Board Thread:Off-topic/@comment-27847292-20160320014556/@comment-27847292-20160323214419

PeridotThePerky wrote: I-Ship-Stevidot, I saw you said that we have "little-to-no hints of Amethyst liking Peridot". That is NOT true. With Kevonnie and Pearlrose there were no hints of it from the other side. Rose OBVIOUSLY did not like Pearl back. Stevonnie OBVIOUSLY did not like Kevin back. Amethyst liking Peridot? Yes, there are a good hints. not as many hints for Peridot liking Amethyst, but still quite a few. Back around "Too Far" I would have agreed with you. Then, it seemed more of a one-sided thing. But since the last StevenBomb, we got some more information on how the relationship may be reciprocal.

'''1. Amethyst blowing up the Peridot balloon. '''Tell me this: why would the Crewniverse waste 10 precious seconds of air time to Amethyst popping up a balloon unless it hinted at something... more?

'''2. Peridot's betrayal. 'Amethyst was horrified. Honestly, I don't remember seeing her so upset since On the Run. ''And here, she wasn't the victim. Steven was also upset, but I don't believe it was for shipping reasons. He put a lot of trust into her and she didn't turn up good. Pearl and Garnet just seemed worried. So why was specifically Amethyst so upset? Something to think about.

'''3. Nicknames. '''You guys on the con side have pointed out that Amethyst has nicknames for Pearl and Steven too. True. Very true. So I was looking around the wiki and here's how many nicknames Amethyst has for the other Crystal Gems:

Steven: 5 nicknames

Garnet: 1 nickname

Pearl: 3 nicknames

Peridot: 8 nicknames

It actually surprised me how little nicknames Amethyst gave to Pearl. I'd also like to point out that Amethyst almost (and I say almost because she did shorten "Yellow Diamond" to "Yellow D") never gives nicknames to villains. She never gave one to Lapis, she never gave one to Jasper, heck, she never even gave Peridot a nickname until she was captured by the Crystal Gems. Amethyst has only given nicknames to the ones she's closest to. Peridot has the most nicknames even though she's been in very few episodes compared to the other Crystal Gems.

4. I've been practicing my Peri-phrasing! Amethyst shape-shifted into Pearl to make fun of her. Amethyst shape-shifted into Steven to play a game with the other Crystal Gems. But she shape-shifted into Peridot for the sake of flattering her. Just because! And she happily shape-shifted into a chicken for her.

(Also, note to Gaia: Add more "meat" to your posts. You only put one piece of evidece and then say it looked like flirting to you. Try to say something that most fans can universally agree on and use that to your advantage!) (Sorry I hadnt replied in a while, I was doing stuff and forgot about this thread...bleh, sorry)

1. Why would they spend seconds for Amethyst booping Pearl's nose? Or an entire ending with Pearl and Steven having some fun? Because they had a past relationship (as in a friendly relationship, not a necessarily romantic one) and besides, it's just filler. It is not really foreshadowing, as much as Pearl calling Steven Rose, Pearl saying she is 'just a Pearl', or Garnet having two gems.

2. For the same reasons Steven was upset; they cared for her, they put a lot of trust in her, and guess what? Suddenly, betrayal. They were betrayed by someone they thought they could trust. And if Steven being upset, which I haven't seen him this upset in the history of...EVER, is not shipping fodder, than how is Amethyst being upset shipping fodder? Again, not trying to bring Stevidot into this, I am just comparing the two reactions and visible emotions.

3. Amethyst shapeshifted into A LOT of things to make Steven happy, and even REFORMED in strange ways to make GARNET happy. She doesn't care about how SHE feels that much, remember? She shapeshifts often, it is/was her thing. She shapeshifted into a cat so Steven can learn shapeshifting, a Steven so she can play with him, a Dogcopter for his laughs, a pinata and a car so Steven can rejuvenate, and dont get me STARTED on what she did to herself in Reformed, simply to make Garnet proud of her! Shapeshifting for others is not exactly a new thing for her.

Finally! I wanted to tell Gaia this, but I didnt have the right words