[Gems generally aren't big on personal possessions, he's right about that. But for Peridot, the scarcity had made her even more possessive of what little she had back in the day (even if she would have bent over backwards insisting that it was out of practicality rather than sentiment).
Nowadays she's a fully converted materialistic junkie, hoarding objects left and right simply because she can. But how many of those things actually hit the same level of importance as what Lambert is describing...?
...Thinking on it more carefully, she actually DID use to have something that fit the bill quite literally.
She holds up the hand bearing the gauntlet that the Ringmaster gave her as a solstice present, and frowns at it thoughtfully.]
...It becomes a part of your identity. [She huffs wordlessly.] I think I understand. Frankly I'm impressed he was able to willingly part with something that was that important to him.
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Nowadays she's a fully converted materialistic junkie, hoarding objects left and right simply because she can. But how many of those things actually hit the same level of importance as what Lambert is describing...?
...Thinking on it more carefully, she actually DID use to have something that fit the bill quite literally.
She holds up the hand bearing the gauntlet that the Ringmaster gave her as a solstice present, and frowns at it thoughtfully.]
...It becomes a part of your identity. [She huffs wordlessly.] I think I understand. Frankly I'm impressed he was able to willingly part with something that was that important to him.