"-obviously we were all there, so we could grab his gear, but he respawned all the way back at his base. Which is why we all set our spawn at the start of Zed and Tango's parties now. I don't think anyone died at their last few anniversary parties, but it's still a good idea for next week." Impulse shrugged, faint smile as if he could picture all the memories from years of chaotic, zany Zed & Tango parties. After everything Pearl had heard over the years, setting spawn was probably a safe bet before anyone even said 'Hey, want to check out the redstone I'm working on?'
"Are you two doing anything for your anniversary?" Impulse asked, looking at Pearl and Gem across the dinner table. Innocuous curiosity across his face as he grabbed another spoonful of his soup.
"Anniversary of what?" Gem asked.
"Of you two…" Impulse trailed off, eyebrows slowly creeping together in confusion as he looked between Pearl and Gem. "I mean aren't you guys, like, you know…together?"
"I mean it's been a couple years since we met on Empires, we could throw a party to celebrate that." Gem started, getting that far off look in her eyes that said she was about to run off with a new idea. "Actually, that would be so fun! Pearl!"
"Gem." Pearl tried, but it was too late, Gem was already brimming with excitement.
"We should throw a party Pearl! Do a big shiny build for Shiny Duo!"
"Gem."
"We could do it all in amethyst! What about that? What else is shiny? It can't all be amethyst, that's too much purple."
"Gem." Pearl tried for the third time, finally pulling Gem's attention. "Impulse thinks we're dating."
"Oooooooooh." Gem looked at her for a beat before sliding her eyes back across the table to an increasingly confused Impulse. "No. We aren't dating because Pearl doesn't like me as a person."
"That's not what I said Gem!" Pearl tried, but Gem was already smirking at her.
"I call you pretty and gorgeous and the most brilliant builder on all of Hermitcraft, actually all of everywhere because obviously you were great before here too. And yet you still refuse to kiss me!" Gem dramatically rolled her eyes, pouting at Pearl even with the delighted, teasing sparkle in her eye.
"Your blood lust is too much of a turn off for me." Pearl shot back, barely suppressing her own smile.
"You're one to talk ma'am!"
"I only do murder sprees with my friends. Can't do murder with my romantic partners. That's the difference."
"So that's your difference," Gem mused with a chuckle. "I thought you just had bad taste."
Pearl didn't even bother responding to that one, just playfully shoving Gem's face away from where she had gradually started to lean towards Pearl as they went through this routine. As Gem swayed backwards giggling, Pearl rolled her eyes, shaking her head with her own smile. This wasn't a new bit for her and Gem. They had done this back and forth countless times since Gem's half-joking, half-seriously offered that they could make out to pass the time on a dismally rainy day on Empires. What had started that afternoon as a slightly awkward conversation, had spiraled over the years into this over-the-top back and forth over barley suppressed laughter.
"Yes we both like girls, we just don't like each other like that." Pearl turned to explain to Impulse, who was now sporting the expression he always made when he was trying to be supportive even if he was completely lost. Which was becoming a recurring theme in his reaction to her and Gem's nonsense this season.
"Got it." Impulse nodded, looking at Gem who was still giggling into her soup.
"So if you've got an in with Cleo, put in a good word for me." Gem said, suggestively wiggling her eyebrows.
"Cleo?" Impulse asked.
"Maybe they will appreciate my blood lust." Gem said, snapping her head to glare at Pearl for a solid 2 seconds before they both burst out laughing.
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