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PeridotThePerky wrote: Okay, I want to bring up a bit about Pearl and Amethyst here. Unlike most ships rivaling Amedot, it has a good amount of evidence, I'm not going to deny it. But I do believe that Pearl and Amethyst's relationship has more of a sisterly tone. The reason I like their relationship is because it reminds me of the relationship I have with my little sister. I'm more laid-back and lazy, while she's more strict and uptight. (Although, sometimes it can be the other way around. I BLAME IT ON THE MOOD SWINGS.)

With almost every action that they do together that for some people may signal a romantic relationship, I can see most of these as something I'd do with my sister. Here are a few examples:

Amethyst booping Pearl on the nose: I'd do that with my sister. Pearl gets pretty annoyed at Amethyst after that interaction, so we can tell that Amethyst did that to annoy Pearl, like many of her motives in season 1. Very much reminds me of how I act around my sister.

On the Run: As much as I hate it, I have physically hurt my sister in a fight I couldn't really ever win. It's usually about me just reaching my limit, much like Amethyst does in this episode.

Cheering Pearl: Of course I would cheer for my sister if she was battling in a giant robot fight against someone who formerly tried to kill my family. I don't believe that Amethyst even cared that much for Peridot until "Too Far". And to be honest, that's the episode when I really started to like Peridot. We saw more of her good, selfless side instead of her cold, calculated personality.

Honestly, you can give me almost any other "Pearlmethyst" situation and I can bet something like that has happened between me and my sister. Amedot sitauations? No, not really. I have never given my sister a random compliment from out of the blue like Peridot does. And if I did, it wouldn't be a comment with the undertones in Peridot's.

I have never given my sister that many nicknames. A few though, maybe as many nicknames as Amethyst gives Pearl. ("Mini-mom" and "Yellow Pearl" are the only nicknames I still give my sister any more.) But not nearly as many as Amethyst gives Peridot. If I could shape-shift I would probably use it to annoy my sister (much like Amethyst does to Pearl) instead of trying to flatter her, as Amethyst does to Peridot.

Also, most instances with Amethyst and Steven can relate to how me and my sister act towards each other (although, it's usually when I'm feeling nicer.) All of these examples (an many more) of how Amethyst acts towards the other Crystal Gems are easily something I do with my sister. I can't really feel like I would do something like what Amethyst does to Peridot or vice-versa. Yes, that's how I act towards my sister too. I love my sister because she's family, not romantically.