Has a nice ring to it, don'tcha think?
Lapis had been gone quite a while, flying around and making frequent stops to anything that seemed like Peridot would like. Peridot was waving to Steven as he was picked up by one of the crystal clo--gems. She found herself bored rather fast, with Steven gone and Lapis out flying she had nobody to talk to! Hmph.
Lapis, however, had been poking and prodding at the gifts she grabbed for Peridot. They were the tiny, very colorful plastic balls with the prizes inside. She got two for a quarter; keeping them both safe in her palm as she came in for a landing back at the barn. Peridot heard her instantly and gasped excitedly. "Lazuli! You're back!" She beams.
"Uh huh." She smiles when she seen Peridot grow curious with what was in her hands, the little prizes rattle around inside. The impatient green gem swatted the orbs from Lapis' dainty blue fingertips.
Questions bubbled; "Are these gems?!" Gasped Peri.
"Did you get into a super cool battle?! Did you sing at all like the Pearl does?!" She continued to babble. "O-Or give a speech like Steven?!" She squeaked out, bouncing on her feet. Dramatic, yes, as Peridot whined about how she can't believe she missed it.
Lapis snorted, chuckling as she watched Peridot's antics. Shaking her head softly. "No. I've seen humans take these and there's little things inside." She reached over, her hand ontop of Peridot's and she guided it to pop open the little toy.
Out clatters the toy against the old, rickety wood of the barn. Peridot squeaked and went to grab...well...whatever it was. It was a metal circle, the outer part had silver stars and a blue tint that changed colors in Peri's little palms.
It was a mood ring.
"Oh--Uh--what's this do?" The gem asked, peeking through the hole of the ting as she held it up to her visor, and Lapis snorted.
"Wait, wait, I think it goes like this--" The blue gem spoke up, again, taking Peridot's hand and taking the ring, she rolled it in her hand first, smiling at the colors before placing it on Peridot's right hand ring finger. The colors shift again, a deep purple shade.
They both let an amused 'ooh', Peri's eyes lit up, "Wow! Thanks!" The green gem chirped and Lapis giggled, remembering the other plastic ball.
"Now, let's open this one." Lapis gestured, and with a soft squeeze, it popped open, a clink as something of a pink shade hit the ground.
A collectible rose quartz gem, fake, obviously. But these two didn't know that.
They both thought it was Steven and set into a panic.