Solarballs- Breathless

The Hierarchy

"Natural seventeen!" Sedna let out a loud laugh as she looked over at Makemake who sighed and groaned. Clearly defeated at the fact that Sedna was getting so lucky this afternoon. Haumea placed his hands on the area, the soft crunching of his rings as he looked across to IO. IO seemed extremely uncomfortable, but he glanced up and smiled with a gentle wave, it was returned with the same contentedness.

"No fair! How come Sedna is getting all the high rolls today." Pluto looked at the Dwarf Planet with a subtle smile, they loved ruining Makemake's plans. Charon lightly chuckled, hugging him softly. The atmosphere was no longer cold, a bubbly-like atmosphere was around each of them besides Triton, who looked over at IO. A sigh reached his mouth as he walked over to the Galilean. He tried his best to start a conversation, but guilt was eating him once more. He kept his mouth shut.

"I'm telling you, I'm just a lucky charm!" Sedna exclaimed loudly, everyone seemed to laugh. IO held his head down, he could tell where the wall was. Why the Dwarf Planets were so different than the moons? He glanced up at Triton before smiling, he could never hate the icy world. He knew that Triton was starting to feel it too, the highs were always to become the lows.

"Have you guys thought about something?" IO questioned which seemed to pique the group's interest. Out of everyone he used to be the loudest, but now he was the quietest. Pluto hunched back in his seat softly, while Charon gently rested her head on his shoulder. Eris picked up her head at the question, it seemed like a can opener. 

"I mean we all have cores, who wouldn't." Makemake closed the Dungeons and Dwarf Planets board. They had been playing for a few hours and Makemake guessed it was time to infodump on anyone who was unsuspecting. IO put a hand on his chin as he looked at the table, it was decorated with different statues and maps. A glass-like table top that seemed to prevent anything from spilling onto the world below.

"No, I mean." IO looked down squinting at the glass pieces, his little character was a cheese piece that was painted two different colors. Makemake had to improvise but IO loved his little character, it reminded him of Ganymede. How it had two different types of colors, just like his jersey. IO would have been a great football player, he would have wanted to play along with him. "Like your place!" IO asked, twirling the chess piece within his hand, flicking it upwards with his index. Makemake pushed his glasses up, he hated sports. He never placed well on track.

"I don't know, I wasn't good at sports." Makemake partly mentioned, that he would always keep the participation awards. Mostly so he could melt them down and make 'cool stuff' with them. He always had that lisp. IO crossed his arms, well their mind went to the same place but that wasn't what he meant. It was common for him to be misunderstood, thankfully Ganymede had prepared him for any moment someone seemed to misunderstand.

"I don't think that is what he means Makemake. Do you mean our place in the solar system?" Eris asked, wanting to be correct so she could answer the question before Makemake could get a chance. Her fingers tapped the table below her, her smokey eyes and her pale pink lipstick gave a quick impression of her, one that was stern and yet willing to comply. IO stammered for a second, before gently opening his mouth.

"I mean, you guys have this place yourselves. I've never seen so many dwarf planets in one place." IO put his hands onto his chest and then outwards and he looked amongst the mass, Haumea looked down, it seemed like an insult. Charon raised an eyebrow, it seemed like everyone heard the bit of concern in his voice. Eris sighed and looked over at Makemake who was taken aback by his reply.

"You have a vendetta about dwarf planets? I didn't think you'd have one!" Makemake put a hand against his chin as he spoke, he then held the dice in his hands gently tossing it up and down as he looked at IO. IO shook his head back and forth, he did not mean for it to come out like that. He thought the dwarf planets would seem to understand the vagueness of the question."No no! You guys are lovely!" IO threw his hands up, in a sort of odd-like manner, Triton flicked his sunglasses down, staring at him for a second.