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LOCATION: New Berk (Snowy Forest)

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Steven's lips pursed slightly when Hiccup's hand breached his metaphorical personal bubble and landed on his head, ruffling his curls as he apologized for what Steven had to go through. But.. why is he apologizing? Hiccup didn't have anything to do with it, and it would've been obvious if you were to just look at the two. Really, the only thing Hiccup should be sorry for was ruffling Steven's hair like he was a little kid! He was almost an adult! Sure, maybe he was kinda short in comparison but- Still! Before he could linger much more on that thought though, Hiccup said something that made Steven more than a little confused.

"As long as we can get you back to your village, you'll be safe here."

Steven glanced to the Night Fury - as if observing the dragon's expression would be helpful - before looking back to Hiccup. Maybe he was still frazzled, but that didn't quite sound right. Maybe Hiccup was also frazzled? He didn't look it, but maybe it revealed itself in Hiccup by him becoming tongue-tied..? Maybe? Either way, Steven was still going to ask for a little clarification, "Don't you mean until?"

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@LouisTheDummy

The Crossroads (Multiverse-Style Battle Royale Crossover RP) (Unlimited Slots, Always Accepting!)

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LOCATION: New Berk

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Steven's eyes lit up when they set on the village in front of him - like, of course he still had all of those wonky bad feelings in his head, but it was kinda hard to stay stuck in that mindset when encountering something that literally looked like it was pulled from a fantasy movie, y'know? It was made even better when Hiccup launched into a delightful spiel about Berk, and Toothless rose up to mock his owner. Oh man, this dragon is absolutely adorable. He felt so bad that their first interaction was him whacking the creature upside the head... He had to make it up to the dragon, somehow. Stars, how do you apologize to a dragon in a way they understand-?

"The only problem-" Hiccup's face fell, and his tone shifted to a more somber one. As Toothless forced himself under Hiccup's hand, cooing and, Hiccup pet the dragon and continued, "The only problem is that there is no problem. No dragons trying to steal our stuff for some tyrannical queen.. No dragon racing, not even an overcrowded Berk. I kinda miss having the occasional bad guy- I don't wanna sound weird but I really miss all of.. This."

The Night Fury gave an almost offended-sounding grumble as Hiccup gestured to the entirety of the dragon.

"Exactly."

...That probably shouldn't have struck such a resonant chord in Steven, but it did. Steven's own expression fell as any distrust that might've been lingering in his heart and mind dissipated. Maybe he was still super naive and too trusting, but.. he felt that Hiccup was a lot like him. Kind. Selfless. Just trying to do the right thing. He's a little blunt with his words and tone, but he means well and he's doing the best with what he's got. That's all anyone could ask for.

"It's not weird at all," Steven replies, "Cause I understand completely. I mean.." He sort of grins, because.. honestly, it also felt good to deliver exposition again. He hasn't had the chance to do it in a while. "This is definitely going to sound crazy to you, but back where I'm from - Beach City - I have also solved everyone's problems. I've been the glue that kept my family together since I was like, 6 or 7; I've kept Beach City safe from alien invaders since I was 12; When I was 15 I worked to dismantle a three-way dictatorship across space in the span of about a year; and then when I got home, it only took like, 5 and a half minutes till someone tried to obliterate my planet with a poison-filled injector. But I fixed it all. There's no big bad to protect against, no breakdowns to prevent.. Everybody's safe. Now I'm-" He bit the inside of his lip a bit, realizing what he was just about to do. Like, even if he did feel an immediate kinship with this guy, if he couldn't talk to his own family about his feelings without hurting them, there's no way he'd unload his problems on some dude he just met. It was a disservice to him and it'd just make the whole situation worse. He didn't need to learn the same lesson twice.

He waited maybe another second or two, trying to play it off his hesitation as an intentional dramatic pause instead. When he felt like it was long enough, he continued with a smile on his face, "Yeah. That's it! That's the life of Steven Universe~!" He accentuated his name further with an upward inflection and jazz hands. He didn't even really mean to do it, it just kind of.. happened.

It felt right in the moment.

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@LouisTheDummy

The Crossroads (Multiverse-Style Battle Royale Crossover RP) (Unlimited Slots, Always Accepting!)

@Lmpkio From what I read of the rules, they could wake up in their house tho. Cause they and a chunk of their world got copied and pasted into the crossroads?

edit: Oh wow pbbt Tipssy got to you first, end me.

The Crossroads (Multiverse-Style Battle Royale Crossover RP) (Unlimited Slots, Always Accepting!)

aw man, castles are so cool tho

The Crossroads (Multiverse-Style Battle Royale Crossover RP) (Unlimited Slots, Always Accepting!)

stormtroopers: DROP YOUR WEAPONS
master chief: no u

The Crossroads (Multiverse-Style Battle Royale Crossover RP) (Unlimited Slots, Always Accepting!)

@tipssyCalibrator here's a thought

THE STOCTOR.

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@tipssyCalibrator The Doctor could be fun!

The Crossroads (Multiverse-Style Battle Royale Crossover RP) (Unlimited Slots, Always Accepting!)

@ZAVAZggg The OP states that you should try to write everything in your own words.

The Crossroads (Multiverse-Style Battle Royale Crossover RP) (Unlimited Slots, Always Accepting!)

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LOCATION: Snowy Forest, closing in on New Berk

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Any negative emotions that were buzzing around in Steven's brain faded as Hiccup explained his rationale and apologized, and Steven's own expression softened considerably. He let out a sigh, looking up at Hiccup before replying, "It's ok. I'm sorry too."

Like, y'know, of course he didn't mean what he'd said like like that, and Steven could tell just from the tone of his voice- both then and now. Steven was just.. well, there wasn't any one emotion, it was a mess of them all fighting in his heart and mind and making it hard to pretend he wasn't being affected. Maybe frazzled would be a good word? It certainly sounded like a word that could combine confusion, fear, anger. tension, and anxiety. Like, he knew he'd figure out how to get out of this, cause he always has in the past, but right now he doesn't. Stars, he was pretty sure that if he were to stand still and look down at his hands, they'd be shaking and he'd probably start crying and-

And his fists clenched and then dove into his jacket pockets. Him focusing on how bad he feels hasn't helped in the past, why does he keep doing it? He needs to find something else to think about, like- Like how these little plastic poker chip token things felt between his fingers - smooth, but with evenly spaced indentations on the front and back sides; or maybe he could think on how Hiccup had asked if Steven knew where his village was, cause, that was weird, right? And that made him think back to his first thoughts of Hiccup - how odd it was that he was dressed like he came from the medieval era or just got back from a LARPing session- except, y'know, he had a real life dragon, which was still just.. Mind-boggling. Absolutely mind-boggling.

Steven's furrowed brow betrayed how the little gears in his brain were turning- like, ok, he was in these Crossroads, he knew that and he's more-or-less accepted that at this point. He just met this dude that was definitely not from home, there was no way. And this world? It looked all kinds of broken up and mashed together from what he saw before, and... Oh. Oh stars.

Steven felt his stomach sinking. This definitely wasn't Gem stuff. Sure, Gems could have their own little pocket-dimensions and stuff, and they could definitely have weird names like "The Crossroads," but this was totally different. This place wasn't on any starmaps, and he's certainly never heard of any Gem's personal pocket-dimension being like this. Worse? Maybe Ronaldo was, once again, shockingly correct about something. He didn't want to believe it, but as the snowy forest gave way to a warm breeze and greenery, there was that nagging feeling that this thought Steven was having had to be the truth... Right? It had to be. It made too much sense to NOT be.

He decided that it was time to metaphorically shatter the silence and start asking questions. Specifically, it was time to ask Hiccup questions. Maybe Steven can find a way to confirm the newfound suspicions he has about this situation they've found themselves in. Maybe.

"So," Steven started, clicking his tongue as he struggled to get his words out in a way that didn't sound as frazzled as he was, "Uhm. Chief of Berk, huh? I've.. I've never heard of a Berk before. What's it like there?"

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@LouisTheDummy

The Crossroads (Multiverse-Style Battle Royale Crossover RP) (Unlimited Slots, Always Accepting!)

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LOCATION: Snowy Forest, going towards New Berk

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Steven returned the sneer when he felt Hiccup's hand on his shoulder and heard the condescension in his tone of voice. Like, did you hit your head? Seriously-?! "No," Steven replied curtly, shrugging the man's hand off his shoulder and standing up straight. He sort of pouted as he continued, "No. I did not hit my head, and I'm not crazy! I promise you, just- Look, if you look real close-" As he turned to show where, exactly, Hiccup needed to look on the mangled tree, he beamed.

The tree was slowly starting to patch itself up! It looked best where his spit had made direct contact with the damage, but the healing was radiating outwards to the rest of the tree all on its own. The healing was certainly taking longer than he remembered it ever taking before, but.. It worked, just like he knew it would! And honestly thank the stars, because not being able to heal other people or himself would be less than ideal. Especially in this positively bizarre situation he's found himself in. Plus, like, he definitely would've looked insane if his healing powers had decided "alright, it's time to not work and make Steven look like a loon and a fool!"

He let out a little laugh of relief before turning around with a smug grin and a grand gesture towards the tree - a sort of playful observe my magical prowess and bask in my radiance sort of posture. The mask dropped as soon as he saw how the man and his dragon were both leaving, though. The dragon looked especially insistent on leaving - for very valid reasons, of course, but Steven huffed out an irritated breath anyway. Like, y'know, of course. Of course they'd turn around and walk off before they could see he was telling the truth-! You know what? It's fine. It's cool. He's not mad about being brushed off as a dumb kid...

He almost let the pair walk off into the forest purely out of petty spite before he realized something. There could be far less friendly people, and far more bloodthirsty dragons in this forest, and if his healing powers were altered-

"Hey!" Steven's voice cracked slightly as he shouted after them, running to catch up.

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