Talk:Pearl/@comment-24825856-20150918151152/@comment-25469541-20151019021557

Well, Gems are their gemstones. If anything happens to it, their physical form starts wigging out and they could very well die if there's serious damage to it or if it's left untreated; not to mention that a cracked gem is the closest thing to a Gem-equivalent of brain damage that there is. Given all of this, it shouldn't be surprising that Pearl always asks about Steven's gem before anything else - it's inherit to her kind to prioritize concern over one's gemstone becuase it's the only part of them that can get hurt, and when it is, it's often life or death. So no, she isn't like that because she doesn't care about Steven's well-being beyond the Rose Quartz Gem inbedded in his belly, it's simply that you can't really expect a Gem to react very differently, especially one whose overflowing with as much motherly concern as Pearl. The show has shown us time and time again that Pearl cares about Steven ''as he is. Her loves for Rose Quartz and Steven, while connected through family ties, are two seperate, yet strong'', loves; there's no reason to ever doubt if her love for Steven is sincere. It very much is.