[Oh, that's interesting to know. But for now we got bigger problems to handle...the rock elementals before us.]

"..."

'Why is it so dang stubborn!'

Our duo finds themselves at an impass. A rock elemental has blocked the way of gems path and forcibly holding down gem with its arms.

Why?

Because...

[All you had to do was say yes! I should be saying why are you being stubborn! Both of you are stubborn!]

"..."

'And lie and say yes to the foolish colorful titan that it's prettier then gem? Gem rather die!'

[BUT YOU CAN'T DIE! I TRIED!]

"..."

'THEN IT AIN'T HAPPENING!'

yes...this elemental blocked Gem's path...to ask if it was prettier than anything they ever seen.

Obviously...gem would rather sit in the sun again then have to say that.

"I have all day, I will keep you here until you admit I'm the prettiest thing you've ever seen. You don't even have to say it, I can read your mind if you feel to shy to say it directly.'

[One of the best benefits of being an elemental, to bad they can't read mine. Otherwise I would have said it in your stead.]

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"..."

'Impossible!'

"Then stay here forever! Until you crumble from the grinding of my hands and eventually destroyed."

"..."

'system! Are you happy now? Don't forget we have to go somewhere!'

"Huh? System? Someone else is here too?"

[Yeah we've enough time here. Time to get going.]

Instantly gem started to overpower the elemental with its regained power.

Yes, regained power.

The systems and gem still very much hate each other since the last fight. Ever since then the systems got together and devised methods to thoroughly annoy gem.

Since death is impossible, then i will make your life worse then death is probably what they thought.

Countless methods were tried throughout the years. Although not directly or Indirectly because of rules. If anything we're to happen incidentally, as long as they don't help the opposing party.

It's all fair game, and it works best when gem is deprived of systems powers and left to fend for itself with the sensory systems and amplification systems too just to add in the fun.

After all, powers of the system are a gift.

Not a privilege.

Of course. Gem retaliates by being the most annoying it can possibly be.

Anyways...

Now that poor elemental is being taught a lesson.

"Ahhh! I give! Leave me alone!"

"..."

'NO! You shall feel pain!'

[Gem we really have to go. The Rock elementals are gathering again to attack another encampment of rock elementals. If we don't stop it, their fight well set us back several years of hard work we did terraforming there.]

"..."

'argh...I guess so. Let's go meet the leader. Hopefully he's not as stubborn as this one.'

[He may very well be actually, from what I've seen, rock elementals seem unusually stubborn and prideful. It takes a lot of effort to convince them otherwise.]

"..."

'sigh... Why are we doing this?'

[Because I told you to, I can't bear to witness them destroy such a beautiful world I made.]

"..."

'It was gem that made it!'

[Yeah well... That's just the technicalities. Don't sweat the small stuff.]

"..."

'Hey!'

[Besides, we already promised you we would scavenge more gems from the solar system after a few thousand years.]

"..."

'Hmph, you better.'

[Let's go already.]

"..."

'Yeah, the sooner this is done with. The quicker we can work on the next goal.'

[The new batch of systems.]

"..."

'Yeah.'