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Pearl asking "What does this mean for us" had me thinking. The Crystal Gems seem to be tasked with protecting humanity, but I wonder if part of their duties also involve making sure corrupted gems stay confined. Like, what if they have to worry about being disciplined by some higher authority in space for letting Lapis get off-world? Makes sense that they'd want to keep these gems subdued.

Even when presented as a sympathetic and tragic figure, Lapis Lazuli was still destructive and irrational (I have to assume that once she was fully healed, she would know that the ocean couldn't take her to another world). That would also put a pretty heavy burden on Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl, knowing that the gems they bubble away are completely capable of expressing their desire to be free but are still dangers to themselves and others.