#gem placement

I mentioned this previously, but for those not in 'the know' all the gem placements in my AU have meanings behind them. Generally for this, I use Toonsnooper's videos on youtube as basic guidelines. Quoting him, "chest gems symbolise emotional depth, intuition and raw personal expression", all of which can be found in abundance with Pearl. She is unapologetically herself, and embraces her placement with this attitude.

Similarly to Yellow Pearl in the OG series, Pearl would have started off when she was first given to Blue attempting to pretend that she had no thoughts and feelings. What I mean by this is that she would adhere to her role as a pearl due to her obsession with rules and standards. Going to Earth not only changed Blue, but also Pearl. On Earth, she found herself and let go of the limits of what a pearl was 'meant' to be. She was loud mouthed, rude and this was absolutely empowering for her. Resisting one's nature in relation to their placement they were born with makes a gem miserable, so finally alloweing herself to be the ever impulsive Pearl she is was essential to her growth. Making decisions with her 'heart' instead of her 'head' benefits Pearl greatly as when she doesn't listen to her gem, she tends to fixate too much on rigidity, not taking into account how fluid rules can actually be.

These same emotions that help drive her decisions also can overwhelm her entirely though. Its was causes her to lash out at those around her, to scare away all of Lapis' potential partners. She cannot think logically in situations that cause her feel negative emotions and that instructs how she goes about her life. Pearl never takes a breather, she never steps back from whats aggrivating her. Instead, she charges ahead, and often gets herself in trouble due to this with those around her. Pearl's emotions are rooted in her pride, which is why she is such a confrontational gem. In a world without Lapis and Steven in her place, she is powered by her negative emotions. She yells at Garnet and ignores Coral's orders, never stopping and thinking about how they too are grieving as she is too overwhelmed by hers. Only when she stopped distancing herself from the other Crystal Gems (both physically and emotionally) could she reach stability, as while allowing her grief to control her, she stiffled all her other emotions in the process.

She’s not misshapen, she may be smaller than her sisters, but from what we can see, looking at it closely  you can see she has a classic diamond cut. 

She’s deep cut (hmm, where have we heard that before?) But there are two key differences: 

With Yellow and Blue (and every other faceted gem we’ve seen thus far),the top of their gem is facing outward. 

Pink is not only upside down, she’s sideways. From everything we’ve heard gem placement is an important aspect of reveling a gem’s personality. Do you really think that much thought was put into her very careful placement without it meaning something? And why else has it taken so long for us to get even this first glimpse of her? Is it possible that the ever talked about Pink Diamond was largely kept out of sight, even among gems, perhaps even those meant to be serving her? 

There’s one simple answer, as others have already called it: she’s an off color. And the Diamond Authority couldn’t have that, could they? And Pink’s whinging for a planet of her very own must have become grating at some point.

We overheard Yellow ordering a Nephrite to destroy the organic life on some planet, assumingly against someone else’s protest. If Pink wanted a planet so badly, what better place to grant her request than a place where something tragic might happen? An elegant, utilitarian solution to both problems. Or so it seemed in theory. 

“It will be educational!” Amythest, you sweet, wicked, wonderful woman. I’m totally feeling you!

For a placement, I’d say that good spots could be the stomach, chest, or throat. The stomach seems to be associated with sweet gems and while some may use that to manipulate others (Navy), others like Rose Quartz and Steven are genuinely caring, strong, and creative.The solar plexus chakra, located on your stomach/mid-torso, is associated with discipline, confidence, and warmth in your personality as well. While the sacral chakra right below it is associated with feeling, emotion, intimacy, and pleasure.

The gem we have seen with a chest gem placement is Amethyst, who has proven to be emotional, but also caring and strong. The heart is often associated with loving and caring, so you could also place your gemsona’s gem over where their heart would be in the chest region. This region of the body is associated with the heart chakra, which itself is associated with self-love, altruism, kindness, and respect.

While we haven’t seen any gems with a throat placement for their gem, the throat is often associated with being vocal and talkative. This could be treated as your gem being a voice of reason, kindness, and caring while not being afraid to speak up for others or give good criticism when need. The throat chakra is associated with originality, expression, and speaking the truth.

As for weapon, I can think of a shield, torch, or a claymore.

For the shield, it feels like a really fitting for a character who cares about others as it’s the perfect object for defending yourself and others. Much like Steven or Rose Quartz, or characters outside of SU like the famous Captain America.or Overwatch’s Reinhardt. It’s also often used by classes in games who serve protective roles such as paladins, knights, or tanky characters.

Torches are another choice that I feel could be fitting because of their strong and caring nature. It’s not the first thing that comes to mind typically as a weapon, but it can be seen symbolically as a tool of guidance and leadership, as its flames let you light and lead the way while also providing warmth from its flames.

And lastly, the claymore. More often than not, heroes in fantasy media are usually associated with swords, and many swords exist in fantasy or mythology as famous weapons that promise victory, strength, glory, or a way to drive off evil. A claymore specifically could follow these tones, and could be the weapon of choice for your gemsona as it allows them to protect their loved ones with a strong offense with a big, yet elegant sword. They also have associations with knights or brave warriors as their weapon of choice often.

I think forehead would be good for that one! If you want other options, the front of the neck could work, or maybe the side of the head!