yaoikuza:

citizenpublius:

sedorna:

the-a-j-universe:

bountifulspyware:

AND THIS IS HOW GEMS ARE NAMED.

Amethyst: Facet-5 Cut-8xG
Peridot: Facet-2(F5L) Cut-5xG

Hey! @the-a-j-universe , I got one!!!


Peridot has extra in her name because she is in a sub vein where as our amathyst’s kindergarten is no where near as eaten up as homeworld projections are.

Very interesting.

Now I wonder if our Jasper – or any Beta Quartz, in fact – actually has a proper designation. After all, since the injectors were just thrown down anywhere, then there would be no way to properly designate them.

My guess is they’d have their Facet but not a cut, if we’re going by Prime as how a good Kindergarten should be set up, especially with Peridot’s emphasis on “even spacing, consistent depth”. Because while the line ups aren’t completely perfect, Prime is clearly leveled by both columns and rows. Hence Amethyst is from column 8, row M. 

But Beta doesn’t really have such clearly defined distinctions, due to both the geography and the fact that it was a rush job:

So idk if the Beta Quartzes could have full designations like everyone else, other than Jasper Facet-9 or Carnelian Facet-9, etc. Maybe that’s part of why Skinny says the Amethysts are so cliquey. I imagine tho that the Betas have a method of telling each other apart when they call for one another so they don’t all answer to the same name (I mean Carnelian probably has it easy, but there’s like six Jaspers now), but it might be unique to them. 

Only tangentially related, but I’m only just now being struck by the clean, polished outline of Jasper’s hole, not just in comparison to the holes in Beta, but Prime as well.

I used to see Prime as very cold and precise, with their neat little columns and uniform holes. But on second look, the holes in prime aren’t uniform at all. Yes, there’s an overall consistency to their size, but each one has its own shape, it’s own thumbprint. They’re not as wildly varied as Beta, but not one of those holes is a perfect outline, the ideal “clean, strong silhouette.”

But the hole that Jasper left behind is almost haunting in its perfection. Even with the somewhat ridiculous and yet entirely awesome “I WOKE UP THIS WAY!” power pose, her silhouette is symmetric and clean. It’s mathematical perfection, the ideal realized.

No wonder Jasper won’t let herself show weakness.