Welcome one and all to the official first Connie Universe and the Crystal Temps Q and A! This is a sort of thank you to all my incredible and wonderful followers! Thank you all for reading and sticking with this for so long! I love writing for you all and I'm so happy you like my story, it makes me feel important and happy!
Just to give a heads up, some questions I can't answer directly, because they're extreme spoilers. And some I'll answer them best I can without spoiling anything so they might be short and sweet.
Okay, so let's get to the Q and A!
Our first question comes from Mr Crazy Movies! I'm sorry, but I had to skip over the first two questions due to spoilers! Forgive me?
Is the wedding going to happen somehow?
Since Garnet is corrupted with no way to cure her with only Connie's powers alone, Garnet can't be healed, therefore the wedding can't happen, at least, not as soon as it did. However, the Temps will have a celebration for all Beach City, what could it be if not a wedding?
Where is Yellow Diamond's Pearl? And can you put her in the story please?
Yellow Pearl will be in this story, and is already planned to appear in the future, but no one, not even Yellow Diamond, knew or knows where she could be!
Our next question is from IChangedMyNane990!
Have you ever had to change plans for the fix due to events on the show?
A few times, yes. Nothing so far that we've seen was changed by the events of the show, but certain viewpoints of them were altered on my point of view. Things in the future chapters were changed in planning, and probably will be changed many times again before they ever reach your screen!
The next question is from a guest!
Did you ever think this fic would be so popular?
Honestly, I didn't really care at the time that I posted if people would like it. You see, this story started by liking all sorts of Steven Universe aus, including the Steven Diamond one, where he is the son of Yellow Diamond and of course Momswap! I always loved genderswaps and character changes, because they give new meanings and views to stories we love! One night, I just suddenly got the urge to write and thought to myself, what if instead of Steven because he wouldn't change from the original, we have in his best friend Connie? The one who loves adventure, and learning how to fight, and was naturally good at it, unlike Steven. Also, what would her interactions be with a character like Jasper or Malachite?
So, late that night, I wrote the first three chapters of the story, and then I fell asleep right away. The next morning, I published the story, thinking, this is just a fun story to write, not many people see my work, but that doesn't matter. I'll just put it on the site so I don't forget about it. I have fun writing it and maybe, like, ten people will have fun reading it. Boy, was I wrong! I had no idea it would become popular at all! A few days after, I got my first 15 or so followers, and I just thought, welp, I better get started writing some more!
The next questions are in a long list, which I love and encourage! They're from 9655!
Why did you choose Yellow Diamond as Connie's mom?
When I thought of Connie being the half hybrid daughter of the Temps, I knew she just couldn't be a Rose Quartz. It just didn't feel like Connie, and I didn't want to have the exsact same storyline. As we see in the show, Doug, Connie's father, is married to the stern woman that Connie calls her mother. Her mom was strict and often kept her child on a tight schedule, not realizing it made the poor girl miserable. But I realized that Connie also had her father, a goofy, more relaxed parent, but he needed her mother to balance him out. So, I thought of Yellow Diamond. Connie, like in the show, still has much respect for her mom, and calls her mother because she often sees her as something to love, but somewhat fear as well. Also, I didn't even know they would compare the two women in the actual show in Stevonnie's Pink Diamond dream! That was awesome!
Why did you have Sadie and Lars roles switched?
In the original draft, they weren't. But, when I thought for the future and that Connie would switch bodies with Lars if I didn't switch them, I realized Connie would be even more confused in a man's body. Besides, in a alternate universe, Sadie could become bitter towards people because she doesn't really have a dad, and grew up shielding herself from getting hurt or causing people to leave, and Lars could be nice if he listened to his parents. This whole series is a 'What if?' Scenario!
Why did you do a chapter about Zircon instead of Bismith?
I love Bismuth very much, but I felt it would make more sense if we saw a different gem in her place, one with different reasons to shatter. I wanted a gem we knew, but at the same time, we didn't know much about.
Unlike Bismuth, Zircon secretly had always wanted control of the rebellion, because she is assertive in many ways. This gem only seemed to praise Yellow Diamond in the trial episode to get her favor and attention. She wants others to focus on her while Bismuth is full of pride for her team, and was angry that Rose wouldn't let them win. Yellow Diamond in this au said she wouldn't hurt her family to Zircon, but as revealed in the last episode, it looks like that isn't really true.
Who is Steven's mother in this fanfic?
In both the chapters, Bubble Buddies and Sparks of Emotion, Steven talks about his mom. In his debut episode, he tells Connie at the bottom of the ocean that, like her, he didn't have a mom, and that his mother died in childbirth. Sparks of Emotion reveals that Steven's mom's name was Lilly, like the flower. She has Rose's body structure, but had instead puffy brown hair that she held back in a ponytail and looks a ton like Steven, having his bushy eyebrows and puffy hair. Cookie cats were her favourite food, of course!
Will we see more of Malicite?
This one I can say directly, we will see more of her, but that's all I'll say, because I want it to be a surprise!
Why is Lapis called 'Your Clarity'?
I believe that on Homeworld, at least in the show, Lapis Lazulis generally are a rare aristocrat, like Sapphires are. Lapis like Sapphire wears a dress instead of a uniform like most Homeworld gems we've seen (Jasper, Peridot, Topaz) In this case, Lapis is still a elite gem, but the Jaspers had no idea that our Lapis was the one that decided to fight for Earth until Jasper said they were the rebellion. Normally a Lapis would be treated with respect on Homeworld.
Will we see another chapter of Connie being taken care of by the Temps prior to Gem Glow?
I actually hadn't thought of that! I don't have a plan for a chapter like that yet, I'd have to get a idea on what I'd want to happen first, so I'd be glad if any of you want to shoot ideas my way!
Will we see Yellow Diamond's past before and after she came to Earth?
Yes, you will! There is still so many secrets and mystery still hidden about her…
Will the 'Crossover Nexus' episode appear in this fanfic?
Much like how I skipped the Uncle Grandpa episode, I'm not going to do that one, I'm sorry. I just feel that it would not add much to the overarching story, and I don't really know any of the shows beside Steven Universe in that episode. I believe the crossovers are just to advertise other shows, and since I don't have the need or want to do that, I won't be making the episode.
Will we get to see pictures of corrupted Garnet and/or the Temps fusions (minus Maliacte)?
I'm not sure. You see, the cover image always relates to the episode. I've always wanted to share my concept art, but I don't know where to! A while back, I started a Amino for this fic, hoping to share more images and ideas there, but no one really joined… Maybe I should make a deviant account for this fic and show the designs there? What do you guys think? Or should I make another Amino for it?
Will Lapis and Peridot regenerate into thier current forms from the original show?
Sadly, though I love their outfits, they will not be, mainly because, they aren't Crystal Gems! It's never been directly stated in the fic, but Pearl, Garnet, and Amethyst have pink stars on their outfits with a pink diamond on top of that. This symbol is the Crystal Gems' still. And before you say, we do see Steven still wears his star shirt! Yes, we do. But when you think about it, he doesn't really know it's the Crystal Gem symbol, in fact, no one but the gems who wear the star know it's true meaning.
Will we ever get to see Sugilite and Malachite fight each other?
I don't really think so, seeing as Amethyst is on okay terms with the Temps, Garnet's bubbled, and Malachite rarely is formed. Lapis and Jasper both have to be comfortable with themselves and each other in order to make her peaceful, any amount of fear or anger make that fusion incredibly unstable due to the past.
Alrighty! That was all the questions I received! If I missed any, please let me know and I'll add them straight away! I'm sorry this took so, so much longer than expected, summer is coming and I've just been getting everything ready for it and my writing program would not cooperate. Thank you all for your amazing support and comments, you all are so special to me, you have no idea how much it means to me you had questions! Well, Kindergarten Kid is next! I can't wait to write Pearl and Connie's newest adventure! Also, I may start to go on a schedule for this fic with everything that's been going on, so, I hope that's okay!