A Rose By Any Other Name

Rose couldn't help herself, tears began to gently trickle down her cheeks. All she had ever wanted was to be heard, loved... And here she was, beside White Diamond, feeling more loved by her now that she had ever felt in life.

She smiled at the other Gem, still crying. She wiped her eyes and sniffled lightly.

❝ You don't know how long I have wanted to hear those words... I- I know, in your own ways, you all DID love me... I don't want to take away from that... But this is something I dreamt of for centuries. ❞

❝ It seems that you've grown just as much, if not more than I have since those days... Can I say that I am just... So proud? ❞

White smiles, "Thank you, Rose. It took me a while, but I got there,"

White continues, "Steven ended up doing great things, Rose. You'd be so proud of him. He freed all of gemkind, stopped the colonization, and made a school on Earth so Gems could learn how to interact and live on the planet! Yellow dismantled her armies, Blue never shatters, and I never used my powers on others. It was…great!"

White then frowns, "But then Steven starting acting…off. Stressed out. I don't have the full story, but some of the problems we diamond left behind; your pearl, Spinel, mine, Yellow, Blue, and Steven's new roles. It all weighed down on him,"

White looks at Rose, "From what I could tell, he started to unlock your more… destructive powers. Screams that could crack the walls, swelling and glowing pink, superspeed, diamond eyes, the whole set,"

White sighs, "Everyone tried to help him. But he kept shutting us out. Spiraling further and further out of control until...he ended up...corrupting himself,"

#mages pandoras box #mpb: white #Whoops... I think I might have given Rose BPD...#He... Heheh... Oopsies.

She gave a horrified, worried look. Every bad thing she had ever done... Everything her family had done. The consequences... She couldn't have ever imagined that Steven would corrupt... But... Maybe she could. She tried so hard to be a better Gem... But in giving herself up for him to live... She had abandoned him and left him with her mess to clean... It's no wonder he became corrupted.

❝ I didn't want this for him... I didn't want him to suffer in my wake... I- I failed. As a Gem, as a leader, and... I failed as a mother. ❞

She looked down at her hands and stifled a growl, clenching them tightly. She wanted to lash out in pain, to make her self-loathing known. She wanted to hurt. Not White — she wanted to hurt herself. To scream, to slam things around, to kick and punch and break things. She wanted to throw a tantrum.

But she didn't. She just sat there, staring at her clenched fists, repeatedly muttering self-destructive insults to herself. It was as though she wasn't totally herself... It was as though something inside had finally taken over. She needed to snap out of it before she made things worse. But how could she?

Diamonds in the Rough

(closed starter for @arcseby)

White sighs as she steps out of the elevator to the Pride Ring. She didn't particularly like coming here. It's where she spawned in Hell and where she is the most gawked at.

Even with her dulled gray skin, her white hair, eyes, and gem stood out among Hell's denizens, especially sinners. Her gem was cracked but still sparkled as it did in life. Dark gray crack marks branched from White's gem to cover her entire body.

White uses her magic to summon a holo screen similar to the ones she'd used on Homeworld. She's trying to find the warehouse to which her shipment had accidentally been sent. It's a minor setback, and the owner wants White herself there to make sure nobody steals the package.

White ignores the wolf-whistling and head-turned as she walks down the busy streets of Pentagram City, her heels clacking on the sidewalk.

White was wearing this dress, with matching sleeves on her arms and a fur wrap that was colored like her old cape. White knew she was attracting attention but knew nobody would mess with her due to the Asmodeus tattoo on her left shoulder, showing that she worked and/or belonged to the King of Lust.

She only slow her walk once a familiar figure passes through her peripheral vision. She whirls around to look at the gem before her.

"...Pink?"

Rose couldn't help herself, tears began to gently trickle down her cheeks. All she had ever wanted was to be heard, loved... And here she was, beside White Diamond, feeling more loved by her now that she had ever felt in life.

She smiled at the other Gem, still crying. She wiped her eyes and sniffled lightly.

❝ You don't know how long I have wanted to hear those words... I- I know, in your own ways, you all DID love me... I don't want to take away from that... But this is something I dreamt of for centuries. ❞

❝ It seems that you've grown just as much, if not more than I have since those days... Can I say that I am just... So proud? ❞

Diamonds in the Rough

(closed starter for @arcseby)

White sighs as she steps out of the elevator to the Pride Ring. She didn't particularly like coming here. It's where she spawned in Hell and where she is the most gawked at.

Even with her dulled gray skin, her white hair, eyes, and gem stood out among Hell's denizens, especially sinners. Her gem was cracked but still sparkled as it did in life. Dark gray crack marks branched from White's gem to cover her entire body.

White uses her magic to summon a holo screen similar to the ones she'd used on Homeworld. She's trying to find the warehouse to which her shipment had accidentally been sent. It's a minor setback, and the owner wants White herself there to make sure nobody steals the package.

White ignores the wolf-whistling and head-turned as she walks down the busy streets of Pentagram City, her heels clacking on the sidewalk.

White was wearing this dress, with matching sleeves on her arms and a fur wrap that was colored like her old cape. White knew she was attracting attention but knew nobody would mess with her due to the Asmodeus tattoo on her left shoulder, showing that she worked and/or belonged to the King of Lust.

She only slow her walk once a familiar figure passes through her peripheral vision. She whirls around to look at the gem before her.

"...Pink?"

She had to think a moment. Her familiarity with most things here was minimal, so she simply nodded when nothing seemed to come to mind.

❝ He's given you ownership over this place? That's quite kind of him. ❞

She gave another smile to White and hummed lightly. White was such a different Gem now... Rose was just in awe. Rendered all but totally speechless.

White nods, "Yes it was, he said that my almost angelic appearance would attract customers, and he wasn't wrong not to stroke my own ego,"

White closes the door to the office and sits down on the couch, patting the space next to her, "Now, you wanted to know how I ended up here and what has happened, right? Well, it's a very long story,"

#mages pandoras box #mpb: white #I gotchu dw lol

❝ I think I have the time... Perhaps TOO MUCH time now, considering... ❞

She sat beside White Diamond on the couch and turned to face her. Aside from her colour pallet, her appearance was basically identical to her base form... Though her pupils now were reversed crucifixes, rather than the diamonds they had been in life. Her outfit was the same, except for the diamond-pattern fishnet adorning her gemless stomach... She really needed a wardrobe. But she hadn't even thought of it. Gems clothing were often part of their lightforms, so she never thought about it.

She quietly fiddled with her outfit and nodded.

Diamonds in the Rough

(closed starter for @arcseby)

White sighs as she steps out of the elevator to the Pride Ring. She didn't particularly like coming here. It's where she spawned in Hell and where she is the most gawked at.

Even with her dulled gray skin, her white hair, eyes, and gem stood out among Hell's denizens, especially sinners. Her gem was cracked but still sparkled as it did in life. Dark gray crack marks branched from White's gem to cover her entire body.

White uses her magic to summon a holo screen similar to the ones she'd used on Homeworld. She's trying to find the warehouse to which her shipment had accidentally been sent. It's a minor setback, and the owner wants White herself there to make sure nobody steals the package.

White ignores the wolf-whistling and head-turned as she walks down the busy streets of Pentagram City, her heels clacking on the sidewalk.

White was wearing this dress, with matching sleeves on her arms and a fur wrap that was colored like her old cape. White knew she was attracting attention but knew nobody would mess with her due to the Asmodeus tattoo on her left shoulder, showing that she worked and/or belonged to the King of Lust.

She only slow her walk once a familiar figure passes through her peripheral vision. She whirls around to look at the gem before her.

"...Pink?"

She had to think a moment. Her familiarity with most things here was minimal, so she simply nodded when nothing seemed to come to mind.

❝ He's given you ownership over this place? That's quite kind of him. ❞

She gave another smile to White and hummed lightly. White was such a different Gem now... Rose was just in awe. Rendered all but totally speechless.

Diamonds in the Rough

(closed starter for @arcseby)

White sighs as she steps out of the elevator to the Pride Ring. She didn't particularly like coming here. It's where she spawned in Hell and where she is the most gawked at.

Even with her dulled gray skin, her white hair, eyes, and gem stood out among Hell's denizens, especially sinners. Her gem was cracked but still sparkled as it did in life. Dark gray crack marks branched from White's gem to cover her entire body.

White uses her magic to summon a holo screen similar to the ones she'd used on Homeworld. She's trying to find the warehouse to which her shipment had accidentally been sent. It's a minor setback, and the owner wants White herself there to make sure nobody steals the package.

White ignores the wolf-whistling and head-turned as she walks down the busy streets of Pentagram City, her heels clacking on the sidewalk.

White was wearing this dress, with matching sleeves on her arms and a fur wrap that was colored like her old cape. White knew she was attracting attention but knew nobody would mess with her due to the Asmodeus tattoo on her left shoulder, showing that she worked and/or belonged to the King of Lust.

She only slow her walk once a familiar figure passes through her peripheral vision. She whirls around to look at the gem before her.

"...Pink?"

Rose smiles at White. A genuine smile. Something she rarely gave to the diamonds when she was alive. For once she was actually feeling joy in regards to the gem who, ultimately, would have been called "mother" by human cultural standards.

As she would have when she was still a young gem, her curiosity got the better of her. She began looking around, ogling the elevator station with an air of genuine curiosity. She giggled slightly and nodded in response to the other.

❝ Hopefully the other rings aren't as... violent as Pride. ❞

White notices Rose's childlike behavior, smiling softly at the display, "Depends on the Ring, I guess. We're going to Lust, that's one of the more calmer rings when it comes to violence,"

White leads Rose through the streets of Lust until they come to a lavish Club. The neon sign reads, 'Diamonds in the Rought by Ozzie'.

"This is my place. Come on inside, Starlight!" White links her arm with Rose's and leads her inside.

Rose took in all the sights and sounds as they walked through Lust. Even though it was still Hell, it appeared that when Sinners weren't involved there wasn't the same sort of "kill or be killed" vibe. Granted, she was certain that there was plenty of sin running rampant through the rings, but at least here it almost seemed like 6 times out of 10 if she kept to herself she might not get attacked!

She gave a nervous smile as they made it to White's club... Seeing the signage left Rose confused. She had no experience with the rest of Hell, so she was unfamiliar with any of this.

❝ White...? What's an Ozzie? ❞

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Iconic Markiplier Quotes as Starters

“According to the colors of the rainbow: Fuck off!”

“What a bunch of ass baloney!”

“Goodie, goodie, gumdrops.“

“OH NO THE PORN IS GONE!”

“Bitch, I’m fabulous!”

“Bing bong, bing bong, here comes my ding dong!”

“FLOOF THE HAIR FOR POWER!”

“JESUS BALLS AND ASS CRACK!”

“GO AWAY! NOBODY LIKES YOU!“

"It’s so peaceful and pretty I think I’m going to vomit.”

“Instructions not clear, got dick stuck in ghost.”

“Oh, I’m so boned! I’m so strongly boned!“

"To infini-nope and beyond.”

“Can we do it? No we can’t! …Maybe. I don’t know, I’m not very committed to this decision, but whatever.”

“I want to dance like an epileptic squid on acid.”

“F you in the A and have a nice day!”

“Stork flies out of your vagina? Isn’t that how it works? Just, BWAKAAAAW! and then all the sudden you have a baby! And a stork. Better feed that stork.”

“Don’t be nibblin’ on my giblets.”

“Let’s just nope off to Fuckthatville!”

"Hello? Anyone else want to dance? …I’m great at the tango! …And the macarena!”

“I knew they would stab me in the back… I’ll just have to stab them in the back… I’ll stab them in the butt… That’s what I’ll do…”

“I told thee to calm thine tits! Thine tits are very rambunctious.”

“Life’s hard. Shouldn’t you be too?”

“I don’t wanna fuck an ant.”

“Get on the bottom you basic bitch.”

“What is every graveyard, but humanity’s hall of fame.”

“You do you, and I’ll do me, and we won’t do each other, probably.”

“Sometimes you must reach beyond yourself to reach yourself within.. yourself.”

“Space is so fucking awesome.”

“I don’t really know what’s happening in the wider world, but I’ve been avoiding everybody.“

“I’m gonna take my thicc ass back to bed.”

“Measuring is for pussies, I am a penis.”

“Oranges are apples’ natural predators.”

“Ahck, fuck. I was in the middle of swallowing.”

“Hey, I learned the so boned skill from the time I was born.”

“Why am I here, and how?”

“My mind lies? Yeah I know that. My mouth lies too.”

#rp meme

Diamonds in the Rough

(closed starter for @arcseby)

White sighs as she steps out of the elevator to the Pride Ring. She didn't particularly like coming here. It's where she spawned in Hell and where she is the most gawked at.

Even with her dulled gray skin, her white hair, eyes, and gem stood out among Hell's denizens, especially sinners. Her gem was cracked but still sparkled as it did in life. Dark gray crack marks branched from White's gem to cover her entire body.

White uses her magic to summon a holo screen similar to the ones she'd used on Homeworld. She's trying to find the warehouse to which her shipment had accidentally been sent. It's a minor setback, and the owner wants White herself there to make sure nobody steals the package.

White ignores the wolf-whistling and head-turned as she walks down the busy streets of Pentagram City, her heels clacking on the sidewalk.

White was wearing this dress, with matching sleeves on her arms and a fur wrap that was colored like her old cape. White knew she was attracting attention but knew nobody would mess with her due to the Asmodeus tattoo on her left shoulder, showing that she worked and/or belonged to the King of Lust.

She only slow her walk once a familiar figure passes through her peripheral vision. She whirls around to look at the gem before her.

"...Pink?"

Rose smiles at White. A genuine smile. Something she rarely gave to the diamonds when she was alive. For once she was actually feeling joy in regards to the gem who, ultimately, would have been called "mother" by human cultural standards.

As she would have when she was still a young gem, her curiosity got the better of her. She began looking around, ogling the elevator station with an air of genuine curiosity. She giggled slightly and nodded in response to the other.

❝ Hopefully the other rings aren't as... violent as Pride. ❞

Diamonds in the Rough

(closed starter for @arcseby)

White sighs as she steps out of the elevator to the Pride Ring. She didn't particularly like coming here. It's where she spawned in Hell and where she is the most gawked at.

Even with her dulled gray skin, her white hair, eyes, and gem stood out among Hell's denizens, especially sinners. Her gem was cracked but still sparkled as it did in life. Dark gray crack marks branched from White's gem to cover her entire body.

White uses her magic to summon a holo screen similar to the ones she'd used on Homeworld. She's trying to find the warehouse to which her shipment had accidentally been sent. It's a minor setback, and the owner wants White herself there to make sure nobody steals the package.

White ignores the wolf-whistling and head-turned as she walks down the busy streets of Pentagram City, her heels clacking on the sidewalk.

White was wearing this dress, with matching sleeves on her arms and a fur wrap that was colored like her old cape. White knew she was attracting attention but knew nobody would mess with her due to the Asmodeus tattoo on her left shoulder, showing that she worked and/or belonged to the King of Lust.

She only slow her walk once a familiar figure passes through her peripheral vision. She whirls around to look at the gem before her.

"...Pink?"

She nodded lightly in return, absolutely understanding how White might feel. She was genuinely impressed by how much White had changed since Steven was born. Had he truly made a difference in the Gem's lives that even SHE could not accomplish?

Club? This was certainly news to Rose. She barely knew what a club was herself... White really was a whole new gem. Rose actually was feeling very proud!

❝ Of course! Being out here isn't safe anyway. Constant turf wars, Sinners with bizarre ideas of recreation... ❞

White nods in agreement, leading Rose down the different streets. The errand we had to run took little time. White spent a few minutes talking with the owner, who was very rude and condescending to White.

Rose would be able to tell how much White has changed. In the past, if anyone spoke to White about how this demon was, Whtie would use her powers on them and turn them into a bleached puppet.

Now, however, White was keeping her cool and handled the man politely. She soon got her package and, with a flick of her wrist, teleported it away.

Walking away with Rose again, White turns to her, "Have you been to the other rings yet, Rose?"

It took everything within her power not to absolutely decimate the demon for his behaviour. She may be a better gem than she once was, but boy... You don't just RID someone of a temper.

She listened to the exchange, fuming the entire time. The owner ought to be glad she was otherwise entirely useless, or she might have been so inclined as to level the building.

She continues to fume for a bit as they walk, her mood only being interrupted when White began to speak. She gave a soft, apologetic smile.

❝ No, I haven't. My apologies! It was my understanding that Sinners were confined to Pride... ❞

Diamonds in the Rough

(closed starter for @arcseby)

White sighs as she steps out of the elevator to the Pride Ring. She didn't particularly like coming here. It's where she spawned in Hell and where she is the most gawked at.

Even with her dulled gray skin, her white hair, eyes, and gem stood out among Hell's denizens, especially sinners. Her gem was cracked but still sparkled as it did in life. Dark gray crack marks branched from White's gem to cover her entire body.

White uses her magic to summon a holo screen similar to the ones she'd used on Homeworld. She's trying to find the warehouse to which her shipment had accidentally been sent. It's a minor setback, and the owner wants White herself there to make sure nobody steals the package.

White ignores the wolf-whistling and head-turned as she walks down the busy streets of Pentagram City, her heels clacking on the sidewalk.

White was wearing this dress, with matching sleeves on her arms and a fur wrap that was colored like her old cape. White knew she was attracting attention but knew nobody would mess with her due to the Asmodeus tattoo on her left shoulder, showing that she worked and/or belonged to the King of Lust.

She only slow her walk once a familiar figure passes through her peripheral vision. She whirls around to look at the gem before her.

"...Pink?"

#mages pandoras box #mpb: white #Cutting post here whoops

She nodded lightly in return, absolutely understanding how White might feel. She was genuinely impressed by how much White had changed since Steven was born. Had he truly made a difference in the Gem's lives that even SHE could not accomplish?

Club? This was certainly news to Rose. She barely knew what a club was herself... White really was a whole new gem. Rose actually was feeling very proud!

❝ Of course! Being out here isn't safe anyway. Constant turf wars, Sinners with bizarre ideas of recreation... ❞

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Diamonds in the Rough

(closed starter for @arcseby)

White sighs as she steps out of the elevator to the Pride Ring. She didn't particularly like coming here. It's where she spawned in Hell and where she is the most gawked at.

Even with her dulled gray skin, her white hair, eyes, and gem stood out among Hell's denizens, especially sinners. Her gem was cracked but still sparkled as it did in life. Dark gray crack marks branched from White's gem to cover her entire body.

White uses her magic to summon a holo screen similar to the ones she'd used on Homeworld. She's trying to find the warehouse to which her shipment had accidentally been sent. It's a minor setback, and the owner wants White herself there to make sure nobody steals the package.

White ignores the wolf-whistling and head-turned as she walks down the busy streets of Pentagram City, her heels clacking on the sidewalk.

White was wearing this dress, with matching sleeves on her arms and a fur wrap that was colored like her old cape. White knew she was attracting attention but knew nobody would mess with her due to the Asmodeus tattoo on her left shoulder, showing that she worked and/or belonged to the King of Lust.

She only slow her walk once a familiar figure passes through her peripheral vision. She whirls around to look at the gem before her.

"...Pink?"

Rose had been on her way to find something for Eve's garden. Normally she avoided leaving the garden, as she really wasn't EQUIPPED for hell, being stripped of, well, everything. She had a claymore she had fashioned herself, a shield on her back, but she wasn't nearly what she used to be.

She always kept her head down when she was away from the garden, so when she heard it, she stopped dead in her tracks and whipped around. She hadn't heard that name in centuries... And she KNEW that voice.

❝ White? ❞

White just stood here, shell-shocked for a moment, before running over.

"Oh, Pink!" She hugged her fellow Diamond tightly yet gently. White was now only a head or so taller than Pink, so the younger Diamond fit into her arms easily. "Oh, my starlight, I've missed you so much!"

White pulls away to look Pink in the eye, "Wait…what are you doing down here?! You don't belong down here! Are you alright!?"

White then blinks, blushing pink a bit. "Oh, stars, I'm getting ahead of myself," She takes a breath to calm herself before looking at Pink warmly.

"It's soo good to see you, Starlight! Forgive my gushing!"

Rose couldn't believe her eyes. Of all the people to come across in this wretched place... Family. White! She had no clue what to say, just letting White hug her and gush.

❝ It's nice to see you too, White... I didn't know you were here. ❞

She smiled, albeit a bit awkwardly. In all of her existence she had never heard nor witnessed White Diamond speak with kindness so genuine. It was almost jarring!

❝ A-Actually, I go by Rose here... And I'm alright. I met a lovely human Sinner named Eve who has been housing me! But... Why are YOU here... What happened? ❞

She didn't want to mention her theories as to what landed her here, for fear of hurting the other diamond.

Diamonds in the Rough

(closed starter for @arcseby)

White sighs as she steps out of the elevator to the Pride Ring. She didn't particularly like coming here. It's where she spawned in Hell and where she is the most gawked at.

Even with her dulled gray skin, her white hair, eyes, and gem stood out among Hell's denizens, especially sinners. Her gem was cracked but still sparkled as it did in life. Dark gray crack marks branched from White's gem to cover her entire body.

White uses her magic to summon a holo screen similar to the ones she'd used on Homeworld. She's trying to find the warehouse to which her shipment had accidentally been sent. It's a minor setback, and the owner wants White herself there to make sure nobody steals the package.

White ignores the wolf-whistling and head-turned as she walks down the busy streets of Pentagram City, her heels clacking on the sidewalk.

White was wearing this dress, with matching sleeves on her arms and a fur wrap that was colored like her old cape. White knew she was attracting attention but knew nobody would mess with her due to the Asmodeus tattoo on her left shoulder, showing that she worked and/or belonged to the King of Lust.

She only slow her walk once a familiar figure passes through her peripheral vision. She whirls around to look at the gem before her.

"...Pink?"

#mages pandoras box #mpb: White

Rose had been on her way to find something for Eve's garden. Normally she avoided leaving the garden, as she really wasn't EQUIPPED for hell, being stripped of, well, everything. She had a claymore she had fashioned herself, a shield on her back, but she wasn't nearly what she used to be.

She always kept her head down when she was away from the garden, so when she heard it, she stopped dead in her tracks and whipped around. She hadn't heard that name in centuries... And she KNEW that voice.

❝ White? ❞

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#rp meme

Her eyes lit up like stars, hearing the other's offer. She couldn't help herself. The garden was such a beautiful place within such a horrid city. She spun happily, clasping her hands with pure joy.

❝ You would allow me to stay in your garden? ❞

❝ Oh, I would be honoured! ❞

❝ I wish you could see my rose garden. And the fountain! I think you would just love it! When I was on earth I had such a lovely rose garden... It served as a place of solitude, and healing! I had healing powers. ❞

❝ I... Oh... I don't think I would be of much help with anything now. I seem to have lost my gem powers. ❞

Her smile began to fade once more as she recalled what once had been. How odd it was for her to dwell so heavily. She had spent so long running that she forgot how it felt to reminisce, to dwell.

❝ I'm sorry. ❞

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"Of course- the garden loves having others around- and to see the way you appreciate it is wonderful."

"You had a rose garden? That sounds amazing..." Eve said with a genuine smile. "I wish I could have seen it... if you want we can create a version of it down here for you... I don't mind, I've got spaces in my garden that don't have anything there yet, I just can tell the soil is waiting"

"Hey... don't be so harsh on yourself, you can still tend the flowers like normal. Plus, they mostly tend themselves if I ask nicely..." She smiled, reaching a hand out to the vines. "If you're willing to make a deal- it doesn't have to be for your soul! I can share some of my power even... If you want to say-- make a deal to tend the gardens with me, I'll share. It just has to be deal of some sort. Hells rules are.. odd, but make sense in their own way."

"If you would trust me with that. I promise I don't usually bother with deals- they're not my style, but I can help through them... and that I'm willing to do. So if you'd trust me..."

#thehazbins #thehazbins; eve

❝ A deal? ❞

She gave a confused frown as the other explained things. This Hell really WAS an odd place. As Eve explained, Rose's expression lightened.

❝ I suppose it wouldn't hurt... Though I don't know if I have a "soul" in the traditional human sense, so I don't know how THAT would work if we even tried it... ❞

She gave a gentle laugh at the thought.

❝ That said, though... I would be honoured to make such a deal with you. ❞

Rose watched how tenderly she treated the plants and couldn't help but think...

❝ You and I truly do have quite a bit in common, don't we...? ❞

❝ Correct me if I am wrong here... My understanding of the humans' "religions" is, at best, rudimentary. It's my understanding that the person you refer to was misguided and coerced. ❞

She smiled gently, as if to say she knew where the other was going with it. Her eyes kind, understanding.

❝ Besides, I look at humanity quite differently than their own might. I know there are many, many wars, bloodshed and violence. But I also see love. I see kindness everywhere! Humans are not bad by default. It is learned... And even though badness is, well, bad... I can see the beauty in how it comes about. The process, that is. Learning, growing, changing. Something gems don't get to do... At least not until I tried. I started out looking like this from day one! ❞

❝ Albeit, I was pink. I'm not entirely sure why I am red now... But no matter... I wish you could see the gem I became! The *person* I became... Because, if you ask me, the day I chose to be Rose Quartz was the day I became like a human. I made the active decision to change. To try to learn like humans and become someone I wanted to be, not who I was made to be... Even if I wasn't entirely successful. I think I proved that just because a gem is made one way doesn't mean that's how they have to be. At the end of the day, yes. My gem will always be a diamond... But I will always be Rose Quartz. ❞

She smiled at the thought, but it was quickly replaced with a worried frown.

❝ There I go again, making everything about me... I'm so sorry. ❞

thehazbins

"Not misguided, or coerced. She knew exactly what she was doing- she was given the information needed and made that choice based on it. Lucifer and Lilith were not liars. They were more honest and kind than any one she'd met... She doesn't regret that choice, it's just - a big impression to leave most with. Especially when it taints the reputation of those near and dear to one."

And then she was talking about the good in humanity and Eve for a moment- really really listened. It was so wonderful to hear that she hadn't messed up all of humanity.

"I...technically didn't either. Though I know the rest of humanity did besides Adam and I. Our children and beyond did though." She smiled fondly. Though it was strange to hear someone else was born in the way she was. At least marginally. Someone else didn't grow from a small baby and from there to a child, teen and adult.

"It's funny... I know the downfalls of it, but they wouldn't be learning or changing if I hadn't eaten that apple. It wasn't like that before." There was a pleased, rebellious glint in her eye.

"Oh- I was wondering about the name pink diamond. Wasn't sure if it was one of those oddities where the color has changed over years or if it was irony... either way you know, it's funny- our stories aren't all that different Rose." She ran a hand through her hair and looked over at the gem. "I was made to be a certain way, even technically made to be better than another... at least for the situation I was made in. To be a wife to Adam, and I was. We stayed together until we died. However, I was not supposed to eat the apple. I was not supposed to have enough rebellion in me to go against the word of god. But when he was keeping real free will from us, the knowledge, the ability to learn and grow... the beauty of all of that.. I don't regret a moment of it. And you should be proud of the growth you've made, you tried to fix what you'd done. I don't think you belong here in Hell, but I don't think I belong here in hell... "

Suddenly she looked up at the other woman.

"You're fine, I like hearing stories from outside of Hell. New sinners are usually the only chance I get. Now, usually I offer a temporary place to stay- but I think I can see enough of myself in you..." A strange sentiment, considering one was the first woman, the other was a gem. "Would you like to stay in the garden? For as long as you need."

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Her eyes lit up like stars, hearing the other's offer. She couldn't help herself. The garden was such a beautiful place within such a horrid city. She spun happily, clasping her hands with pure joy.

❝ You would allow me to stay in your garden? ❞

❝ Oh, I would be honoured! ❞

❝ I wish you could see my rose garden. And the fountain! I think you would just love it! When I was on earth I had such a lovely rose garden... It served as a place of solitude, and healing! I had healing powers. ❞

❝ I... Oh... I don't think I would be of much help with anything now. I seem to have lost my gem powers. ❞

Her smile began to fade once more as she recalled what once had been. How odd it was for her to dwell so heavily. She had spent so long running that she forgot how it felt to reminisce, to dwell.

❝ I'm sorry. ❞

❝ Refugees, yes. Rebels in a war to protect the planet from our people's leaders who wanted to destroy it solely for resources to create more of their people... ❞

❝ And that would be why I am here. I was a Diamond. A member of the Diamond Authority. I committed atrocities toward the humans when I was given Earth as a colony. Killed hundreds with several kindergartens that were used to make gems. The only thing that stopped me was when I snuck down to the planet... Disguised as a Rose Quartz soldier... SHE was the one who started the rebellion. Rose Quartz was the one who got hundreds of her own shattered. All in the name of a planet I had fallen in love with... The very same planet I was going to destroy. ❞

The gem heaved a sigh and looked down, guilt and self loathing painting her face. She knew she was a terrible gem, no matter how much good she did.

❝ You don't give a spoiled child power over anything... They will hurt anyone who gets in their warpath. Even before Earth... I hurt a lot of gems with my childish tantrums. I severely traumatized my first Pearl's lightform, to the point she has a permanent crack over her eye! I abandoned my Spinel in a garden by pretending to play a stupid STUPID game... I faked my own death just so I could continue my war for earth as Rose! I spent 6 thousand years on Earth... Learning and "growing" as a uhm... person. And for what? The damage is already done. ❞

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"That sounds like... a lot. Destroying one world to expand another-" She shook her head. A part of her did understand if they could reproduce otherwise, than what choice did they have? Unless there were other planets or things that would allow them to without destroying a planet... She shook her head. It seemed like a lot more than had been discovered by the time she left Earth.

"So you started a rebellion against your own... kind? But in the name of good...? Pretending to be someone else." She was repeating just mostly to make sure that she had absorbed it all.

"I'm truly sorry that happened- but it sounds like you were given 'toys' you didn't understand. Given projects or tools you didn't understand the real implications of- you can't be blamed for that. You did the best thing you could, and tried to protect it. It did result in more deaths-but, did you succeed? It doesn't seem like you would be the type to leave if you still had more to do in protecting Earth."

"Hey- you're saying things that I thought were just gems but I'm assuming are actually people or ranks... and you've learned from it right? You wouldn't be remorseful if you didn't. Try to stop being so hard on yourself."

"Hah, just think... you could have been the person to introduce all of humanity to sin."