Board Thread:Ask the Staff/@comment-26809574-20150722171444/@comment-26282536-20150730195836

KAPompom wrote: Fusion does seem to be a little bit sexual.

~Pearl had to cover Steven's eyes during Sugilite's fusion

~Pearl said it was innapropriate for Steven and Connie to fuse

~Ruby and Sapphire usually kiss during fusion 1. Garnet and Amethyst both have rather sexual dancing styles, but they would tone it down for Steven if it made him uncomfortable.

2. Pearl is the type of person who doesn't like to be proven wrong. She probably wanted them to unfuse right away because Stevonnie is a reminder of how wrong she was when she said that only gems could fuse. Or, it could be that fusion is intimate enough to gems that two children fusing wouldn't be seen as appropriate, but it's not so intimate as to be considered sexual.

3. That's because Ruby and Sapphire have a romantic relationship. Fusion itself can represent any kind of relationship, not just romantic. Since the Crystal Gems have more of a mother-son relationship to Steven, their dance and fusion will most likely reflect that.