"Let's do this!" Amethyst cheered, already charging straight in. It didn't take very long for her to slam into a mirror. "Nnnngh" Amethyst groaned as she plopped down to the ground. She held her head in pain; an image multiplied by the cracks she left in the mirror.
"Well, at least we know we were here" Peridot said dryly, acknowledging the convenient mark.
"Hey! Hey Peridot!" she recovered quick. "Check this out!" her body glowed a purple light, changing form. Amethyst shapeshifted into a series of animals, playing around with all the reflections.
"Nyehehehehe" Peridot laughed along, the two shorter gems having a good time.
"I hope you two are taking this seriously" Pearl chimed from nearby. Amethyst and Peridot gleamed with the most innocent smiles.
"We are"
They're not.
The groups having split up, Peridot and Amethyst were left to wander together. This involved Amethyst crashing into mirrors many times. "Oww" she whined, clutching her throbbing head.
"Pssh! Amethyst, you can't just blindly charge in like that" Peridot scolded condescendingly. "Navigating a structure like this requires extreme caution, attention to detail and full awareness of your surround-EEH!" she collided with a mirror face-first mid-monologue. Peridot fell over to the ground. Amethyst started laughing at how the tides had been turned.
Looking up, Peridot took a glance at her reflection. What she saw made her eyes widen. "A-Amethyst!" she cried out, backing away in hysteria. According to the image in the mirror, Peridot's gem was cracked.
"Peridot, what's wrong? You're acting like Pearl during her freakouts" Amethyst quipped, oblivious to her teammate's situation.
"Can't you see!?" Peridot turned around, pointing to her forehead. "My gem is cracked. It's going to get bigger, I will be unable to function properly and then I will shatter!" she explained, quickly descending into madness. Peridot curled up on the floor shakily. "I don't wanna shatter..." she groaned.
"What're you even talking about, your gem is fine" Amethyst said simply, confused by the technician's behavior.
"Don't lie to me!" Peridot sprung back up, getting all up in Amethyst's face. Reading her expression, Amethyst could see just how terrified Peridot was. She truly believed that she was fatally wounded. Realizing that words alone wouldn't convince her, Amethyst decided to try a different tactic.
"I'm not lying. Your gem is perfectly fine. Don't believe me?" she removed Peridot's visor. "Check it out for yourself"
Peridot felt up her forehead, just as told. She wasn't lying. Her gem really was just fine. It felt just as it always has. The same smooth glassy surface, the same cuts and ridges, the same triangular shape. Most importantly, there were no foreign dents or cracks or scratches. It was just as hard and durable as it had always been.
Amethyst handed over the surprisingly thick visor back to Peridot. "C'mon nerd, we need to keep moving"
Peridot felt so dumbfounded and confused; and maybe a little embarrassed. Looking at her reflection in the visor, her gem really was in perfect condition. But, she swore that her gem was cracked. She saw it with her own eyes. Was she crazy? Has all her time on earth driven her to madness? What even led her to such a delusion?
Realizing that she didn't have time to ponder this, Peridot slipped her visor back on and followed Amethyst.
Fun fact: Peridot was originally going to land on top of Amethyst cuz I'm trash