Whoa what’s the theory for Pearl not being able to speak??

anomaly-hedonist:

Yooo okay so

Rebecca Sugar herself said that Pearl is the character we know the least about, which is true bc we know Garnet’s backstory, we know Amethyst’s, we even know a lot of Rose’s! but all we know about Pearl is basic stuff like, oh she fought alongside Rose and she at one point ‘belonged’ to someone which is just a pearl thing

BUT!! based on recent stuff and stuff in the past people have theorized that the reason for this is because Pearl is actually UNABLE to speak about her past or more ‘secretive’ things 

the reasoning behind this is that Pearl always ALWAYS reacts with covering her mouth when these things come up like this:

(I got this photo from a post I link to later)

the reason for this isn’t completely clear but a lot of people think its because of something her old ‘owner’ did or something ingrained in Pearls when they’re made to make sure they don’t spill the secrets of the person they belong to!!!

i think its a v interesting theory (which is probably why this got so long and i got a bit ramble-y) but I think it could be canon! especially bc of the most recent one when they were at the cottage where pearl tries to talk but looks like she’s in pain (from those four images lines up in the centre of the image above)

Thanks for the ask anon ❤ Heres links to 2 other posts about this theory if u want more detail!!!:

https://plekleyostrich.tumblr.com/post/167355072461/su-theory

https://plekleyostrich.tumblr.com/post/167449315861/oathkeeper-of-tarth-time-to-dive-into-this-one