If she was being honest, what caught her off guard the most was the hug. 

She couldn't remember such a gesture before in her life, so at first she'd been tempted to assume it as some sort of attack. She reined herself in, though, because the Gem's words didn't match up to the action, and it had seemed rather non-threatening. And as the hug continued, she had to admit it felt... nice. Warm, enveloping, comfortable- she'd never experienced anything quite like it in her life. The ground had been stifling, so she burst free. The chambers she'd been put in that scanned her had been confining, claustrophobic; She'd destroyed them all. But this felt... nice. For reasons she couldn't adequately describe. 

The larger Gem flinched, and Vert realized sheepishly that she was still carrying a charge. Stupid lightning powers- they were so darned inconvenient when you weren't using them to blow stuff up. She squirmed free of Aquamarine's grasp, looking contrite.

[color=8dc73f]"Sorry. I can't really turn off my powers yet, and you seemed... uncomfortable. I was worried I was hurting you."[/color] She smiled ruefully. [color=8dc73f]"Electricity doesn't match up well with most things, does it?"[/color] She floated away from Aquamarine, when she heard someone talking about her- she assumed it was her, since there weren't any other green Gems around- and she turned to face whoever it was.

And promptly got a faceful of hi-beams from the Gem's eyes.

[color=8dc73f]"Gah,"[/color] she muttered quietly, moving out of the path of the eye-lights, but of course the Gem's head just followed her, seemingly unaware of her discomfort, or that he... she... it? was the cause of it. She raised a hand, still wincing past it, trying to look at the smaller green Gem.

[color=8dc73f]"Beg pardon, other green, but I don't think I'm a you- I'm a me. I'm Vert. It would be very nice to meet you, but could you perhaps dim your... eyes? They are quite bright, and I've been in the dark for quite some time..."[/color]

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