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Part 2 of Chronicles of Stevonnie's Rebellion
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Steven Universe 100 Word Drabbles
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2017-05-17
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2017-05-17
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The Crystal

Summary:

Drabbles and ficlets of key moments in Pearl's life.

Chatper 1 - Mortality, pt. 4:
Pearl questions how humans keep up with the myriad of changes that occur in human society every few centuries, and Greg provides a simple answer.

Chapter 2 – Strength:
There is no time for rest following the first battle of the Second Rebellion. Instead, the Crystal Gems must spend the night preparing for Homeworld's imminent return.

But Pearl tends to something far more important…

Notes:

(This work will update very infrequently until we have Pearl's full backstory, or at least a good chunk of it).

Chapter 1: Mortality, pt. 4

Summary:

Pearl questions how humans keep up with the myriad of changes to human society across multiple centuries, and Greg provides a simple answer.

Notes:

Occurs toward the end of chapter 12 of my fic Meeting the Parents.

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

“They don’t.”

“O-oh. Right…”

They don’t… last.

Not even a hundred years? They’re fragile, but how can anything be so transient?

0000000001100100

It’s so… empty, unfulfilled.

Has it really been two decades? Already, you’re half gone, like your hair, yet you’re laughing. Are you not worried? What will Steven do without-

A-and Connie!? Consumed by time. Her Knight left behind, alone and unprotected. They were supposed to be different, better! And we’re celebrating! Why are we celebrating? Another year expired, another year closer-

No! No. Not this time.

It’s true they don’t, but they could.

“Peridot, I’m beginning a project…”

Notes:

0000000001100100 is the binary representation of one hundred. For reference, Pearl, at her maximum possible canonical age of 11,000 years old (5750 + 3-5k), would be represented as: 0010101011111000.