Submission (#3183) Approved

Despite the hustle and bustle of a crowded Festival of Creativity, with all types of sights and sounds and smells to enjoy, it was hard for one to not take notice of the towering Osseus. Osseus was a terralien, a being most defined by their visor head, which they were known for keeping creatures and objects in depending on their subtype. Osseus was a fossil subtype, as they had a fossilized skull resting in her visor, which was already a rare sight for most terraliens, but also their size and excitement made Osseus a force to be reckoned with in a crowded area. Osseus stood on hooved feet that led up to a defined, but fluffy pale body that had a diamond-like brown marking at the bottom of their torso that led up in a stripe to rest on a patch of chest fur. Two curved, yet serrated, horns curved back from her head, sat just on top of his visor band and fossil-shaped sensor. Behind their horns, almost lost in their large flowing mane, was two pointy ears that stuck out on each side, dark in the center. A large, fishbone-like tail of darkened fossil swayed behind them, her two fins at the end getting caught in the wind as she made her way. Lastly, this fossil terra had two arms that stretched to dark, pointy claws on large fossilized hands. Adorned all over her body, whether by choice, or accidental chaos, were tiny bits of green plants and leaves.
Osseus bounded around the event with glee, excited to experience all that was here, unaware of the less-energetic around him. Being a fossil terra, most were known to isolate and hide away from other terraliens, not only making them a rare sight, but making their origins a mystery. Osseus wished to figure out why he was the way he was, and how they came to be, but at the same time, the fossil terra also had a unique desire to learn and connect with the other terraliens she had missed growing alongside. Osseus continued his way down the festival in glee and eventually found herself in the arts and crafts section.
Coming to a booth in the back corner, Osseus discovered rows upon rows of rocks and gems of different shapes and sizes. 'Oh wonderful! I bet there’s something here that Nyriss would enjoy!' Osseus thought to himself. Coming across a rock with some water trapped inside, and deciding it was a perfect match, Osseus asked the attending terralien how much the rock cost.
“Hm? Oh! You must be mistaken, this is a rock decorating booth! You get to pick out some rocks to decorate, and then take them home!” The terra running the booth explained.
“Rock decorating.. Very cool! Thank you!” Osseus thanked as he sped away to the table that contained the rocks again. 'It wouldn't be fair to make a rock for just one of my friends, would it?' Osseus thought to himself. Digging through the rest of the rocks, Osseus finds a lime green rock for Puff, and strawberry-shaped rock for Agri, but struggles when it comes to Daichi.
'This one? No, I can’t see that fitting. What about this one? No, no…' Osseus thought to himself, arguing in his mind. Digging and digging more, Osseus became concerned with the fact that they might not be able to find something for their good friend Daichi. Only moments away from giving up, a peculiar white rock catches Osseus’ attention. Digging it out to get a better look at it, Osseus pondered over the rock he unearthed. Or was it a rock? The material was hard and solid, but it had the peculiar shape of a bone. Osseus thought about it, and slowly, their large tail began wagging at the idea. Snatching the rock confidently, Osseus brought his treasures over to the decorating station.
Beginning once again with Nyriss’ rock, Osseus carefully painted a skull on it, referencing the design that was on her friend’s sensor. Satisfied with the simple design, they switched to Agri’s rock. This time, Osseus used some gold markers to gently detail on some wheat flowers and other wildflowers, like Agri was commonly adorned with. Osseus enjoyed adding colorful wooden spikes to Puff’s lime green rock, and they absolutely adored it after putting googly eyes on it. Finally, she reached Daichi’s rock again. Giving it a nice desaturated orange base coat of spray paint, Osseus began to add details using brown and yellow paint markers, trying their best to mimic amber. Once the whole bone was finished, Osseus admired her work, but felt something was missing. Grabbing a white paint marker, he delicately added the final details. 'My Best Friend.' Osseus’ tail wagged with excitement.
Suddenly, a large crashing noise rang out behind them. Whipping around, Osseus saw the rock stand, tipped over, with the pebbles and stones scattered along the floor. Osseus was shocked, until he noticed that several terras were staring at him. Sheepishly, Osseus grabbed her own tail to keep its wagging under control before another thing, or terra, got knocked over.
“Here! Let me help!” Osseus offered, helping the attendant right the stand, before tenderly picking up all the rocks.