Talk:Pearl/@comment-7342272-20150613183600/@comment-28584561-20150614002521

I'm pretty sure Jasper and Pearl have crossed paths before. Probably when Rose and the others were still affiliated with Homeworld or when the war on earth happened, as we both know Jasper and Pearl took part in. Here's the conversation from Secret Team:

Pearl:'' Amethyst, shape-shift! Get small or... Something!''

Amethyst: ''I can't! I'm freaking out! You do it!''

Pearl: I can't concentra-

This conversation suggests that Pearl can shapeshift if she focuses hard enough, same as Amethyst can only shapeshift when she's not under distress. A "defective" pearl can have so many interpretations that could fit Pearl, it's hard to tell which one's correct.