video; un: peridot

[runningjoke]

[The video turns on, and this individual here is… very green. Neon green, even. And with a stone embedded in her forehead, very similarly to another person who posted once before. However, unlike Pearl, Peridot's voice is less melodic, and more… nasally. She doesn't sound happy, either.]

Hello humans.

[Sigh.]

And whatever else is here.

It seems somehow, ALASTAIR has sent me something from my home world. If only they could spend their time on sending me back instead of bringing things here I don't need.

[And with that, Peridot looks off screen, reaches for something, and places a weird orb with legs out in front of the video feed she's set up. It takes a few steps to settle itself, and then remains still again.]

This is a flask robonoid. It's purpose is … useless here. It's really just useless.

The only reason I'm showing it to any of you at all is so that if you see it around, it isn't a threat. I should just destroy it so that it doesn't get in the way, but …

[She kind of wants it around. It reminds her of a simpler time, when she wasn't stuck on a foreign planet. Instead, she just flicks at the Robonoid with a "finger" of hers, and a pool of liquid inside of it splashes around before it finds equilibrium again.]

… Just let it walk around.

Comments

[runningjoke]

... And leaning towards no.

I'm unconvinced it's not a waste of time.

[unoradinary]

But if being here is already a waste of time, you can't waste more or less time by doing something that might a waste of time when you're already wasting time.

Since going home is entirely out of your hands.

Right?

[runningjoke]

...

[unoradinary]

Just saying...

[runningjoke]

Alright. What do I have to do to get you to stop bothering me about this? List your demands.

[unoradinary]

About what?

...friends?

[runningjoke]

Yes. Friends. I'm making a deal with you. How many do I have to have? One? Three? List a number, a reasonable number, and once I've reached it, you will never be able to bother me about this subject again.

[unoradinary]

Err...

Look, if you want me to drop it, all you gotta do is ask.

[runningjoke]

No. I'm going to prove myself. I am going to make friends until you agree that I've won.

[unoradinary]

I think...you've really got the wrong idea here.

[runningjoke]

Name the number, human.

1/2

[unoradinary]

But you-

no 2/3

[unoradinary]

[...ah. Wait.]

Okay.

The thing about, uh, "winning" at friendship is it's allllll about quality over quantity.

So to really test your superiority, I'm gonna only make you make one, single friend.

[unoradinary]

But it has to be Pearl.

[runningjoke]

I would rather expel waste.

[unoradinary]

So you forfeit.

[runningjoke]

...No! No, I'm not!!

Fine.

I will find a way to make this work.

[unoradinary]

I'll be cheering you on!

[Hehe.]

[runningjoke]

Ugh.

[ Stop looking cute, Ran. ]