Guys…If Homeworld is running low on resources…then….
THIS MAKES MUCH MORE SENSE!
I thought at first that this meant that they used ‘useless’ gems as tools, like Lapis but now I’m starting to think that they do something much MUCH worse and if I’m right Peridot had every right to be terrified at that moment.
I’m mostly focusing on Peridots phrasing here;
“They can’t make Gems like they used to”
She doesn’t say ‘they don’t make Gems like they used to’, which would suggest that they lack the quality and are poorly made, she says they can’t. They can’t make Gems like they did before because they don’t have enough resources and are struggling with what they do have and so have to settle for less. But what if it isn’t just the function of the gems she’s talking about? What if she’s talking about the actual process of making gems. What if the whole Gem production line is collapsing because they just can’t find the materials to make a sufficient quantity and quality of gem? ….What if they have a back up plan involving ‘unwanted’ gems?
Peridot’s are made from Peridotite. Other gems will also have been made from other chemicals, minerals, and such…meaning that they are a walking talking resource of materials.
Harvesting could be something very horrifying indeed.
Wolfytot 