My plan was falling together almost perfectly. The commander in charge of our mission was known as Rose Quartz. She was very unique for a quartz. Her form was huge and full, but beautiful rather than intimidating. She was very bohemian, leaving behind her regal, sharp-edged commands on home world as soon as we departed. Rose left me feeling...different than any other gem I had encountered. I just could not place the emotion she projected onto me.
As most "in-charge" gems, Rose had decided to bring along a pearl. Specifically, her pearl. This pearl was very...unusual, however. Rose talked to her as if she were her equal, and trusted her with tasks you would leave to a sapphire or even a jasper. Pearl had more than her share in the location and strategy used to produce the kindergarten. This pearl was fearless, she voiced her opinions and stuck to Rose's side, ready to help in ways she never was made to. This pearl was most definitely defective, though Rose didn't seem to care at all. Infact, Rose seemed to appreciate this about Pearl the most.
"We'll be entering earth's atmosphere in the next three hours." That was Sapphire. I couldn't seem to find any faults in her. Like the sapphires before her, she was responsible for architect. The brains behind the designs for structures and weapons on home world. I worked along-side them often, sapphires provided rubies with blue-prints. Though, sapphires always held a position above rubies. They were more vital, more harder to produce perfectly, because they had certain individualities that normal rubies just didn't. They had creativity.
"Uh, thanks." I was seated at my desk in my quarters of the ship, left some old parts to tinker with. Pearl had thought I would appreciate them. I kept my eyes down, letting out a breath as Sapphire's form left my doorway. I would be working with her for most of this mission. That had the possibility to wreck my plan.
I summoned my gauntlet, letting out a groan as I smashed it against the desk's surface, a dent forming in the impression of my knuckles in the metal, "This is so...stupid!" I grumbled to myself, frowning as I melted the metal back into it's flat, flawless appearance, "Get it together, Ruby. Get it together…" I sucked in a breath, standing, hands gripping the edge of the table. I couldn't lose myself in front of Sapphire. I wouldn't lose myself in front of Sapphire.
A shorty. Where to continue?