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outofthisgxlaxy

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Yellow Pearl let out a stifled giggles as Pink Pearl spoke of Pink Diamond’s ball. The Pearl would of neve said it, but she thought that the Balls were unnecessary, keeping Gems away from their duties. However she still found herself finding some enjoyment from them, all those Gems dancing in unison and even conversing with eachother, even Yellow Pearl was able to talk to a few Gems outside her close group of colleagues. It was a shame to think that one day they would have to end, Pink Diamond would have to grow out of her childish habits and such nice things would have to cease.

Yellow Pearl smiled and nodded, letting out another silent chuckle. She cupped her hand and glanced at Pink Pearl. “Indeed, Yellow Diamond has thousands of colonies across the entire universe. It’s quite hard to administer them all, but Yellpw Diamond has me and this gives me the bulk of the work while she focuses on more important things.” Yellow Pearl states proudly, placing her hand on her chest. Though it would of been extremely tedious for anyone else, Yellow Pearl found an odd sense of pride and joy from the administration of Yellow Diamond’s innumerable colonies.

Yellow Pearl sighed and stared at Pink Pearl and slowly shook her head. “It’s a shame that Pink Diamond doesn’t have any colonies yet. It would provide a perfect learning experience for her, and of course the continuation of our imperialist policies.”

“Oh… my diamond does want a colony,” Pink admitted, though her voice was soft. She knew how badly Pink Diamond wanted to be treated like the other diamonds. It just was a matter of figuring out how to make that happen. She could only say so much. For as close as she and her diamond were, Pink didn’t claim to know every aspect of the diamond. Nor did she claim to know how Pink Diamond thought.

“You know how she is,” she went on. “The other diamonds are so busy, she hardly gets to get a word in. At least… that’s what she’s told me.” That was when Pink Diamond wasn’t in her room and making more of those little pebbles to talk to. The times were few and far between, but she’d heard her diamond talk like that. She wished she could do more to help. All she could do was listen to her diamond.

“But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk about her,” Pink said. “I’m sorry. I must sound foolish, going on like this.”

Yellow Pearl was silent as she purses her lips, tapping her chin with a small hum. Of course, Yellow Pearl knew all these things to be true from her own personal experience and from what information her Diamond gave her, which was actually quite surprising. Yellow Pearl didn’t think much about it though, Yellow Diamond’s comments about Pink Diamond to her Pearl were more than likely ways for the matriarch to “vent”, the stress wasn’t solely in Pink Diamond, it had manifested in all of the Diamonds, even the stoic White Diamond. Of course, the head Diamond hid her thoughts very well, so well in fact that Yellow Pearl herself doubted even saying that White Diamond so much as cared. It was as if they were waiting for something, anticipating some future event, but Yellow Pearl couldn’t even begin to think about what exactly the Diamond was possibly thinking about, and the Pearl hoped it wasn’t too big.

Yellow Pearl cleared her throat and shook her head very lightly to get herself back on track. Placing her hands on her hips and shook her head. “Oh, no, no. It’s fine, please unload all of your burdens on me.” The Pearl stared, letting out an amused huff and crossing her arms. Then the Pearl sighed, letting out a small amused chuckle as she began to speak up again. “It’s fine.. speak freely. I mean it.”

#outofthisgxlaxy #((yellowselegance// yellow pearl))

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Yellow Pearl smiled and shot a few glances around the room, ordaining it empty enough for the two to talk. She might of been a loyal Pearl and one who understood her place in Homeworld society, but it still got boring simply standing still and doing nothing for hours on end. Of course, since there was no one present it would do no harm if they were to just speak for a moment, stars knows Yellow Pearl did it all the time with Blue, even when she wasn’t in the most talkative mood. She even used to converse with Pink Diamond’s former Pearl, she had to be one of the most talkative Pearls beside Yellow Pearl herself, though she didn’t mind at all. It was.. welcoming to have someone to speak to, but that was in the past.

Yellow Pearl turned to face the other fully, still maintaining perfect posture as she did so however. “It’s been so long since I’ve seen a new Pearl, especially one like yourself. There are no other Pearls in all Homeworld quite like us.” Yellow Pearl stated with great pride. Afterall, what wasn’t there to be proud of about being a Diamond’s Pearl? “Pearl’s so perfect that they are worthy of the Diamonds!” She added with an amused chuckle, propping one of her hands up to motion toward her face.

Pearl’s smile grew a bit more forced even as she nodded in emphatic agreement. She certainly didn’t feel perfect, or even close to worthy of serving a Diamond. Not right now.

“Of course!“ After a very long moment of silence, her smile started to waver, then fade. Her eyes fell to her feet, and the pleasant facade she worked so hard to keep day in and day out started to relax as well, revealing hints of uncertainty. Suddenly, she looked up again, a renewed enthusiastic in her face.

“Actually….you are the first Pearl I’ve met since my creation. What does distinguish Pearls like us…from other Pearls?”

Yellow Pearl smiled and clapped her hands together excitedly, very much liking the question posed by the other Pearl. Taking a moment to clear her throat she uncupped her hands so she could use them during her explanation.

“You see, many things distinguishes us from the common Pearl, one of these things is our specialized programming, unlike other Pearls they usually get generic programming but we kn the other hand get special programming made for the Diamonds to make us more useful. This special programming allows us to better understand the needs of our Diamonds and better manage issues they would have us do, like the chronicling of their colonies.” Yellow Pearl explained passionately, using her hands to assist in her explanation. In fact, she was also quite passionate in the way she moved her hands along with what she said.

#((yellowselegance// Yellow Pearl))#saltygempearl

outofthisgxlaxy

pcrles:

It truly was one of the worst jobs a Pearl had to do, waiting for their owner to be finished with a meeting, and this was especially lengthier for the Pearls of the Diamonds. Afterall, they had so much more to talk about then the average Emerald or Aquamarine did, being the leaders of a galaxy spanning Empire with literally countless billions of planets under their control. Yellow Pearl stood silently and absent mindedly stared forward and down into the hallway, trying to ignore the infuriating silence around her. However, this was to no avail as once her eyes had investigated enough of the hall the Diamonds has yet to return, and it was evident they would remain in there for a long period of time.

For a moment Yellow Pearl began to think about her work, rationalizing that if she was going to have all this time alone she might as well use it to think about her other duties. Besides, it would also offer somewhat of an escape from the terrible boredom of her waiting. Well, to begin with: Yellow Pearl thought about how she could best sort the files and reports she was receiving on behalf of Yellow Diamond, seeing what was worth her attention or worth the garbage bin. Perhaps she should sort them alphabetically while removing the insignificant documents, which she usually did, or perhaps she should arrange them according to importance and severity?

Before she could decide on anything she heard the other Pearl speak, breaking the stilness to turn slightly in her direction. Although Yellow Pearl was a bit annoyed that she interrupted her thinking, she did however somewhat appreciate the fact that she was fixing the silence problem. Of course speaking during such a time was.. well, it wasn’t necessarily viewed poorly but it wasn’t viewed as good either, in fact in the past she had spoken to Blue Pearl during a meeting; but that was twice in the past and she admittedly barely responded.

Yellow Pearl smiled, apparently liking the question that the other Pearl decided to ask. “Oh! Things have been great with Yellow Diamond. She’s truly a genius of strategy and a glorious leader of Homeworld. In fact, most acquisitions of Homeworld Colonies have been won by her superior might and knowledge.” Yellow Pearl stated proudly, a beaming smile remaining on her face. “I doubt things are as good with your Diamond, but I would love to know how they are nonetheless.”

Since Yellow had taken so long to respond, Pink had thought that she just didn’t want to talk. That was all right by her. However, when the other pearl did begin to speak, Pink squeaked a little. She did her best to relax after that. Yellow sure was chatty! That wasn’t a bad thing as far as she was concerned, but still was surprising.

“Oh, things are going well. My diamond has plans to throw a ball in the near future, actually,” she said. She didn’t mind that Yellow thought so highly of her diamond. That was just how it was.

It was true, of course, that Pink Diamond did want to be respected like the other diamonds. She had to take this one step at a time, though. Even Pink Pearl knew that. So, she focused on the more menial things. Nothing else. After all, she doubted that Yellow wanted all the details.

“With all those colonies, your diamond must be very busy.”

Yellow Pearl let out a stifled giggles as Pink Pearl spoke of Pink Diamond’s ball. The Pearl would of neve said it, but she thought that the Balls were unnecessary, keeping Gems away from their duties. However she still found herself finding some enjoyment from them, all those Gems dancing in unison and even conversing with eachother, even Yellow Pearl was able to talk to a few Gems outside her close group of colleagues. It was a shame to think that one day they would have to end, Pink Diamond would have to grow out of her childish habits and such nice things would have to cease.

Yellow Pearl smiled and nodded, letting out another silent chuckle. She cupped her hand and glanced at Pink Pearl. “Indeed, Yellow Diamond has thousands of colonies across the entire universe. It’s quite hard to administer them all, but Yellpw Diamond has me and this gives me the bulk of the work while she focuses on more important things.” Yellow Pearl states proudly, placing her hand on her chest. Though it would of been extremely tedious for anyone else, Yellow Pearl found an odd sense of pride and joy from the administration of Yellow Diamond’s innumerable colonies.

Yellow Pearl sighed and stared at Pink Pearl and slowly shook her head. “It’s a shame that Pink Diamond doesn’t have any colonies yet. It would provide a perfect learning experience for her, and of course the continuation of our imperialist policies.”

#((Yellowselegance// Yellow Pearl))#outofthisgxlaxy

yes-my-diamonds

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“It’s ah… I mean… if you aren’t busy… I just.. I finished a project I was… working on for a while.”

And it involved Yellow, so it was only right to show it to her.

Her hands toy with the ends of her dress, worrying the fabric over the idea she might have bothered somegem dear to her, but it was too late to back out now. She had to go through with it. “You remember how I asked… um… any Pearl who had the free chance to send in an image?” Well, Yellow might not actually remember that, she wasn’t sure if she’d actually sent her one, she could, after all, just observe the pearl in person.

“I ah.. I finished yours. It’s… drying right now, but I’d love if you came to take a look?”

Yellow Pearl smiled and nodded her head, chuckling a bit as she slowly got up from the couch. “Oh yes, I remember.” She stated, taking a moment to stretch out a bit.

Yellow Pearl stared at Blue Pearl and laughed joyfully when the other finished speaking. She was honestly both a bit surprised and happy about the development, finding it exciting to see how Blue Pearl would draw her. “Oh! How exciting! To be entirely honest with you, I have been anticipating this moment for quite some time.” She said, taking a few steps toward Blue Pearl.

Cupping her hands in front of her, Yellow Pearl smiled and nodded. “Please lead the way.”

#((yellowselegance//yellow pearl))#yes my diamonds

Blue's hands rub together nervously, the gem taking a tiny breath to steady her nerves. She pulls on one of Yellow's frills gently to get her attention. "I... I want to show you something, Yellow." [after change your mind]

Yellow Pearl has been lying comfortably on a cushioned couch which had been imported from Earth. She might of denied it, but she had begun to fall asleep; something which she now did quite often, finding the rest to be something she absolutely deserved. However, she quickly noticed the frills on her shoulders being tugged and Yellow Pearl raised an eyebrow and turned to face Blue Pearl. Rubbing her eyes and clearing her throat she slowly sat up and spoke softly, admittedly a tone she never really spoke in (in public at least).

“Yes Blue? What is it you need to show me?”

#((yellowselegance//yellow pearl))#yes my diamonds

outofthisgxlaxy

@pcrles gets a pre-accident Pink starter

Another day spent on Homeworld meant another day of following her diamond to and from her activities. Pink Pearl didn’t mind so much. After all, she was used to being a diamond’s pearl… albeit an unconventional diamond’s pearl. Pink Diamond was not quite the demure, elegant diamond that the others were. She was silly, and Pink Pearl liked that. It allowed her a bit of freedom a lot of other pearls didn’t have, and she knew that. However, she also knew not to push certain boundaries. Especially not in the presence of Blue, Yellow, or White Diamond.

Their pearls, though? That was a different matter. Pink wasn’t altogether sure of whether the other pearls were quite so willing to chat, but the day had brought her into the presence of Yellow Pearl. Their respective diamonds had things they needed to discuss before Yellow Diamond got called to one of her colonies. That meant that she and Yellow Pearl were left waiting outside the room while things were discussed.

Pink’s gaze shifted to her fellow Pearl for a few quiet moments. She hated the quiet. That was likely Pink Diamond’s influence. It never was quiet for too long when she was with her diamond. She just was trying to decide if she should speak or not. After all, she didn’t know Yellow Pearl that well yet. She knew her well enough to recognize her at a glance, but that was about it.

Maybe now was the time to change that.

“How have things been?” Her question was soft. She knew better than to let her voice carry too far. Not while their diamonds were in the next room. She’d almost gotten herself and her diamond into trouble that way before.

“With you and your diamond, I mean.”

It truly was one of the worst jobs a Pearl had to do, waiting for their owner to be finished with a meeting, and this was especially lengthier for the Pearls of the Diamonds. Afterall, they had so much more to talk about then the average Emerald or Aquamarine did, being the leaders of a galaxy spanning Empire with literally countless billions of planets under their control. Yellow Pearl stood silently and absent mindedly stared forward and down into the hallway, trying to ignore the infuriating silence around her. However, this was to no avail as once her eyes had investigated enough of the hall the Diamonds has yet to return, and it was evident they would remain in there for a long period of time.

For a moment Yellow Pearl began to think about her work, rationalizing that if she was going to have all this time alone she might as well use it to think about her other duties. Besides, it would also offer somewhat of an escape from the terrible boredom of her waiting. Well, to begin with: Yellow Pearl thought about how she could best sort the files and reports she was receiving on behalf of Yellow Diamond, seeing what was worth her attention or worth the garbage bin. Perhaps she should sort them alphabetically while removing the insignificant documents, which she usually did, or perhaps she should arrange them according to importance and severity?

Before she could decide on anything she heard the other Pearl speak, breaking the stilness to turn slightly in her direction. Although Yellow Pearl was a bit annoyed that she interrupted her thinking, she did however somewhat appreciate the fact that she was fixing the silence problem. Of course speaking during such a time was.. well, it wasn’t necessarily viewed poorly but it wasn’t viewed as good either, in fact in the past she had spoken to Blue Pearl during a meeting; but that was twice in the past and she admittedly barely responded.

Yellow Pearl smiled, apparently liking the question that the other Pearl decided to ask. “Oh! Things have been great with Yellow Diamond. She’s truly a genius of strategy and a glorious leader of Homeworld. In fact, most acquisitions of Homeworld Colonies have been won by her superior might and knowledge.” Yellow Pearl stated proudly, a beaming smile remaining on her face. “I doubt things are as good with your Diamond, but I would love to know how they are nonetheless.”

#((yellowselegance//Yellow Pearl))#outofthisgxlaxy

Dream Land would be the first to witness for its new visitor, where the whole area would seem like a completely different world; the hills and plants looked alive, sun was shining brightly in the sky and there happened to be some obtuse roundish creatures wandering around that bared no significant normal body structure. They didn’t pay the visitor any mind. Down the beige path, a small sign of civilisation shown as a village could be seen... would the visitor find any people?

Strange, that was the only word that Pearl could use that would give this place justice. While she was familiar with strange places (her travel to other planets could attest to that) this place was special due to the presence of intelligence life. Of all the planets she had been to; very, very few of them were actually inhabited by intelligent life capable of building their own civilizations. Taking several glances around the area Pearl moved forward into the village, not seeing that there was much else for her to do.

“A gem...?” One of them asked, folding his arms. “What the heck’s a gem?”

“Jewellery, dear. She’s calling herself a...” stopping in her train of thought due to the massive amount of questions raised from such a statement.

“Gem? You mean you’re one of those walking talking pieces of stones you find in necklaces and rings?” The first one asked dumbfoundedly.

“She can’t be...! But,... look at her forehead...” was it their imagination or did it take them that long to notice that she had one clear on the front of her head. “She’s... serious?”

The little one however pointed. “It’s a pearl! A pwetty pearl! Aww, may I have it? I wove pearls!”

They completely forgotten about her own question due to her ‘species’ overshadowing that one.

Pearl frowned, she needed to speak with a single person but all of them chimed in at once. She glanced at all the new figures and took note of their appearance, trying to find which one of them was in charge, however, they all looked nearly identical.

“Alright... who’s in charge here? I would very much like to speak with them.”

Like they didn’t answer her, she didn’t do the same to them so it created an awkward silence between them all... in seconds, the Cappies saw her as a lost stranger in need of service so they should help her and let her be on the way.

So altogether, they pointed at the enlarged hill that practically towered over the village, and what happened to be on the peak was a castle; a fortress of yellow walls and red rooftops.

“King Dedede lives up there...!” “He rules Dream Land alone!” “He should be able to help you!”

Pearl narrowed her eyes to view the castle, taking note of its architecture and general color scheme. It was certainly one of the most colorful castles she had seen in her existence, although it was easily trumped by the buildings of Homeworld. Whoever lived there seemed to give the impression of being rather.. eccentric by the General way the building appeared.

Pearl nodded slowly as she heard them speak. A King they said? Pearl wasn’t one for Kings, or any type of royalty for that matter. They were almost always abusive tyrants who were more often then not quite.. insane. The overall odd coloring of the castle seemed to hint to Pearl that this was that kind of King.

Giving one last glance at the Cappies, she nodded and walked toward the castle. Waving behind her she simply shouted. “Thanks for the assistance!”

#((traitorpearl//pearl))#smashingsire

askwaterwitch-perbear

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Yellow Pearl clasped her hands and stared at Lapis. She couldn’t help but feel as if Lapis felt negatively of them, thought them to be subpar “artists”. She was about to speak up before Blue Pearl broke the silence. “Great news, where do we start?”

~💧~ “If all goes accordingly you both should be able to start in the fall as we offer a very fun long summer vacation. The optimal time for me to go find my buddy.”

Lapis spoke such excitement in her voice as she did. Not only about summertime but she would also be gaining two new students her and Bismuth too. This would be great for her creative outlet and continue sharing what she had learned.

“It will be great to have such high-status pearl’s joining the class. You two almost seem like royalty.” She did this to feed into Yellow Pearl’s ego.

Yellow Pearl smiled at the other’s comment but didn’t respond to it in anyway, Blue Pearl being the one to respond instead.

“Your compliment is appreciated, but we are.. normal Pearls, there is no distinction between us and the other Pearls across old Homeworld.” Blue Pearl stated softly, Yellow Pearl slowly nodding in affirmation. It was definitely a change of thought for Yellow Pearl, and to an extent Blue Pearl as well, but they both learned to accept this as fact.

“So, this Fall you say? That’s quite some time, is there anything we should be doing in this time?” Yellow Pearl inquires, cupping her hands in front of her.

#((yellowselegance//yellow pearl))#((melancholicgem//blue pearl))#askwaterwitchperbear

What is your Primary feeling in longing?

Yellow Pearl is.. HOPE

In longing, you feel hope. You're on a long road, you know this. Your desire is strong, big in your chest but you don't feel weighed down. You've had your hardships, but you know what you truly seek is, or could be, not far from your grasp. Not to say you don't feel the burning in your heart for something more, but theres still a spark in you, a voice that says, "don't give up, what if?" You can be patient. You know you must be. Your yearning is felt like a campfire in rain, the circumstances say the flame should be out, but yet it burns, as long as god willing or sheer effort keeps it alive. You feel the pull in your gut that makes your throat tighten with the ache of your heart but you softly smile, it's just a reminder of your love. You aren't afraid of your feelings in the way that would make you push them away because you're familiar with them and you know the payoff would be well worth the grief. You're doing great my darling, you will find your love if you have not already.

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Tagging: @surplus-pink, @yes-my-diamonds, @erisdiamas, @outofthisgxlaxy

#((off of duty//ooc))#((yellowselegance//yellow pearl))#saltygempearl #((meme))

@saltygempearl

Yellow Pearl remained still as she stood next to a giant set of doors, both Yellow and Pink Diamond being absorbed in some sort of “meeting” just beyond the other side. It wasn’t typical for Yellow Diamond’s Pearl to be left out like this, usually being much closer to Yellow Diamond during a meeting, but then this wasn’t a typical meeting. It hadn’t been too long ago since the incident involving Pink Diamond’s former Pearl, maybe a year or two at most, and the Diamonds were now a bit.. hesitant to bring their Pearls in her general vicinity, Yellow Pearl assuming they feared having their Pearl witness a particularly destructive tantrum. Not only was it dangerous, but it was humiliating for the Diamonds to have one of their act out in such a way. Even a Pearl like herself couldnt help but be amused at Pink Diamond’s expense.

Yellow Pearl turned her head very slightly into the direction of Pink Diamond’s new Pearl, studying the other from where she stood. It was clear that the other was new, their outfit being quite basic and their entire attitude? It practically screamed “brand new!” into anyone’s face. Admittedly, Yellow Pearl thought it was adorable, hopefully Pink Diamond doesn’t break this Pearl like she broke her old one.

Dipping her head in the direction of Pearl, Yellow Pearl cupped her hands in front of her. “Greetings New Pearl, it is an honor to meet you.” She states, not referring to the other as “Pink Pearl”. It would of been confusing knowing two Pink Pearls, even if one was.. unfortunately reassigned.

The moment she was directed to stand outside the door, Pearl was very aware of this….other Pearl. She didn’t engage though, not right away; she had no idea how to act around another Pearl, she’d never met one. The only thing she was born knowing how to do was act with her master, and so far she couldn’t seem to even get that right!

So she stood there, hands folded in front of her, staring blankly ahead as she waited for Pink Diamond to emerge again. Or at least, that was the plan until the other Pearl greeted her. Pearl immediately turned her head towards the other Pearl, her usual, wide-eyed smile plastered on her face.

Why had she called her ‘new Pearl’? Pink Diamond had only ever called her ‘Pearl,’ but perhaps that did’t work here. There were two of them, after all…maybe a distinction was needed.

“Greetings! It is an honor to meet you as well—“ Well, ‘old Pearl’ just sounded rude, she couldn’t say that! But then what did she call her? “—yellow Pearl.” That worked.

Yellow Pearl smiled and shot a few glances around the room, ordaining it empty enough for the two to talk. She might of been a loyal Pearl and one who understood her place in Homeworld society, but it still got boring simply standing still and doing nothing for hours on end. Of course, since there was no one present it would do no harm if they were to just speak for a moment, stars knows Yellow Pearl did it all the time with Blue, even when she wasn’t in the most talkative mood. She even used to converse with Pink Diamond’s former Pearl, she had to be one of the most talkative Pearls beside Yellow Pearl herself, though she didn’t mind at all. It was.. welcoming to have someone to speak to, but that was in the past.

Yellow Pearl turned to face the other fully, still maintaining perfect posture as she did so however. “It’s been so long since I’ve seen a new Pearl, especially one like yourself. There are no other Pearls in all Homeworld quite like us.” Yellow Pearl stated with great pride. Afterall, what wasn’t there to be proud of about being a Diamond’s Pearl? “Pearl’s so perfect that they are worthy of the Diamonds!” She added with an amused chuckle, propping one of her hands up to motion toward her face.

#((yellowselegance//yellow pearl))#saltygempearl #((Its alright!))

@saltygempearl

Yellow Pearl remained still as she stood next to a giant set of doors, both Yellow and Pink Diamond being absorbed in some sort of “meeting” just beyond the other side. It wasn’t typical for Yellow Diamond’s Pearl to be left out like this, usually being much closer to Yellow Diamond during a meeting, but then this wasn’t a typical meeting. It hadn’t been too long ago since the incident involving Pink Diamond’s former Pearl, maybe a year or two at most, and the Diamonds were now a bit.. hesitant to bring their Pearls in her general vicinity, Yellow Pearl assuming they feared having their Pearl witness a particularly destructive tantrum. Not only was it dangerous, but it was humiliating for the Diamonds to have one of their act out in such a way. Even a Pearl like herself couldnt help but be amused at Pink Diamond’s expense.

Yellow Pearl turned her head very slightly into the direction of Pink Diamond’s new Pearl, studying the other from where she stood. It was clear that the other was new, their outfit being quite basic and their entire attitude? It practically screamed “brand new!” into anyone’s face. Admittedly, Yellow Pearl thought it was adorable, hopefully Pink Diamond doesn’t break this Pearl like she broke her old one.

Dipping her head in the direction of Pearl, Yellow Pearl cupped her hands in front of her. “Greetings New Pearl, it is an honor to meet you.” She states, not referring to the other as “Pink Pearl”. It would of been confusing knowing two Pink Pearls, even if one was.. unfortunately reassigned.

#((yellowselegance//yellow pearl))#saltygempearl

(Crystal Gem Pearl, starter.) “You look familiar... Who are you?”

“O-oh..well…I…”

“I am Pink Pearl….”

*The other one….*

“Oh…..that makes sense….”

*She can’t help a small chuckle.*

“I might have to sit in on a few of those lessons as well….we’re not exactly kept up to date on things in the Surplus Barracks….”

Pearl frowned and raised an eyebrow, visibly confused by what the other had said.

“I’m sorry, did you say the Surplus Barracks? I’m afraid I’m unfamiliar with that term. I’ve been immersing myself in the recent history of Homeworld and I haven’t quite heard that name used often.”

#((traitorpearl//pearl))#surplus pink

https://www.gotoquiz.com/which_is_your_morality_alignment

Which is Your Morality Alignment?

Morality Alignment Quiz- Yellow Pearl

Surprisingly accurate.

Tagged by: @saltygempearl

Tagging: @servumdolorem @variantia @erisdiamas @outofthisgxlaxy @yes-my-diamonds

#((off of duty//ooc))#((meme))#saltygempearl

@erisdiamas Crystal Gem Pearl, Beginning of the End.

It had been years since “Rose Quartz” was imprisoned, and her secret revealed to all of Gemkind. It seemed like it was the end for the Crystal Gem rebellion but it wasn’t, in fact it gave new life to the rebellion as the weakness of the Diamonds was also brought bare in front of their subjects. More and more Gems flocked to join the rebellion and it seemed that similar uprisings were beginning elsewhere in Homeworld, United under the leadership of Garnet; a Gem and Fusion who could truly claim to be a champion of the oppressed. But now without the secret support of Pink Diamond, the full might of Homeworld could now be bared against the growing rebellion, massive armies and fleets quickly being able to squash some pockets of rebellion and forcing larger and seemingly invincible rebel forces to a complete stalemate. While many in the Crystal Gem rebellion where happy about their boost in power and popularity, Pearl was not.. for seventeen years she waited for her moment to deliver the killing blow to Homeworld. During this time friends and allies grew distant, either pulling themselves away from the overzealous Pearl or being pushed away by her. This is why she left, it was clear to her that no one within the Rebellion was willing to assist her, not even the ones she considered her friends like Bismuth or Garnet. In an ironic twist, she was rebelling from the rebellion.

Pearl stared at the entrance to the tower, her hand placed firmly on the terminal beside it. There were surprisingly few guards in the area so it was easy for Pearl to sneak in and poof them all, the only real challenge being restraining herself and not shattering them. Pearl swiftly operated the terminal and before long, the massive door was open and the one person she had loved was finally back into her life. Taking a step to the side she stood in front of the door way, staring into the tower as she was lit by the lights outside.

“Rose! I’m here!”

She simply hated it here, she wanted to be more than the Diamond she was meant to be....or at least the Diamond's who's role she was meant to fill being deemed childish for her ideas or being dismissed and ridiculed and punished for simply wanting more than the life of the Empire has landed her in this chamber.

Eris floated down from the tower's window ledge as the room was suddenly filled by light, the girl shook away her previous thoughts and began to remind herself as a Diamond she must always be intimidating and ruthless....from the smallest Pebbles to the highest elite gems she was being groomed to order.

But Blue wasn't the gem that she was faced with, instead she was faced by a odd looking Pearl? No indication of her owner....It seemed strange but nonetheless she snarled. "State your cut and purpose here." She said with a cold glare. She is a Diamond and this appeared to be nothing more than a defective rogue Pearl....but how did she manage to get past the Quartz guarding the corridors? regardless the young ruler had to be alert and cautious despite the fact this disgusting display of a lower gem might be stronger than she seemed.

Pearl narrowed her eyes and looked into the dark room, not entirely able to make out the form within. She was slightly disheartened when the voice she heard from within wasn’t entirely that of Rose Quartz or Pink Diamond, but she knew it was.. it had to be. With a frown she took a step in. “Rose, it’s me, Pearl! The Renegade Pearl, Your Pearl!” She exclaimed somewhat tearfully. “It’s been too long Rose, I missed you so much.”

Pearl was now crying as she approached the figure, not tears of sadness but ones of joy. Seventeen long years where now over and Pearl was finally reunited with the one person in all of existence that she truly loved and adored... or so she thought.

Before getting too close to the figure Pearl bent down on one knee, bowing before the person she thought was Rose Quartz. Still crying she repeated herself. “I missed you so much.. Rose..”

A dreadful mix of emotions swell up in her chest, not only is she defenseless against the Pearl, it has just registered that's the same defective Pearl according to the Datalogs that sliced through Yellow's elite battalion of high ranking Quartz! The same 'Renegade' who's face is plastered all over the Homeworld ruins corrupting Gems into thinking they were worth more than their purpose. The kind of gem, Blue practically begged for the young woman to protect herself from and to be ruthless against.

Aside from the standard Homeworld brainwashing, there was a seed of hope in the corner of her mind.....could she escape? Be free from the judgment and tyranny she was being raised to be. Forced to put on a cheerful facade, obeying their order....weren't they all suppose to be equal? Is this all to the empire?

Eris quickly shook off those rebellious thoughts blossoming in her mind and decided to make a choice and with that came a plan. She stood up and focused on calming down because this idea needs to work so she can be free from being isolated for thinking outside of the box. A chance to see outside of this miserable planet.

Gathering all the information on the gem that she was faced and recalling the alleged history of the fallen Crystal Gem leader Rose Quartz, she faced the gem bowing in front of her. "Pearl.....?" She said her voice dripping with faux concern carefully reminding herself this must work. Her freedom is riding on this.

A shiver was sent down Pearl’s spine when she heard their Voice say her name. The voice was different, much different, and a bit of rage grew within the Pearl. What had the Diamond’s done to Rose? She couldn’t of.. changed herself, not of her own free will. The thought of shattering the Diamonds briefly crossed her mind (an idea she pondered once before with Bismuth) but ultimately decided against it on the grounds that it would be impossible and something that Rose would be avidly against. However, if it was possible Pearl wouldn’t be against leaving a little something for them to remember.

Looking at the form more closely now, Pearl could tell that it was indeed much different than the Rose Quartz form Pink Diamond had originally taken, and was also different to her original form. Despite all of these differences however, Pearl knew that it was Rose.. she just knew it was, there was something about them that told her so.

“Rose, we have to leave.. return to Earth. Everyone will be so.. happy to see you again.”

Eris's eyes dropped from the mention of the lost colony and then back to Pearl, her gaze was a mixture of curiosity and intense confusion. "Earth....It's still breathing?" Her voice came out as a excited whisper. The logs stated that it was obliterated without extracting the essential resources to produce Gems.....It wasn't something Blue would've allowed right?

The girl could barely think of the consequences of seeing the colony, was it thriving with life like the Zoo? What was Earth like? Why did Rose fight for that planet? Eris's mind filled with curiousity and desire to satisfy her urge to learn about the colony.

Eris let out a disappointed sigh and look up at the Pearl. "How can we even leave? Did you just rush in without planning anything?" She said, lightly scolding her much like a child.

Pearl looked awkwardly at the ground when she faced the scrutiny of the other. Pearl knew it was unlike Rose to say such a thing but she supposed she could of been a little off edge after 17 years.. hopefully when they returned to Earth, Rose would feel better, the Earth always seemed to give her such a calming and pleasant demeanor.

Pearl slowly got up and scratched back of her head. “I.. did plan something out..” She stated awkardly. While it was true, the plan she had was simple and admittedly not well thought out: return to Earth the same way she got to Homeworld, through a hijacked shuttle. Hopefully someone didn’t move the shuttle or take it, as she did leave it in an empty hangar where such a vehicle didn’t belong.

Pearl began to walk out, watching the other as she did so. “Come on Rose, we have to go.”

The girl began following the Renegade before tensing up seeing the poofed Amethyst gems lying on the floor with let out a guiltridden sigh. They were only doing what they were meant to do but she can't help but feel horrible for letting her guards get poofed because who knows what Yellow would do if the Diamond found two of her personal guards out of comission and her presence gone.

Eris quickly turnt back to the fallen gems and rubbed her palms over them, not knowing if her bubbling was gonna work or not, because in this instance it has to work, she shouldn't be wasting her time with this, yet here she is....focusing on bubbling the gems and focused on protecting them.

Suddenly the gems were encased in pink and floated to the air, she quickly sent them off and looked to the Pearl. "Where did you park the ship? We could be surrounded any minute." She tried to keep her voice filled with authority and control but in reality she was afraid of this little escape plan going south.

Pearl unintentionally took the lead, not seeing the girl as she walked out of the tower. She stopped just before moving out the exit, peaking her head out she looked for activity of any kind. Luckily the coast was clear, she was still undetected in the heart of Homeworld and that’s exactly the way she wanted it to remain. She seldom thought about what would happen if she was noticed, how quick and how brutal the response to her intrusion would undeniably be. Even she wouldn’t stand a chance against the hordes of the Diamond’s most elite soldiers ready to assemble at any second and extremely advanced defense systems which could be activated in a matter of micro seconds.

Satisfied, she turned her attention to the hangar which was about 60 feet away from her position. She gulped and looked around the area again, and once again finding it to be clear. They would have to hope that no one came across as she passed the area again.

Turning to face who she thought was Rose Quartz (or Pink Diamond) Pearl gasped as she saw the girl. She was about to let out an infuriated screech but was halted by the realization that the Girl has Rose’s gem (and also she knew if she did get loud she would alert anyone nearby). Quickly walking over to the Girl she looked at her with confusion and anger. “Who are you?”

The hybrid stopped in her tracks as soon as the question slapped her across the face, truth was she didn't exactly who she was or suppose to be just who she SHOULD be and that's just how her life went. "I....I don't know." She confessed quietly refusing to face the gem. In hindsight it was a terrible idea to try to pretend to be someone you don't even look like nor know anything genuine about with hopes of freedom not actually knowing the person you're masquerading as but yet expected to be exactly like the youngest Diamond for the entirely of her life.

"I dont know. I just know I'm suppose to be this 'all powerful merciful leader' yet all I get treated as is a joke. I thought my 'memories' would return as White said but in reality.....I dont know and I fear that I'll never be the person I was made to be." Eris's voice shook with fragility due to the fact she's never actually gotten to express how insecure it made her feel knowing she doesn't measure up to Pink or even Rose. She's just someone who shares the gem and meant to play the role she was meant to play.

The girl clutched the seams of her dress tightly and looked away from the Renegade with shame. "I....I didn't want to deceive you, I just wanted to leave this place. I heard the Crystal rebellion was about freedom and the opportunity to express and be who you want to be. I thought that I was deserving of that but considering the fact that I'm not who you wanted me to be, I don't think I should be." The girl sprinkled some guilt into her words and hoped it went unnoticed and that was as good as a manipulator as Pi-Rose was.

Pearl looked at the girl with genuine concern as she listened to her story. It was clear that this was Rose Quartz but it appeared that she had changed form and.. lost her memory. Perhaps it was the will of the Diamond’s but Pearl couldn’t quite piece together why they would want Pink Diamond to be this way, perhaps Pink Diamond in a last display of resistance did this to herself. It made sense that she would turn herself into what appeared to be Human, a being she wanted so desperately to defend and what the Diamond’s wanted to destroy. If it wasn’t for the present circumstances, Pearl would be laughing, imagining the Diamonds having to take care of a “human” Pink Diamond who had wiped her own memories.

Pearl sighed and grabbed the Girls hand. “I’m taking you back to Garnet. Back to Earth so we can fix you and get you back to being yourself.” She began to move toward the shuttle with the Girl in hand. “Try and be quiet, we don’t want to alert anyone.”

Eris firmly griped Pearl's hand in a comforting way and continued in a tiny tone filled with sudden enthusiasm and hope for her new future. "Are we really going?" The girl asked again the fact they're setting course to the planet not settling in. This was different from Yellow's colonys wasted and discarded....This one excited her.

"Pearl.....You can pilot!?" Her face lit up in amazement and awe, so there was hope that Gems can reshape themselves out of their purpose.....Could she?

Pearl silently moved across the empty land, keeping her eye on the ship. With each step she shot several paranoid glances around only to be met by nothing each time, occasionally getting startled by a box or similar object. This whole “rescue mission” was going smoothly, way too smoothly. Pearl supposed the Diamond’s never thought anyone would get this far and thus didn’t plan accordingly, but a part of her expected a trap. She was a threat to their establishment, as long as she lived she inspired others, especially other Pearls.

They were close now, very close. They were practically right in front of the ship now, so close to freedom. Looking at Eris Pearl smiled. “Of course I can fly, I’m a Pearl of many talents.” She whispered proudly. Shooting a few glances around she motioned for her to enter. “Get in, I’ll stay here to see if anyone is coming by.”

The woman gave the gem a tiny sincere smile and turnt away from the Pearl to look at what she was leaving behind and the consequences she would have to face eventually however it's too late to regret her decision to flee to Earth. She wanted to be a better leader for these Gems but she knew she would never be heard the way she wanted to and the guilt of not being able to help those Gems stuck under their-The Diamonds authority and guidelines surface her chest with pangs of sympathy as but for now.....she decided to conceal those emotions before she starts flaring pink again.

"This is really going too well to believe." No Quartz or Agates hunting us down....." Eris's voice rang with caution as her eyes scanned the outside of the window. "Meaning that if we're sneaky enough to escape the guards on here... then we're either lucky or Yellow is playing something as soon as we leave the atmosphere...." She just had to put her faith in this Pearl......she's gotten so far, there's no other option left but to hope for the best.

They were close to the ship now, tangibly close now, just a few more steps. Pearl was visibly excited, once they got back to Earth she could find a way to fix Rose, bring her back to the way she was. For a moment she thought about how happy everyone will be once they returned, ignoring all those who would object and strictly thinking of the joyous reunion. Certainly with the return of Rose Quartz to Earth the Diamonds would have to surrender or at least negotiate some sort of peace with the Crystal Gems. Then they would all be free, free to do what they wish, free to love who they loved, and free to pursue their dreams without fear of respite.

Pearl was now upon the ship, she turned to look at “Rose” and to see if anyone had come. There was still no sign of anyone, Pearl smiled wildly overjoyed by this. She quickly set her hand on the side of the ship, opening the entrance into it. It opened quickly and emitted a loud hiss as the door opened. Pearl looked at Eris and motioned for her to get inside. “Quickly, someone might investigate.”

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.Yellow… Pearl

The air was dreadfully quiet, not a sound could be heard in the expansive walls. Not even the voices of the Diamond’s could be heard, probably due to the reinforced walls and movement of the Matriarchs to a spot deeper in the chamber. Yellow Pearl stood stiffly on the adjacent side of the door, her legs placed neatly together, arms at her side, and head up at attention and awaiting the return of her Diamond. She had done this whole “song and dance” before and knew exactly what to do and also what she could do, which was mostly just spacing out and pondering about.. things (and idle chat on occasion).

Yellow Pearl was in thought about latest court “discourse” when she heard the other Pearl shuffle. Slightly turning her head to look at the other she furrowed her eyebrows in confusion, taking note of how.. new the other Pearl was. Not disturbing her stance much (besides staring at the other) Yellow Pearl sighed, supposing that it was her duty as the more experienced Pearl to assist the other in their duties, that being her stance and posture. “I can see that your new by your shuffling and overall look, so listen here because I’m going to give you a valuable lesson.” She suddenly spoke. Yellow Pearl moved her head back to the front and smiled, stepping on the tip of her toes and back down as to show off to the other. “This, is how you should be standing, take note of the distance between the legs, the position of my arms to my body, the straight position of my torso, and the complete stillness of my body.”

✩⋆ .STARTLED, ALMOST APOLOGETIC / PERHAPS TOO FEARFUL OF WHATEVER CONSEQUENCE MIGHT LOOM; though, little did she expect of another pearl. To talk, to simple chatter; how much bravery it took / COURAGE. Or mayhaps / maybe it was but her own thoughts; the sentiment of strict allegiance deeply rooted within that mind of hers. Or perhaps it was simply age / status / diamond, who knew? The thought alone made it hard to glimpse up; refusing to reply at first & yet ever so compelled to remedy whatever flaws the other had so easily spotted. A flicker of shame / of embarrassment lingered [such an unsightly shade of blue]; part of her ought to sigh; nay, this would not do. – complete stillness, she says. Oh, Pink Diamond would CERTAINLY object to that. Ever one to ask for an opinion, ever one to breach whatever boundaries other matriarchs had instilled into own demeanour. Utter opposites; was that why own stance had come into such disarray? There, jaw sets; blue eyes flickering aside, to merely observe [betterment a virtue, no? Perhaps you will be less useless then!].

“complete stillness?” hers was an inquiry more languidly spoken, as if the simple indication of the words troubled her. – why, pristine posture aside, resting en pointe / not enough, never enough. Again, clandestinely blaming dearest DIAMOND for own lack of form; don’t do this, don’t do that, why are you always so RIGID [pang of agony in other’s voice at any given time / never happy, ‘tis your fault, clearly]? – seated between two chairs; to obey far more comforting rules & regulations / willingly reporting whenever the lustrous Blue Diamond demanded such. && yet as eager to entertain jovial other only to earn the same, melancholic stare; not blaming her [but she should!], nay, but mourning the loss of her predecessor notwithstanding. – there is uncertainty in otherwise monotonous tone; arms’ position briskly altered, the rest kept just as seemingly unruly. “I… I am not sure whether my diamond would appreciate that kind of stillness.”

Yellow Pearl chuckled at the other’s response, she knew perfectly well that it would not be “appreciated” by Pink Diamond. Though she herself wasn’t relatively close to Pink Diamond she nonetheless was able to understand that the young Matriarch was quite.. different from her fellow Diamonds. She waa certainly much more energetic then the other Diamonds (the “balls” she ordained being prime evidence.) and was considerably more emotional, Yellow Pearl having heard tales of her famous tantrums.. even seeing the aftermath of a particularly nasty one. Above all however, Yellow Pearl knew that Pink Diamond loved to talk, absolutely adored conversing with other Gems (sometimes those she shouldn’t really be speaking to.) and having them express themselves through words and sometimes even actions. Having her new Pearl be still would definitely upset her, but she needed to learn to deal with it.

“You see, Pink Diamond is still relatively young; dare I add inexperienced with how things are supposed to operate. She must learn that what she currently believes is incorrect and be assisted into learning her duties.” Yellow Pearl stated, cupping her hands in front of her. Chuckling again Yellow Pearl continued. “I would even be so bold as to say that you are the most important Pearl here, your duties being to educate your Diamond into being a proper ruler befitting of her status.”

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Citrine nodded, looking back over at Pearl. “That sounds like a rather hard but rewarding thing to do.” They smiled a bit, “Knowing that people are even just a little bit safer thanks to you. What is it like? What sort of things do you face?”

There was genuine interest in their expression. “I sort of have something like that back home… Where I live is meant to be a sanctuary to keep people safe.” They rocked back and forth on their heels, gaze drifting over to the ocean once again.

Pearl was somewhat eased by the other’s questioning and curiosity, finding her very much akin to Rose in her own way. Though she kept her spear out, she had eased herself and had turned her body to stare in the direction the other was staring in.

“Well, we usually fight.. monsters.. beings of varying forms, strengths and weaknesses.” Pearl said, deliberately being very ambiguous about the “monsters” in question.

Citrine nodded, “There’s a good portion of monsters back home, both in the traditional sense, and in the sense of a horrible lack of morals…” They sighed softly, shaking their head. “But it does no good to dwell on such things. Keeping it on your mind constantly will only cause unnecessary stress. So instead, tell me about yourself, your home.” They glanced back towards Pearl with a smile.

Pearl chuckled at the other’s comment, finding their words to be accurate for her as well. She found herself to trust the other just enough to put her Spead away, now placing her hand in her chin. “Well, I live on Earth and in that house just over there.” She stated, pointing to the wooden house that had been embedded into a giant statue. “As I said, I’m a defender of Earth and one of the Guardians of the temple, the statue the house is in.” She explained. Placing her hands on her hips she glanced at the Dragon with a friendly smile. “How about you?”

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Yellow Pearl laughed again and pulled herself away from Pink Pearl, giving her another pat on the back as she did so. She wasn’t a plant person herself, in fact she felt like she was the one Pearl in the group who knew the least about Earth Plants. Though she supppsed that this would be a great opportunity to at the very least learn something about plants, maybe about why and how these particular plants were able to produce large amounts of oxygen. It was an interesting bit of biology that Yellow Pearl never read up on, initially due to the fact that Earth wasn’t Yellow Diamond’s colony and later the fact that it was being destroyed.

“Lillies? I believe I have seen them before. Posed for a picture with a “bed” of lillies. I honestly don’t understand that term… “bed of lillies..” it looked nothing like a bed!”

“Oh! A bed of flowers is like… a place in the ground where flowers grow. I suppose humans just think it looks kind of like a soft bed?” She shrugged her shoulders. Truth be told, Pink didn’t know what certain human phrases meant or why they were the way they were. That was okay, though. She was still learning.

“I could teach you all sorts of things about plants. But… only when you want to learn. I won’t just drag you to the class or anything,” she said. That would be fine, of course. The last thing she wanted was to try and take control of things.

“So, Yellow… what is it about modeling that you like?” She was just curious. “I’ve never tried it, and it does look fun, but I’d love to hear your thoughts.”

Yellow Pearl stared at Pink Pearl with a smile and nodded. “I suppose I could give this Horticulture thing a try. I mean, since your the one potentially teaching me I’m positive that I will very much enjoy it.” She replied happily. Hopefully she was the one to teach her, she didn’t know if the Peridot in charge still had a grudge with her. The last time they met, Yellow Pearl wasn’t necessarily the nicest or in the best mood.

Yellow Pearl paused and thought for a moment, placing a hand on her hip and the other on her chin. The question posed by the other Pearl was a bit peculiar as Yellow Pearl herself admittedly couldn’t quite grasp the one exact reason for her love of modeling. In all honesty, when she first tried it out she quickly fell in love with it for so many reasons, the ability to show her form off to everyone, the ability to be a part of art, the ability to be confident about herself, and so much more.

Smiling, Yellow Pearl shrugged and spoke up with confidence. “Honestly Pink, there’s too many reasons as to my adoration towards modeling. But just to sum it all up; it’s liberating and I can do what I want.”

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