Talk:Obelisk/@comment-28833897-20160730110552

What if the reason Steven couldn't remove the Obelisk's Gem until it turned its happy face to him was because the Obelisk needed to confirm that it was a high-ranking Gemstone attempting to disable it? It would explain the presence of the "Pink Diamond" Mural in the structure, if we assume that Rose Quartz was either (formerly) Pink Diamond or was a very important member of her followers, then that would be why it gave Steven a happy face; a sign of confirmation that it would allow itself to be removed. Remember, The Diamonds were likely the ones who caused most, if not all of the Gem corruptions, as revealed in Monster Reunion. Also, Homeworld is HIGHLY technologically advanced, so if they caused the corruptions intentionally, I don't think they would make them so that any old Gem could come and disable them. They would probably make it so that it had to be a high-ranking Gem; aka, another Diamond or possibly a Quartz. This would also explain why Steven was able to heal the Centipeetle. AND, maybe the reason why Rose couldn't do that was because the Gems who were trying to retreat but got corrupted already had seen Rose, and probably viewed her negatively, as well as the rest of the Crystal Gems. However, they would probably not recognize Stevem, so he'd be an A-OK in their books.

Yes? No?