Care Package 1:
Dear Lars,
The gems, the people of Beach City, and I have been talking and we've come up with a system to make things better for you guys stuck on Homeworld. Peridot has named it C.P.R. because she's been studying acronyms and it's kind of stuck :P
Every week, we're going to send you a care package (that's the C) full of stuff you might need or want. For example, this package contains the following:
A Half Dozen donuts from the Big Donut.
A new hoodie
A gently used dvd player (courtesy of Onion)
Some of your favorite monster movies (courtesy of Sadie)
A picture of everyone that helped put this together
A package of pens and fourteen sheets of paper (more on them later)
Underneath this letter is six smaller letters from pen pals for the Off Color gems (P stands for penpals :3 ). We thought it would help make their transition to earth smoother if they knew some gems in advance. Here's how we broke it down this time, but we can change it in the future.
Amethyst wrote to the Rutiles
Pearl wrote to Padparadscha
Garnet wrote to Rhodonite
And the Barn Gems wrote to Fluorite!
Finally, each of you gets a pen and two pieces of paper to write back to your penpals (R either stands for Response or Report, we're not settled on one just yet.)
You can write back to whoever put the care package the particular week, since the people of Beach City agreed to split up writing to you and building care packages.
We hope that this system can make your time on Homeworld a bit easier. We're also planning a way to get you home, but it's going slow. Lion can't seem to go farther than the moon, and Centipeedle's drop ship is old… and really broken.
Anyway, hang in there buddy!
🌟Steven
Penpals 1:
Yo, Rutile Sisters,
I hear you came out wrong, just like me. I'm an "overcooked" Amethyst, not that that's ever stopped me. Haaaaa~
Pearl is coaching me on how to write in Gem-launguage so my letters should not be the most legible. Sorry about that.
But enough about me. what's your guy's weapon?
-Amethyst
Dear Padparadscha,
I expect you already know all of this, but Steven has chosen me to be your penpal. It's so exciting to build a connection with a new Gem, especially a Sapphire! You must have so many insights to share concerning the future~
I might be getting a bit ahead of myself, but if you know anything about rewiring the internal warp drive of an Era-One Nephrite-class dropship? It would be really helpful if we could utilize your self-fulfilling prophecy ability to get you off Homeworld faster.
As for personal information, I don't have much to share. I served Homeworld until i was swayed by Rose Quartz to join the rebellion and now I mostly raise Steven and perform general cleaning. Pretty typical, I know, but I also practice swordplay and mild engineering.
Feel free to share about yourself in your response letter, so long as you respond to my prior queries as well.
Sincerely,
Pearl
Hello Rhodonite,
Steven tells me you're a fusion.
A Ruby and a Pearl, right?
You know, I'm part Ruby.
And Sapphire.
You may have heard of me.
I was the fusion that destabilized Blue Diamond's attempt to end the rebellion.
So… that's something we can discuss.
How long have you been fused?
And how did you two meet?
Made of Love,
Garnet
Greetings, perma-fusion.
Hi, Fluorite. It's Fluorite, right?
Lapis and I have agreed to be your penpal and to equally share the writing space. To that end I am typing out my segments and letting her fill in in pre-arranged gaps.
Yeah, it's a good thing I naturally have small handwriting. I'm not going to lie, this is kind of a ridiculous system, but I guess it will conserve paper, which Steven tells me is a good thing. So anyways, I'm Lapis. Era one.
I am an Era two Peridot, a righteous Crystal Gem! I spend my days making meep morps, catching up on Camp Pining Hearts and creating life
I sort of just join Peridot in these things. Sometimes I need to be by myself so I take a nap or fly around Beach City or the Ocean. By the way, meep morps are called "art" by humans. Your human Lars should be able to explain it. I have a hard time describing it other than it's things we make to feel good. As for creating life…. We grow earth plants. Next time I might enclose a leaf. Leaves are nice.
As of late, the Crystal Gems have been attempting to repair an abandoned spaceship that we may rescue you. It is slow going, but I am confidant that we will have it space-worthy before long.
Peridot forgot to mention that the humans are helping. They can't do as much as us Gems but they aren't getting in the way either. Steven's dad is especially helpful, providing supplies and transport in his van. I've never been inside of it, but apparently it's cozy.
Steven has directed us to each as you a "personal question" so that we can "get to know you" so here is mine: what are your component gems? Steven has indicated that you have six, so I am curious about their composition.
Hmm, personal question, personal question… what's the smallest space you've ever been inside? As Fluorite, I mean.
Regards,
Peridot 5XG
Later,
Lapis Lazuli
Responses 1:
This is actually a really cool idea. The off colors for the most part liked their donuts (Fluorite told me she can take or leave eating in general). But so far everyone loves the horror movies you sent. The Rutile twins enjoy the adrenaline rush, and it's kind of funny how Pad gasps a minute after every jumpscare. The best part is since the robonoids only respond to gems, we don't have to worry about how loud we are except during random patrols.
How is everyone doing? The Off Colors and I have been doing ok, I've sort of become a shield for them when there's danger. Either I cover their gems when robonoids show up or they cluster inside my head until I give them "the coast is clear" wave. So far, none of the Off Colors have gone to the other island. Too tempting….
Anyway, here are the response letters. Maybe next time send some string or something? A stapler? It'd suck if we lost part of a letter down here.
Lars out
Hello Amethyst
Yes, pleased to meet you
We are the twins of Rutile
We've never seen a quartz gem so small
Not that that's a bad thing
Oh no, I completely agree
After all, it's not the size or shape of a gem that matters
All gems matter
Anyway, our weapon is a chained scythe
Normally, such chains have a weighted end
But ours has two scythe ends
We make it work
What is your weapon?
And what is Earth like?
Lars tells us everyone experiences life there differently
We want to know how a gem that lives there live
We cannot wait to go there
Signed, Rutile
And Rutile
Oh my,
I have been blessed with a truly lovely vision! Steven, with the help of the humans and gems of Earth, will send us a shipment of goods from Earth. In addition, the Crystal gems shall write letters to us and we shall respond in kind.
Oh! I have been assigned a White-class pearl as a pen pal. I predict that she will ask me questions about Nephrite ship building, which I will be unable to answer as I have never before seen such a craft.
Further ahead, I predict she will have a falling out with a human named Greg and eventually fall in love with a Rose Quartz gem. She will survive the war with Homeworld and leave her master.
I will be asked to ask her a question, so I shall ask her if her Kindergarten is as spacious ours.
Regards,
Padparadscha
Oh. My. Stars.
It's you! Your story inspired us to fuse in the first place! Ugh, everygem on Homeworld talks about how your Ruby kidnapped your Sapphire like it was some horrible barbaric act but honestly? I can't think of anything more romantic than being spirited away by the gem you love!
We've been fused like this for about sixty Homeworld years (Lars tells me your years are longer but your days are more than three times shorter. Talk about inconvenient!) but we were assigned to Morganite at the same time some one hundred and fifty Homeworld years ago. Let me tell you, those first ninety years were tense! In public my Ruby had to bee all gruff and tough and my Pearl had to be seen but not heard, but when we were alone we would just spill our dust on each other. We were young and didn't feel like we "fit" our gem castes so when we fused everything just seemed to click. I mean we have to run and hide from danger on all sides but we feel complete now. Warm, and solid.
Anyway, I wanna hear your story from your perspective. You've been together for thousands of years, right? What's it like after all that time?
Sincerely,
Rhondonite
Hello Peridot and Lapis,
It's nice knowing that gems like you two can adapt to life on Earth. Lars has told me about Earth art and I cannot wait to see what you two have made.
I am made of three Peridots ( though there may be room for one more ) ), a Sapphire, a pearl, and an natural Ametrine. As for tight spaces, fitting inside Lars's hair can be difficult. Sometimes we have to unfuse and refuse once inside of him. It's all quite stressful, but not as stressful as trying to hide the conventional way.
Why are you two called the Barn Gems? And how is that different than being a Crystal gem?
Well wishes,
FLUORITE.
