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Another replace all canon gems with ocs au gem; Romanechite!

Romanechite, or “Roman” for short, was once a servant. Romanechites are used to keep secrets for the upper class. If asked, they physically cannot tell a secret to any other gem. Not even the Diamonds. They can be general secret keepers for the mass. Or, alternatively and as was Roman’s case, they can be owned much like a Pearl. 

Roman was once owned by a very high up Serpentine, keeping her secrets as needed. For, Serpentine was messenger for the Diamonds themselves. Delivering notes and orders from Blue Diamond to lower class gems. 

Being dragged around so many places lead Roman to meet many gems. And, being a very good listener, had many gems vying for her affections. It wasn’t long before Roman came to her Serpentine to tell her she was going to file for permanent fusion status with a gem she had found love with (mixed gem fusion is legal in this au; just fusions are looked down on, generally lower class, and generally treated poorly. Dolomite is very much an outlier). There was no problem with this.... Well. Just one problem.

Serpentine loved Romanechite. And wanted her all to herself. 

Serpentine took an extreme step, and used a rejuvenator to reset both gems. Sending the offending lover away to awaken elsewhere. And, hoping to woo Romanechite this time.

Only, she didn’t. Roman found another gem to love. With the same results. And another, and another, and another...

Serpenite wasn’t sure how many times Romanechite had come forward with a new love before Roman found the rejuvenator's logs. Roman was.... So very angry. So very hurt, betrayed, broken, lost, wondering who she had lost without knowing....

Roman confronted Serpentine, and a fight ensued. Roman won, shattering her owner. 

Roman ran away after this, gathering the pieces of Serpentine and keeping one piece for herself. She hid in the depths of underworld. And, she found a group of other runaway off color gems to keep close with while she tried to grapple with her losses.

Roman, in era three, runs a support group for gems who were rejuvenated but never got her memories back like herself. And, she hopes that maybe she will find a gem she lost to her horrible boss....

Roman’s gem is on her upper back!

A lovely Ruby I designed today.

You might be saying, “woah that is not a Ruby. That’s a fusion who named herself Ruby.” But she is just a singular Ruby! 

A “disease” can sweep through kindergartens and erase various bits of coding from the incubating gems. This disease is called permafrost, as it is caused by ice even the hottest temperatures can’t seem to melt. 

This young Ruby’s kindergarten was infected by permafrost, and abandoned early on. However, she was one of the few Rubies who managed to form, the frost erasing the coding for her standard form. And leaving.... this. 

Any gem who erupts plagued with perma frost is generally shattered unless the authority can find use for them. This little lady found use as an entertainer in Blue Diamond’s court. Something to be laughed at and mocked for her odd form. But, it was something to keep her alive.

So I had this dream last night that had three sapphires stacked on top of each other in it. The dream kept switching between if they were a fusion, an off color, or just three sapphires who liked to be together like this. I decided to concept her and….. Okay she’s hilarious I love her.

I’m calling her Color Change Sapphire. I’m gonna have it so they keep switching between explanations on what they are so I don’t have to decide. Either one of the sapphires or all of the sapphires talk at once. No just two of em talking.

This is the silliest thing I’ve ever concepted.