BOARDIE GARNET KIKI STEVEN VIDALIA STEVEN good old beach city… but so much has changed lately.i guess after all those abductions,everything couldn’t just return to normal. with sadie rocking outand lars in space, uh, i can’t evenenjoy my regular snack at the big donut. what am i gonna do for breakfast now? hrmmm. huh guh uh.wait a minute… the big donut is still open? GARNET hello, welcome to the big donut. STEVEN garnet? i have so many questions. GARNET just one moment, you’ll have to wait your turn. welcome to the big donut. tell me how i may serve you. STEVEN i never thought i’d see you working here! have we fallen on hard times? GARNET oh steven, this isn’t about making ends meat. this is about being random! STEVEN are you serious? GARNET oooh yes. STEVEN i…don’t understand. GARNET my future vision allows me to see down the rivers of possibility. granting me insight into the possible realities our actions move us towards. but that doesn’t mean i can predict everything. what i’m interested in are these extremely unlikely realities, so disconnected from the natural course of events that i can’t detect them. when we act in unnatural ways, we create new, unforseen paths, and arrive at these pools of improbability. STEVEN oh, so, you want to do stuff that you usually don’t just to see what happens. GARNET i didn’t forsee you understanding that. STEVEN so are we gonna clean up that coffee? GARNET that’s what we’d normally do. let’s see what happens to the world when we don’t. GARNET we are now dwelling in a totally new pool of improbability. my future vision…is useless here. STEVEN i’m scared…but intrigued! GARNET that’s the spirit! let’s get even more intriguing! i quit! come, steven! STEVEN so, what now? GARNET hmm. instead of selling food, let’s order some! STEVEN like what? GARNET let’s do…pizza! STEVEN now you’re talking my language! ordering now! KIKI fish stew pizza. STEVEN i-i want to order a pizza— GARNET ten pizzas! STEVEN no, twenty pizzas! toppings? umm…heh, surprise me! GARNET now you’re getting it! STEVEN i guess deliver it to the temple…no… that’s just what they’ll be expecting. GARNET go weirder! STEVEN deliver it to the ocean! no no no, to kansas! no, to the moon! KIKI i don’t think that’s within our delivery radius. GARNET remember, improbable, not impossible. STEVEN where’s the last place they’d expect to deliver a pizza? oh! deliver it to… fish stew pizza! KIKI so, like, this is for pickup? GARNET now think, steven. about what you’d typically do when you obtain pizza. STEVEN hmmmm….eat it? GARNET in this timeline, we do the opposite of opposite of that! hey, you! have a pizza! BOARDIE ugh! hey, thanks! GARNET one more pizza to deliver. STEVEN hey, vidalia’s house is around here! let’s bring her the last pie! GARNET that would be nice. she must be upset that her son was taken into space by those homeworld gems. STEVEN you mean onion? he isn’t in space. he’s, right over there. GARNET sorry, i-i must be thinking of a different timeline. STEVEN okay…well, im sure vidalia would still like some pizza even if her kid is still on earth. let’s go swing by! GARNET mother onion! open up! VIDALIA in the garage! GARNET get excited for pizza! STEVEN we got pepper flakes and we’re not afraid to use ‘em VIDALIA ahh! wait a minute—steven?!what are you guys doing here, trying to scare me to death? STEVEN oh sorry, we were just trying to bring you a pizza in the most unlikely way possible. want a slice? VIDALIA sure. i could use a break. i’ve been working on this still life of a stepstool, but i just don’t feel inspired. GARNET paint me like one of your amethysts. STEVEN paint me too! VIDALIA so you wanna be my muse, eh? STEVEN if it’s not too much trouble! i promise to be very inspiring! VIDALIA hmmmmm…yeah, i think this is just what i needed. strike a pose! GARNET it’s struck. VIDALIA okay, don’t move… i need to capture your essence. STEVEN hey, garnet…how long do you see me holding still? GARNET who knows. the odds of us being here are so slim. i can’t even-- STEVEN uh, garnet? GARNET steven…look! STEVEN buh…bubububa-baby kitten?! is it possible that we chase that sweet cat? GARNET it-- it’s up to you, steven. STEVEN yes? GARNET don’t ask me—tell me! STEVEN m yes! waa! VIDALIA wha! STEVEN sorry vidalia, maybe next time! VIDALIA but wait! your essence!! STEVEN that’s one fast kitten! you think we can catch it? GARNET if we don’t lose sight of it! STEVEN aww! theres more of them! aww! and they have no food! awwww! and they have no one to take care of them! garnet, we gotta help these kittens! look at you, you’re just babies! who knows what would’ve happened to them if we didn’t find them! ugh, everything’s gonna be just fine. we’ve got ya! h-here’s the last one. or wait…all right, i think we gotta stop being random and figure out what we can do for these kittens. garnet, can you use your future vision? what should we do next? garnet…? GARNET there’s so many…cats…so many… possibilities… STEVEN it’s too much, uh, okay…can you focus on one?what’s this one’s future? GARNET i— i—i don’t know! i don’t know anything anymore! STEVEN are you okay? GARNET steven… lately, i’ve felt so lost… STEVEN don’t worry, i-i remember the way back to town. GARNET no, it’s not just that. it’s you. you’ve made so many decisions i didn’t expect.giving yourself up to homeworld—coming back through lion’s mane…the future that you created was so improbable that i didn’t see it coming at all. and now i can’t understand where this timeline is going.we’re on the outskirts of the possible, following trickles to who knows where! everyone is looking to me for awnsers. i can’t stand it! it’s so hard for me to just exist in the first place, steven. GARNET i want to love being alive, i want to love that there are so many possibilities.but i’m the one with this ability, so i’ve got to be our guide. i thought, if i could use my future vision to jump into improbable futures, i could get out ahead of the next big unexpected change, but i don’t know what i’m doing here! i can’t tell what’s probable anymore! anything could happen! anything could happen to these cats! STEVEN that’s true, but… maybe instead of thinking of all the things that could happen, let’s just pick the thing we want to happen and…do that.so, what do you want to happen next. GARNET i want…to get these cats out of the rain. STEVEN and then what? STEVEN okay, sounds good. thank you so much! great news! the shelter has a foster program! they said they can pick up the cats tomorrow. GARNET thank goodness. VIDALIA phew, glad to hear it! STEVEN how are you little guys holdin’ up? anyone need to use the bathroom? make a phone call? you guys are gonna be just fine. GARNET i think i get it. STEVEN hm? GARNET why my future vision has been so off. i have to change the way i think about you. STEVEN what? GARNET i’ve been looking into probable futures where you act like a child. i keep expecting you to run from responsibility and turn to me for help. but you don’t do that anymore. those futures aren’t probable at all.there’s nothing wrong with this timeline, or my future vision… i just need to factor in that you’ve grown up. STEVEN i guess i have, but it’s only because i’m trying to be more like you. you always know what to do. GARNET not always. okay, most of the time. i want to adopt this one. there’s something about her. STEVEN really? is that a probable future? GARNET it is now. besides, i’ve missed having someone cute and vulnerable to take care of. i think i’ll call her steven. STEVEN isn’t that gonna get confusing? GARNET all right then, cat steven. STEVEN oh my gosh wow!! o-okay!! this is the best! VIDALIA whaaat, you’re adopting one!? too bad i couldn’t get her in your portrait.which i managed to finish, by the way. STEVEN really?! what about our essence? VIDALIA well, i-i fudged it, but i think i got it.