[ Peridot wrinkles her nose and gives him an odd look. She's not even a fan of the old caste system anymore (and it barely exists now as is), but it's annoying how quickly she jumps to wanting to defend it just on principle. ]

Gems don't have organs, for starters, so that would never be a thing. And soldier gems didn't have to worry about dying, generally.

[ Mostly because, save for the Rebellion, they were fighting mismatched battles against pitiful organics who didn't stand a chance against them, but. Details.

She does add, muttering bitterly: ]

...Creepy and utopian isn't exactly an inaccurate choice of words, though.