User:DipperBelchBLAH/Yellow Pearl

Yellow Pearl is a Homeworld Gem and the Pearl of Yellow Diamond. She takes orders from Yellow Diamond and also acts as her secretary, being the one who answers any incoming call through the Diamond Line via the Diamond Communicator.

Appearance
Yellow Pearl has light yellow skin. She sports a pixie cut in a similar style to Yellow Diamond's and the bottom of her hair poofs outward. She wears puffy, canary yellow, sheer shoulder sleeves, and no skirt, as well as pale yellow long stockings and bright yellow flats. Her gemstone, a yellow pearl, is on her chest and is a round polished cabochon, the same location as Yellow Diamond's.

Personality
Yellow Pearl adheres to the rules of Gem society, and when someone breaks a rule, she is shown to have a temper as seen when Peridot uses the Diamond Communicator, whom Yellow Pearl argues "has no excuse to use the Direct Diamond Communication Channel". Another example of this is when Peridot talks back to Yellow Diamond, causing her to gasp.

Yellow Pearl is shown to be fearful of Yellow Diamond. When Yellow Diamond calls her name, she appears to be startled and nervously talks to her. However, while Yellow Diamond is yelling enjoining Peridot, Yellow Pearl appears to be proud of her leader.

History
Not much is known about Yellow Pearl's origins.

Message Received
In Message Received, Yellow Pearl answers Peridot's call, and attempts to reprimand her before Yellow Diamond takes over. Yellow Pearl listens in to the remainder of the call and expresses different reactions throughout the conversation.

Yellow Diamond
Yellow Pearl is shown to be fearful of Yellow Diamond, but is willing to complete her requests. If Yellow Diamond asks her something, she will stop whatever she is doing to listen and answer. Yellow Pearl, through her facial expressions, is proud of her leader and is disgusted when anyone disrespects her.

Peridot
Yellow Pearl becomes angry that a Peridot used the Direct Diamond Communication Channel. Before Yellow Diamond takes over the call, Yellow Pearl explains that there is no reason she should be using the Diamond Communicator.

Trivia

 * It is confirmed by DeeDee Magno-Hall that Yellow Pearl will be singing in the background of a Yellow Diamond song.

Gemology
Pearl is one of three birthstones for the month of June as adopted by the American National Association of Jewelers in 1912. It is also the birthstone for the Sun Signs of Gemini and Cancer. Pearls are also given on the third and thirteenth anniversaries.
 * A pearl is a hard object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mollusk. Just like the shell of a clam, a pearl is composed of calcium carbonate in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers.
 * Pearls being considered lesser gems could be based off the fact that pearls are not "real" gemstones, but are instead organic, being formed by mollusks.
 * As organic gemstones, pearls belong to the same group as ammolite, coral, ivory, jet and amber. These are all formed as a result of biological processes.
 * Pearl is the national gemstone of the Philippines.

Pearls are quite "soft" and range between 2.5 and 4.5 on the Mohs scale of hardness. Because the nacre is organic, pearls are very sensitive to extreme heat, acids, dryness, and humidity. Yellow Pearls, also know as Golden Pearls, are found in lagoons in the Philippines.
 * The name "pearl" is said to have originated from the Middle English word "perle", which in turn came from the Latin word "perna", meaning "leg", thought to be due to the ham-leg shape of the bivalve mollusc.
 * Pearls vary in color from white to those with a hint of color, often pink, to brown or black. Each coloration will depend on the type of mollusk and the water where the mollusk lived.
 * Pearls come in white, off-white, cream, golden, peach, pink, black, silver, lavender, and blue.
 * Some pearls exhibit iridescence, which is known as orient. Orient can be predominantly one color such as green or pink, or consist of a rainbow of colors in weak, moderate, or strong appearances.
 * The colors of pearls also have sometimes been associated with certain qualities: black or gold with wealth, blue with love, pink with success.
 * Pearls have been harvested and cultivated primarily for use in jewelry, but in the past were also used to adorn clothing. They have also been crushed and used in cosmetics, medicines and paint formulations.
 * Pearls are thought to give wisdom through experience, to quicken the laws of karma and to cement engagements and love relationships. They are thought to keep children safe.
 * Although pearls are relatively soft, they are extremely compact, which makes them durable and resistant to being crushed.
 * According to Chinese Folklore, Golden Pearls bring their owners wealth, luck, and fortune.