Yellow pearl raised her head into her normal haughty stance, with her hands behind her back, looking mildly impressed. Though her face still carried a smug undertone to it. She brings up a screen, and taps at it a few times, reading the glyph that was brought up on it. "Ooh, you're right on time! Very impressive, (gem)..." she spoke in a slightly patronizing way, as if you were a child. While you've since grown used to such a manner of speaking, you still found yourself repressing the urge to scowl at the thin gem.
"Well then. Right this way. I'll be right behind you." With a huff through your nostrils, you trotted into the bright yellow enclosure, the yellow pearl following you close behind. ~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Ah, (gem)."
Yellow diamond looked quite indifferent at seeing you, but you managed to see that she was impressed by your timely arrival. "You're just in time."
Of course, you approached the massive yellow monarch without question, fighting off a smirk at the hum of approval from the yellow gems. You walked until you stood at her boots, lifting your head to look into the golden diamond eyes of your leader, sitting down to form the diamond salute with your forepaws. "(Gem) reporting in." Yellow nodded, appearing pleased with your proper greeting, even if she seemed put-out by something. "Mhm..."
Without warning, she lowers her hand down and pinches the scruff of your fur between her fingers, lifting you up into her eye level to stare at you pensively.
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Unlike your previous experience, this grip wasn't as gentle. While it was careful enough not to poof you, it was still quite firm enough to make you uncomfortable. It took everything in your power to keep from squirming too much from the discomfort. Last thing you needed was to upset her with you whining.
So you regrettably let yourself get inspected by the gem giantess, a low hum droning in her throat as sharp diamond eyes scanned your helpless form. It certainly didn't help when she prodded at you with her massive finger, pensively studying your gemstone.
"...do you remember any at all yet?" You flinched at the abrupt question, a dopey 'hru?' falling out of your mouth as your eyes met with her sharp gaze. "Facet? Cut?"
"Ah... uhm..." You've spent so much of your time trying to endure the merciless training of jasper and the judgment of higher class gems, that you hardly had any time to put thought into your past. But in a panicked haste, you quickly wracked your mind, trying in vain to find any useful details of your past, but you could only draw numerous blanks in regards to things like facet and cut. Nothing...! With a worried whine, you looked up at the diamond's narrowed gaze, biting your lower lip in anxiety at the impatient glare she wore.
Just like before, you being held up a her powerful hand, and with a quick squeeze, you can be reduced to nothing but dust.
But unlike before, Yellow wasn't exactly patient with you. And from what you've heard, she wasn't exactly all that merciful either. Not to mention her infamously short temper...
Great... just when today was going so well...
"Well? Answer me!" Yellow snapped, making you flinch, realizing how look you were silence. "What do you remember?"
Even if you didn't know the answer, not answering at all might actually be worse for you. May as well go down with the best answer... So with a dry, nervous gulp, you answered in a mildly shaky, yet loud voice. "no facet... or cut... yet." The diamond knitted her eyebrows with a hum of indignance. "I see..." she sighs heavily in disappointment, sitting back in her throne, resting her elbow in on her arm rest and her head in her hands.
"Uhm... what (gem) does recall... is the nickname... (name)?"
At once the yellow gem's eyebrows lifted, as the look of faint surprise took over her face. "What?"
"Yes... aside from waking up in a forest... (gem) remembers having that nickname... (name)." You looked down at your hands, fiddling nervously with them as you waited for a response from the yellow giantess, trying to ignore the ever growing dread in your chest as the silence hung in the air for way longer than you had hoped.
"...interesting." Yellow mutters. She looks over your body again, this time with a spark of genuine interest in her eyes. "...and you awoke in a forest... Is that all you can remember?" you nodded sadly, hugging yourself in a sense of solemnity. The diamond grumbled almost in audibly in her throat. "(Gem)... (gem) is sorry she can't.."
"No, no no.." Yellow cut you of, pinching the bridge of her nose, appearing frustrated at something. "This... this isn't your fault, (name). It's that Renegade Rose Quartz's fault." Yellow sighed. "We'll... find out eventually. For now though, I believe we're done here." She sets you down on the ground gently, and you shook yourself to readjust your saddle, as well as relieve the dull ache in your scruff from being pinched so hard. She sits back, crossing one leg over the other, as an oddly calm look came over her face. "There are some assignments I want you to do around the palace. My pearl will lead you to them. And after you're finished with them, you are granted time to yourself. Is that clear?"
You bowed your head politely, saluting the diamond. "Yes, my diamond."
Yellow diamond gave a very thin smile and nodded. "Good. You've been doing remarkably well, (name)." She hummed. "Keep up the good work." You felt a blaze of pride your chest at the subtle praise, and you nodded again, trying to keep your excitement from boiling over. "(Name) will do her best, my diamond. Thank you."
With that, you turned and followed the pearl, head held high, happy with how well the meeting had gone.
"Impressive, (name)." Yellow pearl spoke, offering a smug glance over her shoulder. "The fact you managed to get my diamond to call you that without trying is quite a feat, especially for of your status." You grinned, too full of relief and pride to take her backhanded compliment into account.
