It’s been a long, difficult few days of pain, and it’s not over yet. You go for a walk to rest and recharge your emotional capacity.
#YouFindARock. Two rocks, really. You know what they are, they’re gorgeous, and you’re going to play with them.
The opaque, pearly white mineral is delicate flakes spiraling into a crystalline rose. The clear base is an unusual sea-green glossy enough to provoke visions of candy glass.
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> Sniff
You sniff the calcite deeply. Despite being the same mineral that builds the matte part of seashells & a polymorph of the aragonite that creates the pearlescent bits, it smells exactly nothing like the ocean.
Or roses.
Or anything.
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> Lick
You slobber all over the calcite and fluorite. Just like with previous encounters with the minerals, they taste like nothing with a hint of nothing and the faintest lingering aftertaste of nothing.
But they also don’t hurt you, so no harm no foul.
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> Take
After getting distracted by shiny dinosaurs for several hours, you remember you had a gorgeous rock in hand.
You wrap it carefully, cooing affectionately as you protect it from all harm. You stash it safely, and revitalized, go forth to battle injustice.
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