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Manta

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(loyalist) "Manta has seen a lot, but takes it all in. They have seen gems in all different states of disrepair, but simply see it as an inherent part of living. Ey do not often grieve for those lost or poofed, and keep their distance from other gems. Ey are afraid that if ey form connections with other gems ey won’t be able to do eir job as well. They work hard and keep a calm, subdued demeanor. They do not easily bond with other gems, but may give them advice."

(rebel) "Manta only becomes a rebel after their world has been turned upside down. Their gem has sustained some damage and ey are MAD. They maintain eir view of all good things coming to an end, but now see the cruelty of the empire and need it to end so good things don’t end for no reason."

"A morganite with the ability to take it all in and see the work around them with a steady eye that most focused gems don’t possess. "

Manta is a late addition to the Comet Crew. I more commonly played them as a loyalist and they have a sleepy demeanor. After corrupting and rebelling they are still a very tired gem, but rather than being blissful it turns into an irritable crankiness.

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Pearl Ships

Left to Right: Craw & Rosin, Ink & Lantern, Anemone & Sonata

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little drawing of Anemone putting Sonata's braids in in the Comet Crew ship. (Feat. their rebel designs!)

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Movie Night

An artwork I did for one of the Aemone server prompts!

Featuring left to right:

Alice by @ Mattie_Aokuro on TH

Yīnyǔ by @ AcidAtoll on TH

Oranda by me

Nexpen by @ KeikoAsahi on TH

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some alternative outfits I designed for Oranda + a silly doodle of her

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A bunch of toy themed pearls I made for a toy themed reef rp. Hobby Horse and Rocking Chair fuse into Rocking Horse.

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An odd corrupted pearl I made for a fairytale inspired reef roleplay.

Juniper is a returned pearl with some pretty severe corruption on top of a height defect. He is inspired by the fairytale “The Juniper Tree”

He has a kinda long af backstory so read it if you feel inclined under the cut.

[CW for decapitation (bloodless, offhand)]:

Juniper’s story doesn’t really start with him at all, it starts with a ruby named Carri.

She was the leader of a small ruby force tasked to protect the prestigious Crimson Sapphire in her day to day doings. Carri was a good leader, and at her best when giving spur of the moment commands. On a particularly dangerous day in which Crimson was ambushed by rebels aiming to take her as a hostage, Carri successfully pulled off such a feat of coordination and bravery with only one ruby lost to the rebel side, that she was awarded her very own pearl.

Unusual indeed, Carri took her trip to the reef at which she was only offered pearls with some defect or another, the nacre not seeing her station fit for a perfect pearl, no matter how good a deed she had done. Still delighted, Carri chose Juniper, and went back to work. The two bonded well, working seamlessly as a pair, and Carri often confided in Juniper. Juniper found companionship in Carri, and began to bond with Crimson Sapphire’s pearl as well. All seemed to be going well.

Unfortunately, good things couldn’t last forever, and Crimson Sapphire began to grow envious of Carri’s success and seeming pride in her position, despite being a much lower rank than herself. She began to scheme and plot how to ruin the Ruby’s little success. She eventually decided on luring Juniper away, using a missive she sent specially to him, asking for his help. Once alone with the pearl, she ordered her own pearl to decapitate him. Her pearl hesitated, having known and bonded with juniper, but complied, proofing him instantly.

Crimson sapphire later tossed the pearl far from her station. Carri was devastated, not knowing where her pearl could have possibly gone, and was left with no comfort as the only explanation she received was from Crimson, suggesting that Juniper must have rebelled and run off.

Juniper reformed in an unfamiliar place, with the memories of being looked and betrayed, and couldn’t handle the anger and sorrow he was holding. He fully corrupted into a bird like monster and began flying around the gem colonies nearby. He first stopped at a forge, screaming down the bismuth’s, and quickly snatching a golden Morningstar in his claws before flying off. Second, he visited his old reef. He scrambled, sprinted and flew into the back room and snatched up a pair of pearl shoes made for the fancier models. Third and finally he visited a colonization site and gathered the largest stone he could onto his back.

When Juniper returned to the station, he partially uncorrupted, feeling some relief in the chaotic plan he had formed on his rampage, called out to his friends. First, Carri came out, running as quick as her legs could carry her. She cried at the sight of Junipers state, more pearl like than it had been an hour before but far from gem-like. He offered her the golden morning star and an apology. He asked her to go back inside and tell the sapphire and her pearl that he was here.

the sapphire sent her pearl first, suspicious, and seeing a vague vision of a bad future ahead. When the pearl came out, he offered the shoes and forgiveness, understanding as a pearl himself, that his friend wasn’t the one to blame. He asked the pearl to send out their sapphire.

When the sapphire came out, there seemed to be no gems in sight. And that was all she saw, and high above her had flown Juniper, with his monstrous wings, before dropping the large stone directly onto her, shattering her completely.

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Always a pleasure to meet you again.

Little piece of Sonata and Anemone in their rebel outfits! Once they’ve been traveling with their crew for a while, they decide to change into clothes that they each feel fit them better and spit in the empires face by looking higher status.

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Another Randomly generated gem couple

"These two are total buds! The ruby was a commander, and often worked with the tungsten (along with her ruby soldiers) to oversee and complete large scale colonization projects. The rubies would frequently split up to work as muscular assistants to any working colonizer who needed them, and this ruby often worked with this tungsten. Eventually the gems overseeing their projects suggested to the higher ups that the two be allowed to fuse for increased work productivity and fusion was approved. They now work together to oversee not just the heavy lifting that the rubies are doing but of every gem at a worksite, ensuing that gems are being safe and productive."

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Cute gem couple I drew and designed pearls and a fusion form for based on a randomly generated description! "These two are a loving couple! They prefer to not permafuse, as they both enjoy living individual lives, however they love to fuse when attending events or when working together. They live fairly tenuously within the empire, their high status granting them a small amount of leyway with their actions. When fusing for work, its more often than not to create temporary bases for Omega troupes, or creating war gem memorials, but they also enjoy a fair bit of recreational time together, exploring the various planets their lines of work take them to. When apart, they keep touch via their pearls' holopads."

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Gold x Garnet couple I designed based on a randomly generated description.

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Snowflake onyx I designed based on a randomly generated description.

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A couple drawings I did for the Gem Galaxies 2023 pride collab.

Left is Chirp with the trans and cat gender flags, and right is Ento wearing the bi flag.

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T4T gem couple I designed based on a couple randomly generated descriptions!

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Manta Iterations

A little BTS of how I got to Manta's corrupted form. I knew I wanted their corruption to be that their form itself was "bubbling up" to represent how their power was a little more wild after corrupting. The hardest part was figuring out what to do with the skirt. I knew that I wanted em to have more mobility since they would be doing more fighting and running than strolling and lounging but also still have it resemble its previous form in some way.

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Ento

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"A brazen garnet who loves action and fast paced conversation or argument. He can find himself bored by diplomacy and planning, and become rather rude in this irritable state. They are unable to see the future due to a defected sapphire component."

Ento acts as second in command within the Comet Crew as an advisor and strategist. They are the perma-fusion of Lucky and Infra.

While Ento is exclusively a rebel, he occasionally goes under cover as a loyalist.