Yellow Sapphire's Pearl

Yellow Pearl (usually just called "Pearl") is a Gem currently living in The Fortress. While formally a member of the Progressives, her true loyalties lie with her owner, Yellow Sapphire.

## Appearance

Pearl's stature and build are typical of a Pearl. She has pale yellow skin, sunny yellow hair, and goldenrod eyes. Her face is round, with a long, pointed nose and eyes with no pupils, and her Gemstone is on her right cheek. Her hair is in a short bob, with an unkempt style on top similar to that of her owner. She wears a light goldenrod leotard with a yellow diamond on the front, with a transparent golden shawl and skirt.

## Personality

Little is currently known about Pearl's personality. As a Pearl, it can be assumed that her top priority is, or at least was, her owner. However, she acts independently from her owner.

## History

Pearl was made for Yellow Sapphire, but beyond that, her life before the Rebellion (if she existed) is unknown. When the war began, she followed her owner to Earth and provided assistance as necessary. Despite the war escalating, Pearl's life remained uneventful up until the "shattering" of Pink Diamond. The event left Yellow Sapphire completely distraught, to the point her future vision was rendered useless. As they waited on Hessonite's drop ship, Pearl did what she could to comfort her owner, but was afraid at first to admit she was equally terrified. Suddenly, the ship was hijacked and taken on a joyride, crash-landing on the surface of Mars. Both Pearl and her owner were "poofed" during the crash.

Fortunately, their Gemstones were not damaged, and they reformed in Yellow Diamond's outpost shortly after. Unfortunately, the outpost itself was nearly in a state of anarchy. Gems were already stealing ships from the outpost's meager supply and attempting to repair the damaged warp pad, all with the intent to get off-planet. Meanwhile, the overseer, aside from protecting her own vessel, did nothing to restore order. This overseer left the second Mars received evacuation orders, and Hessonite took over. At one point, Yellow Sapphire, virtually crippled by stress, slipped off to a private room with her Pearl. The Pearl continued to try and comfort her owner, when the Sapphire admitted to everything that was worrying her so much. Pearl listened, before admitting her own feelings and reassuring her owner, much to Yellow Sapphire's surprise. The Sapphire began to open up as if her Pearl was an equal, in turn surprising **her**. Suddenly, the two fused. While this fusion didn't last long, afterwards they mutually realized they enjoyed it.

As the years passed, while Pearl has established herself as her own individual (as opposed to an accessory of her owner), she remains loyal to Yellow Sapphire and the two have become inseparable.

## Abilities

As an Era 1 Gem, Pearl presumably has standard Gem abilities, such as bubbling and superhuman strength.

### Fusions

* When fused with Yellow Sapphire, they form Honey Opal.

### Natural Abilities

* **Item Summon:** An ability typical among Gems but second nature to Pearls, Pearl can easily store items in her Gemstone and retrieve them later.

### Skillset

* **Keen Intellect and Memory:** Like other Gems of her type, Pearl displays a deceptively sharp mind and a library's worth of knowledge, much of it from experience.

### Unique Abilities

* **Hologram Projection:** An ability typical among her Gem type, Pearl can project yellow holograms from her Gemstone.

## Relationships

### Basalt

Pearl's relationship with Basalt is strictly business. At the end of "Forward March," Pearl expresses concern that Basalt would be a liability in combat due to lack of practice.

### Crazy Lace Agate

Pearl's relationship with Crazy Lace is strictly business. Like with Basalt, she expresses concern at the end of "Forward March" that Crazy Lace's lack of recent training would make her a liability.

### Hessonite

Pearl was very close with Hessonite, bonding over their mutual feelings of love (Pearl towards her Sapphire, Hessonite towards Melanite). She grieves the death of her former leader and friend, and, knowing the Garnet very well, has suspected she was murdered despite Tiger's Eye claiming otherwise.

### Tiger's Eye

t is likely Pearl's relationship with Tiger's Eyeis strained due to the latter's stance on casual fusion, and refusal to accept Honey Opal as anything more than a product of her components.

### Yellow Sapphire

Pearl has a very close relationship with her owner, staying loyal to her despite no longer having any obligation to. The two fuse frequently—sometimes in secret, though often finding some sort of excuse—solely because they enjoy being fused together.

## Trivia

* In The Forgotten Planet, Pearl's speech bubbles are light yellow.
* Pearl's Gem placement, along with Yellow Sapphire's, was chosen to give Honey Opal the illusion of constantly blushing.
* Pearl has some named hypothetical fusions, mostly based off of canon fusions.
	+ If she fused with any other Pearl, they would form a larger Pearl with their colors combined.
	+ If she fused with any Ruby, they would form a Rhodonite.
	+ If she fused with any Amethyst, they would form an Opal.
	+ If she fused with Pink Diamond/Steven Universe, they would form a Rainbow Quartz.
	+ If she fused with any Sapphire (including Yellow Sapphire) and any Ruby, they would form a Sardonyx.
	+ If she fused with Yellow Sapphire, any Ruby, and any Amethyst, they would form a Bastnasite.
	+ If she fused with any blue Sapphire, any Ruby, and any Amethyst, they would form an Alexandrite.
	+ If she fused with any Sapphire (including Yellow Sapphire), any Ruby, any Amethyst, and Pink Diamond/Steven Universe, they would form an Obsidian.

## Gemology

Gemstone Information

* A pearl is a hard object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mollusk. Pearls are composed of the same substance as the shell of the mollusk that created them, deposited in concentric layers.
* In order to be considered a true pearl, a pearl needs to contain a substance called nacre. Nacre gives pearls the luster they are known for. However, non-nacreous "pearls" are still referred to as pearls for convenience, and can still be valuable.
* Pearls are relatively soft, with a hardness between 2.5 to 4.5 on the Mohs hardness scale. However, they are extremely compact, which makes them durable and resistant to being crushed.
* As organic gemstones, pearls belong to the same group as ammolite, coral, ivory, jet and amber. These are all formed as a result of biological processes.
* Pearls are traditionally given on the third and thirteenth anniversaries. It is the official birthstone for the month of June, a birthstone for Gemini and Cancer, and the national gemstone of the Philippines.
* Pearls were historically considered the "queen" of gemstones, with diamonds serving as their "king."
	+ Coincidentally or not, pearls and diamonds are also two gemstones that commonly have curses associated with them.
* Pearls are believed to represent femininity, purity, love, loyalty, and fertility. They are also often believed to bring wealth and encourage good health.
	+ Despite this, a superstition exists that pearls represent tears, and will curse one's romance if given as a gift or worn by a bride on her wedding day, bringing sadness.