While under normal circumstances, it would have been Robert's turn to ask the gem to join them as an ally, they all knew it would be a bad idea. He was the reason they were all locked up after all, which would likely cause a grudge to show itself if he spoke to them, which... well, I think you all know. That didn't mean no one was surprised when Pyrope, of all gem's offered to do it. They may have expected it from Beryl or even Rhonda, but never in any of their lives would they have thought he would 'give it a whirl'.
Pyrope soon grabbed the last manuscript that was chosen for the mission, seeing a purple gem with a hexagonal facet in the lock. He just set it on the floor, gaining a serious expression.
"Iolite." he then, in a serious tone, said "We have a deal for you. I'm sure you've heard what it is." He was sure on that. After all, he was able to hear and was fully aware of everything going on around him before he was released. His condition was no different. Maybe with Beryl and Rhonda, they merely weren't paying attention to the situation until their turn came around, but he had heard of Iolite before. He had inspired the character Rocky, although the interpretation from the TV series was much more accurate to how he was then the novels... or maybe he based his current appearance based off of the TV show... who knows, really?
It was then a light purple holographic screen formed out of the gemstone. For reasons unknown to even I, he gave off the feeling of an old man, despite the fact little age showed in his pale purple face and eyes, with his rich dark purple hair. He, like so many of the other gems they had encountered so far that night, had lines going down the side of his mouth, like a ventriloquist dummy. His gem resided in his forehead, but it was covered up partly due to his dull purple fedora, which had light lavender stripes horizontally going down it and a very pale lavender band going around the base, which matched his open pinstripe suit and pants perfectly. He wore a light purple tie, with lighter purple stripes going vertically across it, and a purple collared undershirt so light it could have been mistaken for white. He had a dark purple belt and shoes on as well, all the spiffy clothing giving him a gangster or mafia-member atmosphere.
The purple gem soon nodded his head, a solemn look on his face. "Yeah, I have." he said, a gruff voice with a faint Bostonian accent coming out of his mouth. "Freedom for getting back at those Slappy fellas. Right?" he then asked, just making sure he got it correct. Pyrope soon nodded. Neither of them were taking the situation lightly; they knew the dangers and risks, but they also knew it would be worth it in the end. For Pyrope, he was in it for vengeance. For Iolite however, he's in it just for the freedom. He has no interest, let alone any desire in going after any of those three... especially Agate, after their last encounter. That, and someone needed to keep this group on track and keep them persevering. Be a voice of reason in the quartet, in simple terms. That... and he felt a bit responsible for Beryl.
"I'm in. Just make sure I don't regret it." he than said, closing the hologram. Pyrope pulled the gem out of the lock, setting it on the floor as the gem glowed. He shot the others a prideful look, having gotten them to accept much quicker than anyone else. Little sparks of heat showed in the floor, but thankfully, it didn't cause any sort of fire. Soon, Iolite's body formed, being a perfect match to the one that showed in the hologram. The group was then complete, and ready for whatever action came their way... hopefully.
It hadn't taken them long to start discussing their plan of attack in the study. Stine soon reluctantly began scanning over the many books contained in the shelf, picking out one in particular. Idocrase... at least, that's what he figured after doing extensive research. It'd been a long time since he'd looked at the lime green, upside-down teardrop gem, with its matching facet, inside the lock. It was the riskiest move he'd make so far, but they had no other real options. They'd never be able to catch up with those rogues in time without some of transportation, and the car wouldn't have room for all seven of them. It's not like those four can take the car on their own... probably. If they walked, it may already be too late, especially since they don't know the three's exact location.
They made it to... wherever they were now (likely, anyway) on a corrupted gem... they needed to do the same. Of all the options, Idocrase was the most tame one. He just had to hope they could make them listen.