Tips Aquamarine

Tips Aquamarine is a Homeworld Gem who first appeared in attendance of The Era 3 Ball. As of 2023, she currently lives on Earth at Little Homeworld with her twin sister, Noses Aquamarine. Furthermore Tips is currently is in the Gem Singing Chorus, alongside Noses, her friend, Patey, and several other Aquamarines.

## Biography

### Emerging and Early Work

Tips emerged during the Gem Boom of Era 2, as during the time more and more gems needed to be made following the presumed destruction of thousands of gems in The Light during The Rebellion. Additionally, Tips was one of the first Aquamarines to emerge. Tips was taken up to Homeworld with several other Aquamarines, where she was given a quick tour of Homeworld and was taught how to do her duty.  Afterwards, she began working as a Diamond Assistant since she was one of the first Aquamarines to emerge.

### Work as a Diamond Assistant

After being taught how to be a Diamond Assistant, Tips began work and was pried with another Aquamarine who introduced herself as Patey. Together the two did their duties as Diamond Assistants, all the hill becoming friends in the process.

There were times that were hard during work, especially when Blue Diamond at times went into mourning over Pink Diamond's death. Despite it, other times were better with usual duties and services to Blue and Yellow for the next thousands of years.

### The Era 3 Ball

Thousands of years later, Tips was almost done for the day, when Patey flew over to her and informed her that “Pink Diamond” had been found. Tips, initially believing it was some hoax, sarcastically replied, "Oh Really?" but her sarcasm was cut when Pink Diamond's Ship flew down into Homeworld, much to her astonishment.

The following day, Tips and Patey were told to help lift curtains for the Diamonds at the Era 3 Ball.  They did their job lifting the curtains for Blue Diamond, but when White Pearl said White Diamond wouldn’t be present. Tips just looked confused and wondered what kept her from showing up. Later that night she witnessed the commotion that ensued in the ballroom, where after the commotion ended, Tips was absolutely speechless and had a feeling of displeasure.

### Era 3

Two days passed, and Tips was told that Gemkind had been granted its freedom by several other gems. Once again believing it to be some joke, she denied it until she learned what had occurred. She was at a loss of belief for what had occurred. Shortly thereafter, she began to adjust to Era 3.

### Moving to Earth, Little Homeschool, and Gem Singing Chorus

In January 2020, Tips filed paperwork and made arrangements to move to Little Homeworld on Earth. After a few weeks of arrangements, Tips officially moved into Little Homeworld's Living District in February 2020. However because she moved into Little Homeworld at a late date, she was ineligible to attend Little Homeschool until August 2020. Despite it, she found an interest in early spring of 2020, in which she decided to join the Gem Singing Chorus, which at the time was adding new gems to perform after being started in December 2019. She joined the group and did several performances with them throughout the year. Later in August 2020, Tips began attending Little Homeschool with plans to graduate with a degree in Gem of Music. She would do well in the class, ultimately graduation May 2021, additionally going the Gem Singing Chorus full-time in June 2021. Tips spent of 2022 on tour with the Gem Singing Chorus, going across the galaxy to perform.

### Discovering her Sister and Present Day

In 2023, Tips would run into an Aquamarine that looked surprisingly similar to her, shocking her. After calming down the two Aquamarines realized they were twins.   To avoid confusion with other gems, they put on name tags and shared their discovery with other gems.

Tips continues to perform with Gem Singing Chorus, now with Noses with her too, earning the nicknames, "The Aquamarine Twins" by many.

## Appearance

Tips is short in her statue. She has water leaf colored skin with short ultramarine hair. She wears a bluish-white sleeveless shirt and a sleeveless ultramarine coat with a blue skirt, bluish-white leggings and light blue dress shoes.

Additionally she had a blue ribbon in her hair that worked as a wand until she gave it away on order of Yellow Diamond's "no weapons of war" law upon the commencement of Era 3.

After living on Earth for a few years and found out she has a twin in Noses in 2023, she currently wears a name tag to allow gems to not confuse her for Noses.

## Personality

Tips is a hard-working gem and is quite an good gem when she worked as a Diamond Assistant. After Era 3 began, she began to feel joy and is a well-spirited Aquamarine and loves singing in the Gem Singing Chorus.

## Relationships

### Noses Aquamarine

Having not known Noses nor believing she had a twin sister until 2023,

### Patey Aquamarine

Tips and Patey were paired for their Diamond Assistance job together where the duo were friends, additionally taking to each other everyday after work. Later on in 2019, they moved to Earth to live on Little Homeworld. However they went to live in separate houses. Despite it, they spent time with each other and chose to be a part of the Gem Singing Chorus. Later when Tips and Noses found out they were twins, Tips introduced Nosey to Patey, who was surprised to learn that her best friend had a twin. Patey became friends with Noses thereafter.

### Vesty Aquamarine

Tips met Vesty after a Gem Singing Chorus performance on Homeworld, to which Vesty was introduced to Tips by Noses. She was amazed to learn the fact her best friend had a twin.

## Abilities

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

### Skillset

**Water Wings**: Tips can summon water wings on her back to fly or evade enemies during combat. They , resemble butterfly or pixie wings.

### Formerly

* **Wand**: Tips wore a navy blue ribbon on her head which she can whip into a small wand. Because all non-summoned weapons have been outlawed in Era 3, she removed her wand.
	+ **Tractor Beam**: Her wand can produce a light blue tractor beam that can move and throw objects with ease. Her beam is powerful enough to effortlessly freeze multiple targets at once.

## Gemstone

Tips' gemstone is located at the center of her face, resembling a nose (although Aquamarines lack noses). The shape resembles a teardrop. It also appears to be a cabochon, a gem that has been polished but not faceted.

## Trivia

* Tips was originally going to be named "Muzzles". But it was changed to Tips as "muzzles" is a word that also is a fastening or covering for the mouth of animal that is used to prevent eating or biting.
* Tips is assumed to be 2nd oldest Aquamarine, with Aquamarine being the first.