Yellow Pearl even claims that her feelings "are irrelevant" when Steven asks her what she likes to do. They are expected to be utterly submissive and obedient, simply waiting on their owners and not acting independently in any way. Pearls live to serve and their identity is fundamentally tied to their owner. All Gems with a high status are allowed to have Pearls. Gems that are worthy of a Pearl could be Gems that have served great purposes or are rare such as Sapphires, Morganites, Aquamarines, and of course, Diamonds. Pearls may also be earned by committing a significant act of merit, as "Eyeball" believed she would be rewarded with her very own Pearl for capturing Rose Quartz. She underlies this by commenting that the idea of a Peridot owning a Pearl is unprecedented. While Peridot describes them as "someone's shiny toy" and also mentions that there are hundreds of them on Homeworld, it is nevertheless implied that they're reserved only for noteworthy Gems of high social standing such as the Diamonds and aristocrats like Sapphires. Pearls are seen as status symbols of the Gems who own them. One of their most unique functions is their ability to hold and store inside their Gem a seemingly limitless number of their owner's belongings. While not primarily an entertainer like a Spinel, Pearls do nonetheless act as companions and provide simple luxuries such as singing, dancing, and projecting visual entertainment via holograms. They combine the duties of a variety of different service roles, such as a lady-in-waiting (tending to and making requests on behalf of her master), footman (opening doors and announcing their master's arrival), and secretary (carrying out clerical tasks). In the strictly regimented Homeworld hierarchical system, Pearls function as attendants to high-ranking Gems. Yellow and Blue Pearl announcing their Diamonds.
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