[video] Rose: Make shocking discovery

[grimdarkseer]

The feed opens with Rose sat at her laptop, surrounded by Consorts of the various worlds and with a crystal ball at her side. The backdrop is very clearly not the Land of Light and Rain, with the brightness and rain being replaced by a very different atmosphere, though not one that can easily be discerned from here.

From the way she focuses on the screen, she doesn't appear to have noticed that the community is peeking into what she's doing. In time, she reaches over to the crystal ball and peers into it. The image that is revealed, possibly by the community's intent possibly by something else, has an immediate visible effect on Rose - she's not just shocked; she could almost be described as devastated if she didn't seem so utterly furious. And with that fury, the community seems to flicker a moment before settling down. When it does, Rose's expression is just a little darker than before.

For a time, Rose continues her conversation with Jade, this time latched onto by the community for all to see, and all the while a definite shadow appears to come over her. Not the shadow of grief but of something far bigger. The conversation comes to a halt with two lines.

TT: Maybe I will go kill Jack myself.
TT: Right now.

Almost as soon as those words leave her fingers, her discussion with Jade cuts out. The feed to the community lingers just long enough to see Rose's transformation into something rather more grimdark before the feed flickers once more and then cuts entirely.

(ooc: Next part of the Homestuck canon update and this one needs a little explaining. This covers a lot of it, though the deviation will shape a little differently - Rose will become herself again once she dies and revives on Derse. If anyone has any questions about it, let me know and I'll try and explain the logic a little more.

This means that Rose will be replying to comments to this post; however, they will come some considerable time later, after she reaches the castle, hunts down Jack, finds John, finds Jack, tries to take Jack on and dies. It also means that until then, Rose is on effective blackout from communication.

UPDATE/WARNING: Discussion of suicide in the comments)

Comments

[stillneedawish]

Mm... that makes sense. [ she's sure there's something she's missing here. something she found out when she was in Scratch's body, but everything she knew then has since gotten jumbled or lost. ]

Detonating it-! But Rose-san, with something as big as the Sun - I can't bear thinking about it, but... you won't be able to avoid the explosion, will you?

[grimdarkseer]

I will not. This was intended to be a survivable sacrifice but events have conspired to ensure that is not the case.

[Or not, but she doesn't know that yet]

[stillneedawish]

[ she doesn't send a reply back for a long time. this is horrible. she can't bear thinking of Rose dying, not one bit, but - she knows it'd be selfish to try and talk her out of it, too. this is important and she needs to do it, but-- ]

... Is - isn't there any other way?

[grimdarkseer]

Not one that I will allow.

[stillneedawish]

I see.

... You're very brave, Rose-san. I - is there anything I can do? In the meantime, I mean.

[grimdarkseer]

Keep an eye on Jade for me.
She and I are the only ones left with access to the community...I feel better knowing she will be in safe hands after the time comes.

[stillneedawish]

Right. I will! You can count on me, Rose-san. I promise I'll do my best to look after her!