"Mornin' Salad Fingers." Debbie yawned as she passed the green alien on her way to the kitchen.
Peridot grunted in agitation and shot the ginger-haired human a withering glare.
"The only reason I haven't killed you is because you kept my gem safe while I was reforming." The alien snapped and stood up to follow after Debbie.
"Yeah. I know. You've reiterated that many times." The woman shrugged. "What's your point?"
"The point is: I can still kill you once my debt is paid." Peridot growled, "Once I repay you for keeping me alive I can kill you and claim your living quarters as my base!"
Debbie rolled her eyes and merely smirked before jamming her finger into the small dent in the gem's diamond-helm.
Peridot shrieked and flailed in an attempt to remove Debbie from the sensitive pressure point and wound up floundering on the floor while the human stood over her with a smug look on her face.
"For one, you talk big but have yet to back it up. For two," Debbie paused and Peridot watched suspiciously as the human's face softened and she offered a hand, "On earth we have this thing called 'co-existing'. In this case it would be two people living together and benefitting from the arrangement."
Peridot scoffed and got up on her own, "How could I benefit from you?" She snapped somewhat haughtily.
"You'll have someone to watch over you and somewhere to come crawling back to when you get your ass thrown around by the Crystal Gems." Debbie replied flatly.
Peridot visibly stiffened as Debbie moved closer, "You're not fooling anyone. You're a bad gem. Trying to destroy Earth I'm guessing."
"Then why are you helping me?" Peridot harshly demanded.
Debbie shrugged, "I could ask the same as to why you still follow a code of honor when your debt is to a human."
With that, Debbie turned and began riffling through the cabinets, leaving Peridot to silently watch her from the doorway.