#yellowdot

For @lady-crushes-friday​ at long last some YellowDot angsting!   I wanted to experiment with giving Yellow Diamond a thought process that feels distinctly nonhuman and also sets her apart from the other gems as an ancient being among other ancient beings...hopefully it’s more that than “gratuitously rambly”.

Part 1: grieve

She had no way of knowing Blue had been here until she made contact with the Earth.  The information flooded her, momentarily clouded her vision, imprints of Blue walking, wandering aimlessly, seeking, grieving.

Grieving.  Loss.  Still feeling.  Always flooded with the stuff, a river of remorse flowing forever from her eyes. It was sickening.  Dizzying.  She did her best to ignore it.

No sense in it, and yet, how else did she mean to explain her own presence here?  Failed Peridot (rebellious Peridot).  Needed to assess the situation, determine whether the project could be salvaged--personally, lest another of her best gems fell victim to organic nonsense.

(Feeble excuse.)

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HIIII FRIEND!!!  Thank you so much for your kind words!  I really like the idea of this ship, so I saved this ask for a bit until I could offer you a tiny bit of like…brainstorming, kinda?  Another friend has requested some Peridot/Yellow Diamond from me so something a bit more substantial is in the works, as well!  This is just kinda…a quick scene setting for what I think their dynamic might be.

And you know, come to think of it, Peridot was really,really…what was the word for it? Happy.  She was happy.  With her new life here on Earth.  She was pleased that she had helped to saveit from imminent destruction.  Even ifthat meant…

Sometimes, when it was nighttime and there wasn’t much todo, and Lapis was off brooding on the roof or something, and she didn’t quitefeel like rewatching Camp Pining Hearts right this second, Peridot lay back,closed her vision spheres, and allowed her mind to wander.  Sometimes she thought of pleasant things,like the way the farm was growing and expanding, or the way Lapis had slowlystarted to see her as a friend.