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Post by Steven on Sept 14, 2017 3:00:07 GMT
Steven looked surprised when Peridot took his sleeve, and even though he hated to admit it, he was fairly sure she was right, "I...Guess...Maybe you're right..." He was about to suggest that she go and fetch Pearl when Jasper spoke again behind them and he turned, looking unsure now, "you're wrong, you don't have to join us just...Stop trying to hurt my friends..." He sighed and looked back at Peridot, "go get Pearl okay? Tell her what's going on..." He glanced at Jasper, "we might need her help..." If she decided to attack anyway after she was recovered, they certainly wouldn't be able to deal with that without back up, he knew there was a lecture in here somewhere when this was done, but it was better than just standing by and watching her shatter forever.
"Okay...You agreed to let me help you, that's good..." He was careful as he stepped closer, "whatever you do after this, that's up to you, but at least now you'll have the option to do those things." He scooted a little closer and gave her a disarming smile, waiting until he was close enough to take her cheeks and kiss her on the nose, which seemed a lot less offensive and impolite than spitting on his hand and slapping her with it.
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Post by Silver Wings on Sept 14, 2017 10:54:17 GMT
Perry nodded and darted off, glancing over her shoulder to assure that Jasper wasn't tailing her... or worse, hurting Steven. She came back moments later with a hand tightly grabbing Pearl's wrist as her other hand was holding Pearl's spear out of reach. "Look just talk! If you don't-" "No you little twerp, give me my spear! How do you expect me to defend myself?!" Peridot let go of her wrist and took off with the spear in her mouth on all fours, to which the pale white gem groaned in annoyance. Pearl turned her eyes on Steven in time to catch a glimpse of the kiss to Jasper's nose, putting a hand over his mouth to silence her worry... perhaps if Steven could get that close to her... He had a,ways been good at changing people but Jasper... She cautiously stepped closer, arms crossed over her chest. She was in a relaxed a state as she could be considering the situation, eyes focused on Jasper's ever move. At the slightest twitch she'd have to jump in, risk loosing Steven.
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Post by americanfacepalm on Sept 14, 2017 17:30:39 GMT
Upon the kiss, Jasper scrunched her face in disgust at the fact that it was Steven kissing her, but seemed to relax a little when it worked its magic. Literal magic. The crack in her gem-nose seemed to disappear and her form fixed itself, leaving Steven hanging from her face by his hands. For a moment, she didn't react. The manner of healing seemed to have caught her off-guard, reminding her of the rare kindness she had been shown. The only kindness, actually, which came from Pink Diamond herself.
Restored to her full height and snapping out of her daydream, Jasper picked Steven up by the back of his shirt and set him down on the ground rather gently for her standards, given how roughly she treated others. Her eyes landed on the Pearl crossing her arms from the doorway. She grimaced.
"So now what? You bubble and forget about me?" she challenged, tossing her head specifically to the countless other Gems bubbled above her. "Or am I going to be subjected to your awful 'reforming'?"
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Post by Steven on Sept 14, 2017 18:35:07 GMT
He heard Pearl and Peridot behind them, their voices raising in volume as they got closer, but he was more focused on Jasper, watching her face carefully and looking pleased when the healing magic did its job and the crack mended itself. He held on instinctively when his feet suddenly left the ground, taking a glance back at the other two before his eyes rested on Jasper's face, giving her a wide, but crooked grin. He was more than a little surprised when he was lifted with surprisingly gentleness(he'd been fully expecting to be thrown or worse), and set on the ground, back-stepping until he was standing with the other two.
"No, we're not going to bubble you again." He looked at Pearl as he said this, imploring her not to attack just yet, "and we're not going to try and force you to change, it has to come from you...That can't be forced..." He tried to speak carefully, choosing his words, "you don't have to stop being you, but now you have the choice to be whatever you you want yourself to be." He gestured to himself and then the other two, "and we can help...What does it hurt to try?" He knew full well that with her form back and the threat of shattering gone, she might very well choose to attack them anyway, and maybe they would have to bubble her again, but he couldn't life with himself if they didn't at least try diplomacy first.
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Post by Silver Wings on Sept 14, 2017 18:58:54 GMT
Pearl remained calm, letting out a breath she had been holding when Steven was by her side, suddenly picking the boy up and hugging him tight, eyeing Jasper worriedly. "Those gems bubbled above you all are corrupted and can't control themselves from hurting themselves or others. It's all we can do to protect them." She explained and put Steven down, glaring to Peridot as the gem on four legs reluctantly handed her back her spear, which Pearl dispelled figuring she wouldnt need it. "You can leave if you want Jasper. I don't care what you do or where you go as long as you aren't hurting anyone. That's the only thing I can ask."
Peridot growled at that, grabbing Pearl's leg, "What?! You aren't going to even offer to let her stay here?" "Don't come to her defence, she was going to shatter you a moment ago!"
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Post by americanfacepalm on Sept 14, 2017 21:55:11 GMT
Jasper grunted at Steven's proposal. What did it hurt to try? Her pride, her dignity, and her status on Homeworld. If it was discovered that she went prancing around and kissing humans with the Crystal Gems, she'd be shattered. So no, she did not want to try. She very well enjoyed her place in the master plan of the Diamond Authority. It was certainly better than living on a ticking time bomb, a planet that was not only meaningless, but would also be destroyed soon enough.
"Hmph, I'm out of here. I'm getting myself back to Homeworld and off this stupid rock before the Cluster emerges," she remarked to Pearl. "You'd be smart, techie, to come back with me," she said to Peridot. "While you still can, at least. I'm sure your information could buy you out of shattering."
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Post by Steven on Sept 15, 2017 3:16:30 GMT
Steven couldn't help a relieved laugh when Pearl picked him up, but he patted her on the head, glancing back at Jasper, "it's alright, I...Totally knew what I was doin'!" He grinned, then his expression became serious again as he took in the situation, it was clear Pearl was not comfortable with the idea of Jasper staying here, and it didn't really seem like Jasper wanted to do that anyway, it was a situation that no one could really win, he sighed after a moment and looked over at Peridot, "she wont stay even if we extend the offer...And that's her right..." He looked back at Jasper, who seemed to confirm what he'd been thinking, her words caught him though and he looked up at the other two, "Jasper the Cluster's...Well...We...Sorta bubbled it..." He glanced to the side at Peridot before nudging her.
"Perry, Jasper seems the most willing to talk to you...I'm not saying you should try and make her stay here...B-but maybe you can talk to her?" He gave her an encouraging smile, "you did an awesome job before...And you know what she's feeling better than anyone...You got this, Per!" He looked back at Pearl, "Jasper's only doing what she knows how to do, it's not her fault things got all upside down and mixed up...I want to try, Peridot wants to try too..." Everyone deserved a second chance, and at the end of the day, Jasper hadn't done anything but follow orders, maybe it was foolish to try, but he'd hate himself if he didn't.
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Post by Silver Wings on Sept 15, 2017 3:28:08 GMT
Peridot hugged Steven tightly once he was finished speaking his piece, Pearl deciding not to argue any more points aside from one. "She isn't able to leave Earth though. Navy stole her ship back, we're shipless, plus there's no cominucators after ... well after what Peridot did." Perdiot flushed at the memory and looked up at Jasper, rubbing her neck nervously, "Yeah I can't ever face homeworld again... not after what I said. Calling a Jasper or peal names is one thing... I called Yellow Diamond a clod... to her face." She explained and quickly rose to defend herself, "B-But I am a Peridot! I can make another comminicator to get you back to homeworld, it'll just take some time! I can help you make it here until then!"
"If you make a communicator then it would be best if whoever would be on the other end- say Yellow Diamond, didn't see the gem that insulted her to her face."
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Post by americanfacepalm on Sept 15, 2017 3:40:50 GMT
The news of the Cluster's bubbling made her expression contort into a lot of different emotions, but mostly anger. "The only thing I had to look forward to and once again, you Crystal Traitors ruined it. Then again, the Diamonds will find out and crush you all regardless."
Jasper's face legitimately blanked at the explanation of the lack of communicators. "You called a Diamond a clod," she said in disbelief. "Braver than I thought. Stupid, but brave," she grunted.
But the thought of making another one brought a light into her eyes. Hope. She wasn't sure why she was even hoping to go home, but it was a chance to return to everything she knew, wasn't it?
"I'm in... explain how this is going to happen," she said, begrudgingly accepting the offer. However, it was obvious that she definitely did not want to be stuck in the temple with Pearl, Garnet, Amethyst, and the half-Rose, half-human Steven.
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Post by Steven on Sept 17, 2017 0:20:11 GMT
He was glad that, at least for the moment, there seemed to be no thread of anyone attacking anyone. The last thing he wanted was an all out brawl between any of them, he didn't want to fight Jasper anymore, now he only wanted to help her, and if that meant helping her find a way home...Well he wasn't entirely sure if that was the best idea in and of itself, but it was what she seemed to want, and he wasn't about to force her into anything...She'd had enough of that to last a lifetime.
"You don't have to stay with us, you don't even have to talk to us." He put a hand on Peridot's shoulder, "I trust you, Perry, you can help Jasper until she can get home." He looked back at Pearl when she spoke, nodding, "right...She's right...We'll figure it out when we get there..." This wasn't the ideal outcome, but it was wishful thinking to expect Jasper to just change in an instant, and he wasn't so naive anymore that he would expect that, even a little, she wasn't attacking them outright, and that was enough for him for the moment.
He looked at Peridot when Jasper asked for an explanation, nudging her a little with an encouraging smile, "Perry you oughta be the one to explain this." He stepped back to Pearl's side, letting the green gem have the floor.
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Post by Silver Wings on Sept 17, 2017 3:07:31 GMT
"Thank you, Steven." Peridot said smugly and stepped forwards, one hand behind her back as she used the other to make guestures souls to emphasize her speech, pacing infront of Jasper with her eyes closed as she thought and spoke equally, speaking as if she were back in charge of Jasper as she had been during their first mission to the planet... it was how Jasper was used to being spoke to, so perhaps that way she'd understand? "It'll take a few... months to make a communicator from scratch. You and I, Jasper, will go to the kindergarden to look for accessible parts for said device. Since it will take a while, and you are not yet accustomed to the planet, I want you to stick close at all times and ... don't hurt any of the planet life. Got it?" She finished with a small smile, proud of herself for being able to talk so smoothly to someone so intimidating again, since after she had lost her limb enhansors she had felt meek and exposed to a planet of people wanting to kill her, it had been hard to get herself back... not that she wanted all of herself, but being braver felt nice.
Pearl stepped in, though her expression was more relaxed, "Alright, it sounds like she's got this under control... but at no time is she allowed out of your sight, or anywhere near the town. I'd say life in general but it would be hard to go anywhere and avoid planets." The pale gem grabbed Steven's hand and gave it a small squeeze, "Let's go tell the others then... Garnet is not going to like this one bit."
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