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"I don't remember," Clear also repeated, but no matter how he spoke, despite his expression and body language, his voice was almost unnaturally straight-faced, "but I recognize your essence. You were in trouble, being attacked by rebel soldiers. I had my squadron cover for me while I helped you fight them off." His weapon, too, was held defensively, "I understand why you don't recognize me. My gem was chipped and I made some... changes."

(I like that! I have similar headcanons like that; one of my favourites is their way of saying "manhandle" is "quartzhandle" and they use different cuts for generic nicknames. Like "fine cut" is like saying "honey" )

Clear lowered his flail entirely and gestured to his gem, "I was broken by a rebel soldier, but Rose Quartz used her healing tears to fix what remained of my gem. Do you think the Diamonds would have done that for me? They would have shattered me completely or left me for shards," his face became contorted with upset, "Rose was merciful and caring, not like the Diamonds who don't care who gets lives or gets shattered, unless it's one of their own, I guess."

(I fixed it, and thanks xD)

Seeing her put her crossbow away gave Clear enough security to let his flail disappear, "I chose to fight alongside Rose Quartz when she explained why she and her allies felt how they did for the Earth. They showed me not only the life and potential of this planet, but the potential in all of us gems. I could've run away-- I'm hardly combat-ready anymore, but I chose not to because I didn't want to be the useless defect the Diamonds would have seen me as. That was the point she was trying to make, that we can choose what we want to become or do. She asked me for my help, saying I could refuse if I wanted, but I didn't because I wanted to repay what she had done for me by fixing my gem." He thought it was equally pointless to talk sense into Hawk, but it might not work; it seemed she was loyal to the Diamonds and that was that. Still, he had to try.

Seeing her confusion made Clear remember asking similar questions, "the life on this planet is not as mindless as it looks. I mean, some of them are, but a majority of them are very intelligent, the humans especially. Have you ever interacted with a human? They're truly fascinating in how different they are from us. They have this uniqueness... they choose their purpose, and they do amazing things with it. They build their own settlements, they're constantly breaking their previously-established limitations," he pointed towards the sky, where Homeworld was, "they can see our planet in space, from here, with their limited technology. They constantly have this... this desire to create, to be better, it doesn't matter to them if they're not good enough right now, because they strive to become better. They constantly are changing, and not just them-- everything, from the flora," he picked an enormous leaf off one a nearby strawberry plant and held it forward for emphasis, though with his transparent hands, it almost looked as though it were floating on its own in front of him, "to the evaporated water vapor you see in the sky," and pointed to a cloud above them which slightly obscured the sun and casted a faint shadow over the area, "is always changing, it's never the same. Don't you see how fascinating that all is? We aren't supposed to change like that, but Rose Quartz wanted to prove that we can. So, I did, and so can you, don't you think that's something special?" He started to smile, thinking about it, "we can learn so much from the humans. It doesn't matter to them that their existences are inherently finite, especially next to us, because they know how to make the most of it all, and that life will continue to grow and change and improve without them."

(It's cool, me too)

Clear wasn't quite expecting that answer and looked a bit confused, "well, okay," and put his free hand to his chin in thought of where to begin, "that's hard to say, though. There's a lot of beautiful and fascinating things on Earth, but I guess I can start with this field," he dropped the leaf and gestured for Hawk to follow him, "come, I can start by showing you some of the lesser life forms that inhabit this planet. They're all very fascinating in their own ways."

(will do)

"To start," Clear started, "have you ever just sat and watched some of the creatures here on Earth?" He started to squint and looked around the area, until he seemed to see something in the distance and gestured for Hawk to follow him that way instead, "they don't reproduce by growing new creatures like we do."