Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26220458-20150419055444

After 'Story for Steven', I wonder if the Gems slept (or the equivalent) for large portions of the 5000 years between the War and the present. Otherwise, perhaps they only appear as old as they feel they are, much like Steven did in 'So Many Birthdays', explaining why when Greg first met the Gems, they appeared much younger than their mature forms, only appearing to age as they accepted their maternal roles for Steven when he was born, or in Amethyst's case, to relate to Greg better when they were closer friends.

As for the Sour Cream/Marty/Vidalia connection, I've seen some commentary questioning the time discrepency between Greg's apparent age and the age of Sour Cream. Let's assume Sour Cream is 18, so at the time the series started, he would have been born around 1996, so let's dial that back 9 months to sometime in 1995. Steven doesn't strike me as a teenager yet, so let's assume he is around 12, that puts his birthdate as somewhere around 2002. So in the 6 years since meeting the Gems, Greg has gone from his mid twenties to his early 30s, as in 'Lion 3: Straight to Video', he wasn't completely bald yet, though he had let himself go significantly.

So, I believe Greg is in his early 40s in the present, and Sour Cream can conceiveably be Marty's son by Vidalia. It could be an interesting story if Marty came back to town as a 'big' music producer promoting a new band, rejects his son, and Steven has to console Sour Cream on the rejection. 