Talk:Change Your Mind (episode)/@comment-25085639-20190122011048/@comment-5356794-20190122015741

Steven is a fusion of Rose Quartz/Pink Diamond and Greg. His Gem self is probably contained only within his gemstone. When that was removed, I think what remained was a fully human Steven with no powers. But since Steven is not a normal human or a normal Gem, he probably can't function entirely like either, which would explain why he, in his human form, was weaker than a normal human, while he in his Gem form was unable to create a standard Gem projection. In other words the pink Steven was sort of like a physical embodiment of Steven's Gem powers, I think.