Talk:Lapis Lazuli/@comment-815612-20180709164421

I have a thought on Lapis's immunity to Blue Diamond's pathokinesis. I don't think it's necessarily a result of all her trauma directly but rather her learning to overcome it. Lapis has suffered the torture of being trapped in a mirror and unable to do literally anything for thousands of years due to a wrongful accusation. Then she endured months of self-induced torment at the bottom of the ocean in a toxic fusion. On top of that, Homeworld is no longer a place she feels remotely at home at anymore, so she just feels so lost. But then Steven, and later Peridot and Pumpkin, have been there for her every step of the way, caring for her and helping her move on. She learns to find home on Earth.

She had many setbacks due to her fear and trauma rising up again, sure, but ultimately her friends' persistent care for her and her care for them in return aid her in beginning her healing process, and she finally faces her fears by coming back to help face Blue Diamond head-on. She's willing to push past her trauna and depression for the sake of her home and loved ones. Blue Diamond, on the other hand, still lets her grief weigh her down and projects that onto others--all except Lapis, who's since learned not to let those feelings control her.