"What the," Y/n groaned as their phone lit up and began pinging at a rapid rate, waking them from their slumber. Y/n grabbed their phone and shielded their eyes from the harsh light as they noticed at least a dozen twitter notifications. Glancing at their phone with a suspicious look, Y/n swiped into twitter and looked at the thread they were tagged in
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PERIDOT5XG: @(Your username) IT IS I, PERIDOT! I HAVE ACQUIRED THIS FORM OF SOCIAL MEDIA, AS INTRODUCED TO ME BY STEVEN @Y/U PRESS THE "FOLLOW" BUTTON SO I MAY "SLIDE IN THE DMS" WHATEVER THAT MEANS. @Y/U
Read rest of thread?
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"Steven, why?" Y/n groaned as they clicked to see the thread Peridot had created
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PERIDOT5XG: I HAVE JUST FOUND OUT FROM @ URBANDICTIONARY THAT "SLIDE IN THE DMS" REFERS TO CYBER SEXUAL ENCOUNTERS. THAT IS NOT WHAT I INTENDED
PERIDOT5XG: BUT I HAVE LEARNED THAT "DMS" REFERS TO DIRECT MESSAGES AS OPPOSED TO PUBLIC LOGS. PLEASE PRESS THE "FOLLOW" BUTTON SO WE MAY PARTICIPATED IN DIRECTLY MESSAGING EACH OTHER AS OPPOSED TO SLIDING INTO THEM
PERIDOT5XG: Y/N THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT PLEASE RESPOND
PERIDOT5XG: WAIT, IS THERE MORE THAN ONE Y/N ON THIS PLATFORM?????????
PERIDOT5XG: OH MY STARS I HAVE JUST SEARCHED Y/N IN THE SEARCH SECTION AND THERE ARE A LOT OF Y/NS
PERIDOT5XG: I AM CONFIDENT @Y/U IS THE TRUE Y/N BECAUSE OF THE PROFILE PICTURE. IT LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO THE TRUE Y/N. I THINK. I HAVEN'T SEEN THE TRUE Y/N IN TWO DAYS SO I FORGET
PERIDOT5XG: @Y/U PLEASE CONFIRM YOU ARE THE TRUE Y/N
PERIDOT5XG: LAPIS SAYS @Y/U IS THE TRUE Y/N AND SHE RECOGNIZES FACES VERY WELL
PERIDOT5XG: TO PROVE I AM THE TRUE PERIDOT I SHALL TAKE A "SELFIE"
PERIDOT5XG:
PERIDOT5XG: WAIT, THAT IS NOT CORRECT. HOW DO I USE THE FRONT OPTICAL SENSOR
PERIDOT5XG: @Y/U @Y/U @Y/U PLEASE HELP
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"Oh my god," Y/n laughed as they pressed follow on Peridot's page. Not soon after, Y/n's direct messages began to light up with red numbers
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PERIDOT: Y/N! I AM SO GLAD YOU HAVE FOUND MY LOGGING ACCOUNT
Y/n: Why are you typing in all caps?
PERIDOT: HOW ELSE WOULD YOU KNOW I'M YELLING???
Y/n: Exclamation marks?
PERIDOT: THEY DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH EMPHASIS
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No Rest for The Weary| Crystal Gems X Reader
Fanfiction((COVER BY @CARLSRIGHTEYE ON QUOTEV)) Y/n's attempt to be a good person in a wold full of evil backfires and is forced to move to Beach City. Unbeknownst to them, they are about to embark on a journey of grand proportion and unlock some underwhelmin...