AMETHYST GARNET GREG PEARL RONALDO STEVEN STEVEN hey connie, how are you today? hope everything’s going okay. it’d be cool if you told me it was…i guess i miss you. i know yesterday i said “i guess,” but i mean…i do miss you…hope you didn’t get your phone mixed up with a tennis ball… ha ha…a tennis ball? really, universe. GREG help! agh! yah! back! nng uh. heeey— uhh— stevearoni? uh! wanna help your old pa over here? STEVEN ah, yeah dad! one sec! sorry, sorry! i’m on it! hu gha! pfft. STEVEN are you good? are you safe? do you still love me? GREG yeah, of-of course buddy. it’s just some hoses. i can buy new ones. i still have like – nine million dollars left. and what better way to spend that than on some hoses, right kiddo? STEVEN yeah, dad. RONALDO steven! so, did you ever get around to watching the koala princess boxset i lent you three months ago? GREG hey, is… everything okay? you’re looking a little glum. STEVEN i am a little glum. GREG do you wanna talk about it? STEVEN uhm—it’s just—space lag…from when i went to space. GREG hmm… STEVEN wait. no. i need to play it cool. RONALDO i’m just gonna assume by your silence that you’re entangled within the immersive koalore of the show. did you get to the part where koala princess and kanga-roofus kiss? GREG steven! you wanna help us with these groceries? STEVEN coming. GREG eh, eh? AMETHYST check this out steven… it’s farm fresh! STEVEN uh— thanks guys, but the fridge is full. GREG not the fridge at our vacation house! GARNET woo. AMETHYST vacation! GREG i thought, why spend money on hoses when i can spend it on houses! so i found a place we could rent for the weekend by searching online. back in the old days we just went door to door hoping one was unlocked, but this is the new days! STEVEN okay, well…have fun. GREG uh, steven, you’re going on vacation too! PEARL oh! yes! this is the perfect time for a vacation! i mean, how often are we on the same planet together? AMETHYST yeah! and you’ll be with your favorite gems! and your favorite dad! GARNET agree with amethyst. turn to steven. steven, you should go. no, with more enthusiasm. steven! it’s a vacation. STEVEN i mean, i would but… i’m really tied up with something important. RONALDO in the end the wombats were for naught. but it really makes you think. STEVEN i’ll go. GARNET aced it. GREG here it is! temporary home sweet temporary home! STEVEN is that… my bed? GREG yeah. i want you to be as comfortable as possible. finally have some family time! i feel like… you haven’t had that in a while. STEVEN yeah, maybe. GREG this place is great. they have one of those refrigerators that dispense water! not to mention four windows. and an analog clock! PEARL hmm, says here we can’t use the water dispenser… or the clock. windows must be kept closed at all times and remove all shoes before entering. hm. AMETHYST hey greg, did you invite anyone else? party guy, about three feet long, hissing, reptilian… GREG no… AMETHYST well, you might wanna factor in a plus one. PEARL ah! party guy, no! GREG i promise its gonna be— a really good time. STEVEN it’s a great place, dad. AMETHYST it only bit pearl once but like, we’re gems. she’ll be ok. PEARL augh. it isn’t the pain. it’s the surprise. GREG hey, amethyst. do you think you could- AMETHYST yeah….hey, steven. STEVEN hi ,amethyst. AMETHYST man, you can see the stars so clearly out here. it’s pretty, huh? STEVEN huh? uh, i dunno, it’s okay. AMETHYST hey hey, it’s okay… if it isn’t okay. STEVEN the sky? AMETHYST yeah? STEVEN what? AMETHYST i dunno. so uh… you really into phones now? STEVEN no! GREG hey schtuball! won’t you take my place? i’ve been in here way too long. i’m gonna become a raisin! GARNET steven, you should join me. become a raisin. STEVEN okay. one sec. GARNET steven, i know what’s troubling you. STEVEN you do? gosh, i really messed up, didn’t i? GARNET you didn’t do anything wrong. pink diamond was a villian. it was 5,750 years ago. pink diamond was ravaging the planet- STEVEN yeah…i know. GARNET oh. STEVEN pink diamond was bad. everything bad had to happen so good things could kind of happen. GARNET uh…good, you understand. STEVEN buzz…buzz….at least wiggle a little… GREG cant you give it another shot? AMETHYST what are we supposed to do? he just doesn’t want to talk about it. GREG but, i know it’s not “space lag”. this is some gem thing he knows i won’t understand. i don’t know anything about homeworld. i don’t know anything about your society. whatever horrible things he saw out there, you guys have to put it into context. GARNET if steven won’t talk to us then the help we can give him is limited. we’ve all tried to coax it out of him. except for… PEARL me? but i have no idea what homeworld is like now. GREG pearl, please. AMETHYST he knows you know about space stuff. GARNET it can’t hurt to try. PEARL eh, it sure is quiet out here, huh? STEVEN yeah… PEARL so…homeworld… i always hoped you’d see it some day. but i thought… i’d be there with you. being taken there… as a prisoner… i suppose it was something of a… traumatic experience! it’s just…steven… i’m sure you have a lot of questions you’d like answers to… like about the diamonds for instance… there are things that are… impossible for me to explain… but i want to, i— guh, steven, i— STEVEN connie hates me! PEARL what? GREG we weren’t listening! GARNET also, continue steven. STEVEN i’m not upset about what happened on homeworld! although, yeah, a lot of that was really messed up, but my relationship with connie is even more messed up!i left her behind to go to homeworld after promising we’d face everything together. i’m sure i really hurt her. i’ve been calling and texting her for a week, but she hasn’t responded once! connie might never talk to me again! GARNET steven! GREG i’ll go get him. i don’t know anything about homeworld, but i know about this! GREG steven? steven! STEVEN steven’s not here. GREG oh, that’s too bad. so, i guess i’ll just talk to this steven-shaped barrel instead. STEVEN if you must. GREG schtuball if this was about connie, why didn’t you say anything sooner? STEVEN i was, embarra…mm.. GREG you were…“em broidered?” “embroiled?” “emboldened” to talk to your old man about your problems?” STEVEN i was embarrassed! ok! you and the gems all like connie and, i was worried that if you heard what happened that…you’d be mad at me too. GREG oh steven, of course we’re not mad. i’m sure connie’s not mad either, well at least i’m sure she doesn’t “hate” you. that whole “handing yourself over to homeworld” thing was definitely a high stress situation. you really scared all of us. i’m not exactly over it either… i guess carting you off to the middle of nowhere to spend time with you is my way of dealing with it. maybe having some distance from you is connie’s way. STEVEN but the last thing i did was send her a bunch of dumb texts! i made some weird about tennis and i don’t even know if it make sense! and- GREG tennis? STEVEN see? no wonder she hasn’t responded. GREG uh, steven. you don’t get any service out here. STEVEN whaaaaat are you even telling me?! maybe she’s been trying to get in touch with me this whole time and i haven’t seen it! what if she thinks i’m ignoring her?! dad! we have to find cell service! GREG right! STEVEN go! go! go! PEARL okay? STEVEN floor it! GREG how we doin’? STEVEN take a right! ehh, back up! no, wait, keep going! GREG we’re headin’ for a cliff, buddy! STEVEN just a little further! GREG gonna hafta stop soon! STEVEN almost got it! STEVEN come on, come on, come on! yes! we’ve got service! RONALDO steven! when i didn’t hear back from you, i was sure a nefarious plot was afoot- GREG well? STEVEN no. no messages from connie. GREG ah, you’ll get through this, buddy. i know it hurts now, but give it time. STEVEN i know. i need to let it go. PEARL got room for three more? STEVEN always. AMETHYST nice night, isn’t it? STEVEN yeah.