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

[beyourrock]

[Pearl frowns at the feed.]

Save you? How exactly did she save you?

[unoradinary]

Well, a bunch of goblins wanted to fight me but she jumped me and pretended like we were gonna fight and told them to leave, like we were enemies.

And once they did leave, she let me go.

[beyourrock]

[Well, this catches her off guard. She feels her shoulders slump a fraction.]

I see. That's... unexpected.

[HM. Welp.]

[unoradinary]

Yeah, turns out she's pretty reliable after all!

[beyourrock]

To a select few, most likely.

[unoradinary]

I don't doubt it; maybe I just made a really good first impression on her.

[beyourrock]

Hmph. It's a miracle.

[unoradinary]

Well, my best friend's actually a lot like Perri is, so maybe I'm just used to it.

[beyourrock]

Is she this hard to deal with?

[unoradinary]

Ichiko's probably worse, if I'm honest...

[beyourrock]

You must have broken through her shell somehow.

If anything, she is oblivious to the human race. I'm amazed that you made the smallest of impressions on her.

[unoradinary]

Well, I think she's just the kind of person you have to be patient with...and I guess I'm used to being patient with people.

[A questionably abusive father and awful best friend helps with that.]

I know you're in a different position, though. You two just got some awful space-beef with each other.

[beyourrock]

She supports the destruction of the earth.

1/3

[unoradinary]

[Hangs up.]

[unoradinary]

[Deep breath.

EXTREME YELLING.]

[unoradinary]

[And she's back.]

I really should have seen this one coming.

[beyourrock]

Do you now see where I'm coming from?

[unoradinary]

I mean...yes. That's objectively the worst thing I've heard someone support so far in my life.

[...]

...but what if she was convinced not to, uh, support it?

[beyourrock]

She's a homeworld Gem. That's all she knows!

[unoradinary]

That's not a good excuse not to try! Something's only hopeless the moment you give up!

And I still want to believe in her.