LAPIS LAPIS_CHANT MEAN_LAPIS NICE_LAPIS STEVEN STEVEN okay, this shouldn’t take too long… most gems come around pretty quickly when i invite them to little homeschool in person. LAPIS what a gorgeous planet! STEVEN woah… STEVEN it’s okay, little guy… LAPIS wow steven, it took you a whole five seconds to make a new friend. you’re getting rusty. you know, i never used to notice creatures like this. before earth-and you… i used to terraform planets without thinking twice. i wonder what i destroyed…life like this is so precious. uh, steven… STEVEN ah… so the rumors are true. LAPIS you think they didn’t get your message that we’re not destroying planets anymore? STEVEN i’m sure they did… everyone did… but i’ll get them to stop! LAPIS this might be harder than you think. STEVEN there they are! NICE LAPIS MEAN LAPIS haha! ha! STEVEN hey! stop! NICE LAPIS wait a minute… that’s steven universe! MEAN LAPIS he’s smaller than i thought. NICE LAPIS well, what do you think? we’re almost done with this world. MEAN LAPIS and who’s this? we don’t need the extra help. NICE LAPIS you must have heard aboout our exemplary work. that’s why you’re here i presume? STEVEN yeah! well, no. look – the empire is over! NICE LAPIS we know! STEVEN the diamonds don’t control you anymore! MEAN LAPIS that’s right… STEVEN sooooo, you don’t have to terraform planets for them anymore! you’re free to do whatever you like! why don’t you come on down to little homeschool, where you can -- NICE LAPIS oh, i see… this is just a misunderstanding. MEAN LAPIS terraforming is what we like. LAPIS ugh, here we go. STEVEN okay, wait… you’re free to do whatever you like, as long as it’s not destroying a world. MEAN LAPIS that’s not what you just said a second ago. NICE LAPIS why would we stop? LAPIS because it’s wrong!! NICE LAPIS wait, wait, wait, wait, wait how can the thing we’ve always done just suddenly be wrong?! at the very least we’ve got to finish this world! we’re almost done! STEVEN team huddle? LAPIS team huddle. STEVEN one moment, please! STEVEN you’re right. this is harder than usual. LAPIS you just gotta force them to stop. this is going to be a fight. they’re not nice like me. STEVEN uhhmmm… LAPIS exactly. STEVEN they just don’t understand that they’re doing harm. you get it, what made it click for you? LAPIS a cycle of horrible torture… but other than that…living in nature… getting creative… STEVEN yeah! c’mon we can do that for them! LAPIS okay! just a little torture…. STEVEN nn-no! just the other stuff. LAPIS fine. we’ll try it your way. STEVEN hey! so why don’t we explore the many things you can do that don’t involve destorying worlds! MEAN LAPIS should we listen to him? NICE LAPIS he is half-diamond… maybe we should “half” listen. STEVEN i’ll take that as a yes! let’s go! STEVEN ahh- look at the trees! smell the fresh air! getting any life altering tingling sensations yet? NICE LAPIS everything is so… bright… MEAN LAPIS i prefer only two colors. the colors of rock and mud. LAPIS i understand you don’t see the beauty of this, but you will… there was a time when i couldn’t see it either, but i learned to appreciate organic life! it’s really different, and special… maybe try something like this! STEVEN this is meep morp. it’s subjective and debatable. but it is meep morp nonetheless. MEAN LAPIS sooo you can do whatever you want with your powers, but you choose to make junk? LAPIS it doesn’t have to be exactly this! you can create anything! STEVEN so life-like, i forgot. MEAN LAPIS oooo-kayyy. LAPIS it’s more satisfying than you’d think. trust me. just give it a try. that’s it! try making other shapes too! anything you want! MEAN LAPIS that was way easier than what we’ve been doing! NICE LAPIS yeah, we can clear out this planet in no time! LAPIS steven, this isn’t working… STEVEN looks like you two still have a lot of energy to get out. physical, like dance! NICE LAPIS dance…? STEVEN just…check this out. NICE LAPIS uhh, let’s get back to it! LAPIS i get it. this stuff won’t make you feel good right away, maybe it never will, but it will help you navigate your new way of feeling. if you don’t like dancing… you could try expressing yourself through song! MEAN LAPIS huh? LAPIS CHANT ohhh, why so bluuue? so many shades of sorrow got mixed into my hue. and each new moment just astounds me. so much i wanna do. i finally feel my color shining through i’m tired of the fighting i’m tired of the blame that mirror was a prision and fusion was the same what’s with these new sensations that suddenly appear deep as the roaring ocean free as the atmosphere oooohhh, why so blue? so many different reasons but are they really true? i wanna keep on going wanna be right here with you i’d love to see your color shining through i’d love to see your color shining through MEAN LAPIS uhhh- NICE LAPIS pfft! MEAN LAPIS you really expect us to dance and sing like pearls? MEAN LAPIS forget it, “steven universe,” you’ve already got a lapis doing what you want, and look how dull it’s made her! or was she always this pitiful? STEVEN th-there’s no need to be hurtful! we’re just trying to- MEAN LAPIS ah, ah ah, ah, ah. you’ve taken enough of our time. let’s get back to it, shall we? LAPIS that’s it! i’ve had enough of you two! STEVEN wait! we agreed we wouldn’t fight! LAPIS if we had done this my way, we would have been done from the start! STEVEN wait! LAPIS hey, you two! that’s enough! MEAN LAPIS oh, look who it is! NICE LAPIS have you decided to give us a hand? LAPIS you could say that. NICE LAPIS ughhh! MEAN LAPIS agghhh! NICE LAPIS did she just do that? MEAN LAPIS she did that! MEAN LAPIS water hands, huh? mind if we try? STEVEN oh boy! STEVEN lapis are you okay? LAPIS i’m fine. stay out of it. huh! huh! guhh! MEAN LAPIS water chains? NICE LAPIS you really need to stop teaching us new things! LAPIS ooooof! gah! STEVEN lapis! NICE LAPIS we really have to thank you for all the wonderful things you taught us today! MEAN LAPIS turns out they’re not totally useless! STEVEN look out! LAPIS who’s dull now? who’s pitiful now?! STEVEN hey…you okay? LAPIS yeah, sorry about that. LAPIS hey, we’re done. no more fighting. NICE LAPIS sure! MEAN LAPIS fine by me! LAPIS and no more terraforming. you’ll leave this planet alone? NICE LAPIS uh huh. MEAN LAPIS after that ridiculous show of strength – we’ll do anything you say. LAPIS that wasn’t strength! that was weakness! restraint takes strength! patience takes strength! ughh. i don’t have the strength to deal with you. STEVEN here’s some brochures for our school in case you’re interested. LAPIS i wish i hadn’t done that. it’s just- they reminded me so much of myself. it’s infuriating. STEVEN give yourself a break. you’ve grown a lot! it’s not your fault they’re stuck in their ways. NICE LAPIS uh…so is this that “school” you mentioned…? LAPIS yeah! welcome!