Gem of Sphene: I have to hand it to you cousin, your manipulation of the treaty with the Presger was a masterful stroke. I’ve never seen the Usurper so incensed!
Breq: Yes, it should at least save many lives in the short term
Mercy of Kalr: I hope you both realize that the treaty may also prevent either of you from ever again killing, or attempting to kill, or even slightly maiming, any more instances of Anaander Mianaai?
Is anyone interested in my writing? It would all be stuff for my gem ocs, but I really want to share these things with more than just, like, one person lol
They'll be added to my toyhouse either way I just. Yk. That thing is severely a work in progress.
[IMAGE ID: four horizontal flags with nine stripes; each flag has three gem shapes, all a very simple black outline, in the center. the middle stripe is twice as large as the rest of them, which are equally sized. the first flag has these top three colors: dark magenta, bright purple, and nearly-white pink. the second flag has these top three colors: bright cool pink, bright light blue, and pastel yellow. each flag has these bottom six stripes: olive green, off-white, lime green, bright yellow, medium orange, and burnt orange. END ID.]
sphenecrysem: a gender connected to being a sphene crystal gem; this gender is connected to sphenes, sphene aesthetics, earth-related aesthetics, crystal gem aesthetics, and being a crystal gem in the steven universe sense!
sphenehomem: a gender connected to being a sphene homeworld gem; this gender is connected to sphenes, sphene aesthetics, space/alien-related aesthetics, homeworld gem aesthetics, and being a homeworld gem in the steven universe sense!
Me, reading translation state and trying to figure out whether it was a good idea to get this much insight into presger translators or if i just miss translators dlique and zeiat too much: 🤷♀️
Sphene is a very rare calcium titanium silicate that is hardly ever seen in jewelry or collections. Sphene is also called titanite, which derives from the fact that it is an ore of titanium. The name sphene comes from the Greek word for wedge, which describes the shape of the ends of sphene crystals. Sphene has been prized for many years, mostly for its high amount of fire, however its #scarcity always prevented it from becoming well known. Now however, new sources of the stone are being found, and we are starting to see it on the market more often. Most of the sphene we see today comes from Brazil and Madagascar, and some comes from Austria and Switzerland. Sphene is usually very small, as gems of more than two carats are almost impossible to find. The Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC has a collection of yellow sphene from Switzerland, that are arranged in a necklace.
Fleet Captain Justice of Toren Breq "Mianaai” One Esk Nineteen: puts forward the motion that the Provisional Republic of the Two Systems should have a national anthem, and that it should be the historically important song “One Thousand Eggs All Nice And Warm.”
Mercy of Kalr: seconds this motion.
Gem of Sphene: would like to register its resignation from the Provisional Republic of the Two Systems.
Sword of Atagaris: would like to register its resignation from the Provisional Republic of the Two Systems.
Sword of Gurat: would like to register its resignation from the Provisional Republic of the Two Systems.
Athoek Station: offers an amendment to the motion, reading:
Acknowledging that a national anthem should be both treasured and elevated by the society it represents, and that abstaining from a thing except on important occasions is a well-established means of showing respect for it, that the song “One Thousand Eggs All Nice And Warm”, if adopted as the anthem of the Provisional Republic of the Two Systems, should hereafter have performances of it restricted to nationally important ceremonies and events, especially where officials of said Republic are concerned.
Mercy of Kalr: seconds the amendment.
Gem of Sphene: would like to register its support of the motion, as amended.
Sword of Atagaris: would like to register its support of the motion, as amended.
Sword of Gurat: would like to register its support of the motion, as amended.
By a unanimous count, the amended motion is passed and ratified into law.
Deepest regards, but would the Fleet Captain please stop humming it, before she is forced to impound herself for improper behavior.
Fleet Captain Breq: apologizes to her fellow officials of the Provisional Republic and kindly reminds them that there is more where that came from.
Gem of Sphene: would like to register its resignation from the Provisional Republic of the Two Systems.