Curly Lazuli

Curly Lazuli is a Homeworld Gem that debuted in “Why So Blue”, where she and Freckles Lazuli were terraforming a planet despite Steven Universe’s message of dismantling Homeworld’s oppressive Empire.  As of today, she currently lives at Little Homeworld where she graduated from Little Homeschool in 2022.

## Biography

### Emerging and Developing Abilities

Curly was one of a few thousand Lazulis who were made during the Gem Boom of Era 2, as more and more gems needed to made following the presumed destruction of many during the Gem War.

After emerging she was taken to Homeworld, where she informed that her job would be terraforming.   She was then enrolled into the Learning Academy, where she was taught about her abilities and how to use them.   After several days, Curly maintained her abilities to become a terraformer, and began work.

During her early terraforming work, she was a notable Lazuli for her terraforming skills which were very extreme and were very destructive.

### Being paired with Freckles

Three thousand years later, Blue Diamond decided to pair Curly with another Lazuli.  That Lazuli was named Freckles.

Freckles was the polar opposite of Curly. She was the perfect worker. She was very calm and didn't like to cause very much chaos. Curly was the opposite. She liked to make jokes, prank people, and cause a bit of chaos.  However that obstacle was something Curly would like to overcome.  Upon showing how she does things, and convinced Freckles that she would have more fun this way. Freckles was instantly convinced and proceeded to do the same behavior.

As time went on, Curly and Freckles became friends during their terraforming duties, going to planets and terraforming them left and right.

### Era 3

3,002 years later, Curly and Freckles were still terraforming planets, having ignored the changes of Era 3 two years prior.  However one day, things would change for the both of them.

While terraforming a planet, a human who they knew as Steven Universe, accompanied by another Lapis Lazuli arrived.

After Steven told Curly and Freckles that the Diamonds don't control Gems anymore and they don't have to terraform worlds unwillingly, Curly said he was right, but told that terraforming is what she and Freckles liked terraforming.   However when Steven and Lapis attempted to tell them about how much fun anything but demolishing worlds can be, to which Curly and Freckles half-agreed to let them do so seeing as Steven is half-Diamond.

After being shown how to make meep-morps out of everything, Curly and Freckles tried but they purposefully sawing a mountain which after doing so they found to be much more efficient in brutalizing worlds than how they normally did it.  Later she was unsatisfied after being taught how to dance and showed a glare to Freckles who found the dancing amusing.

After Lapis sang a song to them, Curly and Freckles found it humorous and criticized her, and resumed terraforming the planet, and unfortunately that would not go well with Lapis, as she would proceed to trigger a fight with Curly and Freckles, initially triggering it by flicking Curly and Freckles with water.   After clashing for a bit, Curly and Freckles eventually got Lapis into chains, and attempted to finish her off.   However Lapis proceeded to summon an ocean wave to wash Curly and Freckles away. She then tried to take down by forming a giant version of herself out of the water and prepares to smite them both with a giant water spear, however calmed down after seeing Steven.

Afterwards, Curly agreed with Freckles to Lapis that they will stop terraforming and they will leave the planet to thrive. She then gave Lapis her word on account of the act of strength she had displayed. She informed them that it was a weakness, restraint, and patience is what takes strength, and then headed back to the Warp Pad, claiming it's not worth the fight.   Before Steven left with Lapis, he gave Curly and Freckles brochures for Little Homeschool if they considered enrolling. However Curly told Freckles she needed time to think about it.

### Coming to Little Homeworld and Making Amends with Freckles

Two years passed, and in June 2021, Curly came to Little Homeworld and intended to attend Little Homeschool.   Curly took up her class and graduated in May 2022. Sometime during the summer of 2022, Curly would make amends with Freckles, apologizing to her for her actions.  Feeling a possibility of being friends, Freckles accepted it and resumed her friendship with Curly.

### Present Day

Curly continues to live at Little Homeworld, all the while causing a little trouble here and there, but despite it is viewed a little good than bad.   Additionally in 2023, she met a Peridot and after realizing in their conversation that followed where she discovered that she and the Peridot were alike, they chose to be friends, but are freinimes due to certain things.

## Appearance

Curly has a tall slim figure, light azure blue skin as well as medium-blue hair that is styled in a short, curly bob with flat bangs. Her outfit consists of a blue top with dark blue details, as well as a blue diamond insignia in a different shade of blue. She also has a long blue skirt, blue eyes, and is barefoot. Her gemstone is located on her left shoulder.

## Personality

Curly was originally completely bought into the idea of destroying worlds for fun, alongside her partner. After Steven and Lapis Lazuli showed her dancing, she became embarrassed, disgusted, and judgemental towards her partner for becoming warmer on the idea of living peacefully. After the Crystal Gem Lapis fought against the other two Lazuli, Curly and Freckles were willing to serve Lapis as if she were their Diamond. However she does maintain some of her fun-like behavior but has toned it down to pranking. She does have a soft side when she made amends with Freckles, or talking to Squaridot.

## Relationships

### Freckles Lazuli

Freckles is a good friend of Curly's despite Curly had convinced her to do her type of behavior, and signaling her with a disgusted, uncomfortable, and embarrassed expression to stop her dancing. Later on, when Curly came to Little Homeworld, she made amends with Freckles and they agreed to be friends again.

### Squaridot

During a flight one day, Curly encountered Squaridot. After introducing themselves, they spoke to each other found they were like etc other and chose not be friends. Although they're mostly freinimes.

## Abilities

Curly posses standard Gem abilities with bubbling, shapeshifting, fusion, regeneration, agelessness, and superhuman strength/durability.

### Natural Abilities

* **Enhanced Strength**: Curly has a notable superhuman strength, enabling her to use enough power to attack her enemies and targets.

### Unique Abilities

* **Hydrokinesis**: As a Lapis Lazuli, she holds the power to manipulate, move, model and modify water in any way she wants, in addition to being able to use it in countless ways. Curly has immense power over water and liquid material present in every organic environment. Like the Crystal Gem Lapis Lazuli, she can form water into various constructs that she can control, including hands to smite enemies or use as a platform, chains to entangle or trap enemies with, divide the sea to make a path, etc.
	+ **Water Generation**: In addition to manipulating existing liquid, Curly can generate a certain amount of water from her gem. It is unknown whether the water is somehow stored within her gemstone, or if she simply condensed the water molecules in the air into a liquid form.
	+ **Water Wings**: Curly can summon and remove water wing-like constructs, which can propel her at high velocities as an evasive maneuver or as a method of transportation. Her wings have allowed her to fly between planets and extraterrestrial environments.

## Gemstone

Curly's gemstone is located on her left shoulder. It appears to be cut like a pear cabochon. It has a silver ring, which is hidden inside her body.

## Trivia

* Curly acts similarly to a stereotypical 'mean girl', from various media.