[He pauses for a second, thinking of some of the slightly glazed looks he's received for past explanations.]
They're- not from Earth, originally. They came from space. They don't need to eat or sleep or anything, and their bodies are made from light except for the actual gemstone.
[He makes a small heart-shaped gesture with both hands about where Spinel's gem was located.]
And- my mom was a Gem, I have her gemstone now-
[He lifts his shirt briefly to demonstrate, showing the shining pink diamond where a bellybutton would normally be.]
So I'm mostly human, but I can do stuff too. Usually. When I'm not here. That's- kind of the short version.
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[He pauses for a second, thinking of some of the slightly glazed looks he's received for past explanations.]
They're- not from Earth, originally. They came from space. They don't need to eat or sleep or anything, and their bodies are made from light except for the actual gemstone.
[He makes a small heart-shaped gesture with both hands about where Spinel's gem was located.]
And- my mom was a Gem, I have her gemstone now-
[He lifts his shirt briefly to demonstrate, showing the shining pink diamond where a bellybutton would normally be.]
So I'm mostly human, but I can do stuff too. Usually. When I'm not here. That's- kind of the short version.