[OOC] We Are the Crystal Gems

[Akayaofthemoon]

@Pathfinder

I hope not but it could be very possible.

[Raijinslayer]

All the humans die because they get caught in the crossfire of the gems battle, their deaths eating heavily at the souls of those just recently born, and only adding to the burden already bared by their stalwart protector, who hides her tears, which shine like the gem for which she is named, under her deep blue locks as she leads her flock to a place where they can live in peace.

[Kronshi]

@Raijinslayer Reggie has a freaking death wish asking Bloodstone that many questions when he's hungry. I'll get a post up as soon as possible but I'd like to put it on record that Bloodstone doesn't hate humans, but he doesn't care if they die while he completes his mission. He has a job to do and the only people he hates are those that kept him from doing so.

[Akayaofthemoon]

@Raijinslayer

That is beautifully poetic and down right sad all at the same time. It is probably pretty close to true though so far.

[Akayaofthemoon]

@Kronshi

I told him that I wouldn't want to be in Reggie's shoes right now XD

[Kronshi]

Post is up, not that long but it says what it needs to

[Raijinslayer]

@KronshiHe's basically the embodiment of 'Curiosity killed the cat', so yeah.

On another note, I thought up an idea for a story arc for later on, once the gems get a little stronger. Another gem awakens in the Kinder Garten, one bred for a singukar purpose: To Devour all in it's path. Basically, a powerful gem awakens who can absorb another gem into them after it defeats them, via draining the light from them while they are in their Gem state.

[Kronshi]

@Raijinslayer As much as I like the idea, it has some flaws:
1: A newly-born gem wouldn't know it's purpose
2: New-born wouldn't be that powerful
3: Gems have personalities of their own, what if the Devourer decides that he doesn't want to devour

But I would like to see a larger threat appearing causing Bloodstone and the other gems to team up

[Akayaofthemoon]

@Kronshi

One word.....Cluster....

[Kronshi]

@Akayaofthemoon
That would be more likely, still destructive so they attack Aqua and co., but still want revenge on Blood. I could see that being a cool thing to bring in.

[Akayaofthemoon]

@Kronshi

I want to really bad. I think it could be epic!

[Raijinslayer]

@AkayaofthemoonThat brings to mind another awesome cartoon, but this ain't a crossover RP so it can't be that.

@Kronshi It wouldn't be a newly born gem, though, not in the traditional sense, but an Homeworkd gem that was taken to a special facility and experimented on, having their entire being be rewritten and simplified down to one concept: Hunt and Devour gems. However, before it was ever awoken for duty, the facility got caught in the battle and was annhilated, sealing the Gem away forever. There would be some internal conflict in the creature, but it would be hard for the original mind to take over given the strength of the impulses given off by the rewire. Aquamarine could possibly fix it, if assisted by Emerald's enhancement, but it would be difficult and dangerous if the beast were to reform during the process.

[Pathfinder]

I'm going to project my own feelings of clusters here so take whatever I say with a grain of salt but am I the only one who didn't think that the cluster acted out maliciously? I mean it didn't look lime it was actively trying to harm Garnet and it seemed her instability was coming more from herself than the cluster so I'm proposing that the cluster only wanted comfort in its apparent (at least to me) agony.

[Raijinslayer]

@PathfinderOnly just understood thats what Clusters were and I kinda agree. Nothing they did was actively malicious, though I could see why they would act as such if they became strong enough to do so or gained any form of intelligence.

[Akayaofthemoon]

@Pathfinder

It was hurt and upset (hence the screaming for glitching out before the body actually appeared), probably recognizing Garnet. Cluster is a forced fuse of broken gems. Broken gems can't make bodies but when they were mashed like that they could make up a body that was well creepy. It is an unnatural thing to do which is why Garnet started falling a part. It was an insult to the memory of her comrades and also a jab at the crystal gems, revenge in a way for the rebellion.

[Akayaofthemoon]

It might be like a new gem though without any knowing of the past. It is a mash of pieces of personalities, if anything is left of the old gems at all in there. It is really hard to say if it has much focus at all or any thoughts. We don't know much about completely broken gems except they can no longer make bodies which means pretty much not being alive.

[Pathfinder]

We do know that when shards are used to power things they gain semi-sentience, it would be like jamming together a bunch of almost people together. All you get is confusion and pain.

[Akayaofthemoon]

@Pathfinder

So true. I honestly feel sorry for those gems and cluster

[Raijinslayer]

This cluster talk has given me an interesting idea to add on to my devourer thing.Since it's an untested protype, it bound to have something wrong with it. One thing could be that absorbing gems could damage and fracture the psyche, and the longer the absorbed gem stays, the worse it gets, creating a whirlwind of fractured memories, emotions, and pain that fets funneled into the subject, eventually turning them into a mindless berserker if not treated.

[Pathfinder]

@Raijinslayer
I'd like to commend you but I'm not evil and your ideas scare me.