Talk:Malachite/@comment-4929778-20150825040845/@comment-26914995-20150904202035

i think it's because lapis has been in pretty total control, until steven interrupted the fine balance?

when he first managed to communicate with her, her "realm" was a light blue, because she'd focused on nothing but controlling jasper the whole time, accomplished this, and therefore jasper and, by extension, malachite had been totally suppressed. this makes sense if you consider homeworld's current views on fusion, this might be jasper's first time ever fusing, so while lapis is mentally used to being a prisoner and trying her best to communicate with the outside world from "inside" the body of something else, jasper's only ever been used to her own body. that, plus the "sneak attack" way she took control, allowed her to totally control malachite for that long... you can also factor in the "power of love" or whatever, she had steven to protect, which made her determination even stronger. also, her determination for revenge, after being a prisoner for so long (she ain't all sunshine and butterflies, that lapis). she pretty much considers this fusion her reason for living, at this point.

so steven appears. lapis is confused and distracted. jasper starts to fight back. lapis realizes she can't control malachite totally anymore (as shown by jasper temporarily taking control, them both being in chains, and the mind realm being in malachite's colors now). jasper is too desperate to be free. so if you can't beat 'em... join 'em. or rather, compromise with them. she willingly sinks her mind below the water's edge of their mind, and malachite emerges, as herself. jasper and lapis don't lose themselves because they were fused for "too long", they truly become malachite when confronted with steven.