Olivine Peridot

Olivine Peridot is an Era 1 Peridot who rarely speaks, and was often assigned with a Cuprite to run Gem Retrieval Recon. She is quite envious. Since the changes in Homeworld's society, she has calmed down a little.

## Personality

Olivine takes an envious, childish, reckless persona. She acts incredibly prideful and arrogant, but this demeanour serves to mask deep anxiety and insecurity. She refuses to be shown up or overshadowed without putting up a fight and making it clear that she's upset. She likes to be paid attention to and she likes to impress people and seem important. Much of this necessity is drawn from a deep-seated, hidden fear of abandonment and a desire for affection that she'll never admit to having. She has a harsh temperament and often makes fun of others to feel superior. There are times when she can act rather bratty and picky. She's very childish in this aspect, as she will all but throw a temper tantrum when she's upset. She seems like a pretty miserable gem, but there are times when she does feel happy and seem pleasant, such as when she's around certain gems, and when she's doing things she loves, like engineering and programming. She holds grudges and has a fragile ego, defensive when it is hurt or threatened. At the same time, she's rather cowardly and skittish and fears her own destruction. She has a fantastic memory, and she doesn't like to talk.

## History

Olivine was a rather typical technician, though somewhat spoiled and favoured by some of the higher-ups due to her quietness and skill. After being set into a few temporary groups for simple, common missions, she was placed into a group that she soon became very close with. The group was designated for a longer, more complex mission to Earth. This group was comprised of Olivine herself, an architect Desert Rose, a commander Cuprite, and a guard and lookout Halite. Olivine bonded strongly with this group, becoming especially attached with Desert Rose, just a little more than the others. They began to carry out their operation on Earth, burrowing underground with the use of nubikinesis and structures. The location of this was, coincidentally, at the beach that would eventually become the beach city beach. They would remain in this sand base as they carried out many of their operations. However, after a particular incident-- a Crystal Gem attack or an accident-- a massive cave-in was caused. As they scrambled to escape, Desert Rose fell behind, and Cuprite stopped Olivine from trying to help, and once they escaped without their companion, Cuprite refused to return or to try to retrieve Desert Rose. Following this, Olivine's demeanour changed. She acted out a little and became incredibly attached to Cuprite in a sort of way. One stressful day, Olivine was struggling with something, when a Ruby came along and figured out the problem quickly. This enraged Olivine, who vehemently, vengefully reported the Ruby as acting out of line, getting the Ruby in trouble. Eventually, she was assigned with Cuprite to run retrieval reconnaissance, in a sort of cruel irony.

## Abilities

Olivine possesses most abilities of an average gem, being more able by default than an Era Two Peridot would be.

* **Photokinesis:** Olivine possesses the ability to generate and manipulate light.
	+ **Holographic Screen Projections:** Olivine can use her control over light to create Holographic Screens and project them.
	+ **Dynatophotokinesis:** Olivine possesses the ability to strengthen light to make hard light, a more physical variety of light.
* **Thermokinesis:** Olivine possesses the ability to manipulate the heat of her environment.
	+ **Pyrokinesis:** Olivine possesses the ability to generate and manipulate fire.
		- Usually, she cannot easily or successfully *generate* fire, so, her pyrokinesis is usually limited to controlling pre-existing fire.
		- When she *does* generate fire, it usually occurs in the form of embers.

### Skillset

* **Technological Interfacing:** Olivine, like any other Peridot, can interface and interact with gem technology.
* **Engineering:** Olivine possesses skill in building, fixing and modifying technology.
* **Programming:** Olivine possesses skill in coding and programming technology.
* **Translation and Lingual Capacity:** Olivine possesses an understanding of many languages, and potentially has technology that can automatically translate things so that anyone can understand her text screens.
* **Built-in** **Technology Systems:** Olivine possesses gem technology as part of her physical form. This aids her in creating and using screens.
	+ **Caption Boxes:** One function of her holographic screens is to display her dialogue without her having to actually speak.
* **Improvised Weaponry:** When faced with a situation in which she may need a weapon, she can utilise her caption boxes as weapons by making them hard light.

## Trivia

* Olivine almost never speaks and is considered mute as a result.
* Her use of her caption boxes as a weapon is reminiscent of some actions performed by Deadpool.
* She is an Era 1 Peridot, and as such, requires no enhancers.