Scapolite

Scapolite is a reverse-fused Gem that lives in The Injector on Mars. Her components are Lucinite and Andesine.

## Appearance

Scapolite is slightly taller than a Pearl, with yellow skin and a heart-shaped face. She has golden eyes without pupils, a pointed nose, and no lips. Her hair is blonde and in the shape of an upside-down heart. She wears a golden yellow labcoat over an orange dress, with bronze-colored boots, and gold-colored glasses. Her Gemstone is on her chest, with Lucinite's and Andesine's Gemstones fitting together seamlessly.

## Personality

Scapolite is a quiet, timid Gem, easily startled and preferring to keep her thoughts to herself. She is secretly ashamed of being a reverse fusion, and gets anxious when it is so much as hinted at. She also hates discussing Chrysolite, Pandora, and the Peridot's experiments, having a strong sense of guilt due to her complicit nature in the project.

Scapolite, despite her shyness, is far from cold. She has befriended some of Chrysolite's experiments, and is willing to speak with relative strangers about the Remade Gems and its members, mostly to advise them on who they can and cannot trust. It is difficult to earn her friendship, but she deeply values every friend she has.

Ever since the Rebellion, Scapolite has been a strong pacifist. She believes war does nothing but inflict pain on all parties involved, and not only refuses to take part herself, but actively seeks out ways to prevent or halt violent conflict.

Before the events of the Rainbow Diamond Project, Scapolite was much more naive and idealistic. Even though numerous Gems were disappearing without a trace due to the experiments, Scapolite was willing to believe Chrysolite's lies about their status and even fake their shatterings to cover up their disappearances, convinced it was all for a greater good. Thanks to Chrysolite's abuse of her trust, Scapolite is now much more wary of others.

## History

Scapolite's life before Earth's colonization, if she existed, is unknown but presumably uneventful. After Pink Diamond was given Earth, Scapolite was given to Pink Diamond along with multiple Peridots to set up the first Kindergartens. She and her team worked mostly without incident, though there was an incident where a few of her Peridots managed to severely botch an Obsidian Kindergarten, resulting in only one of the planted Gems emerging at all and Scapolite being reprimanded for allowing such a blunder. Fortunately for her, the punishment did not go beyond a warning; however, this misstep would only be the beginning of her worries. Only a couple hundred years after Earth's colonization began, the Rebellion started, and Scapolite and her team were caught in the middle of it. Though she never defected or deserted, she merely watched from the sidelines as the colony fell apart. As she wasn't a combat Gem, she believed there was nothing she could do; however, she noticed that one of her Peridots actively and successfully defended her post from the rebels, even getting non-combatants to safety. Amazed, she recorded and reported the Peridot's feats of courage as the war continued.

When the Rebellion ended, Scapolite and her team were able to get off-planet before the Diamond attack, thanks in part to the heroic Peridot. Due to reports from Gems like Scapolite, the actions of the Peridot, now calling herself Chrysolite, did not go unnoticed, and she was given not just a custom-made vessel, but also her own Pearl. In spite of all this, she and Scapolite were both disillusioned by the war, and Scapolite began to seek out ways to prevent such a conflict from happening again.

Around 1,000 years ago, Scapolite and her team were sent to Pandora to aid in its colonization. Once they arrived, Chrysolite told Scapolite of her newest idea: by re-incubating Gems, she could hypothetically make them more powerful without needing to use as many resources, meaning better Gems and less of a need for expansion. However, she could not go ahead with the experiments without Scapolite's consent and cooperation, as the experiment would be considered unethical in the stringent eyes of Homeworld. Scapolite, seeing an opportunity to further prevent a second Gem war, eagerly agreed and began to help Chrysolite in her research. She would use her status to move lower-ranking Gems to or near the Peridot's lab. When a test subject disappeared for modifications, Scapolite planted fake shards in a location where they would be found, and the "death" declared an accident. For centuries, Scapolite helped Chrysolite in her project; if she had questions, they were explained away fairly quickly.

This all changed when Chrysolite began her self-modifications. The planet started to rapidly die, not even Gem life being spared. Most Gems panicked, confused and unsure of what was going on, with many fleeing the planet while they still could. However, Scapolite realized what was going on, and rushed to the lab. She was met by Chrysolite's Pearl, who, despite being forced to remain silent, was able to lead Scapolite to a control room where she learned of what the Peridot was actually doing. She realized that, if this were allowed to complete, it would start another Gem war, and quickly pulled the plug on the experiment. Before she could do much else, the heavily modified Chrysolite began to re-emerge; however, due to the experiment being terminated early, she split in two.

## Abilities

As an Era 1 Gem, Scapolite presumably has standard Gem abilities.

### Fusions

* When fused with Alexandrite, they form Maw Sit Sit.
* When fused with Peacock Pearl, they form Cinnabrite.

## Relationships

### Chrysolite

Scapolite was Chrysolite's superior even before the Rebellion. The two shared unorthodox views regarding the Diamond Authority, and Scapolite would turn a blind eye to the Peridot's illicit experimentation for a long time, hoping it would reach a point that it could be presented in a positive light to the Diamonds. She eventually realized what Chrysolite's actual intent was, but it was too late to stop her from destroying Pandora and Pseudomorphing herself.

### Peacock Pearl

While their relationship is not yet fully known, Scapolite and Peacock Pearl are very close, to the point they can fuse with relative ease.

## Trivia

* If Scapolite fused with Zultanite, they would form a Serpentine.
* Scapolite is one of several Mars AU Gems associated with a Major Arcana tarot card; specifically, "The Moon."
	+ This is due to her anxiety (including her fear of conflict), and her status as a reverse-fusion pretending to be a single, stable Gem.

## Gemology

Gemstone Information

* Scapolite is a mineral with a chemical formula of Na4Al6Si6O24. It is technically a mineral group, with marialite and meionite serving as the end members.
* Scapolite derives its name from the Greek word "skapos" (stick or stem), referring to the columnar formation of its crystals. It is sometimes called "wernerite," in honor of its discoverer, though this term is more frequently used to specify a variety of scapolite that fluoresces under ultraviolet light.
* Scapolite has a hardness of 5.5 to 6 on the Mohs hardness scale, making it less than ideal as a gemstone despite the number of gem-quality pieces. However, it is still sometimes used in jewelry.
* Scapolite is most commonly a honey yellow. However, it can also be violet, orange, pink, brown, gray, or clear.
* Depending on its color, scapolite can be confused for chrysoberyl, heliodor, sphene, peridot, tourmaline, or even rose quartz.
* As Scapolite isn't a very well-known gemstone, it isn't traditionally used as a birthstone or zodiacal gemstone. However, it is considered a gemstone for problem solving and achievement.
* Scapolite is thought to balance energy flow in the heart and lower chakras.

## Gallery

Scapolite's Gemstone undergoing reverse fusionScapolite's old design