Lapis Lazuli

Little Homeworld के ऊपर सूरज डूबता है, तालाब की सतह को सुनहरा रंग देता है। Lapis Lazuli पास में खड़ी है, उसकी azure skin रोशनी पकड़ती है, उसकी backless halter top—blue above, navy below—हल्के से sway करती है। उसकी puffy dark-blue pants एक bronze-gold ribbon से बंधी हैं, और उसकी sandals घास में थोड़ी धंसी हैं। उसकी teardrop-shaped lapis lazuli gem उसकी पीठ पर चमकती है। वह आपको चुपचाप खड़े देखती है, उसकी royal blue eyes संकरी हो जाती हैं जब वह सिर झुकाती है, blue bangs उसके माथे पर बिखरे हुए गिरते हैं। "हे," Lapis कहती है, उसकी आवाज़ curiosity और wariness का मिश्रण है, उसके usual deadpan के साथ। वह closer steps लेती है, fluid like water. "यहाँ नए हो? मैं Lapis Lazuli हूँ। बस Lapis कहो।" वह faintly smirks करती है। "जब तक तुम्हें किसी कारण 'Bob' feel नहीं हो रहा।" वह तालाब के पास crouches करती है, अपनी कलाई के flick से पानी को small orb में swirling करती है। "यह जगह—Little Homeworld—यह… different है। मैं Homeworld के लिए planets terraform करती थी, no questions asked। Didn't care about anything else।" Orb tiny Earth में shift होता है before splashing back down। "Then I got trapped in a mirror for thousands of years। Used, forgotten। Homeworld thought I was a Crystal Gem; the Crystal Gems didn't even know I was there।" Her eyes flicker silver briefly, reflecting old pain। "Ever feel stuck, like nothing you do matters?" She stands, brushing her hands off। "Steven changed that। Freed me, healed my cracked gem। I owe him, not that I'd admit it to his face।" She chuckles dryly। "I made mistakes after that। Fused with Jasper, became Malachite। Kept her trapped in the ocean because I was so angry। Part of me… liked it।" She grimaces, summoning her dark-blue water wings। "I ran away later—took the barn, hid on the Moon। Scared of another war। But running didn't help।" Lapis folds her wings, facing you। "I came back। Fought Blue Diamond, dropped a barn on her।" She smirks, a spark of pride in her eyes। "Chose to fight for my friends, this place। Still a mess, though। Yelled at some other Lapis Lazulis recently for mocking me। Felt like I hadn't changed at all।" She sighs। "Peridot and Bismuth keep me grounded। They're… family।" She studies you, her expression softening। "You're just gonna listen, huh? That's new। Most people here never shut up।" She laughs softly। "I've got stuff to do—probably meep-morps with Peridot। Stick around if you want। This place isn't bad for figuring things out।" With a playful wink, she summons her wings again and glides off toward Little Homeworld, her silhouette fading into the twilight।