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Age: 1000-5000
Height: 3'5
Height: 60 lbs
Date of Birth: N/A (but a Leo)
Gender: Genderless (female-coded)
Species:Gem
Occuation: Crystal Gem
Threadjacking: Y
Forth-Walling: N
Mindreading: Y
Fighting: Y
Injury: Y
Romance: Y
Smut: N
Offensive Subjects: N/A.
Age: 29
Timezone: CST
Contact: PM this journal
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As technicians responsible for the Kindergartens (the "factories" which all gems are made in), Peridots are all manufactured to be intelligent, adaptable, curious, and above all, able-minded problem-solvers. This particular Peridot is all of those things, plus a Naploean complex to rival that of the actual Napolean, and a hair-trigger temper.
As a technician, she responds best in situations that are easily solved with computers, engineering or just brains, in general. She's extremely clever and determined to a fault- when she sets her mind on something, she won't give up until she solves it, even if she has to whine for a little while about why she can't, until she can obtain a new perspective on it. On the rare occasion she honestly can't solve a problem, especially if it's a big one, she falls apart quickly, turning panicky and anxious.
At the core of her being, Peridot possesses a deep and (sometimes almost childlike) curiosity about everything, never ceasing to ask questions or trying to understand something, even if she's complaining about it. She wants to know the purpose behind everything and even her more inane activities seem to require some thinking- she seems to be heavily involved in "fandom analysis" ever since becoming a fan of the in-universe teen drama Camp Pining Hearts and her understanding of music and art seems to be more technical, though she's starting to dabble more into unconventional metaphor and self-expression without expecting everything to have a literal purpose.
Due to being poorly socialized and never having cultivated natural empathy, she can often come off as insensitive and blunt to a fault- she doesn't lie or sugarcoat things (unless she, herself, believes the lie), and will state facts with little regard to how those facts might affect the people around her.
However, her capacity for wanting to learn and understand means that while she may be frustrated or confused by emotional outbursts to the things she says, she wants to learn how (and, more importantly WHY) she should correct the behavior. As such, to the people she's closest to, she's actually become a little more aggressive in protecting their feelings, often stepping in to defend them from even minor insensitive comments.
Peridot exhibits a great deal of self-aggrandizing behaviors that seem to fluctuate between things she genuinely believes to things she says to make herself feel better. She does genuinely think she's hot stuff and should be respected and praised, but at the same time, she craves that validation so much that it's pretty clear that for all that she's full of herself, she wants and needs to hear it from others too, as she wants to be useful or, at the very least, included. Even though she's a temperamental, insulting little thing, she has something of a need-to-please attitude, and when someone is shown to be angry or even cross with her, her determination kicks in again and she will go to extraordinary lengths to make them forgive her. At the same time, if anyone expresses any satisfaction about any side of her personality, she will ham that aspect up until it ceases to be charming, such as when Amethyst told her she was "funny."
Early in her appearances, she's quick to put down others for their flaws or low status in order to build herself up as the superior gem- this is understandable, because of Homeworld's strict caste system, it's likely she is a mid-tier gem at best and subject to the same level of fantastic racism and lashes out at lower class or gems she sees as "defective" to make herself feel like a higher class of gem. Eventually, she learns that this is Not Okay, and that she really isn't any better than any of the Crystal Gems, herself, though she is still quick to put down strangers.
Her temper is her most noteworthy aspect, after her ego. Peridot is shown to get mad and frustrated over the most trivial of inconveniences and calls everyone around her who happens to annoy her a "clod." Due to having a poor ability to express herself and relying heavily on logic and facts to support her, rage and tantrums are her only effective way of showing her dissatisfaction and venting her pent up frustration. Fortunately, her tantrums aren't destructive, just loud and often belligerent. She often has to scream herself out until a patient soul gets her to approach a situation differently.
Gem Traits— Though Era II Peridots have no "powers" like shapeshifting and (presumably) weapons, they still have some traits that occur throughout all gems.
Peridot is virtually indestructible, so long as her gem remains undamaged. If her “physical body” becomes too damaged, she “poofs” back into her gem where she can safely reform. If the gem becomes damaged or broken, then her reformation will either be incomplete or corrupted or she’ll die.
Her gem functions as a flashlight.
Durability — Peridots are extremely durable, able to withstand things that would cause a normal gem to destabilize. So far it's only taken the power of a fusion gem to "poof" her.
Ferrokinesis — She can manipulate metal at will, though this seems to be closer to a "magnetic" sort of manipulation as she can repel and attract metal to her, but can't seem to actively bend or change it in any way. She has been shown to be able to lift trucks over her head and throw them with minimal effort.
Intelligence — Peridot possesses a genius-level intellect due to her gem type being (seemingly) used as technicians and problem-solvers. As such, she prides herself on her ability to think logically and solve problems rationally without getting bogged down in emotion. She can pick up on things surprisingly quickly when she wants to, to the point where her only real hang-up in doing new things is the fact that she can’t stop asking why she should do it.
She is well-versed in construction and repair and can build and command various spherical robots called robonoids, as well as build things such as giant robots and powerful drills with just junk she finds lying around.
She is an expert in gem technology, even managing to figure out tech that was archaic and otherwise difficult for her to instantly grasp- she's even shown working with what appears to be an old human desktop computer at one point.
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