Chapter 2.2: Purpose

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As the Diamonds slowly approach Homeworld's solar system, the new pair, in a small observation room, observed the many fascinating things in the near-infinite space on the other side of a large, rectangular window. Pink was like a child, staring at lone gas giants and asteroid belts.

Black: Do you enjoy the stars? You've been sitting by the window for hours

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Black: Do you enjoy the stars? You've been sitting by the window for hours.

Pink: Is that what those things are? They're so...so...

Black: Colorful?

Pink: Uh, yeah! They're so colorful, and there's so many!

Black: That's because a star is made up of various gases and other types of matter, they draw things in via gravity with in incredible pressure, and then it eventually becomes like those out there.

Pink: What else is out there?

Black: Hm...well we already established the stars and planets, but there's other things to find. Such as star systems, that's when a collection of planets orbit around one or more stars.

Pink: Orbit?

Black: That is the act in which a planet moves around the star over the course of several months.

Pink: What's a "month"?

Black: Usually a span of 30 or less planet rotations.

The large door on the other side of the room opened, and White Diamond stepped through.

White Diamond: Get ready, you two! We are approaching Homeworld!

Pink: We're finally there?!

Black: I am looking forward to seeing our home planet for the first time, as well as meeting our other two Diamonds.

White: Oh yes, I believe Yellow requested that she assist in your first colony as soon as we land.

Pink: Huh? Colony...?

Black: In order to produce more Gems and acquire more resources, we will find other planets rich in materials and take control of them.

Pink: So we all get to make a colony?

White: Yes, well...about that, Pink. We had only expected there to be one more Diamond, not two.

Pink: Well, what does that mean?

Black: It means you weren't expected, and we do not have the same purpose. I do not wish to sound, rude, but it simply means that you currently have no purpose.

Pink: O-Oh, I see...

The pink Diamond looked down at the floor in disappointment.

White: Fret not, little one! I already came up with a task for you as well, which is why you'll be with Blue.

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