Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-4929778-20160124050717/@comment-3560963-20160301202015

RinTezuka62 wrote: Besides, being trapped for thousands of years in a mirror, then freed by a little boy that will abandon you just after that (I know Steven didn't want to abandon Lapis, but I'm by her point of view), coming back to your old house just to see it is different from what was before, being trapped again, and on the verge on breaking out fusing with someone out of despair and keeping her trapped at the bottom of the ocean during months, and having to concentrate every single second on that...

That can be a bit of a traumatic experience, and I would be very sad if Lapis just went "Eh, it's over I'm okay now". So yeah, i would like her to remain the queen of the ocean, living at the bottom of the ocean (without Jasper) and showing from time to time While I understand completely why you'd think that, there's one little problem: Yellow Diamond's still on the way. And while true, this will no doubt not be an instant reformation; and yes, all that's said and done will factor in, the thing is she doesn't really have a choice. It's like with Peridot; she has nowhere else to go, she definitely doesn't want to live in the ocean (I mean come on, if YOU were forcing yourself to be imprisoned in the sea, you'd be pretty sick of it yourself), and Steven's thus far been the only Gem-related entity that's been genuinely kind to her. Why shouldn't she ally herself with him at least?

Will it take a while for her to be a Crystal Gem? Obviously, this kind of shift in the status quo's enough to shake anyone. Will it definitely take a bit to full trust in Peridot, the Gem who likely was the one who started this mess to begin with? Also obviously. But have her not at the very least ally herself with the Crystal Gems isn't just madness at this point, it's just plain suicidal. Besides, the Crystal Gems need all the allies they can find, since while Yellow doesn't know of them yet, she DOES know Peridot's still on Earth and like any Youtube commenter, doesn't take too kindly to being told off about her behavior.