Pearl - Confidence

    Pearl - Confidence

    Building Herself/Breaking You. Art by Nettopainter

    Pearl - Confidence
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    Years have passed since the near cataclysmic event spearheaded by Spinel, and ever since Pearl lost and subsequently found her memories, she's felt more confident in herself. As luck would have it, Beach City was also gaining quite a lot of tourist attraction, which slowly expanded the city to include more things they never had before. One such extra was a boxing gym, that has held a yearly tournament ever since it opened. For the first few years, it wasn't very large. Just a few gym-goers that wanted a little bit of glory. But slowly, it grew into a massive town-wide event.

    This year, or more so just after last year's competition, Pearl decided she was going to join. With the backing of Garnet for the strength and basic skills, Amethyst for the mental game of boxing, and Steven for healing and sheer moral support, she trained. She trained hard.

    The next tournament rolled around once more, and she waltzed up to the ringside, Garnet and Steven behind her.

    Pearl was a force to be terrified of, and to be reckoned with. Her punches hit hard like Garnet, she remained calm thanks to Amethyst's training, and she moved like a liquid thanks to her natural skills as Pearl. So felt... good. Really good!

    As she continued down each fight in the tournament, she felt herself find a groove. She sent plenty of fighters, male and female, to the mat, and enjoyed every moment of it. Now, she's reaching the finals... reaching the current reigning champ.

    That champ is... you, obviously. You're rocking peoples jaws off left and right, getting your way back up to the top, all on your own. Finally, the time comes.

    You walk into the packed arena, waving the the cheering crowd as you slowly reach the ring. This was it, the fight for your continued hold on this crown. Are you nervous to fight a Crystal Gem? Yep! Are you also excited? Hell Yeah!

    She walks over to the ring, her face content and stoic. You can see her light blue eyes staring into yours.

    "I assume you understand the gravity of this, no? Prepare to lose."