>>116507997I dunno, ask
>>116491233THEORETICAL:
The Iron incidentally "rescued" the Peridot after blowing the head of a Steel who was about to destroy her. The Peridot (Star-idot) then kept stalking the Iron and helping him out of a sense of fascination and indebtedness (and that she's stranded in metal man space)..
Blossoming into hero worship.
The Iron, having almost died in a sniper battle on a job before, has grown deathly paranoid of "not being certain". He'll cheat if that means he'll be "certain of victory". He'll put on a convincing bluff so nobody even knows, so he has an additional edge.
-If it's feasible that they could be "friends"
A genuine friendship, because this Gem hasn't turned their back on him when the rest of his society mocks him. He actually wants her to prosper. For once, he's happy. At least she thinks this lowly Iron is someone special.
But also having Gem aimbot isn't bad.
-If not
The Iron keeps her around, dangling praise to keep her working for him. He enjoys winning with more ease, and "cheating" isn't all that bad if he isn't the one who ends up dying. If she's destroyed, he'll just brainwash another Peridot into believing his hype.
Basically I'd almost say it's like the Iron is Prosciutto but more sleazy, and the Peridot is our Pesci.
But my man who suggested the Iron + Peridot duo, we can cast all of this out if it clashes with your vision. It's all just a suggestion.
We could have a middle-ground between A and B. It's all dependent on what y'all want tbf.
I just like to go "stream of consciousness" for somethings, ya feel me?
