Chapter 3: Time Management
èBE ALTERNATE JASMINE, OR JILL.
What? Who the hell is Jill? Why is she an alternate you all of a sudden? Your answers will remain hidden from you because you are now Jill DeCastel. You look upon this boy, Dirk, with slight interest. You giggle to yourself as he travels through his world with, almost, ease. You mumble to yourself that this is actually causing you to delay your schedule. You were supposed to be checking up on that Jake fellow around this point in time. You look at your wrist, making a sun-and-moon clock appear in front of you. You sigh. Just because you're the Heir of Time doesn't mean you can't hold up a schedule, however you have to admit, you've taken a liking to this Dirk Strider.
You watch him scurry around with that silly red mask. You cackle at his attire altogether; he is such a silly boy. You decide to help him out a bit and catch some of his opponents' attention. You whistle, doing exactly what you plan to do.
èBE DIRK.
You are now Dirk. You kill some of your planets inhabitants after a strange whistle blows through your eardrums. You look around after collecting the grist to; finally, see a girl wear a crimson and black dress outfit. It look like a dress that you'd go partying in at 3 A.M. (Similar to the 3 A.M. dress for Jade but has straps and black strings wrapping loosely around her arms.) You notice that she's looking directly at you and smirking. You wonder what this girl's deal is before you see her stand and put her hand in the air, creating a mass of black space above her. She waves at you, signaling she is leaving, and jumps up into it, disappearing.
Jake then starts pestering you.
[golgothasTerror started pestering timaeusTestified]
GT: Evening.
TT: Ditto. Did you happen to see a girl wearing a red and black dressy outfit at all?
GT: I don't believe so, Dirk. Why do you ask such a sudden question?
TT: I think she might have jumped to your session. I just wanted to make sure.
GT: Malarkey! I'll keep an eye out for anyone else suspicious.
[CrystalChaos started pestering golgothasTerror and timaeusTestified]
CC: Like me, perhaps?
TT: Oh shit. Who are you?
CC: First of all, Mr. English, I am not a troll; I am a perfectly normal human being. I just started this game earlier and became god tier.
GT: You took the words right out of my mouth! How'd you know I'd say that, miss?
CC: Oh dear. My place here seems to have run out. I must take mmmy leaaave nnooow, I'm meessing up the tiimeliine. Jakkke, I will taaalk to you in perrrson soooon enouggh. Good daaaay.
[CystalChaos ceased pestering golgothasTerror and timaeusTestified]
TT: Whoa. That shit about the timeline and messing it up was odd.
GT: Quite odd indeed. Though, I might be able to see this mysterious woman after all. Farewell, Dirk.
TT: Bye man.
[golgothasTerror ceased pestering timaeusTestified]
èBE JILL.
You are now Jill and you're standing on a cliff, observing your new "playmates". You smirk and snap your fingers, creating another you, similar to one of the kids. However, making an exact duplicate would cause a mess-up in the timeline so you decided to create a younger you. This one look as good as it could be for being 15, since you're 19 already. Your birthday passed a month ago. You look down at your little, confused duplicate and tell her to walk you to those two girls. She happily agrees and cheerily walks with you up to the point where a bit of the residents of Roxy Lalonde household look at you and she with strange, weary eyes is. You approach the destination and tell her you can no longer stick with her and you start to fake fade away. She asks why and you smile. You say that many things prevent you from entering their presences and for her to go up to them. You tell her that you'll be along side her all the way through. She nods and struggles to get up to the rooftop area. You help her up there and feel a slight feeling of sadness as you watch the three talk away.
èBE YOUNGER JILL.
You are now younger Jill and these two older ladies, who seem similar to people you've seen before, though you can't be entirely sure about that. This strikes you as déjà vu as you keep talking to them.
JILL: I don't really know how I got here or where I am from, Miss Jane. An older woman told me to come and meet you. Right before I came up here, she faded away saying she'll be right next to me all the way through.
JANE: Who is this person if I might ask?
ROXY: janey janey janey its obvious that she has memory loss
JILL: No.
ROXY & JANE: Hmm?
JILL: That woman…I have a feeling she is me. I am a duplicate of her. She had the same hair, clothes, and personality. I know that I'm her.
(P)JILL: My, my, my. Even my duplicates are smart enough to figure this out. I should personally introduce myself then, shall I, Roxy dearest?
ROSE: what did you do to little jilly
JANE: No, Roxy. That girl was merely a projection made from false matter, however, from a real point in time.
JILL: You are quite educated, Miss Jane. There are many of me running around; however, most have perished since they discovered their real identities. You and Miss Lalonde here have quite unique qualities that I link to myself. Miss Lalonde, may I ask a question?
ROXY: wut
JILL: What are you planning to do after I leave?
ROXY: i dunno maybe try to get to the next place i guess
JANE: Roxy, it's a trick question. She means what do you plan on telling people after I leave? I can easily tell that through her façade.
JILL: Good girl, good girl. I'm not the only one with a façade in your party. Check in with a certain cool kid. I must take my leave.
You bow ever so slightly and then stand up, creating a swirling mass of time and space behind you. You nod at the two and wave. You say you must not interrupt the inevitable, and jump backwards into the portal.
èBE JASMINE, AGAIN.
You are now Jasmine DeCastel and you're talking to Rose Lalonde about matters concerning the meteor and Jack Noir, though not for long.
JASMINE: hmm…maybe WE COULD like trigger AN EMOTIONAL disturbance within SOMEONE ON the meteor TO AWAKEN my dormant abilities
ROSE: Exactly, how would that help you? I thought you said your abilities were triggered by your emotions.
JASMINE: yea you're RIGHT ROSE…
DAVE: sup
JASMINE: dammit dave STOP DOING that shit
DAVE: its fun
JASMINE: i oughta-
ROSE: Ahem.
JASMINE: we can TAKE A break for A BIT cant we
DAVE: yea chill out
JASMINE: gtfo of HERE
DAVE: make me
ROSE: you two are like little kids
JASMINE: it's his fault~
DAVE: guilty is charged
JASMINE: see god DAMN IT dont you RUN AWAY from me GET BACK here cheater
DAVE: come and get me jas
ROSE: Sigh.
ROSE: I'm too young to be a parent. However…
(DAVE: you are slower than before jas!)
(JASMINE: *huff* like i SAID YOU cheater!)
ROSE: I don't believe I have any other choice…Sigh.
You finally caught the Knight of Time, knocking both of you down. You took this chance to steal a kiss from him. He was shocked as you stood, quite tiredly.
JASMINE: something wrong
DAVE: what
JASMINE: he he! YOU SEEM in a VERY SHOCKED state of MIND NO?
DAVE: you kissed me
JASMINE: no no THAT WAS very accidental
DAVE: no it wasn't you did that on purpose
JASMINE: how would YOU KNOW
DAVE: i could tell it wasnt because you stopped time again
JASMINE: still you HAVE NNO eevvidence for YYOUR FFALSE accusation
DAVE: actually i do
JASMINE: wwwhat iis ttthat?
DAVE: youre stuttering
You turn swiftly to make sure your say no more to give away the fact that you didkiss him. You blush and walk away from the boy you had a strong crush on. You felt a hand on your shoulder and slightly turned your head to see Dave, smiling at you slyly. Your blush spreads as you try to speak, denying any accusation that he may lay upon you. He just smiles through it all, like this isn't even a conversation more like a shot at making you blush. You huff and ask him what does it matter you already have someone you like don't you? You then walk away, far away, from the male who made you blush ever so much. You groan and put your head down on a table. You hear a few chairs scoot next to you.
?: You seem to 8e trou8led quite often there, Jasmine.
:33 yea don't worry it will all be purrfectly fine
JASMINE: nepeta…vriska...THANKS BUT it's not SOMETHING I'D wish to SHARE WITH you guys JUST YET… karkat on THE OTHER hand i GUESS SO…
KARKAT: WHAT ABOUT ME
JASMINE: just on TIME KARKAT i wanted TO TELL you something ABOUT DAVE
:33 well we shouldnt butt our paws into this vriska lets go
VRISKA: Whatever.
KARKAT: WHAT IS THIS ABOUT STRIDER
JASMINE: um i SORTA SLOWED time to KISS HIM
KARKAT: WHAT HE NOTICES EVERYTHING
JASMINE: well i THOUGHT 'WHAT the hell WHY NOT?!' so i KISSED HIM…
KARKAT: SHOULDN'T YOU FUCKING TALK TO HIM AND NOT ME? I WONT HELP YOUR CASE
JASMINE: talk. to DAVE STRIDER normally? Puh-lease.
(DAVE: hey jas where did you run off to?)
JASMINE: i'm headed STRAIGHT TO embarrassing hell ARENT I?
KARKAT: THAT DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU SAY AND HOW YOU SAY IT BYE
DAVE: hey finally found you
JASMINE: *Maybe if I don't say anything, he won't drag me into the hell that is embarrassment…*
DAVE: why wont you just admit it jas
JASMINE: …(I'm scared…)
DAVE: scared?
JASMINE: i hate BEING EMBARRASSED
DAVE: youre embarrassed?
JASMINE: huh i GUESS TALKING to you IS HARDER than it LOOKS…
DAVE: only because you kissed me
JASMINE: i guess SO DAVE so while WE ARE alone how 'BOUT THIS?
DAVE: what
You lean in close to him and peck him on the lips quickly then stand to return to Nepeta and Vriska. They ask you why you are suddenly very happy. You giggle, not answering them.
BE DAVE.
You are now Dave. You approach Karkat and Rose. They see you and start laughing.
DAVE: what
ROSE: Dave, you seem to have lipstick on.
DAVE: i do?
You wipe your hand across your mouth and find that pink lipstick was on your lips. The exact same color she was wearing. You think to yourself, she planned to kiss me that little liar, but you grin again thinking to yourself, but damn does she need some help if she thinks you're actually going to believe her good girl act.
Boo ya! Finally got the idea out at *looks at clock* 1:40 in the morning…hot damn that ended earlier than I had expected! Thank god for Typing/Computer Skills class…
