Ten days had passed and Peridot had managed to safely detach her left mechanical arm. She began to dismantle local supplies to construct a basic arm that could possibly suit her. She scavenged parts from Steven's house and appliances. Without asking, she ripped apart Steven's washer, dryer, microwave, and TV. This lead to Peridot receiving a lecture from Pearl and a glare from Amethyst and silent disapproval from Garnet. So, Peridot had no choice but to repair the human appliances and this aggravated her. She knew she didn't have much time before her right arm gave out. But to avoid conflict, Peridot started to repair Steven's appliances.
With a screwdriver in her right hand, she began to fix the washer. She sat in the living room on the floor with the washer in front of her. It was proving to be a very difficult task because she only had one hand and no knowledge of human technology. She grunted as the screwdriver slipped out of her hand and rolled away.
Peridot heard the loud whine of the screen door and forced her hand to quickly retrieve the screw driver. She lifted it up and pretended to unscrew a bolt. Lapis walked softly up to Peridot and sat down, letting her skirt float around her legs. Peridot looked at Lapis.
Ten days earlier, Lapis had left and ignored her until this moment. Peridot noted that Lapis often grew quiet and walked away to deal with her emotions. Peridot both respected and hated it. Peridot eyed the blue gem. She wasn't going to apologize but she was hopeful that Lapis would talk to her again. Peridot starred in uncomfortable silence at Lapis who kept her rich blue eyes straight forward.
"You can't unscrew a bolt," Lapis stated, bluntly. Peridot looked at her hand that was mindlessly tapping the bolt with the screw driver.
"I know that," Peridot said, defensively as she grunted and placed the screw driver on the ground.
"Right," Lapis said with montone sarcasm. Peridot rocked her foot lightly, a nervous habit, and looked at her rusted right arm.
"So... The weather is nice," Peridot said, attempting idle conversation. Lapis glanced at the window and then turned back to staring, stoically, at a random spot on the couch.
"...How is the water?" Peridot said, remembering how Steven once asked Lapis this after she went swimming. Peridot didn't under the phrase. The water had no emotions or feelings. It was just water.
"Wet," Lapis said with an emotionless tone.
"The sand is hot," Peridot commented, desperately looking for a opportunity to make her uneasiness go away.
"Yeah," Lapis said.
"..." Peridot grunted and snatched her screwdriver up. After a few silence filled minutes, the screen door whipped open and Steven ran into the house. He bent over panting.
"I win!" He shouted as Amethyst and Garnet ran, purposely slower, behind him. They pretended to be exhausted for his benefit and smiled.
"Yes. You beat us," Garnet said with a small smile on her full lips.
"Good job, Buddy," Amethyst said with a smile and a thumbs up.
"I did it! Did you see, Peridot? I'm the fastest gem in the entire galaxy!" Steven shouted, proudly.
"Actually, Sapphires are the fastest gems in the galaxy. They are known to reach speeds faster than that of light," Peridot stated, factually. Steven looked at Peridot and frowned and Amethyst glared at Peridot.
Steven then smiled and snapped his fingers.
"Then I'm the fastest half-gem, half-human in the galaxy! The Super Steven!" Steven beamed.
"And, now, Super Steven must recharge! To the kitchen-cave!" Steven shouted as he ran into the kitchen and rummaged through the fridge for a "super" food. Garnet and Amethyst followed and sat at the kitchen counter as he prepared a sandwich for himself.
Steven looked at the front window and grabbed his paper plate.
"I'm going to eat outside," He informed to the gems and walked out of the house with a smile. Garnet walked to her door and opened it to her room. Amethyst went into hers.
When the other gems left, Peridot turned to Lapis. Her shoulder's slumped in a sign of defeat.
"I'm not sure what I did but I am...sorry," Peridot mumbled as she set the screwdriver on the ground. Lapis eyed her. Lapis mulled over the sentiment and nodded.
"And, I also have been thinking that, maybe, friendship between us wouldn't be too horrible...," Peridot said, feeling vulnerable and weaker then ever. Lapis looked at Peridot.
"You want to be friends with me?" Lapis asked to confirm.
"Yes," Peridot snipped.
"Didn't you hear me, Lapis. I want to be you're friend," Peridot growled but Lapis smiled.
"Okay," She said and grabbed the screwdriver. She placed it to a screw and started to turn it to the left. The screw came out and fell to the ground.
"Righty Tighty, Lefty Loosey," Lapis said as she handed back the screwdriver to Peridot. Peridot blushed at the simplicity of Human appliances. Lapis smiled and stood up. She walked to the front door.
"Where are you going?" Peridot asked.
"For a swim," Lapis said with a flash of a smile as she walked out of the front door. Peridot felt a small smile play on her lips but she shook her head to refocus as she returned to fixing the appliances.