Audio then Video | UN: oceangem

[riptidequeen]

[SO, she got that whole sex education thing done and dusted. Now she's trying to figure out the device a bit more so at first it's audio.]

Okay so it's like this, and oh!

[Visuals now! Showing anyone who is watching this a woman who is. Well. Blue, literally she's the colour blue. She mutters under her breath something that sounds like "Oh like the video call" before turning her full attention to the device.

Now to ask an important question, especially after what things she has seen so far.]

... Is sex really that important here?

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[peacewithouttyranny]

[Made with a purpose and taking control over a planet. Doesn't those sound familiar...]

I see. Their form dictate their life... ['Made' seems to imply they're like machines. Programmed to do their purpose, but--] This may be an odd question-- Was there ever a Gem unhappy with their purpose? Say for example, wanting to do something different than what they were made to do?

[riptidequeen]

[It's like Lapis' universe needed something like the Cybertronians but went with "ooh shiny rocks" instead of "oooh shiny robots".]

There is actually a group of them. They defended Earth from becoming a colony for multiple reasons, but one was for Gems to be whoever they wanted to be. A lot of Gems were... broken during that war.

[She's talking as if she wasn't involved, but there is a hint in her voice that yeah she knows more than she's letting on.]

[peacewithouttyranny]

[Literally Cybertronians but rocks instead of giant robots with immeasurable destructive powers. And even more similarities, a group that fought to free the people from the system and went to war about it... Except they don't defend Earth, they do the conquering and colonizing. Funnily enough Earth was annexed by a Prime after the war. Go figure.]

That's how war is, unfortunately. [Says the robot whose kind's population was reduced to the thousands due to a stupid-long war.] ... Which side are you on?

[He heard her tone. Being a rebel himself, of course he leans hard with the side who encourages people to be whoever they wanted to be.]

[riptidequeen]

After a certain point? Neither side.

[Homeworld trapped her in a mirror thinking she was a Crystal Gem, and the Crystal Gems never tried to free her. That was until Steven came along.]

But now I guess you could say I'm on the rebels' side, except that's all over and done with. So there aren't any sides right now.

[peacewithouttyranny]

[Well, he likes Lapis a little bit more now. Not that he's going to say or imply anything of the sort.]

So the war's over for your kind. [That's good. He's not going ask who won in their war, because well... ultimately it isn't really his business.] I have to say, Lapis Lazuli... what you shared sounds similar to what my world had gone through in the past.

[riptidequeen]

The war ended ages ago, just some things from it came back up.

[And really, technically everyone won. Gems can be and do what they want and things are on their way to getting better, hopefully.]

Hah, I guess somethings can be consistent through universes.

[peacewithouttyranny]

I see. Our war ended recently.

[Just years ago. Though really, in hindsight, the war should've ended ages ago... But a certain someone got very powerhungry and things got stretched out for millions of years more than necessary.]

Surprisingly. Our kind's history may have more in common than I realized.

[riptidequeen]

Well, congratulations then?

[Cause a war ending is a good thing, yes? At least that's Lapis' line of thought.]

And that's either very sad or could be very interesting to see just how alike they are, Soundwave.

[peacewithouttyranny]

[A good thing, yes. Only thing to worry about is adjusting to peace after 4 million years of war, which Soundwave is doing better here of all places.]

It could very well be both, Lapis Lazuli.

[riptidequeen]

[It probably helps that no one else from Soundwave's world is here?]

Both would just make it more sad.