Hey, everybody. It's been a few days, but I'm back again. I needed some time to figure out some plot events leading to an awesome chapter, but I got ahead of myself. But I came up with some ideas and am ready to write another chapter!
The day after he got Topaz to join the Crystal Gems, Steven decided to give Topaz the grand tour of Beach City. He decided to start with his dad's car wash. "Dad! Hey, Dad!" Steven called to his father, a balding man with a ring of long hair around the sides of his head, an uneven tan, and a beard. "Huh? Oh, hey, Steven!" His dad called back. "How've you been?" "I want you to meet my new friend!" Steven said eagerly, gesturing towards Topaz. Steven's father, Greg, began to freak out a bit. "A-another Gem?" Greg asked worriedly. "He won't try to wipe out humanity, right?" "No, no. He's friendly." Steven replied, not quite reassuring his dad. Topaz walked up and held out his hand. "Hello. I'm Topaz." Greg shook the outstretched hand. "I'm Steven's dad, Greg Universe." Steven's dad said, beginning to feel safe. Topaz suddenly looked over at Greg's guitar. Intrigued, he walked over to it. "What is this?" He asked. "That's my dad's guitar. He used to be a one man band!" Steven explained. Topaz lifted the guitar, inspecting it carefully. "A pretty primitive musical instrument. Then again, Gems were too busy with science and warfare to bother with music." Topaz observed. "Actually," Greg began. "Guitar requires a lot of skill and practice. You have to learn the notes, then work on timing, and-" Suddenly, Topaz was expertly playing a rock and roll solo on the guitar, as though he had been practicing all his life. Steven and Greg stared, wide-eyed at the expert solo being performed by Topaz on his first try. When it was over Steven applauded and Greg said, "That was amazing! You've never played a guitar before?" "Never in my life." Topaz replied.
After a few minutes, Steven and Topaz moved on to the next stop: the Big Donut. "Hi, Sadie! Hi, Lars!" Steven greeted the only two employees. "Hey, Steven. Good to see you." Sadie, a short, blond girl replied kindly. Lars, a tall teenager with strange holes in his ears just grunted, uninterested. "Guys, I want you to meet my new friend, Topaz." Steven gestured towards the orange swordsman, who was currently eyeing the donuts in the display counter. Turning his attention to the two employees, he said, "Hello," then continued to stare at the donuts, having never seen one before. "What's wrong with him?" Lars asked. "Hasn't the weirdo ever seen a donut before?" Topaz heard this, but let it slide. "Actually, he hasn't." Steven replied. "He's new around here." "Well can you tell him not to stare at the donuts like that?" Lars asked, irritated. "It's already weird enough he's orange, but that look he's giving the donuts is just straight up weird." Topaz was annoyed now. "Oh, really? I'm too weird for you? I'd thought you were used to weird stuff, judging by those giant holes in your ears." Topaz remarked. Lars was surprised at this insult. "Well at least I don't have the skin tone of a tangerine!" Lars retaliated. "Great job rephrasing your last insult. I guess the holes in your ears match the big one in your brain." Topaz replied. He and Steven the. Walked outside, leaving Lars angry and Sadie amazed someone had out-mocked Lars.
Their next stop was Steven's personal favorite: the fry stand. "Hey, Mr. Fryman!" Steven called over the counter. A man with a hat shaped like a container of fries and a blond beard appeared behind the counter. "My friend Topaz here would like to try some fry bits, please." Mr. Fryman hesitated, then looked st the beaten up counter, damaged from all the times Steven and Amethyst beat on it, demanding for fry bits. Wanting to avoid the counter shattering from Steven's fists, he simply said,"Sure thing, Steven." Topaz looked at the fry bits, which were basically tiny fries. "What kind of food is this, exactly?" Topaz asked. "They're potato pieces fried in fry oil and covered in salt." Steven replied. "Good thing I don't have a real heart," Topaz said. "Or else I'd get a heart attack after eating five of these tiny things." Topaz then took a bite. The moment he did, his eyes widened and his pupils dilated. He looked like he was gonna have a heart attack or throw up. But then, he started scarfing down the fry bits as fast as possible. "Well?" Steven asked, curious about Topaz's opinion. "This is the most beautiful thing I've ever tasted." Topaz replied, unable to say any more. The two then went back to the temple. On the way, Topaz noticed a strange, demonic-looking kid with onion-shaped hair.