video | un: PERIDOT5XG

[slapfight]

 [it's about a DAY after Rey and Keith's message goes up that Peridot's patience wears out. she may no longer be a Homeworld gem and she is aware that there were multiple objectives in this mission, but the Deemers are not as important to her as, say, THE CONTINUED SAFETY OF THIS MISERABLE PLANET.

THAT THEY HAPPEN TO STILL BE ON.

it's time for enlightenment, friends. courtesy of this lime green drama queen.]

I realize that these "Deemers" you're all so focused on are a threat that shouldn't be ignored, but may I remind you of the much bigger threat? As in the fact that this planet may actually collapse in on itself if we don't do something about the mining? As someone who has been stuck on a planet that came this close to being destroyed by a similar situation [well not exactly, but she'll exaggerate a bit for effect], I don't want to repeat that. Ever.

[she waves a hand in a shooing motion condescendingly] So while you all go out and chase down... brain worms or whatever they are, I'm going to orchestrate the destruction of the remainder of the mining efforts, and anyone who wants to take care of a real threat can join me before it's too late. It may go against everything I know as a kindergartner, but as a Crystal Gem, I can't let a planet be destroyed just for its resources, even if it's an objectively terrible planet.

Especially while I'm still living on it.

That is all.

Comments

video; un: white_lotus

[pummelling]

You certainly sound like a kindergartener.

1/4

[slapfight]

Thank you. I was actually one of the best on-

2/4

[slapfight]

[....]

3/4

[slapfight]

[....!!!!!]

DONE

[slapfight]

I AM NOT THAT KIND OF KINDERGARTNER!!

video; un: MANDROID

[friendlykillingmachine]

[Have an absurdly cheerful screen-faced robot.]

I'm with you! There's no reason we can't focus on two things at once.

[slapfight]

[at my old school we never multitasked.]

I would think the salvation of the planet we are, as I mentioned, currently standing on would take precedence.

audio; un: okami

[whatshimadayou]

If you have a specific method in mind in stopping the mining efforts, then I am listening.

Short of simply killing the Deemers, I doubt I can offer much in the way of assistance. Saving this planet, that is something more likely I can focus on.

[slapfight]

Simple. We destroy their equipment and cut off the refinery completely. If they can't extract the minerals or purify it, then they have to cease their activity. And now that we know we can't really trust the Qorral, there's no reason to stop us.

video; un. flameo hotman!

[twinkle_toes]

[yadda yadda yadda he feels peridot on the destruction of the earth and all and he'll get to that in a bit but first—]

What's a "Crystal Gem"?

[aren't gems rocks??]

[slapfight]

[ah yes her earth manipulating friend.]

Simply put, it's a gem who has abandoned their Homeworld and started serving with a band of rebels. I'm sure it's more complicated than that, but ultimately it boils down to us being traitors against our Homeworld.

[she has to explain it clinically or she'll just break down in an existential fit again.]

audio; un: sharpshooter

[endeudado]

Just to confirm, since I'm new, exactly how many people would we be pissing off if we blew up the mines?

[ He's literally very new and has no idea, but he's pretty sure the answer will make for a good laugh. ]

[slapfight]

The same people everyone is presumably hung up on killing and/or saving. Probably. We have no idea how many of the Qorral are actually just spies working for the Deemers. For all we know, this whole community is infested with those bugs.

But it's not like it matters. They're the ones in the wrong.

audio; un: hound

[ofobedience]

The most elegant solution would be to kill them. All of them, of course, not just the Deemers. It'd solve our problems and save time too, I'd say.

[slapfight]

Logically, you're not wrong, but I feel that may be the wrong solution morally. [and steven would be so upset if he found out she let that happen.] Ugh. The contradiction between efficiency and morality is annoying.

[twinkle_toes]

You can't just kill everyone!

[steven-substitute, checking in for duty]

Video; un: CDR.PEEPERS

[opticnerd]

Stopping the mining effort effectively eliminates the real threat to the planet. The "Deemers" can be dealt with, whether they're left alive or dead, but their presence alone isn't going to kill off a planet. You're taking the best course of action here- and I'll join you.

[slapfight]

Of course I am. It's just like on Homeworld- if a kindergarten ceases to function, then we can't produce more gems, and thus can't drain the planet's minerals and render it effectively useless for organic life.

It does feel a bit unsettling to go against my intended purpose so blatantly, but it's all part of the New and Improved Peridot.

audio | un: chihiro

[onethousen]

How are you planning on stopping the mining? Um... permanently?

[slapfight]

By making it impossible for them to mine! If they have no equipment, they can't do anything at all. It's so exceedingly simple, I don't know why no one's done it before.

AUDIO | username: huntsman

[dishearten]

I agree, we can't forget what we came here for. I'll help if I can.

How do you intend to stop the mining efforts? ( because as much as he wants to do that, he can't deny he's lost on where to start. especially when the qorral themselves seem so disinclined to ceasing production. )

[slapfight]

In the dead of night, a group of highly skilled technicians and brutes capable of immense destruction storm the fracking fields and destroy everything.

video; un: unknownrealms

[headlining]

[Oh, look, it's the person who can't ride a metal horse to save her life! (From the person who also can't ride a metal horse to save his life.)]

Good on you for bringing the focus back to the real mission at hand. Though, how are you going to get through their forces on your own? You need back-up to keep them away so you can do whatever you need to do.

[slapfight]

[HRGH. YOU AGAIN.]

I've already received numerous offers from several members of the team who look like they could take on armies. They're no quartz soldiers, but they'll do.

voice; un: drdeath

[kikoku]

Has it occurred to you that dealing with the issue of these parasites might win us the favor of the Quorral living here? Destroying their mining operation is a temporary solution. Convincing them to stop mining is a permanent one.

[A beat]
Just because something is a quicker solution doesn't mean it's a better one.

[slapfight]

[NO NO NO DON'T DISAGREE WITH HER. SHE'S BEEN RIDING HIGH ON VALIDATION ALL DAY.

QUICK. TIME TO FORM A LOGICAL COUNTERARGUMENT.]

Have you considered that they're all infected? There might not really be any Qorral.

[nailed it.]

video | un: southpaw

[reverseengineer]

[Pidge has already volunteered to help with the slugs, but this sounds like something else she can do.]

I'm good at dismantling things. I can help.

[slapfight]

[she was not expecting to get this much support.

BEHOLD HER DELIGHTED CACKLING.]

Yes, yes. This is going to go so well. I can feel it.

video; un: redlion

[secondnature]

Nobody forgot anything. There are bigger questions to ask, but hey—go ahead and do it on your own. I'm sure that's perfectly manageable.

[slapfight]

[she remembers it differently. Aka she is a delusional minion of social justice so her logic is special.]

HAH! I won't be doing it alone. I already have a legions of cohorts willing to assist me.

audio; un: lancer

[riastraid]

[ Her PR skills could use a little polish. But, yeah—the fact that they're still on this planet is a good kick in the ass to do something about it.

One thing, though. ]

I can help you blow stuff up, but it seems kinda stopgap, y'know? Have you tried convincing them to stop?

[ Which might be a moot effort if they're all bugbrains, but who knows. ]

[slapfight]

People tend to be more cooperative when all their things are destroyed.

[she's going by her own past experience here.]