Bloodstone rolled her eyes. Not because this Veridite was making her stick around and delaying her main objective, but because she had found a way to make her want to willingly. "I'll stick around with you. I just have to get back to what's left of my ship eventually."
"So our current objective is to study?" Bloodstone deadpanned, starring off into the confusing control box "And then, what, you'll find your escorts just before you leave for Honeworld again?"
Bloodstone nodded, imitating the look of someone who was interested and listening, and sat cross-legged on the floor. Near, but not in the way of, the controls.
"So what's your current objective?"
"I don't know where you got the idea that being a Bloodstone has any ties to knowing about ships. What I know about them is that they take me from point A to point B. I've been trying to get my own vessel working for so long I can't tell how many times this infernal planet has rotated sense I...
"And what risks are those?"
Bloodstone kept her eyes straight ahead of herself. She herself had a lot at risk, and even more that she had already lost. It was hard for her to imagine that having her on a ship would keep this gem safe from anything.
With a sigh, Bloodstone rolled her shoulders and motioned for Veridite to step out of the ship so she could follow.
"What I've gathered," she started, hands on her hips "is that you've come to a former colony on a backways mission that I, a high ranking Quartz Soldier, have never heard the...
Bloodstone narrowed her eyes and looked the Veridite up and down "You're promoting inter-gem fusion on your ship?"
The tone of voice was less accusatory than it was skeptical. There was technically no ban or law against two different types of gems fusing, but it was still a taboo. One that...
"Good to know, but maybe an attack wouldn't be the best idea at the moment." Bloodstone reasoned, letting her battle axe dissapate and instead crossing her arms pensively "There's only one of me and... How many Crystal Gems are left? And you're just a Veridite..."
One of Bloodstone's eyebrows lifted in interest and a smile threatened to spread wide across her face "I'd say it's of value. Are any of the warps around here still active?"
"I was headed to another colony." Bloodstone lied, easily, "We were struck by some of the debris surrounding this planet because my pilot wasn't paying attention. She was shattered in the collision. I didn't know there were any gem research ships being sent here anymore." She had had time to...
@Bum Bear
Ah, sorry, I didn't see your question until someone else had already taken the reply.
For reference, it isn't ridiculously far from Beach City, but it's closer to the kindergarden Bloodstone was made in than anything. It's in a sort of forested area, camouflaged a bit with the...
The door opened, and Bloodstone was now not even a foot away from the unfamiliar gem. As a part of her natural fight response, she pulled her battle axe out of her gem and slammed the curved blade down between the two.
"Gem, facet, diamond, and purpose."
Being an era 1 Bloodstone, she was...
Bloodstone had taken up a few habits sense landing on earth. Many of them were nervous habits, like obsessively staring at stars for hours to make sure they weren't incoming Homeworld ships. Her least favorite and most embarrassing habit, though, was trying to figure out how to work the ship's...