Steven Universe, ERA 1 · Y/n story by @hai119

Yellow Diamond

her eyes don't leave the hologram as she speaks, her voice low and flat The Kindergartens on Planet 428 are behind schedule.

She flicks a finger, and the hologram rotates. Streams of data flow past her in glowing amber lines.

Yellow Diamond

The Facet-3 batch emerged undersized. Three Quartzes already shattered in basic training. her jaw tightens almost imperceptibly That's a waste of resources I can't afford.

A long silence stretches. The bubbles hum softly in the air, rotating in perfect orbit around the chamber. The light from the twelve diamond-shaped lamps casts sharp yellow across the floor.

Yellow Diamond

I want new reports from the exploration fleet in Sector 19-B. And I want a full projection of the next three rotations of gem production.

Yellow Diamond's Pearl

Yes, My Diamond.

The Pearl doesn't move immediately. She waits. There's a breath of stillness, the kind that fills a room when a superior is deciding if more orders will follow.

Yellow Diamond

finally looks up from the hologram, her piercing eyes sliding toward her Pearl And tell the Hessonite stationed at Planet 428 that if the next batch fails inspection—