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Rose Quartz Rose Quartz walks along the path leading through Ponyville, holding her little Steven's hand. They've had some catching up to do, and one of the downsides is that you can often wander through a multiverse portal without realizing it, especially if you're used to Teleportation. So now? they've started walking through Equestria. "Do you want to try and blend in? I can teach you how to shapeshift and we can be part of their world for a while, Or do you want to walk through normally?"
Steven Universe Steven Universe says, "Everybody here are ponies? And I can shapeshift into one? That sounds fun! I've never been a pony before just a... horrible... cat mess thing... Hmmm. I haven't had a lot of luck with shapeshifting yet, now that I think about it. But it does *sound* like fun."
Rose Quartz She places her hands on Steven's shoulders and cheeks. "You have to think about it. The whole there. There is no cat fingers. No hooves. You simply must BE. Imagine how the grass will feel. Don't think about how it looks, think about how it feels, right down here in your gem. bring up the sensations. The wind in your mane. The way the grass tastes. The way your shoulders bunch as you walk. Turning into something isn't as simple as transforming just a part of yourself. You have to feel it."
Rarity You would think a lovely robust pink-haired woman and her energetic half-human son would stand out. They do, really. But by this point Equestria has well gotten use to the otherworldly appearances of visitors from other realms.

At most you get a few Ponies stopping to stare at how -tall- Rose is moreso than her not being an equine. While a pink-and-navy maned Pony is dragging off a lime colored unicorn before she can embarass herself trying to investigate their 'humaness'.

A few blocks over, Rarity is hard at work in her shop, putting the finishing touches on a new stage outfit for Sapphire Shores. "Now I just need one more..." She reachs to the table next to her with a forehoof, only to find a certain thing not there. The unicorn turns, looks, and then tips her head a bit to glare over the frame of her seamstress glasses at the white longhair sitting on one corner of the table. "Opal, did you swat the jewels off the table again?"

"Mee-yew", the cat replies with the indifference only a cat can muster, and licks of her paws instead.

Rarity rolls her eyes. "Oh, you are such a bother sometimes." Followed by a sigh, and her horn lights up faintly as she casts her 'Find Gemstone' spell to try and locate the missing centerpiece for her work... Only to get a much -larger- ping down the street! And then a second, not quite so large but yet oddly similar one. "!!!"
Steven Universe Steven Universe nods, his eyes full of excitement and stars, then puts on his Serious Steven face and concentrates. He imagines all of the things Rose told him, trying to believe, to make himself really feel it. He feels a shiver course through him, but nothing else. "Umm, I think I'm doing it wrong, nothing's haAAAAH! Cool!" He hops, kicking out with hooves into the air behind him, lands on his front hooves then falls forward onto his face. "Oops. Bleah, dirt. But I did it!" He is now a pale cream-colored unicorn, yet still wearing his red shirt with the star on it. His gem peeks out just below the hem of the shirt, and his black mane falls down his neck on messy curls just like his hair. His tail is neater, curling much like his mother's springy locks.
Rose Quartz Rose is not the most vain of sorts, but she DOES like to fly now and again. She doesn't so much dwindle as shift. She remains proportionally enormous for a pony. Closer to the size of a horse in fact. She's a pale pinkish cream color, with wings, a horn, and of course, the gem in her belly. She flaps the wings experimentally and then picks Steven up to put him on her back. "You did wonderfully dear." she says, nuzzling him. "Now why don't we go learn about this 'Pony Culture'!"
Staren     A beam of red light shoots down from the sky in front of the library, coalescing into the shape of Staren. He knocks on the door, then after a moment peers in a window. "Twilight?" Seems she's not home. He starts wandering through the town... and his ears perk up as he hears someone talking about shapeshifting. What's this then?

    There's a blur, and he's suddenly a black cat, still wearing his signature bandana. He peers around the corner of a building to see... a tall woman and a unicorn. Just before the tall woman turns into an alicorn. His eyes widen briefly, then he realizes that she must have made the form herself, rather than getting the form from the world's magic.

    From context and their behavior he guesses they're related to eachother, but who are they?

    And how will ponies react to (apparently) an alicorn showing up?
Rose Quartz Rose Quartz has the cutie mark of a blooming rose with a tear in the middle.
Rarity Normally Rarity wouldn't be the one to run off in middle of a project, but that feedback was something more than just pinging off something in one of her neighbors' jewelry boxes. Instead the next thing heard is the boutique door slamming shut after she runs outside and partway down the street.

Only to come back, and hang up a 'Back in 15' sign on the front of the door, then taking off again to investigate.
Steven Universe Steven Universe finds himself surprisingly comfortable on Rose's back, and that nuzzle was just *heavenly*. "Yeah! I wonder if it's anything like Pretty Pony Power Princesses? That's a show that comes on after Crying Breakfast Friends, but I usually miss it because Crying Breakfast Friends makes me want donuts."
Rose Quartz Rose may be one of the few people who, after a brief explanation and a couple episodes, actually enjoyed watching Crying Breakfast Friends with Steven. "Well, why don't we see if they've got some place to snack here? I think I saw a place called the Hayburger over that way." she says, pointing a hoof down past the boutique. She nuzzles her little hero and starts trotting off, pointing out all the brightly colored ponies.
Steven Universe Steven Universe goggles wide-eyed at all the colorful and pretty ponies as he is carried along, and the pleasant, peaceful pastoral setting. It reminds him a little of his mom's plants, the ones that bloomed into a field of pretty flowers after not quite eating his friends. Then his eyes are drawn to an excited-looking pony hanging a sign on the door of a shop. "Ooh, she's pretty!"
Staren     Staren-kitty watches them for a moment. Then he ducks behind the corner and walks back out as a pony, a white unicorn with a mecha-head qt mark. He starts bounding over to them, which looks a bit odd when a pony does it, then slows to a more normal trot. "Hello there!"
Rarity After making sure her shop isn't going to be disturbed Rarity gallops down the street... And right past the pair. It's not until a few moments later that she realizes that 1) she just passed an alicorn and 2) that was the 'ping' on her magic gem radar. The unicorn tries to stop quickly, ends up skidding, and crashes into a blonde pegasus that had stopped to sniff some flowers (that possibly smell like muffins).

"Oh goodness! Pardon moi!" Rarity gives a hasty apology as she gets up and scrambles after Rose and Steven again. "You there! Wait up! Please!"

The pegasus gets up, shakes herself off and blinks a few times. "That's not right..." She bops the side of her head with a hoof, and one of her yellow eyes drifts back into their usual 9.6 expression. "All better~" She warbles as she flutters off.
Rose Quartz The pretty mare tears past them like a bat out of hell, and Rose stops for a moment before continuing, to make sure Steven is steady on her back. "Alright. Food." she says. Then Staren and Rarity approach, and she turns to look at them mildly. Gently. While they may not be humans, they are still as such, relative to her. She leans down a little to look them in the eye. "Well hello there. Steven, we've made some new friends!"
Steven Universe Steven Universe watches the pretty pony collide with the pegasus with a wince, then chuckles softly at the recovery. As Rarity and Staren approach, he looks down from Rose's back and waves a hoof hello. "Hi! I'm Steven."
Staren     Staren smiles at the declaration that they're already friends. "That's optimistic of you. But hopefully soon to be correct!" He holds out a forehoof. "I'm Staren, nice to meet you! Steven, huh? And you are...?" He looks to Rose.

    And then he realizes.

    He facehooves. "Ooh! I coulda said 'putting the cart before the pony' there! Missed opportunity!"
Steven Universe Steven Universe laughs heartily, "Oooh, that's a good one! I haven't cracked a joke that good since I lost my pants!" He chuckles some more
Rarity While she's hardly the frail nonathletic type that outburst of running, skidding, crashing and running some more has winded Rarity some. The unicorn is clearly huffing a bit when she finally catchs up. Holds up one forehoof in response to Steven's greeting, indicating she needs a moment to catch her breath. Deep breaths, Rarity, deep breaths.

Having to give Staren a glare for his remark helps bring her back around though. That saying miiight be a little more insulting that he expects around here. "No, dear, it's better that you did miss it."

Achem. She recomposes herself, putting a hoof to her chest. "Yes, yes, welcome to Equestria. I am Rarity, the resident seamstress and lady of all things faaaaaa~bulous... Speaking of which."

She pauses, lifting her head a bit, then walking a bit towards the rear of the group, but can't seem to see any saddlebags or such on the Rose-equine. "You don't happen to have any large gemstones in your posession do you? I could of swore I detected a two rather distinct ones with my magic."
Rose Quartz "Oh why yes. My name is Rose Quartz." she says, gently setting Steven down. "And this," she rears up a little to show the gem on her tummy. "Is me. I'm one of the Crystal Gems. We protect humanity from the forces of darkness and chaos."
Rose Quartz Rose Quartz smiles down at Rarity and Staren as she comes back on all four hooves. "My son and I are just tourists, we thought it would be polite to take on Pony Shape. That's not offensive, is it?"
Steven Universe Steven Universe looks from his mom, to Rarity, to Staren and back. "And have magical adventures and visit strange places to make new friends!"
Alice Jones     Alice is walking through Equestria this time in human form, keeping a bit of a reserved demeanor but also looking this way and that with a slight grin on her face. It's a peaceful place, and as she looks at those around she nods. "Hey." she says, raising a hand. "Apparently some people-er, ponies? Here know how to rock out. I wasn't actually expecting that, but seems like you can find music fans anywhere you go." she observes, then glances left and right. "Huh." she says, "Well, seems OK. I'm no shapeshifter, but it does become more convenient to go on hooves at times." she notes, sitting down to get more on eye-level with the ponies nearby.

    "I'm more of a performer." she explains, "The leather and studs probably tipped you off about the genre, though." nodding, she then says, "Hey, nice. Just be careful about the whole magic thing. Sometimes it can get a bit out of control. On the other hand, your upbeat look tells me you're capable enough... People who've gotten in over their head don't act that confident."
Staren     Staren gasps as Rose Quartz reveals she's a gem. Okay. He knows about those! Though... son? He tilts his head. "Son? I didn't think Gems had kids... I mean, in the direct familial descendant sense..." He taps his chin with a forehoof. Looking like he's trying to remember any obscure factoids about gems he heard and didn't bother to remember...
Peridot Secrets and lies! Secrets and lies! That was Peridot's world for as long as she could remember. It had been a long time since Peridot had come out of hiding to explore the world at large. But, meeting another gem that didn't want to kill her went a long way to getting her to open up a little more once again.

    The imperious little green gem was not in pony form. Rather, she was running 'intel'. Scanning for threats. She had been to ponyville once before, and it did not end well. Not to mention, she had once been part of an assassination attempt on the local book slave. A pony whom she later learned was quite important, Twilight Sparkle.

    She rolls out from behind a crate next to Rose's back facing the opposite direction. She would have never come here, without the giant gem woman's protection. "Walking around in the open like this is dangerous!" She proclaims. "There are lizard creatures here that eat gems!" She cautions. "This part of the multiverse is a candy-colored mad house brimming with hoof beast! We ought minimize our time here, Rose."
Steven Universe Steven Universe gasps in excitement and a little fear at Peridot's mention of gem-eating lizard creatures. "Peridot! I didn't know you were here! Wow, you've been here before? Everything's really pretty, even if I don't know how we got here exactly. But everybody seems nice, not dangerous!"
Rose Quartz "It's complicated, and I think time travel is involved." she says to Staren, holding Steven close now that there are so many others around. "My goodness, so many new people. Steven, are you alright with meeting so many of them at once?"
Rarity Rarity's eyes widen a bit as Rose sits up to explain via demonstration. "Oh." A pause. Then a more drawn out. "Ooooooooh." Ahems softly into one of her hooves, hoping she didn't carelessly make a major faux paus there. "I am so sorry madame. I have heard of these 'Crystal Gems' and was not aware that you were one of them."

Pauses again, this time to squint a little at Steven. "Two of them."

Another pause as Peridot rolls out onto the scene being, well, Peridot. "-Three- of you." Peridot gets an extra bit of a glare, though it's hard to tell if its about the reference to Spike, or the being referred to as 'hoof beasts'. There's another pause and then she leans a bit closer to Rose and Steven, lowering her voice. "No offense, but I think that one," points at Peridot with a hoof, "Is a bit.. what would you say? Not the sharpest of cuts?" You know, as in cut gems?
Alden A periwinkle pony, with a darker blue mane appears!, the young earth pony seems somewhat dissoriented, looking down at himself, adn the surroundings, "This is kind of odd." he muses softly, tail flicking. At least he was used to walk in a quadrupedal fashion, so he is not stumbling around liek a newborn colt. He notices a few familiar faces, including Rarity and Rose, and moves closer to inspect. (figure the QT is kind of hmm, either a blue fireball or something of the sort).
Rose Quartz "Oh hello, Peridot! I wouldn't worry. This town is so sweet and pastoral. Why, I would be surprised if they wound up seeing anything more exciting than a traveling circus."
Steven Universe Steven Universe says, "Oh yeah, I love meeting new people! There are enough peo... ponies here, we could throw a party! Hmmm... Where'd I put my backpack? I don't even know if I could play my ukelele with hooves...?"
Staren     ''Hoofbeasts'? What are you, a troll?' Staren mutters at Peridot. "The only dragon that lives in ponyville would never eat a gem that was a /person/. If a dragon from elsewhere came, heroes would help you fight it -- it'd be as much or more a danger to the ponies than to you."

    Gems. /Steven/. A-ha! "Oh, I remember you now!" He shifts back to his normal shape in a blur. "You're the kid with the magical pink lion that roars portals!" He's smiling, so this doesn't seem to be a bad memory!
Rose Quartz She pets Steven's mane. "Check in your saddlebags, dear." she says. "Though I might have one... Just a moment." she says, reaching a hoof into her hair and rummaging around.
Alice Jones "Peri-" Alice says, then kicks the ground standing up a bit as she likely towers somewhat over Peridot. "You blasted that museum to rubble, didn't you?.." she asks, cracking her knuckles as a sort of aura can be seen around her. It's not really hurting anyone, but it probably adds a bit of flair to the situation and what Jojoverse character would be caught dead without flair? Plus it's probably unconscious on her part. Then she pauses and realizes the situation at hand. "...Sorry." she says, "Bad first impress-" then pauses. "...Ukelele?" she asks, shortly before an honest grin spreads across her face. "Alright~" she says, "I know a LOT of stuff, but let me think for a moment." as she slings her guitar case off of her back. "So." she says, "I'm up for anything, really. I mean... Yeah, I'm normally a metal performer but sometimes there's just time for fun."
Rarity And no sooner than Steven utters the word 'party' does a wailing of "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUH!" as a curly maned pony even pinker pink that Rose Quartz's hair bombasts onto the scene.

Much to Rarity's exasperation, it would seem. "Pinkie Pie, what are you screaming about?"

Pinkie stops, then sidles up next to Rarity. "Because silly, that's what you do when people say the 'secret word'."

"What, 'party'?"

"AAAAAAAAAUH!" Pinkie Pie runs two circles around the group before Rarity groans, and yanks her back with a tug of magic. "Pinkie Pie, stop that! You don't have to go off on a fit just because someone said party."

Pinkie Pie inhales as if to scream again, but Rarity shoves a hoof to her snout to stop her. Somehow, Pinkie Pie manages to briefly puff up like a balloon from having to hold the breath.

Rarity puts her other hoof to her face in mimic of palming. "No wonder she thinks the place is a mad house."
Steven Universe Steven Universe says, "That's me! Come to think of it, I haven't seen Lion in a while... Have we met? I think I'd remember meeting-" distracted momentarily by the threatening tone Alice has and the strange aura, Steven cuts off, but sighs in releif when things seem to calm down. "Oh! Saddlebags?" He looks, and there they are, cheeseburger-shaped bags on both sides of him! Were those there before? And then there's the excitable pink pony screaming in clear excitement...

"Oh, hey, here it is!" He pulls out his ukelele and gives it a quick strum, certain that a bit of music will work things out."
Tomoe Sheena didn't get out as her self very often, the Multiverse was a dangerous place to her leave her home world or the safety of the Union's HQ. This was one of those few places she was curious to check out the town and she ahad reason to go hunting for Rarity as well. Just as the slightly gaunt and tall red head was making her way through the town she paused at Steven and Pinkie just /staring/ mouth open, she attempts to form words but nothing come out for amoment.

"What... what?!"
Alden The periwinkle pony notices even more familiar faces!, and a few ponies, so he just gets bolder and walks... trots?, moves closer, "Hello." he tries, talking softly, at least his voice did not change, so someone might recognize him!. "Nice to see you again Rose." he begins, nodding to the larger crystal gem, before doing the same for Staren, Alice (tho he has a bit of trouble remembering the name), and Rarity, "This is a rather nice place." he says, before noticing Pinkie and tilting his head, "Hello to you as well." he says. And of course, steven gets a happy nod and a grin, kind of staring at the ukelele strum, "I... how did you do that?".
Staren     Staren nods in greeting to Alice and Alden as more people show up, giving Pinkie a brief blank stare at her odd actions, then smiling and saying, "Hi Pinkie!" He looks back to Steven. "Ah, I was in my armor at the time, but we talked on the radio too, I think. Peridot took you out on a food run, and that Vega guy showed up and fought you to make your powers awaken... Unless you're from another timeline?" He looks to Rose.
Peridot Peridot seems genuinely confused by the accusation. "No, I am a gem."  She answers. Before continuing to look around and keep scanning her surroundings. And it's lucky that she did! Spying Alice Jones, Peridot clutches Rose's dress. "Ah! It's one of them! I knew coming out of hiding was a bad idea!"

    She sees Alice doesn't press any sort of attack. However it does little to calm the green gem. She was in a much less powerful position, last time she was in conflict with her.  Of course, this Peridot knew how to lie. "Just for the record, my warship is looming... behind.. those clouds. And I am here on a peaceful mission as a non-combatant. So don't even think about trying anything!"

"Besides... I.. don't work for homeworld, anymore."
Rose Quartz Rose Quartz moves firmly over to put her flanks between Peridot and the others. Being the tall, chunky amazon that she is, there's plenty of flankwall to go around. "Hello Alden. Peridot, you can stay with me. I won't let them harass you." she says, leaning over to wrap a hoof around the angry little slice of pie.
Staren     Staren looks from Alice to Peridot. "One of 'them'? Who's 'them'?"
Steven Universe Steven Universe looks up at Alden, short as he is even in this form, "I don't know, I just... did?" Then, again distracted, he looks over to see Peridot hiding, frightened, behind Rose. "Don't worry, Peridot! I'll protect you too! No one's gonna hurt any of my friends!"
Peridot "One of the many people who tried to wipe my precious grin off the face of this massive planet." Peridot answers. "All because I was trying to free trapped gems from human complexes!" Of course, in this case 'trapped gems' were gems on display in a museum. A museum that did not take kindly to aerial bombardments from an alien vessel.
Rarity Rarity gives a sidelong glance to Pinkie Pie, who bobs her head to indicate she's going to behave now. At least, as far as goes for Pinkie Pie. The unicorn huffs softly, but removes her hoof from Pinkie's mouth.

And before you know it, Pinkie Pie is instead on top of Rose Quarts, patting her hair with her hoofs. "Wow, you're mane is really soft and fluffy. So much volume! Hey, do you hide things in here? I do!" Pinkie sticks a hoof in her own mane, and pulls out a cupcake. That despite being in her mane, isn't covered in hair or anything. "Here. Welcome to Equestria!" She hands the cupcake to Rose. The hops down, and pulls out another, handing it to Steven. "And for you!" Then pulls one out for Peridot as well. Bounces over to give one to Alice.

Then bounces over and gives one to Tomoe. Then uses her other hoof to lightly nudge Tomoe's mouth shut. "Don't do that girl, you'll catch flies."

And then like nothing happened at all Pinkie Pie is back next to Rarity, munching on her own cupcake.
Staren     Staren looks at Alice, then back to Peridot again, folding his arms. "Was this /before/ you switched sides?"
Alice Jones "Hold on. Them?" Alice says, "I just thought that she might be here for a... Less than helpful purpose. It's not like I'm going to attack offhand if you're not doing anything wrong. Better to not fight than fight when you can." blinking she then says, "I heard the word, 'Artifacts' thrown about, how was I supposed to know you were trying to blast the museum to free others of your kind? I mean really, most people wouldn't think a gem is a person if they see you without the human-looking form." she explains. "Anyway, look. Whatever happened, my point was trying to keep you from blasting the daylights out of the museum and getting people hurt. I wasn't sure of your objective at the time."
Steven Universe Steven Universe was just about to suit action to words and bubble the three gems, but is distracted momentarily by a Pinkie Pie and a cupcake and the moment passes. Still, it's a delicious cupcake. "Well, see, it sounds like the whole thing was just a big misunderstanding anyway! Let's let bygones be bygones, and the museum incident can be history!" He chuckles at his own cleverness.
Rose Quartz *SNORT* *giggle* And Rose Quartz breaks down in peals of laughter. Losing her shifted form and returning to her eight-foot amazon size, she sits down against the nearest wall, tears of laughter streaming from her eyes, momentarily distracted from what she was about to say by Steven.
Peridot Uncomfortable and terrified, Peridot takes the cupcake. "Wow, thanks."

    "It was." Peridot answers Staren. "I wasn't always the paragon of virtue and generosity that I am now."

    Listening to Alice's explanation, Peridot's lip tightens. "Alright... well. I got my eyes on you." She squints. "I admit my methods were... fierce, but I still maintain I was in the right that day."
Alden The new pony remains silent, clearly there is something going on, and he does not know much of anything to really... intervene, as much as he might like jumping to the rescue of someone!. So he just remains close, looking at one of his hooves after Steven admits having no clue how they worked, "Huh." he simply watches Pinkie's actions with amusement, "That's a neat trick." he comments, "Pulling cupcakes from your mane." he praises the party pony. He simply watches what is going on, tail twitching a few times.
Staren     Staren smiles at Steven's comment, then looks back to Peridot. "Well, /I'm/ not trying to kill you and you helped try to kill my girlfriend, so you're probably safe. But be careful about lying like that. The warship thing I mean. If even /I/ can tell it's a lie..."
Tomoe Tomoe is wearing a jacket with the GU guild logo on the back whichmight be a clue to Staren about whom she is. She's looking at Pikie Pie fora momentlonger as her mouth is shut by the pink pony. She just kinda tarea for a moment but does keep her mouth shut she shakes he rhead once. Okay she's in a world where ponies are self aware people, is Pikie really that strange? She recocers enough.

"...your right I would, miss."

Sheena takes a moment to stare at Steven who seems to be pretty serious about moving to be a shield and then shifts modes rapidly. Was she ever that young? The nature of the thought strikes her given she's likely not even ten years older than Steen.

"...this is not what I expected even for here."

She watches Rose's transformation back then pauses at Peridot. She's never met her but has heard reports over the last year or so about her.

"So you were seeking to rescue some of your own people...?"

She asks Peridot.

"Err Anyway hello!"

She looks at Steven, Rose and Peridot with intrest Tomoe is also notably not in a Pony form like some people might be. he does seem to be trying to figure out who Alden is though, she doesn't realize just whom he is yet!
Rarity "Aahahahaha!" Pinkie Pie all but literally rolls with laughter at Steven's joke. "That's a good one!" She does, however, slump against someone else. She probably meant to lean on Rarity, but is too disoriented by the laughing and ends up leaning on Alden instead as he compliments her. "Ahaha.. yeah, it's really useful." Flicks a hoof across her face as if wiping off a tear. Then realizes who she's leaning on. "Oh, sorry, I didn't see you enter the scene." She pulls out a cupcake and hands it to Alden as well, and poings off.

Wait, scene? What? But Pinkie Pie is bounding away before anyone can ask, cheer and delicious dealt out.

About all Rarity can do is shake her head. "Don't mind her, she is always like that." But it seems between Steven's humor and Pinkie's cupcakes the terse moment has been diffused. Mostly.
Alice Jones "Same." Alice says, "Guess we'll be a bit careful about this whole thing, though nobody's jumping up and down to start a fight so there's that." she observes. "...So uh. Glad to see you're starting to grasp that there are other ways to get what you want than force. Not exactly the best business, throwing your weight around like that all the time." she notes, biting down on the cupcake. "...Hey, that's good." she says. "And now I'm wondering how you cook with hooves, but that's not really something I'm going to question. It's good, it's probably her handiwork, and that's that."
Rose Quartz Sitting back up, Rose nibbles on her cupcake. So much is going on that she chooses to focus on the familiar. That is, the pink pony with the cupcakes. "Hello there. I'm Rose Quartz."
Alden Alden is rather sturdy!, then again, he is an earth pony, and certainly does not mind the leaning, chuckling a bit, "No worries... wait, sc...." he begins to ask, but hearing Rarity, he just takes the cupcake and proceeds to eat it!. He offers Tomoe a friendly smile. The only signs of who he might be being the fur colors perhaps, adn his voice, "Hello." he asks, finishing off the sugary treat. He agrees with Alice, "Very, very good cupcake, Thank you Pinkie."
Rose Quartz Rose Quartz chuckles and reaches out to pull StevenPony into her lap, brushing his mane like she used to brush Pearl's hair.
Rarity "That's Pinkie Pie, our resident, ahem, 'party pony'." Rarity holds up her forehooves and makes a motion vagely similar to 'air quotes'. "As in actually throwing parties." Just in case there was any confusion over the term.

"Did I mention I really like her mane?"

Rarity shoots Pinkie Pie a look. "Yes, you did. And don't steal my sister's lines."
Steven Universe Steven Universe is immensely soothed by the brushing, so soothed in fact that as he idly strums his ukelele looking for a tune, his eyes start to droop. Clearly this very busy and emotionally taxing day is starting to take its toll on the small ponyhumangem.
Peridot Peridot frowns. Her expression becoming somber. She had indeed played a key role in the assassination attempt on Twilight Sparkle. There wasn't much she could say or do to defend that particular chapter of her life. She was a confederate, and she was taking on task to increase her standing with other confederates. In this case, a murderous Hk-Droid. And she simply held no particular love of organic life back then.

    She walks out from behind with her little fist balled tightly. She moves directly in front of Staren.

    She squints some, avoiding eye contact initially. This was harder than she thought. But, fortunately, she came prepared.  She looks up. "Actually... about that. That day is a blemish in my otherwise... mostly spotless record and.. Well. Here. I have something." She takes out a tape recorder, and fumbles with a few tapes, before finally finding one labeled 'Sorry' then she put's it in.

    She holds it up and presses a button. "This is Peridot, log date 7.9... something. It's increasingly difficult to keep track of the date without my more advanced gear. To whom it may concern, If you are hearing this message, it is quite likely i have done something in the past which has caused you harm. For that, I apologize. Many of my actions in the name of Homeworld were done out of desperation and ignorance."
    "I do not know if I can undo the damage I have done to you, and acknowledge that this apology may not fully make up for what has occurred, but, I am simply stating sorry and I want it known that I'm trying to do better."

    "Peridot. Facet 5. Out."

    She then stops the recording and pockets the device back to her cloak and clears her throat. "Apology has been delivered." She says stiffly.
Rose Quartz There's a little squeak of delight from Rose. "That was adorable." she says, not pausing in her brushing. Little stars pop up in her eyes, and it's easy to see where Steven got his vulnerability to the Cuteness Proximity.
Steven Universe Steven Universe smiles softly at the apology as he starts to ever-so-quietly snore
Alice Jones Walking over, Alice places her hand on Peridot's shoulder from behind. "Hey." she says, "First step to recovery is admitting there was a problem. Apology is actually a bit further than that, so I can't really say that I'm disappointed in the here and now." she explains. "Come a long way since the museum incident, if you're willing to say that much... Even indirectly."
Rarity "Well, dear, I can't really speak for Twilight Sparkle. But if she was here, I imagine she would accept it. And seal it with a hug, prehaps." Without even flinching Rarity puts a hoof down on Pinkie Pie's tail. "No."

"But I've got an emergency Twilight Sparkle costume hidden for emergencies that require a--"

"No.. just... no." Now you're just going somewhere weird Pinkie. "That wouldn't be the same, would it."

"No, I suppose not." Then Pinkie Pie brightens. "But she could practice!"

"... You don't need to practice with a tape recorder."
Staren     Staren blinks. Where is Peridot going with this...?

    His ears flick as he listens to the tape.

    He smiles and his expression softens, as he drops his arms to his side. "Apology accepted." He can tell this was hard, and the odd method of apology delivery he doesn't count against her at all. "While I was giving you a chance for her sake, and because I really do hope that our enemies can reform... I can see you're sincere."

    He scratches the back of his head. "You might want to apologize to Twilight too, though." The hand drops back to his side. "And maybe she'd have advice on how you can make friends. But... if you can end up helping people? I think all of us here, and Twilight, would agree that's a much better future than one with you dead or rotting in a cell."

    "So... Yeah. Let us know if we can help you help others. Also, /my/ ship /is/ in orbit. That's how I knew yours wasn't. Just... be a little more careful about assuming people can't check your bluffs."
Tomoe Tomoe says "I won't mind her, Rarity."

She's just accepting Pinkie is a thing here and will likely be all the happier for it. She looks to Alden for amoment as he speaks that's whens he catches who it is. much as Sheena's voice would fully give her away.

"...Oh! Alden! Didn't realize it was you there."

Peridot's recording an apology seems strange to her for a moment but before she takes amoment to think on it. It could have been hard for her to do even once and it doesn't come off as forced to her. She can't even guess what the Gems go through just given from how long they live. She did wonder where Peridot was going with i but she leaves things to those who know her better, for the moment. She turns to Rarity for amoment.

"Rarity you do custom orders for humanoids, like myself right?"
Alden Alden is just finding Rose and Steven so cute!. He does not even dare to disturb them, instead, moves a bit closer to Rarity and Pinkie, somewhat intrigued about the Party planner. Then Tomoe greets him, and he happily moves closer to her, "Hello!, just visiting for the first time... was not expecting this." he says, looking down at himself for a moment. The pony's attention is drawn by the recording when it starts. He just... stares a bit, blinking a few times, at least they seem to be geting along fine!, so he just smiles. He also approaches Peridot, because, why not, "Hi, I am Alden." he greets softly, nothing lost by introducing himself.
Peridot Her cheeks turn dark green at her bluff being called. "I panicked." She admits. Though the warship was not here... Peridot did conceal the fact that she did still have it. Hidden somewhere far from here.  Mostly to keep herself from being located by Yellow Diamond... but, still. It was an ace up her sleeve. It seems even this reformed Peridot wasn't fully prepared to put all her cards on the table.

    "However, I concur. I am over-due to speak with the true victim of my actions. Frankly, I've been very cautious about approaching locations where curses of my name cake the very walls." She goes on. "And without my Homeworld resources, bodyguards have been in short supply. However  due to a recent development-" She tilts her head towards Rose. "Just like before, I have a true Quartz gem watching my back. Except this one isn't quite as nasty as Jasper."

    "I will take your suggestion and seek out Sparkle."
Rose Quartz "Well, I am glad that was resolved peacefully." Rose Quartz says, stretching quietly. She finishes brushing out Steven's hair, and ties it back with a ribbon that she pulls out of her own hair. It's pink and frilly and it looks fantastic on him. "Why don't we all go and get something to eat? I heard they have delicious vegetable soup here!"
Staren     "I don't think 'curses of your name cake the very walls' here." Staren replies. "If it puts you any more at ease."
Rarity "See?" Pinkie Pie remarks smugly at the ribbon pulled from Rose's hair. "Told you she hid stuff in it."

While Rarity was a little disappointed it didn't turn out to be gems she could use in a new project, that was quickly replaced by making some new friends. So hardly a waste of time.

That and someone adressing her about custom orders, which quickly puts a perk back into her mood again. "Oh, but of course dahling! I've had to adjust my methods a bit, but the Multiverse has open a plethora of oppritunities for me."
Peridot "Yes." Peridot says to Rose. "You eat. I will continue scanning the perimeter for threats." She kneels down next to what appears to be a robonoid. However the poor little pod creature seemed to be about as run down as it's owner. It's hull had hairline fractures, and one of it's legs had been hastily tapped back together. Strangely, there was also a faded drawing of elvis on the side.

    "Patrol east quadrant and alert me to any power spikes!" She instructs to the lil Elvis robonoid before it skitters off.
Rose Quartz "Peridot, I think you are far too concerned about threats. Enjoy this world for what it is. Pastoral. Lovely. Peaceful. Mostly..."
Rarity "Mostly," Rarity echoes. Gives a glance off to the far side of town and the forest there, that even in midday manages to look fairly dark and spooky. "Though most of our few illbegotten sorts have been quiet lately."
Peridot "Danger lurks around every corner! Any moment now a hunter-killer drone from Homeworld might spring from behind a bush! from behind a house! from behind--" She looks around carefully, then points at a random pony citizen. "That hoof beast!"  The pony is seemingly annoyed at being called such, and saunters away with a disdainful grunt. Revealing no drone behind him.

    "Well maybe not that one. But you never know! I must be ever vigilante!"
Staren     Staren looks at the damaged robonoid, then back to Peridot. "Do you need help with your robots? That one looked, uh, in bad shape."

    He doesn't comment on her paranoia. It's healthy in the Multiverse. Might save her life one day.
Tomoe Tomoe grins at Rarity at the answer of yes she does do humanoid fashion.

"That's great as I'd have a few orders and most pressingly I have no real formal ware that fits."

With her time in SAO and working as a Union elite? She'd outgrown any formal clothing she'd owned before the death game.

"I can understand being worried about threats to the point people think your paranoid...I have been there honestly and get being vigilante."
Rose Quartz Rose Quartz sighs and stands up. "Just a moment, Steven." she says, and walks over to Peridot. She hugs the angry, paranoid little green Gem, wrapping her up her strong arms. She hugs that angry little dorito tightly, trying to convey without words that she would protect Peridot. Peridot... you don't have to be alone anymore. You don't have to be afraid. Rose is here. Everything will be okay now.
Rarity Rarity's horn lights up as she retrieves her glasses from around her neck and positions them back upon her muzzle... and then remembers she ran out here in such a hurry that she didn't bring anything else with. "Pinkie Pie -- I can't believe I'm about to ask this -- but you wouldn't happen to have a quill and some paper, would you?"

There's a *zng* as Pinkie Pie bolts away, climbs up a tree, picks up a bird from her nest, takes out a notepad and pencil from amongst the eggs, and sets the rather flustered looking bird back down to climb out of the tree. "Here you go Rarity!" Offers the impliments to the fashionist. "Fortunately I keep pads and pencils hidden all around Ponyville just in case of paper and pencil emergency!" Pause. "Or in case I get bored during one of Twilight's lectures about today's Friendship Problem."

"... Right." Rarity takes the two items and turns back to Tomoe. "What is it you need then, dahling?"
Alden Alden simply watches Peridot and Staren, he is not sure he can blame Peridot either, if he can understand at least part of what was said, he is rather curious really, but not wanting to get in the way, "I think I'll resume roaming around a bit." he comments, before going quiet, Rose was so adorable!. He simply waves to overyone, "Glad to see you all again, hope to catch you all sometime soon." he offers, nodding a bit, before trotting away in a random direction, simply admiring more of the town.
Peridot "Someone has to be, in this operation." She says, covering her hand and thumbing towards Rose and Steven, while looking at Tomoe.

    "Ah.. sure." She answered Staren.  "Though gem tech is pretty advanced- even compared to most places in the multiverse- and I've lost most of my specialized tools. Does that sound like something you can handle?"

She is tense initially as she is hugged. Definitely not something Jasper would have ever done. Before relaxing a little, lowering her tablet. "Okay.. Okay, I'm calm." She acknowledges.
Staren     Staren shrugs. "I don't know, but it's worth taking a look at, right? Also, if you could describe these tools, perhaps we could remake them..."
Alice Jones     "Well... Seems like things worked out." Alice says, "If you ever need backup when something nasty hits or... I dunno, want music lessons or something? Let me kno." she notes, "Anyway, I heard some bass coming from a nearby nightclub the other night. Gonna check in with whoever runs it."
Rose Quartz Rose Quartz smiles and kisses Peridot's forehead. "I'm sorry that Homeworld has done this to you. This world... These many worlds. They're not a horrible place. Places? If you look for enemies everywhere you go, you'll never see the good." she says, hoisting Peridot to her shoulders. "Look over there," she says, pointing to where the sun casts a golden glow over a sprawling orchard of apple trees. "Look at those trees. Look at how beautiful it looks, the sun shining over them like that."
Peridot "I'm.. trying." Peridot answers as she is lifted up.

    She looks out over the apple trees. "Vegetation." She says clinically. "Useful for sustaining organic life. Valuable resource. Not useful for gems but uh.. they taste good?" She adds.
Rose Quartz Rose sighs and shakes her head, big pink hair swishing softly. "You're thinking too much, Peridot. You have to feel. I know you can. All gems can. Try to feel something besides logic."
Rarity Rarity looks over in Rose and Peridot's direction for a moment. "Give her time. It took Twilight quite some time and a world crisis or two before she finally came completely out of her shell of analytical assuredness."
Peridot "I can't abandon logic." She answers. "It's kept me from beng shattered for a long time. Logic is what lead me to abandon Homeworld. Without logic I wouldn't have come to the realization that the Diamonds are flawed."
Staren     Staren looks at the orchard, then back at Peridot. "They're not saying to abandon it. Just... to be able to do something else, too." He puts his hands on his hips and looks at the orchard. "Logic is a wonderful tool. But it's a tool, not a goal. What do you use your logic for, Peridot?"
Rose Quartz "Alright... The diamonds are flawed. I agree. But it's a matter of balance. If you don't balance logic and emotion, you'll never really LIVE. This world... Everything in it. It's fascinating. The lives they live. They're so short. So full of life and joy."
Tomoe Tomoe Says "I need to get some for fromal dress, for one and maybe somethinga bit more casual. I admit I haven't had anything in relaity custom ordered for me before and I'm a tall lady. It can cause problems getting things off the wrack."

She admits she looks to PEridot fo moment nodding in agreement. So long as your watchful and don't decend into tin foil had lands, one should be fine."
Rarity Rarity turns back to Tomoe, nodding understandingly. "Ah, yes, you humanoids have such... varying porportions." Pause. "And a tendancy to emphasize some of them more than others." Ahem. Just because ponies don't have certain body shapes or parts doesn't mean she hasn't noticed the attention paid to them. If anything, it's part of business.

"Pinkie Pi--" She doesn't even finish before the pink pony bolts off and comes back with a tape measure. "--How did you..."

Pinkie Pie mimics Rarity's earlier gesture by putting a hoof to the unicorn's snout. "It's best if you don't ask."

"... Right." Turns back to Tomoe with the measuring tape. "Just let me take a few measures dear. Your legs are the primary issue, hmm?"
Peridot "I know! I know. It's just hard for me." She acknowledges. My stay on this planet hasn't been very pleasant or easy."

    At the mention of a tin foil hat, she perks up. "Oh! I have one of those! Gary from the malibu sewer system told me that I needed to make my own, otherwise the uh... He said the government was going to tune into my thoughts."

    "It sounded far fetched, but frankly I don't know enough about human technology to dispute it."
Staren     Staren looks at Peridot. "I understand. And I think... I think you should take the time to find what /you/ value. And then maybe, you'll find that some things, if not others, are also valued by other people."

    "The tinfoil hat probably won't help. Mind-reading technology is rare, and even if it exists somewhere... that body's a projection, right? You don't have an organic brain in your head like a human does."
Rose Quartz Rose Quartz gives Peridot another little hug before setting her down. "Well alright, and you know. You can always come to me, if you ever want to talk. I'm there for garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl. I can be there for you too."
Peridot "The gem does all the thinking." Peridot says tapping her forehead. "I think I'll hold onto it just in case."

    To Rose, Peridot nods. "Thanks. I haven't had another gem in my corner since Lazuli went missing. As for the other crystal gems... we'll talk about them. Not today though."
Rose Quartz Thinking for a moment, the towering gem reaches into her hair. She pulls out a large belt with a rose-shaped buckle. "It might be a little big on you, so cinch it up tight. You wear that... They'll know it's from me."
Peridot "Huh." Peridot takes the belt a little starry eyed. She looks it over some before tying it around the broadest part of her triangle shaped hair. "Wow. Thanks! It fits perfectly."
Rarity "..." Rarity bites down hard to keep her Fashion Police sense in check. "That should be an.. appropriately alternate style for wearing it."
Staren     Staren stifles a chuckle. "I think it's supposed to be a belt, but that might work better. Kinda like one of those Konoha ninja headbands, right?"
Tomoe Tomoe says "I'd say every major type of species has different issues, would suspect."

then comes Pinkie pie with a tape measure and she also wonders about how more Rarity is able to control it but she nods taking a moment and she says "Yes I'd say so? We have to balance it all on both of them."
Rose Quartz Smiling again, Rose looks back to Steven. "Did you know? That I had a son?" she asks. She seems confliced and confused. "I don't... understand, but he's such a sweet boy, I can't bear to let him down."
Staren     Staren scratches his head. "What do you mean you don't understand? Oh... Like, is he from the future and you don't know the father yet?"
Staren     Staren frowns immediately after saying that. "Wait, but... Gems don't work that way..."
Rarity Rarity can control the tape measure very well. A touch so light Tomoe would never feel a thing.

Because she's using her magic to do so, that's why it's so light you'd barely feel it. While hovering the pad and pencil nearby to jot down measurements at the same time. "The Multiverse does that."
Peridot "They don't." Peridot answers Staren looking at Rose. Oddly enough she did have a basic understanding of how humans created more humans. "You mean you were his kindergarten tech?" Peridot ask.
Rose Quartz "It's... Complicated. I think time travel is involved, and things like the glass of time always make my head hurt." she says, going over and picking up StevenColt and hugging him close.
Steven Universe Steven Universe shifts slightly and murmurs a bit in his sleep, the movement coming at just the right time to seem like he might know he's being talked about.
Rose Quartz Rose Quartz smiles as she cuddles up with Steven... Gems might not NEED sleep... But she's taking a nap, all the same.
Staren     Staren shrugs. "I guess the exact how doesn't matter. If he's your son, he's your son."

    He looks back to Peridot, slipping his hands into his coat pockets. "So, what /are/ your goals these days, if you don't mind my asking?"
Tomoe Tomoe will work with Rarity letting her take the measurements she needs to take. She grins a little bit and replies after a moment.

"Yes, yes it does, primates like humans must be as odd to your people as they might be to mine. I often just accept the multiberse so I can function honestly."
Rarity "It's easier that way, yes." Rarity takes a few steps to the side to continue her measurements. "We had the.. previous experience of dealing with Pinkie Pie to soften the blow."
Peridot "Well.. I went into hiding for a long time. I was worried the confederates would come after me for betraying them." Peridot answers looking down. "I mean, they never particularly liked Jasper- but the fact remained. I attacked a confederate to defend a member of the union."

    "I spent a lot of time hiding in Malibu with Toph, until Rose found me. I'd just been so focused on surviving, I haven't really thought about new goals. Other than.. well, apologizing for all the.. destruction I caused."
Staren     Staren shrugs. "Keep an eye out for Confederates -- they don't take betrayal /lightly/, exactly... but I doubt they'll actively hunt you down unless someone you knew in the Confederacy took it /personally/." He scratches his head. "Lots of people in the Multiverse don't know what they want... I'm sure you'll find it. Staying alive and apologizing to everyone is a good start."
Peridot "I imagine Jasper took it very personally. But, she won't be spear heading any sort of revenge scheme, and I've been keeping my head low- not causing any waves. Eventually I plan on un-bubbling and trying to help her. or running and hiding if a different version of her shows up."

    "I suppose if I'm a crystal gem now, keeping the planet safe is kind of my deal now."
Staren     Staren nods. "Hmm. Protecting Earth... So how would you do that?"
Tomoe Tomoe Says "That you did, we did't have a thing to be honest, and things are not the best with my world's view on the multiverse at large. We'll get though it but it will bre rough honestly. We're at least not alone in this, right?"
Peridot Peridot looks up in thought. "Superior intellect. Technological know how." She answers. "All the crystal gems on earth are practically luddites. They are roughly six thousand years out of date by my estimate, and that's the best case scenario. Some of them have only ever been exposed to earth technology."

    "I'm a very talented technician. It's why I was chosen for the earth mission to begin with."
Rarity Rarity drapes the tape measure around her neck, and makes a few more scribbles on the notepad. "I've got everything I need to design a general pattern to fit your, ah, unusually tall build. Come by later and we can see to finding a style that suits your needs."
Staren     Staren nods. "Definately a valuable skill and tool. However, convincing them to upgrade their defenses may be difficult. Tread with care... I'm afraid I struggle with the issue of getting people to accept technology myself. Still, you can be ready to provide aid with your unique skills and tools."
Tomoe Tomoe Says "IF it works out I might just put some of my union paycheck to use being a regular. I also suspect your creations will out live me too if I'm smart with them." It's how you win the uality game make stuff so good it's reputation draws in other people.