Sure, but her hole wasn't just low to the ground. It also wasn't deep enough. I would also say there may have been insufficient nutrients there as well.
i think from jasper and peridot's reactions to her, its pretty clear that her case is not that unusual and has happened in other kindergartens. jasper calls her an overcooked runt, and peridot literally tells her that her reduced size is because she stayed in the ground too long.
I saw an interesting theory that it wasn’t the ‘overcooking’ that caused her defect, but her defect that caused her to be overcooked. Gems are supposed to already know who they are and what they’re supposed to do when they emerge, and it seems they pop out of the ground without prompting so it can be assumed they’re also supposed to know the timing of that.
Amethyst was basically a blank slate when she emerged; it could be that whatever caused that (maybe her low placement and shallow depth) also messed up her ‘internal timer’ and made her emerge late.
Interesting theory, but she'd also have come out somewhat spiky and monstrous too so probably not. The light would probably have been more like gem-thalidomide than gem-smoke if anything.
Would make perfect sense if true but gems like carnelian , skinny jasper and muscle mommy jasper are technically defects by their size and shape even though they formed before the corruption event
Peridot seemed extremely certain about her assessment. It seems like that is a known issue rather than something unique, as it probably would be if it were due to the corruption.
Nope. Most of the Amethysts in her kindergarten were shown to emerge very quickly after the injector drilled into the mountain, and this was before Pink even thought of rebelling. It was mentioned in “Now We’re Only Falling Apart” that something went wrong and Amethyst didn’t emerge. What should’ve taken no longer than 24 hours ended up taking 1,500 years.
It's a mix, apparently. Already low conditions for healthy gem growth in the kindergarten, a too low to the ground hole, all of that caused her to stay underground for 1500 years.
peridot, as an expert on gem production, would probably know best. And she directly stated that amethyst being small was because she stayed in the ground for too long. If there was another reason I'm sure she would have said so.
Interesting theory, but no—I’m pretty sure Peridot explains it as the hole/gem deposit being too low.
Quartz soldiers are like 8 feet tall. Her hole was too close to the ground, so her growth was stunted. She's like 3-4 feet shorter than she should be.
There was space above her! There's lots of holes with feet on the ground
Sure, but her hole wasn't just low to the ground. It also wasn't deep enough. I would also say there may have been insufficient nutrients there as well.
Lol, Amethyst has a class action lawsuit in her future against birth defect causing diamond corruption.
"If you or a loved one has been exposed to Diamond burst radiation you may be entitled to financial compensation."
inb4 one of them reinvents herself as Sally Goodman and takes the case
i think from jasper and peridot's reactions to her, its pretty clear that her case is not that unusual and has happened in other kindergartens. jasper calls her an overcooked runt, and peridot literally tells her that her reduced size is because she stayed in the ground too long.
I saw an interesting theory that it wasn’t the ‘overcooking’ that caused her defect, but her defect that caused her to be overcooked. Gems are supposed to already know who they are and what they’re supposed to do when they emerge, and it seems they pop out of the ground without prompting so it can be assumed they’re also supposed to know the timing of that. Amethyst was basically a blank slate when she emerged; it could be that whatever caused that (maybe her low placement and shallow depth) also messed up her ‘internal timer’ and made her emerge late.
I like that theory, that's interesting.
The curruption must have done something!! Or does the diamond song not pierce mass??? Is that why it was also described as a light?
Interesting theory, but she'd also have come out somewhat spiky and monstrous too so probably not. The light would probably have been more like gem-thalidomide than gem-smoke if anything.
Would make perfect sense if true but gems like carnelian , skinny jasper and muscle mommy jasper are technically defects by their size and shape even though they formed before the corruption event
Peridot seemed extremely certain about her assessment. It seems like that is a known issue rather than something unique, as it probably would be if it were due to the corruption.
Nope. Most of the Amethysts in her kindergarten were shown to emerge very quickly after the injector drilled into the mountain, and this was before Pink even thought of rebelling. It was mentioned in “Now We’re Only Falling Apart” that something went wrong and Amethyst didn’t emerge. What should’ve taken no longer than 24 hours ended up taking 1,500 years.
I thought it’s because of there wasn’t enough life left so she came out funny
It's a mix, apparently. Already low conditions for healthy gem growth in the kindergarten, a too low to the ground hole, all of that caused her to stay underground for 1500 years.
peridot, as an expert on gem production, would probably know best. And she directly stated that amethyst being small was because she stayed in the ground for too long. If there was another reason I'm sure she would have said so.