.

Instead, all he gets is an actual jump, a yelp of surprise, and an extremely light bap on the arm with a rock hammer for his troubles. Jerk. ]

Don't do that- [ Please keep doing that. ] -I meant being different gems entirely, for your information. Don't these things normally form in different environments...?

[ They think. It's hard to remember random science facts when their heart is beating so loud. And the person they were not-so-subtly hovering over probably wouldn't appreciate the lecture anyway, but that's besides the point. ]

... And no, I haven't. Have you?