The Calm Before The Storm: Neutral Huddle

[Cat's Eye]

Cat's Eye grinned upon hearing the idea that they could fly. "Flying?!" She shapeshifted into the form a bird and circled around the group before landing and reverting back to her original form. "Scratch the vehicles, that's a great idea!" She closed her eyes and closed her mouth when she realized Ari could not shapeshift, feeling a little embarrassed for not remembering. "...You mean by airplane, right?" She remained silent as Ari explained the rest of her plan. "Helicopter? It's like the same thing as an airplane, but smaller." She then straightened and gave a military salute. "Well, you don't need to worry about me wandering off. I'm a natural at scouting."

"Though, speaking of scouting..." the yellow gem started, and paused to think of what she could say next. She thought it was a great idea, but she did not want to get carried away. If she took too long in this plan, she could miss her chance at hitching a ride off the planet. "I kind of want to spy on the Crystal Gems down there," she admitted. "I couldn't hear much from behind the rock on the beach, but if I listen in on some of the rebels' conversations, maybe I can get an idea on what they are planning." Cat's Eye smiled. "How does that sound? If I don't come, assume I forgot the time. But, I'll try to be at the Empire Airfield by dark." She looked up at the silver gem. "Do you have a picture of what it looks like or anything?" She would most likely fly there, so looking for signs would not be as effective.

In the meanwhile, she turned her head around to face Octavia and nodded, showing her acknowledgment. She could look for the shack when she scouts out the beach; it should not be that hard to find. She then looked over at the peridot, who had her eyes closed. If only she knew what she was thinking...

[Ari]

Ari gave a firm nod toward Bloodstone, and hoped the gem would be an ally in the future. Though, with no clear faction lines or much to go off of in general, it was unclear whether any of these gems she had just met could truly be trusted in the upcoming days of full-out war. The arsenic gave a sideways look to the Peridot, and a slow nod. It was difficult to tell what she was thinking, but anyone with a ship had to be good in her book, at least for the time being. 

Her attention turned toward Cat's Eye as the gem began to speak, and she found herself a bit unsure. Ari could be sneaky if she needed to be, but usually her subterfuge was found in her guile and wit; her steps weren't particularly graceful where it came to scouting. Still, she too found herself a bit curious about the Crystal Gem endeavors. "Well, if you find out anything interesting, let me know," She said, giving a smirk to Cat's Eye, then pulled up her phone's map app. She typed in the coordinates of the Empire Airfield, and showed the screen to any of the other gems who wanted to see it,"That's how to get there from here. The airfield is pretty big, but you can ask any of the wandering humans about where the helicopter taxi is, or look for the hanger that has helicopters parked around it." 

After showing the other gems her phone, her eyes flicked to the side, and she gave a heavy sigh. "I'm off for now. Looking forward to seeing you at the airfield," She gave a halfhearted wave toward the other gems, and swiveled on her heel to start walking toward town. 

[Bloodstone]

Bloodstone kept an eye on the Peridot, not quite sure what to make of her as she returned the nod to Ari and Cat's Eye. She stayed fairly calm as she listened in on everything, trying to make plans of what she could do.
As she put the coordinates of the Airfield to memory, she gave a smile, feeling a bit more..confident in how things could go. Octavia had gems she could trust and that's what mattered in the end. "I should be able to get there if I'm able to..hopefully in time but I'm sure I'll find you again if worst comes to worst."
She returned the wave as Ari started heading towards town, glancing down at Cat's Eye "You do what you need to do. I'll try to get my friend before moving forward and...well, hopefully I'll be able to meet the rest of you at the Airfield. Just be safe if you DO decide to listen in. Don't give them the wrong impression."

[Rafamixer]

"... Got it" She said to herself, then started to walk towards the Empire Airfield. Though she didn't know where was it, Peridot traced a "map" on her mind to last quite a long time, after checking the Coordinates. PR could do that too, but it would take longer. "See ya guys... Sorry for the nuisance, i'm going to wait at Empire Airfield now" She kept walking looking back at everyone with a guilty face as usual, after all it's hard to not feel this when doing and saying bad things, even without knowing.

PR was half way to arrive there, but got a bit tired because of the sandy ground she found in the way, so decided to rest for a bit. Since she was using feet Limb Enhancers, she just needed to rest for one minute, then started waking again straight to her objective here. She arrived after a while.

[Cat's Eye]

The yellow gem leaned in to see Ari's phone. She could not really tell where it was just by looking at the map. She did not know human streets and places that well. By the stars, she does not even have some sort of location thing! Luckily, it appeared from the silver gem's description that it was pretty easy to spot. "Got it," she affirmed. She then turned to face Bloodstone. "Don't worry." Cat's Eye winked. "They won't even notice me." She was about to become invisible, but she remembered that she should probably say her farewells for now before leaving. She took a few steps back to face everyone, and said, "Well, I'll be on my way. See you later." She waved and turned around to face the sea.

Within an instant, she blended in with her surroundings, making her unnoticeable. She slowly crept down to the shore, being careful not to leave a single footstep in the loose sand. That would give her away entirely. Eventually, she arrived at a rock, and simply just stood there. She still had a while before her invisibility would wear off, so she considered getting closer. Bloodstone's advice then echoed in her head. Just be safe if you do decide to listen in. She shook her head. This was close enough. Besides, she could bump into something if she got any closer. She ultimately decided to just sit on the rock she was at. She could hear some things, but not everything. For now, she leaned in for the best results.

[Bloodstone]

Bloodstone smiled and waved back to Cat's Eye, watching curiously as they soon saw her disappear. They weren't quite sure what to make of it but they didn't have time to stay around for long. She made her way away from the beach, checking her surroundings as she went off to gather some people together before anything else happened.
They had been worrying about getting close to having to fight an actual war for ages now and yet Blood wasn't sure how she was going to tackle this. She'd grown so used to being on the planet and had every reason NOT to fight for Homeworld but..having to pick a side, even in neutrality, felt like it was a making things worse. She'd have to try to get a decision in sooner than later, or else she'll get swept up and then it'd be impossible to break out of the war.