I don't need no light to see you SHINE

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TWs: Arguing, feelings of rage, anxiousness, denial of feelings. Ceres doesn't know what personal space is. Stay safe :)

"You can't just say things like that!"

Triton came to a stop, frowning as he eyed the duo before him, "What are you guys doing?"

Io stepped away from Callisto, stuttering as he shielded himself with asteroids, "H-Hey, Triton! D-Do you m-mind, uh- calming your girlfriend down?"

"We're not dating!"
"She's not my girlfriend!"

Io squinted his eyes, his gaze looking between them, "Uh-huh... a-anyway, I didn't m-mean it, Callisto! It was j-just a j-joke, y'know?"

The darker moon glared at him before she sighed, crossed her arms, and looked the other way, "Fine."

Io let out a breath of relief, only to tense as Callisto whispered something to him. He nodded fearfully, shifting away from the other.

Triton glanced between them, 'They're acting weird... but oh well, it's not my problem.'

"Wow, what a great friend you are," Wei spoke.

'I will throw you into the void if you don't shut up.'

"You're bluffing."

'Am I?'

Wei didn't respond.

Triton huffed, "We should find Neptune, tell him what we found."

"What? We didn't find anything." Callisto raised an eyebrow, "Unless you had an adventure of your own...?"

"You could say that," Pulling out the NovaStar, Triton held it out, "I found this by the edge of the Heliosphere. It's not the one Neptune is looking for, but perhaps it knows something."

"Excuse me...? Are you calling me an 'it?'" The moon could feel the anger pulsing out of the object, "I'll have you know I go by he/they!"

Triton ignored the NovaStar, "And it won't stop talking, so we should hurry before I gain a headache."

Wei scoffed, yet didn't say anything.

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Orcus shifted the asteroids out of his way, inching forward to keep his eyes on the group of dwarf planets a few units away from him.

'There they are...' He thought, 'Okay, Orcus, you can do this- just go up to them and introduce yourself!'

Taking a small step forward, Orcus slowly made his way over. His nerves were on fire, and the frost along his body ignited. He held himself tightly, appearing smaller than he usually was.

Envious eyes glazed over, watching the group laugh over something they were playing. Orcus had never experienced something like that nor did he have someone who genuinely cared about what he said.

Averting his eyes, Orcus returned to hiding, 'I can't do it... I'll just ruin everything.'

Turning around, the small dwarf planet let out a sigh as he opted to give up on his endeavor.

"Orcus." He came sphere-to-sphere with Salacia, meeting the other's disconcerted glare, "Where have you been? I've been trying to find you for at least three hours now!"

Orcus flushed, not used to someone giving him full attention, "I was just- uh... t-taking in the view?"

Salacia quirked an eyebrow, not believing it for a second, "What's so great about the Kuiper belt? I bet you can get the same view in the asteroid belt." Orcus looked away, his gaze averting toward where the other dwarf planets were. Salacia noticed, brushing past him and following his stare. She hummed, "The other dwarf planets...?"