I'm in zero gravity{Peridot}Oh I'm in Zero Gravity

Peri had spent the entire morning at the shop. His schedule was about as obvious as the fact that 23 tributes would die each year. Work, training, sleep. He’d spent most of the morning garnishing the wood cabinets to assure they had that “sparkling wood look” that his father always strived for. He didn’t quite understand it. It wasn’t the wood that they were selling, it was the gems. He spent more of the more garnishing the wood than polishing his gems, that had ticked him off more than anything really.
He spent quite a bit of time twiddling his peridot stone that lay in a secret container beneath to cabinet. It was one of those days where he decided to wear it around his neck when he took it out. It seemed to be lucky, and luck, was something that Peri was lacking lately. Around mid-morning, after no customers actually coming in to the shop since opening, Peri decided to take his break.

The back room was nothing special. His father had added a couple of couches for comfort sake but they were battered and ripped up. No one but the family would see them anyways. In the corner sat a small dirty mirror where Peri often looked at himself. He was fixing his hair when he heard the voice calling. Peri walked out to see a tall, skinny girl with white hair. At first, he thought she was a Capitolite, by her sheer outlandish look but it wasn’t the case. Why would a Capitolite be in District 1? Even though they were the most well-off district, it was still a slum to the capitol. This girl was just a wannabe looming around the rings.

Despite his hatred for people who avoided just buying gems, Peri put on his best smirk, which typically charmed most people out of their pants. Not that he wanted this girl out of her pants. “Yes, I work here.” He said sarcastically. Clearly he worked there, why else would he come out of the back room? People were getting increasingly stupid these days, and Peri wondered if there was any way to fix that.

Still, he walked behind the cabinet’s trailing his hand as he walked over to the ring’s cabinet. They were all pretty, especially the ones with little gems within them, but, people usually picked the solid silver ones. The girl had pointed out the sapphire ring. It was truly one of the most beautiful of the ring collection. The giant stone embedded in the overly polished silver band. Peri couldn’t help but to stare at it for a few seconds before reaching in the cupboard to pull it out. Did this stone match the girl though? Sapphire was usually for those who are intelligent and wise, and she didn’t really look the part. But, he noticed her eyes. They matched perfectly to the gem, and that was a deal breaker.
Regardless of someone’s personality, eye colour always trumped personality when choosing gems.

“You know,” he smirked and stared at the stone. “This is actually perfect for you. Absolutely perfect.” Any bitterness seemed to disappear from Peridot’s voice. There was something that always calmed him when a perfect match was found. He liked being the cupid of stones, no matter how silly that seemed.

The girl in front of him was so marveled by the ring that it was almost bizarre. But, Peri wasn’t one to talk considering how he treated his gems. It was almost how he looked at them, except of course, he didn’t have that much make-up and Capitol-esque style. He couldn’t help but feel rather threatened by her extreme dressing style. Peri himself was only sporting a plain white v-neck and jeans. Not to mention the unflattering black apron that was mandatory when he was working.

He’d often debated wearing the apron because of how ugly it looked. It wasn’t form flattering in the least bit, and Peri, being in his late teens, liked to look good. His father didn’t care. When washing the jewelry, they used certain chemicals and it was always “better safe than sorry.” Still, Peri wished that he didn’t have to wear it constantly, especially because it was typically girls that came in to the shop. They were usually pretty too, only the rich could afford to spend money on necklaces and rings. Usually they were cleaner and thusly, looked more attractive.

Attractive. He looked at the girl, he wasn’t quite sure whether or not she was hot or not. She was pretty, that’s for sure. But hot? It almost seemed as if she got a bunch of Capitol changes to her body. Her hair couldn’t naturally be that colour, it was obviously changed. Peri wasn’t really one to go about hitting on random people anyways, she was a customer. That was his father’s number 1 rule, not to flirt with the customers, but he often couldn’t help himself. “Who made this? I absolutely cannot get over how beautiful it is!”

He wasn’t too sure on who actually made it. They were manufactured at his mother’s factory, and then most were shipped off to the Capitol, and then the rest were separated to the different shops within the District. But he agreed, the ring was incredible. The sapphire had always been beautiful to Peri. “I’m not sure. But it is pretty great.” He smiled at the girl. “By the way, I’m Peridot.” He stuck out his hand to shake hands with the girl.

Diamond. Typical of the wealthy members of District 1. They’d name their children after the biggest of luxuries in the District. Peri had met his fair share of Glitter’s, Ruby’s, it seemed so ridiculous. Yet, Peri wasn’t one to talk, he was also named after a gemstone. However, his family actually owned a jewellery shop. Still, he couldn’t help to admit that Diamond’s name suited her. A quick look at the girl confirmed it instantly. The maroon dress, the little black thing in her hair, her feather like eyebrows, all were that of a wealthy District 1 girl.

Usually Peri tried to distance himself from these types of people, however, working at the store pretty much abolished all of his efforts. They just all seemed so stupid to him. They could barely formulate intelligent sentences, nevermind care about something that wasn’t their nails. The only difference that there seemed to be was that they lacked that distinctive Capitol accent. Thank God that they were missing those, Peri wouldn’t be able to cope with one of those. Still, they were harmless enough, he guessed. At least, Diamond was harmless. As sad and lame she seemed, the girl probably didn’t know any better.

“How long has this store been here?” Peri had to hold in his thoughts at this point. There were so many things he wanted to say, so many jokes that he could say to mock the girl. But, he couldn’t bring himself to it. Diamond was just trying to make conversation no matter how weak of an attempt it was. Peri pulled up the brown stool that usually hung out by the wall behind the counter. He sat down and smiled. “It’s been here for as long as I can remember.” He tried not to be sarcastic or rude, yet he doubted that there wasn’t a hint of it in the sentence.