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He looked over the sparkling crystals she was handing him with mild interest. They bore a striking resemblence to oversized Star Jellies, though he knew better than to eat them himself. Aside from any potential side effects, there was also the hungry eyes of the Spark they’d assigned him to easily discourage that.

"These ‘star bits’ look nearly identical to a candy from home,” the prince mused, “I wonder if they’d have a similar effect...”

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Rabbid Rosalina managed to convince herself to approach the Princess, after what seemed to be some deliberation. Her little paws shook nervously as she offered a brightly wrapped gift box to Peach, "Um...!" she started anxiously, "M-me-merry Christmas!" she managed to stammer, "Y... You probably get lots of gifts... But!" she managed a smile, "I made you something!" she backed away a few steps when the gift was accepted, and wrung her paws together.

Inside the box was a hand crocheted pink and yellow scarf! @booksinstarbits

{ ♛}”Merry Christmas to you as well!"

A soft smile came to the Princess's face when she was approached by the soft spoken rabbid.

{ ♛}"Rosa, thank you I really appreciate the gift!" To Peach it doesn't matter how many gifts she gets, she loves any gift her friend gives her. Unwrapping the gift she was surprised to see-

A handmade pink and yellow scarf.

{ ♛}” This is so lovely! I didn't know that you knitted. Thank you, I can wear this when I go ice skating."

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Dark Choco could do nothing but remain still - so terribly, terribly still - as she began to cry.

He'd seen Poison Mushroom cry before, but never for long, often soothed by (false) promises to accept their "gift" or go along with whatever they'd been attempting to get Licorice or Pomegranate to do moments before. They'd immediately seem to forget and just move on, as if it had never happened in the first place.

But the prince could not sooth her; he could not give any more comfort than he already had just by speaking what he felt was true. Regardless, it felt like he was supposed to say more-- offer something better than just a reminder of Edge's condition.

Yet Rosa was... happy.

Tension dropped from his own shoulders at her acceptance of the offer, and a return smile tugged at the corner of his lips. The nagging feeling that the interaction wasn't quite complete yet still sat at the back of Dark Choco's mind, but he figured it would be best not to dwell as he began walking.

His pace was deliberately slower than his usual march-like walk, wanting to make sure he didn't leave his companion struggling to keep up. There was a passing thought that picking her up would make it easier on both of them - another thing the Watchers had done for him what felt like another lifetime ago - but it was hard to gauge her reaction.

...No, he'd definitely manage to mess that up.

"I'd like that." Dark Choco replied instead, not sparing her even a glance for both their sakes. "I can't remember the last time I read a book. I had too much energy for it when I was younger, believe it or not, and I... Mm. Have too little energy for it now."

A strange concept for sure, especially said so casually, but it made perfect sense with the context that most books weren't in his homeland's language. Doubly so here, as far from home he was.

"We can ask Edge when we reach her room."

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Rosa waited with bated breath, her little paws picking at Kaboomer’s seams with anxiety. When he came down to her level, she found herself staring at the bridge of his nose, avoiding eye contact, much like Dark Choco himself.

Tears welled in her eyes upon his initial response, and she dropped Kaboomer. “I don’t know.” It made a pit in her stomach… However, when he continued, it was as if all tension had been released from her, and the tears spilled down her cheeks. There was a chance…! Her paws rubbed at her face, failing to keep the waterfall at bay.

“Thank,” she wept, voice trembling, “Thank goodness…” It seemed as though she had been waiting for even the slightest of chances, the tiniest of hopes, that Edge could be saved. “I'm… I’m so glad…!” she gulped, now burying her face in her paws. Her tiny frame shook like a leaf as she finally allowed herself to cry.

After a moment or two, Rosa finally managed to collect herself, drying her eyes with her sleeves. A few more sniffles later, and after scooping Kaboomer back into one arm, she looked back up to the towering Dark Choco with a weak little smile.

“Yes, please,” she squeaked. 

It was tempting to reach up and grab his hand, and although she managed to resist the urge, she wound up grabbing the hem of his cape with her free paw, “Do you… Think…” she whispered, quickly silencing herself as she lost all confidence. She bit her lower lip.

However, as Dark Choco would start to lead her to the quarters that held Edge, she managed to regain some steam and asked nervously, “D-do you think… Maybe…” she paused, still unsure of herself, “That I could read a book aloud to both you and Edge…?”

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“Go on!”

RP/Ask blog. Indie, semi-active, semi-selective Edge, from Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope.

NOT SPOILER-FREE!

Crossover and OC friendly. 15+ years experience. Paragraph preferred, flexible overall. Low activity due to chronic pain.

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(Edge from  Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope)

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@booksinstarbits requested: 👏 Dark Choco and Rosa, now that you're legally allowed (and obliged)

i realize i don’t think i ever thought of a name for them, but here they are anyways! they’re five feet tall and as quiet as both their components, who fused after Dark Choco’s appearance frightened Spawny. It fortunately doesn’t take long to split them again when Spawny isn’t going missing anymore!

Outside of the initial shock, they’re quite stable. Rosa is surprisingly good at ignoring Bloodcaller’s whispers, giving Dark Choco a sort of reprieve, and they both enjoy reading. The real downside is that they seem to be in a mildly dissociative state most of the time.

They have very slow movement speed, dragging their sword around with very little enthusiasm, but do a lot of damage that can also paralyze enemies. Just be sure that they haven’t fallen asleep standing up...

If they were to be overtaken by the curse, it’d probably manifest as Darkmess possession.

From The Stars by Red Vox is their vibes, i think ;0

Send “👏”and I’ll describe what a fusion between our muses would look and act like.

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@booksinstarbits inquired:

"How long have you been away from home?" From Rosa to Dark Choco

Sistersong Pt 1

Dark Choco didn't respond at first, eyebrows furrowed as he desparately tried to recount just how many years it had been. Time had bled into itself as he'd found his voice and thoughts lost to Bloodcaller's curse, things happening and failures to do as Pomegranate wished racking up but never properly seeming to reach him.

Now he was here, Bloodcaller gone and head finally clear whether he was ready for it to be or not.

"Longer than you or I will ever know..."

He finally managed to mutter, then huffed out a sigh. Frustration, perhaps, but not at Rosa. Not at all. Just at himself. Always himself. It had to have been a few days, at least... Yet he was right back where he'd started in some twisted way, now far too distracted by his own thoughts rather than his earlier lack thereof. Not to mention that being frozen in a block of ice, surrounded by what they called "Darkmess" tended to mess with one's perception of time.

Perhaps he could've kept a tally... Mentally at first, then physically later. How unfortunate that it was much too late for that.

Another sigh. Dark Choco forced himself to sit a little straighter.

"I don't remember."

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@booksinstarbits inquired:

Rosa tugged at Dark Choco's cape, a nervous expression planted on her face. She looked as though she were holding back some tears. "Edge is going to be okay... Right?" she asked. Her ears had fallen, and she clung onto Kaboomer tightly, pressing it into her chest, "Do you know how to reverse the curse...? Is... Are there any books I can read...?"

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Ever since he'd found out just how much damage he'd done to his kingdom - how pleased the villains were with what that accursed sword had forced him to do - any and all hope of becoming a hero had drained from him in an instant.

Dark Choco had given up.

He'd become nothing more than the sole inhabitant of a boat in a raging river, allowing himself to be dragged against jagged rocks or shoved through floating ice over and over. There was never any attempt to row or steer to shore, dry land being something he didn't feel that he deserved. The curse was his to bear. To suffer with.

But that had changed with his arrival here.

The curse wasn't just his anymore. It had escaped him, attached itself to someone others obviously cared about, loved, looked up to. Someone who wasn't the foolish young prince who'd thought himself capable of saving people. Someone who didn't deserve it. Someone who wouldn't be stuck in the weapon now usually at his hip if it weren't for him.

Now, peering at his shoulder and down at the small rabbid who'd caught his attention, Dark Choco knew he wasn't fit to be of any comfort... But he also knew that he owed it to Edge to try.

Reaching for distant memories of when the Watchers had looked over him, he slowly lowered himself to one knee in front of Rosa, eye focused on her crown just to avoid eye contact.

"I-" Dark Choco heaved a sigh, audibly resigned. "I don't know." He wasn't sure who he was imitating. The first Watcher? The second? It didn't matter, he supposed. "But even if she doesn't have her body, her mind is still here with-" Me. Us. "you. Edge hasn't been lost to the curse. Not like I was. She can be saved..."

Standing back to his full height, he couldn't help feeling thankful that she'd chosen to ask while they were onboard the ship. Not only was it easier to stand back up without his armor and shoulderpads, but he couldn't imagine having to say all that in front of Edge herself...

With that over with, there was one last thing he could do for Rosa, however...

"Would you like to talk to her? I can take you where I've left Stormblade..."

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"It was a mistake..." Dark Choco half corrected and half clarified, though he didn't really have to. "Something one of my old... allies used to say."

“Well…”

“I think shroomies are pretty nice…”

She can’t help but muffle a short giggle into Kaboomer, however…

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i can't reasonably write out everything we've thought up together but TLDR blame @edgeofdarkmess/booksinstarbits for dragging me into the rabbit hole (hah) with her >:0

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@booksinstarbits inquired:

Rosa approached Dark Choco, looking rather uncertain of herself, and a little shy. Regardless, she had a neatly wrapped gift box in her paws. “I… I don't know if you c-celebrate Christmas…” she started muttering, then attempted to make her voice louder, “But I made you a present…! So, m-merry Christmas, anyway!” She quickly offered the box before she lost her nerve, and backed away.

Inside the box was a hand-knit black and red cap with a little puff ball on top!

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Already used to his own towering height and knowing he had no reason to be wary of the laidback rabbid, Dark Choco had brought himself down to one knee for easier interaction by the time Rosa had pushed herself to speak up. He furrowed his brow as he took the gift, which... definitely wouldn't be helpful if she was already so nervous.

But the confusion was definitely justified. 'Christmas' was a word he'd heard thrown around from time-to-time, Beep-0 and the others especially bringing it up in conjunction with plans to revisit Pristine Peaks, but he'd never really gotten a grasp on exactly what it was.

"I don't. I've never seen a holiday like it before..."

He admitted, biting back the urge to say 'back at home, in the Dark Cacao Kingdom'. It was hard to imagine he'd be going back there anytime soon, what with everything that'd happened and where he was now. What point was there in thinking back on traditions he didn't deserve - and would never be welcome - to partake in ever again?

As far as he was aware, he had no home.

"But it does sound... nice."

Moving on, Dark Choco began to pull at the ribbon holding it together, undoing that before peeling away the wrapping paper with the awkwardness of someone who didn't know if he was supposed to preserve it or simply tear into it. Regardless, his hands eventually reached the gift itself, carefully pulling it out.

A hat.

It was then that Vampastra - one of the Sparks they'd assigned to him, though not without a healthy amount of debate first - decided to float in from seemingly nowhere, already much more visibly pleased with the gift than Dark Choco was. "It looks great! Put it on, put it on!" He urged, and the prince obliged.

It was about as nice and snug as it looked. Vampastra flashed a large, fanged smile while Dark Choco gave a much more reserved smile.

"You didn't have to do this... Thank you."

He was definitely going to mess with the puffball on top later.