Thread:Jolmev/@comment-3225961-20180108195723/@comment-3225961-20180109033848

I'm going to let you in a little secret that's not actually a secret at all but anyway:

I have an affinity for the PD/BD ship. It was never popular amongst the fandom, but the moment I saw BD mourning PD, and the way she said "very" in that heart-to-gem with Greg made infatuated with the possibilty of the two being lovers. "But they're sisters!  They're best friends!" Even mother/daughter. I still didn't let people's opinions color my judgment, because it was still ambiguous.

As of recent revelations, it seems a lot more likely that PD was more of a child/little sister to the other Diamonds, at least based on her interactions with YD. But, I'm not going to get upset (yet), and I'm not going to abandon my theory that BD and PD might still have been lovers. I'm going to continue to enjoy this ship, even if it sinks, because if all else fails, I still have fanfiction.

It's good to anticipate character development. It happened for Steven, so it could be mirrored for PD. How do you feel about Amethyst, a Gem who was in a similar situation? YD has lost her temper quite a few times, and I would argue all Diamonds have some sense of entitlement.

Speaking of Old Yeller, let's contrast her temperament and behaviors. When we and other Gems (Peridot anyone?) look(ed) at Yellow, we tend to see a being who is rational, pragmatic, and an ambitious leader: these are her learned behaviors. But is she always this way? What about her row with Peridot, who then realized Yellow wasn't being rational when she ordered Peridot to let the Cluster do its thang? Yellow then detonated the communicator out of anger, since she didn't agree with Peridot, who was making valid claims about Earth. And then the outburst at the trial? The defense probably had it coming, but the prosecution? That wasn't damage control or even a justifiable punishment: it was unstoppable rage, and Blue even chastised her for it. Clearly, she is triggered easily by events related to Earth, and this emotion is part of her temperament. She is a chest Gem after all, but she tries to align her behaviors with that of a forehead Gem, who tend to be rational.

This is to say if YD can modify or suppress her instincts, why not PD? She will have to learn to do such to rule a colony.