Peridot is trying so very, very hard not to turn a color not meant for a green gem. She doesn't need this after the stupid fusion room or after the dance at New Year's. She doesn't want this to be something that just keeps coming up as a point of issue that she and Lapis have to deal with. She just wants Lapis, and not in any way that Jasper is implying. Not yet. Maybe not ever. Maybe they'll never be ready for that.

Which is why she doesn't get angry or upset or despairing when Lapis speaks. She accepts it and takes a step to the side, no longer preventing the scene from moving on. Her ego is boundless, but she knows she doesn't understand, but just because she's stepping to the side doesn't mean she's giving up. "I want to understand, though. You don't have to be scared. Don't you realize that, after everything?"

Tell me what I need to do and I'll do it.