Blueberry was taking a break from maintaining his puzzles. After all, it was about lunchtime. His lazy brother never really paid much attention to it, but he was probably napping anyway. He could go yell at him… but he didn't really feel like it. He hadn't been as motivated as he could be and he was starting to feel like Papyrus was catching on. In reality, he had been disappointed… Dream left, which he understood, it was for his own safety, but neither of them had a chance to meet Jewel. Ink had theorized that Error took her back to the anti-void, but no one knew how to get there… except for Jewel and Error.
With a sigh, Blueberry reached for his lunch, only to find it missing. He blinked, looking around before he caught a squirrel in his lunch.
"Hey!" he called out, running after it. The squirrel quickly scurried off, obviously afraid of the tiny skeleton. "If you were hungry I would have shared…" he sighed as he looked down at his now-empty lunchbox.
"You know," he heard, a tingle going through his spine, "it doesn't really seem all that magnificent to be so down."
Blueberry whipped around, bright blue eyes focusing on the human standing before him, as tall as his brother. Her smile was gentle and her eyes had a light to them as she looked down at him.
"Human!" he exclaimed, hopping up. "You've recovered!"
She chuckled, rubbing her ear a little. "Well, except for my hearing now."
"Oh, sorry," he quickly apologized, but he couldn't help the beaming smile. "You had us so worried! But the MAGNIFICENT SANS knew you would pull through! Mwehehheh!"
"And I hear I've got you and Dream to thank for that," she said with a smile.
"Oh, it was mostly Dream," he grinned. "I was just there for a little extra positivity!"
Jewel chuckled, shrugging a bit. "Well, I owe you one, tiny."
"Hey, I'm not that small!"
"Every one of you Sanses are tiny to me," she grinned at him. Seeing him pout, she couldn't help but chuckle. "C'mon. I saw your lunch got nabbed. I can take you somewhere."
"I really rather not go to Muffet's again," he sighed. "Brother's there all the time."
"Well… you got food at your place? I can make you something."
"Nonsense! You're my guest, why would I let you do the cooking?"
"Because I owe you?" she rose a brow.
"You don't owe me anything, human! Dream did all the work! I'm just happy you're safe and sound!" he grinned.
"Okay," she sighed, which threw Blueberry off for a minute. "Dude, for starters, I'm trying here, okay? I get the whole chivalrous knight thing, but really, I'm trying to help here. You have no lunch and I'm trying to do what I can to show you I appreciate what you did. And two… dude, you're manipulative as fuck. No way in hell you're as nice and naïve as everyone says."
Blueberry blinked, confused at her, but as she stared him down he couldn't help but laugh. "Okay, maybe you got me a little on the second bit," he smiled at her.
"No shit," she laughed. "The big eyes routine never worked on me, but damn if that wasn't convincing."
"Well, thank you," he smiled, but slowly, it fell as he looked up at her. "So it's true, then?" he asked softly. "You… really don't like me, or my world?"
Jewel blinked. "Where did you hear that?"
"Error…"
She sighed a little. Of course… "Hey… this really isn't something that should be discussed like this," she smiled softly at him. "How about we get you some food, huh? I know I haven't really eaten much of anything since before all this went down."
"Wait, you haven't eaten since before you were hurt?"
"Well… no," she said, blinking.
"You haven't eaten in two weeks?" Blueberry exclaimed.
"Two..? Oh! Damn, has it been a week since I woke up? Shit…" she sweated. "I remember Error mentioning that I was out for a week, but…"
"How can you not tell that?"
"Well, the anti-void doesn't really have time flow. Nothing happens. You don't need to eat, sleep… anything there, really. Normal necessities aren't important there."
"So… there's no time flow?"
"Nope."
"So… when's the last time you do remember eating anything?"
"Well…" she thought back. "I remember having coffee with Sans the morning before I got hit this last time… I had just woken up from a three-day coma… I made Red and his brother pasta, but I didn't eat any unless you count a taste test for the sauce… same with the frosting for the cupcakes… then…"
"Too long!" Blueberry exclaimed, grabbing her hand. "Fine, I'm taking you to Muffet's!"
"Blue, calm down," Jewel laughed as he tried to pull her, unsuccessfully. "I'm supposed to be treating you."
"B-but!"
"No buts, mister. You might not see what you did as a big deal, but it really was. If it wasn't for you, Dream wouldn't have figured out what he needed to, and Error wouldn't have given him the final piece to the puzzle. Besides… none of you know what exactly happened anyway… and what you did…"
Blueberry stopped and looked at her. That sad face… now he felt bad. "Fine," he sighed.
"You know… if you don't want Muffet's, I can take you somewhere else. There's a whole multiverse to explore. I can even take you to a human restaurant. If… you don't mind people staring," she admitted. "Could probably pass you off as a cosplayer with the armor," she muttered softly under her breath.
"Oh, do you watch anime?" he asked. "Undyne's mentioned cosplaying before!"
Jewel chuckled a little. "I used to, back in the day. Haven't touched it in years."
"You know, I could introduce you to Undyne! I'm sure she'd love to show you some anime."
"Eh," her smile wavered. "I'm picky, I'ma be honest. Besides, Error's got me on a binge right now of Undernovela. Kinda don't like to binge more than one thing at a time."
"Oh, he's showing you that too?"
"Too?" she rose a brow.
"Yeah, it… It's a long story," Blueberry said softly as he rubbed the back of his neck.
Jewel watched him for a moment before forcing a smile on her face. "So, what do you want for lunch? I'll try and pick a good place."
"Well, the MAGNIFICENT SANS makes the world's best tacos!" he bragged.
"Oh, really?" she smiled. "Most Papyrus' make Italian food, strange to have you favor Mexican. What's your favorite kind? Chicken, beef, fish?"
Blueberry then blinked a little. "What? Fish… tacos?"
Jewel then blinked. "Oh, right…" she sweated. "Monsters don't… use animal products. You guys have magic food…"
"A-animal products?" Blueberry paled, not liking that.
"Yeah. Uh… humans can't just… make food. So along with growing it, we… raise animals and kill them for food."
"You… you what…?" A horrified look plastered on his face, tears started lining his eyes. "H-how…h-how does that even work? D-don't they…. d-dust?"
Oh… oh no… She sighed a little. "No. Monsters are the only ones who dust. Animals, like humans, don't… do that. We're more… well… It's hard to explain without getting graphic… and I don't think you can handle it. Most people can't… They just choose not to think about it when they eat…"
"But… but why? Why do you… have to… kill things?"
"Because we can't grow things in winter like you guys can. Because of famine, disease… a lot of things monsters don't have to worry about. It's… not really that different than growing a plant in a garden to pluck it."
"But animals have souls like us, right?"
Jewel rubbed the back of her neck. "I… can't answer that," she said softly. "Humans can't see souls… I mean… I can, but I'm weird… and I've never… tried to look at an animal's soul before… but I assume they do, Blue."
"Then… then how can you..? It's…"
"It's how life on the surface is, Blue. I assume monsters did it too before the Core was introduced, right? Animals do it to each other. Some eat grass, others hunt the grass-eaters."
"It… it doesn't make it… make it right…"
Jewel sighed a little. "All right… Definitely vegan for you."
Blue looked confused, though the sadness from the conversation still lingered. "Vegan?"
"No animal products. No meat, milk, eggs, etc. Just plants."
"Sounds… I don't know… I-I like my tacos… but to use real animals in them…"
"They have vegan tacos. I'm… not a fan, but…"
"So… you eat… animals?"
"Yeah," she said softly. "I'm not opposed to it. I'm already limited in what I can eat, so…"
"Wait… you're… limited?" he questioned. "What do you mean?"
"I mean… I'm allergic to certain foods. Some can actually kill me, believe it or not."
"Food can DO THAT?"
Jewel chuckled softly. "Yes, Blue, it can."
"How? I-I don't…!" he was so confused.
"It's just how my body reacts to certain things. Like strawberries. I don't even have to eat them. I just have to be near them and they close my throat, so I can't breathe. It doesn't take long, just a few seconds of exposure."
"I-Is there anything dangerous here?" he quickly asked, looking around.
Jewel chuckled a little. "Easy, Blue," she said softly as she put her hands on his shoulders, forcing him to look back up at her. "Strawberries are the worst for me unless I eat something. It's the only thing environmental I have to worry about. And monsters don't have them down here. Though… you did mention Muffet… does she still sell baked goods? Cuz that's where I'd have to worry."
"Y-yeah," he said softly. "I don't… know about strawberries though…"
"You guys might have an equivalent though… probably a good idea to not… ya know."
"R-right," he sweated. Good thing they didn't go to Muffet's then… "Well, now I'm thoroughly freaked out… you had a place in mind?"
"Well… I don't really know good the food is… but I do know a few vegan places in the multiverse. But… are you going to be okay with me not ordering vegan?"
Blueberry shivered a little at the thought. "I-I suppose… I can't ask you to change because I'm uncomfortable."
"Well… I mean, you could, but it'd kind of be rude," she tried with a small smile.
Blueberry tried to smile a little at the attempt, but he couldn't get the idea out of his mind.
Jewel watched him for a moment before she went over and picked him up suddenly, throwing him onto her back, causing the tiny skeleton to grab on so he didn't fall. "C'mon you," she grinned at him. "You'll feel better with food in you. We can discuss all this stuff later." Before he could answer, she teleported them away.
To say Blueberry was surprised with the establishment was an understatement. It wasn't like Muffet's at all. It was nice, modest but definitely on the higher end of things. At least in comparison to what he was used to. He did have to have Jewel point out the vegan menu for him, though, and his eyes focused on the vegan tacos they indeed had. Fine, if he was going to compare human food, might as well be his favorite and specialty!
"Hello," the waitress came over with a bright smile. "Can I get you anything or are we ready to order?"
"Greetings human server!" Blueberry grinned and Jewel sweated as the gazes around them shifted to them. "I, the MAGNIFICENT SANS, wish to try your vegan tacos!"
The waitress blinked and looked over at Jewel who had a bit of an embarrassed blush.
"He's a method actor," she muttered softly, which caused the waitress to chuckle sympathetically.
"Got it," she whispered. "Anything to drink, sir?" she asked.
"Water?" he blinked, confused.
"Get him a peach tea, too," Jewel smiled at her.
"All right, and you ma'am?"
"Grilled chicken over rice with sweet tea."
"Thank you, I'll be right back with your drinks," she smiled as she took the menus and walked away.
Blueberry stared at Jewel for a moment, which caught her attention. "What?"
"Oh, um…" he tried to hide the blue dusting his cheeks. "You just… did I do something wrong?"
Jewel blinked a little. "What makes you say that?"
"That you… you lied to her."
Jewel tilted her head before realizing, "Oh! You're talking about the method actor line."
"Yeah," he said softly. "Why?"
"Blue, look around," she said softly as they both glanced about. "We're in an AU where everyone's human. Calling someone "human" is kind of rude, let alone, "human server." That'd be like someone just calling you monster or skeleton."
"I… guess I never thought about it," he realized, his thoughts racing. "Is that why you were embarrassed?"
"A little," she said softly, stopping as the waitress dropped off the drinks with a breadbasket.
"Is there anything else I can get for you while you wait?"
"No, we're good for now, thanks," Jewel smiled, watching her walk away.
"So… I… embarrass you?"
Jewel blinked and turned back to Blueberry, who was fidgeting.
"We… don't have to do this…"
"Blue, it's not like that," she said with a sigh. "Though, really, I never thought the Magnificent Sans would be so easily downhearted."
"Well… you don't like me and I embarrass you," he muttered softly.
"Blue, none of that is true," she firmly stated, her tone making him look back up at her. "Look, I know what Error said… and he's kind of a jerk when he wants to be, best friend or not. Do you really want to get into this now?"
"Well… yeah… I'm confused. You act nice but then you…"
Jewel sighed a little, her hands folding in front of her. "I don't hate you, or your world, Blue. It's just… the thought of… you're exhausting to think about," she admitted, trying to be nice about it. "Your overwhelming energy is just impossible for me to keep up with. We've barely spent any time together and I already feel like I need a nap," she sweated a little. "But at the same time, it's infectious… I can't… help but want to smile around you. And I did tell Error that I didn't like UnderSwap… it hasn't been my favorite AU so he wasn't… fully lying… but Ink pointed out something I had neglected. There was a whole side I wasn't seeing. All I ever saw was the super sweet side of you, where you're literally bouncing off the walls with positive energy, the times you act like an overgrown child… and it just didn't appeal to me. But I wasn't going to let your world perish just because I'm not a fan, ya know? I don't believe in that kind of thing. Other people love you, and I'll keep protecting your world so you can have all your friends, even if we never get along…"
Blueberry was silent as he listened. It wasn't easy to hear, he had to admit, but at least she was being honest with him. "So…" he started after a long, awkward silence, "You… don't think we can be… friends?"
Whether he was trying to or not, that really hit somewhere in her. He had this honesty about him that was rare in the world and it… just brought back so many bad memories. "I… didn't say that," she said softly. "I just… wanted you to know that even if we aren't, I'm not going to just… let things happen, ya know?"
"So… are you a protector then? Like Ink, Dream and me?"
"Oh, god, Ink put that in your head too…"
"He… did say you hated it when he called you one," he sweated a little. "But that's… what it sounds like to me."
"I don't go out of my way to save people from everything," Jewel said softly. "Like… I can't stop Frisk or Chara from doing bad things if they choose… that's just how your worlds work and if I change that, then I'm changing how your world is… I'm not… I can't do that, Blue. It's not within my power. I can reset worlds, fix them if they get too broken or if something unnatural happens to them."
"Like if Error came back to my world again…"
"Yeah…" she said softly.
"Error told me that's how you met," he fidgeted a little. "That… my brother doesn't remember… I don't understand…"
Jewel sighed a little, taking a sip of her drink. "I don't want to step on your brother's toes here, Blue. Last thing I need is him hating me too. He's already going to hate me for all of this, I can feel it," she sweated a little. "But…" she sighed. "I suppose some things can't be avoided…"
"Why would you think my brother would hate you?"
"Because he's like Classic Sans. Just like you're like Classic Papyrus. In fact, I think your brother's even more protective over you due to the Swap effect of your world. There's… a lot going on behind the scenes you can't see, but your brother, Classic, and others can. There's… so much in the world, in the multiverse… and I don't think it's fair you're kept in the dark," she admitted, "But it's not my place, Blue."
"Are you saying… my brother's been lying to me?"
"Not… lying… but omission. He's just not telling you everything. And as an older sibling, I get that."
Blue perked up a little at that. "You have a younger sibling?"
"I… I did…"
Blue's energy fell the second he heard that. "Oh… Oh, human… I…" He started to get frantic, he didn't know how to help. He couldn't even remember her name, he knew he heard it from them before, but it had been a week!
"Relax, Blue," he heard in that soft, sad voice that just wrenched at his soul. "It's… been a long time. It's not your fault," she tried smiling at him, but even he could tell it was forced. "You can't help something you don't know. And it's not like the fact having siblings is rare," she half-chuckled.
"I… I just… I can't imagine… losing Papy…" Tears started to line his eyes. His brother annoyed him to no end with how lazy he was, but he was everything to him. He worried about him every day, it was why he was always on him to do the menial things around the house! Why he harassed him about going to Muffet's all the time!
Blueberry was snapped from his thoughts when he felt arms wrap around him. He didn't even notice that she had gotten up and slid into his side of the booth. He was honestly stunned. He thought that… and the hug was so warm…
"I can't promise you that nothing will happen," she started, "But I know for a fact Papyrus will always be there for you, Blue. That he loves you with everything he is. And you don't have to worry about losing him right now. How long do you monsters live for anyway?" she smiled softly at him. "Even if your lifespans are about the same as humans, there's still a long way to old age, right? Plenty of time to try and break him of his lazy and bad habits."
Blueberry stared up at her, his big blue eyes lined with unshed tears. He then couldn't help but smile a little. "Heh, you kind of reminded me of Papy right there. No real promise of anything, but a lazy answer with vague implications."
Jewel chuckled a little. "Well, there's too many things that could happen in, what, sixty years?" she smiled down at him. "Can't give specifics, Blue, I'm not a fortune teller."
He was really surprised when she started wiping away at the tears in his eyes with her sleeve, with how gentle she was despite the fact he was all bone, he wouldn't have felt it too much if she was a little rougher.
"Would… would it hurt too much if I asked about your sibling?" he asked gently. He had this morbid curiosity about it now… with how gentle she was…
He noticed her expression fall, just slightly, as she tried to hide it from him. But the light left her eyes and she avoided looking at him. He recognized it…
"Have you talked to Error about it?" he asked.
She turned back, looking at him confused. "Why would I talk to Error about my brother?"
"Because… he looked just like that when I asked him about his Papyrus…"
"So you and Error do have a history," she realized just then.
Blueberry fidgeted a little. "A-a bit… It's… not my favorite thing to talk about…"
"My brother's not mine to talk about either," she admitted softly.
"Then, can we… trade?" he tried. "I'll tell you about Error if you tell me about your brother."
She chuckled a little. "You realize I could get it out of Error too, probably." When his face fell, she gently rubbed his skull. "All right, just for you, Blue. Don't expect deep details though, all right?"
He blinked as she did this, watching her rise and go back to her side of the booth. Why did he suddenly feel a little colder? "So… uh… tell me about your brother," he tried, prying gently.
"Heh," she half chuckled. "His name was Bo. Or that's what I called him. He wasn't even four years younger than me but I practically raised him."
"Even Papy and I have a bigger age gap than that. How could you raise him when you were just a baby bones yourself? What about your parents?"
"Dad didn't give a damn," she said softly with a shrug. "Not until Bo came around anyway. I was happier before, he was a mean bastard. Accused my mom of trapping him with my brother, like forget I even exist, kind of thing. Bo was the only good thing to come out of any of it. Eventually, mom just became numb to everything. I mean, she tried at the beginning but she just… gave up. She basically went to work, made money, came home and went to bed or just mentally checked out. I had to feed Bo all the time. At least at that point, when dad would come around it wasn't either of us that got his wrath when the dishes weren't done or some other bullshit. I wasn't tall enough to reach the sink, even with a chair. Still, I caught on faster than most kids should."
Blueberry sunk a little in his seat. He didn't realize… "I-I'm sorry… I didn't… know it was… You don't… have to…"
"My parents sucked, no doubt about that," she chuckled hollowly. "I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree," she sighed, leaning back. "That's… my other issue with you, Blue. You remind me too much of him, back then. That smile, the big blue eyes… before he started hating me. Can't say I blame him, but it still hurts…"
Blueberry stared up at her, eyes strained with thought. Being around him brought back bad memories? How could he help with that? "I… I don't know how he could hate you," he tried, but she cut him off.
"Blue, you don't know me. And even I can admit I'm not the same person I was then, even if you did. What you see now isn't how I was then."
"I don't believe that!" he then protested. "You were far too gentle with me! You act like a good elder sister!"
Jewel was honestly taken aback by that. Her fist clenched atop of the table, unnerving Blueberry a little. "Blue… stop. Not everyone is worth your kindness."
"I don't believe that either! I believe everyone can be a good person if they choose to be! All you have to do is try! Even if you don't think you were a good person then, isn't that proven now? You're trying to be a good person now, aren't you?"
He grew anxious as he waited for her response, but when he saw a couple of tears dripping off of her chin onto her arm, he didn't know what to feel. "H-human?"
"Jewel… my name is Jewel…" she muttered, lifting her hand to wipe her face.
"Jewel… what's wrong? I-is it something I said?"
"Yeah, it is…" she muttered softly. "You don't… you don't know how long it's been… since someone actually… believed in me… and you don't even… even know me…"
It started to click for the tiny Blueberry. What she meant before… what he had done for her… "Of course I believe in you," he smiled genuinely. "I believe in everyone. But you're also special. I might not know you personally, but you're friends with Ink, who's a good friend of mine. Besides, you got Error to care about you," he said, though there was a hint of jealousy in his voice. "That's a feat in of itself."
It wasn't missed by her, that tone shift in his voice. "I take it Error didn't respond well to your usual charm, huh?"
"Ha…" he hollowly spoke, "No… no not really… I suppose it's my turn now, huh?"
"If you're comfortable."
"I made a promise," Blueberry reassured. "Error… destroyed my world. He kept me aside to make me fight Papy, using my soul as a point of control… Do you know what that is to a monster?" he asked her.
"I'm more in tune with souls than most humans. Believe me, I'm well acquainted with possession… Error's tried it with me."
"He's tried to use your soul? I didn't know if he could do it with humans."
"I still don't know if he can," she admitted. "I'm just not… well, possess-able anymore."
"Any more?" Blueberry asked, intrigued.
Jewel chuckled. "Maybe I'll work with you on a few things if you want," she offered. "But, can I ask more about this whole thing with you and Error?"
"Right," he sighed a little. Though now he was excited. If Error couldn't take control of him anymore… "Well, he couldn't beat Papy, so he kidnapped me. I tried to win him over with friendship… I mean, he genuinely seemed like he needed one. I thought we were getting along… he was showing me all kinds of things, Undernovela, stuff about his past… did you know he could pull up timelines and show you things from his own history? It's… strange…"
"Well, I figured he had to do something to pull up Undernovela in the "episode" format he had, but… no. He hasn't really talked to me about his past. But I never asked either. Maybe I should… he keeps probing me now," she laughed a little.
"He'll take everything you give him and not give back unless you push. He likes to apologize with chocolate…"
"I got that," she chuckled. "I've eaten more with him than I think I'd ever eat on my own."
"But…" Blueberry sighed. "He thought I was faking… I genuinely started to like him, getting to know him. But he started lashing out, saying I was messing with him, pretending to get him to lower his guard. He then brought out the soul of the human from my world. He was going to destroy it, so I… I… I used what I had. I used his weaknesses that I learned to save them. He left me alone in the anti-void…" Blueberry felt his eye twitch, a scar from his time there, the small error code popping up as he quickly pressed against his eye.
Jewel blinked a little, noticing it. "Blue, what was… how long were you there?" she asked worriedly.
"I… I don't know," he answered, but he smiled at her as it faded, pulling his hand down. "Time doesn't flow there, right? It explains why I couldn't' tell how long things lasted."
"Blue… you can't go back, you know that right?" she then brought up. "If you go back it'll go right back to making that worse."
His face fell a little, a worried look now plastered on his face. "Y-you… know about this?"
"Blue, I live in the anti-void right now. You think I wouldn't explore it?"
"There's nothing there to explore?" he questioned.
"Not what I mean, I…" she sighed a little. "I'll show you later, okay? I want to take a look at that later too, okay?"
"O..okay," he said softly but looked at her worriedly. "If… if you live there… how are you not..?" he questioned.
"I'm immune to a lot of things, Blue," she explained softly. "I'll give you more of a rundown later, okay? In private."
He could understand that. He glanced around a bit more, noticing people still staring. Not that it bothered him. "You know… there is one thing…" Blueberry started as he looked back up at her. When she looked at him questioningly, he continued. "Since you live there and all… how did I get back to my world? I can't teleport like you and I can't make portals. My brother wasn't in our world either, and I had the human's soul. They couldn't reset… but when we woke up, we were in our rooms, at home."
Jewel sweated a little, and Blueberry caught on. "That was you?"
"Don't tell Error, okay?" she pleaded. "I don't think he realizes how much I messed with things he did before we met."
"What do you mean? He said you helped him."
"I… do… sort of," she rubbed the back of her neck. "I point him to world that are… already dying. Ones that won't survive, even with Ink's help, ya know? There's a limit to what the universe can handle and despite what people think, Error's work is necessary. Just like we have to die eventually to allow new life the room to grow. It's not a nice thought, but it's necessary."
Blueberry seemed to contemplate what she said. "It's… still worth trying to save them," Blueberry spoke up.
"If it's possible, yes. I try and corral Error as best I can, but you know how he is. I can't outright stop him." She probably could… but that wouldn't be good for the world as a whole. "It's hard to stop death, it's a natural part of life."
"But there's things like medicine to keep it from coming sooner," Blueberry pointed out.
"Oh, you wanna get philosophical?" Jewel chuckled. "Blue… you literally just answered yourself. Sooner. Not stopping it. It will still come eventually. Putting a Band-Aid on a problem may help, but it may not. It depends on what the problem is. Everything is a case by case basis, but there are two constants in life. Things will be born, and things will die. I mean, look at what we did with Error. I've saved your world from him, twice. Because it wasn't your world's time to die yet. I've done it to a few others… and I've tried to save others that were ready to die and made things worse. Nothing but Error would fix those worlds now… even Ink's abilities and mine, nothing would bring it back… there's a balance to the worlds that needs to be upheld."
Blueberry didn't know if he liked that, however. "You wouldn't be so casual about if you watched your world die…"
Jewel looked down at him. "My world's gone, Blue."
Blueberry swallowed thickly. "I… I didn't know…"
"I know. It's been gone for a long time. I'm not really… concerned about it, honestly. Kind of sucked."
"But it was your home!"
"Was it, Blue?" she sighed. "My family was long dead by the time it disappeared. I tried to make friends again, I tried to help people with my magic… but the fact I had magic was enough to make people lash out at me. It never changed, even after a hundred years… I didn't belong there. My home is in the code… and now with Error, I suppose."
"In… the code?" he questioned.
"Part of the explanation later," she said softly, before turning her head. Blueberry was confused as to why she grew silent but stopped when he noticed her looking toward the waitress coming back. She dropped their food down, and Blueberry had to admit it looked good.
"Anything else I can get you?" the waitress once again asked.
"No thank you," Jewel smiled.
"All right. I'll be back to check on you in a bit," she smiled before walking off.
Jewel then turned to the tiny skeleton, smiling warmly at him. "How about we stop talking about all this depressing stuff and take a break to chow down!"
"Sounds good to me! Bon appetite human! Er, I mean, Jewel!"