Steven stepped back into his home, making his usual checklist by talking to himself, "Hello, old shirts that Pearl hasn't folded." He stepped by the laundry and hopped over a large cable plugged into Peridot's old escape pod. "Hello, Peri's Pod." It was then that he noticed a small, triangular figure jutting out from the pod itself. Softly, he spoke up, "Hello... yellow triangle? What are you?"
The figure lifted itself up and whipped around, revealing herself to be a very surprised Peridot, clutching a small device in her hands. "You're not supposed to be here! The test subjects were supposed to distract you clods long enough for me to retrieve my--augh! Get out out of here!" Steven immediately closed the distance between them and was already prying Peridot's device from her hands, grumbling, "I don't know what you're doing but you need permission to come in here--give that back! You can't have it!"
Pulling away, Peridot sneered, "Nyeeh--you can't have it! This is my direct line to the Diamonds! A clod like you wouldn't understand! Just let it go, Rose!"
Steven stumbled back, taken aback by his mother's name. "Wait, how..." Peridot interrupted, "I read the dossier on the rebellion. You may take a different form, but you're just as dangerous to the diamonds as ever!" With that, Peridot threw the communication device onto the floor, cackling as the device filled with light. Slowly, the smile faded from Peridot's face. "Oh no. Oh-no! Ohno-ohno-oooooh noooo!!" Steven began to panic as well, calling back, "Wait, that's not what it was supposed to do? What's happening?!"
After a moment of terrified silence, Peridot piped up, "It's going to explode and shatter us both. We're doomed!" Before Peridot even finished her warning, Steven was already on top of the explosive device, protecting Peridot from the blast with his own body. As his shield formed, blinding light enveloped the room...
Outside, bright light shone through all the windows of Steven's home and a loud noise like a thunderclap rang out through the night. Garnet and Pearl rushed inside only to find Peridot crouched over Steven's badly injured body, a pale green bubble enveloping him. The gems drew their weapons, but Peridot did not have any fight in her. She bowed in submission, crying out, "I give up! The communicator Jasper turned out to be a remote detonator and Rose--er, Steven--saved me from it! My own diamond betrayed me and now I'm going to die on this rock and-and-and--we need to stop the Cluster!"
Pearl and Garnet slowly lowered their weapons and accepted Peridot's pleas, their concern turning to Steven. It seemed as though he would need to be taken care of at a human hospital. As Garnet cradled him in her arms and carried him off, Pearl gritted her teeth and bit back tears. "We're going to make a drill, Peridot. We're going to stop The Cluster." After a pause, she forced a smile, "...together."
The Scum Factional Event "Remote Detonator" has occurred and been resolved.
As a result, Yume has been killed. However, due to another effect in the game, Yume's role information will not be revealed at this point in time and the stress will not change as a result of this kill as of now.
This Event has caused the stress to increase by 1, towards Tragic Destiny.
