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This is a transcribed copy of "Gemcation". Feel free to edit or add to this page, as long as the information comes directly from the episode. |
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Speaker | Dialogue |
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[Open Ext. It's a Wash] | |
(Steven is sitting on a chair outside of the car wash, reading his own texts while texting on his phone.) | |
Steven | "Hey, Connie. How are you today?" "Hope everything's going okay." "It'd be cool if you told me it was..." "I guess I miss you." "I know yesterday I said, "I guess" but I mean," "I do miss you..." "Hope you didn't get your phone mixed up with a tennis ball. Ha ha." A tennis ball? Really, Universe?! *sighs* |
Greg | Help! Ah! Yah! Back! |
(Greg is then seen struggling to remove a water hose that is tangled around himself.) | |
Greg | Ugh! Hey, uh, Steve-aroni, ughh, want to help your old Pa over here? |
Steven | Uh, yeah, Dad, one sec. |
(Steven reluctantly sends a final text to Connie, reading "Please talk to me.") | |
Steven | Sorry. Sorry. I'm on it. |
(Steven runs up to Greg and bites off a piece of the hose, freeing Greg.) | |
Steven | *grunts* Are you good? Are you safe? Do you still love me? |
Greg | Yeah, of- of course, buddy. It's just some hoses. I can buy new ones. I still have like... 9 million dollars left, and what better way to spend that than on some hoses, right, kiddo? |
Steven | Yeah, Dad. |
(Steven's cellphone vibrates and gasps in shock. He holds out his phone and reluctantly checks it, only to see a text from Ronaldo.) | |
Ronaldo (Voiceover) | "STEVEEEN! So. Did you ever get around to watching the "Koala Princess" box set I lent you three months ago?" |
(Steven sighs in dismay.) | |
Greg | Hey, is... everything okay? You're looking a little glum. |
Steven | I am a little glum. |
Greg | Do you want to talk about it? |
Steven | Umm... It's just... space lag... from when I went to space. *walks off* |
Greg | Hmm... |
[Trans. Int. Beach House] | |
(Back home, Steven is absentmindedly wiping a plate with a soap bottle, still sighing in disappointment, when his cellphone starts vibrating again. | |
Steven | Ah! *throws the plate and soap bottle away in surprise* Waahh! |
(Steven reaches for his phone but then pauses himself.) | |
Steven | Wait. No. I need to play it cool. |
(Steven casually flips over his phone and eagerly checks his phone screen.) | |
Ronaldo (Voiceover) | "I'm just gonna assume by your silence that you're entangled within the immersive koala lore of the show." "Did you get to the part where Koala Princess and Kanga-Roofus kiss?" |
(Disappointed, Steven puts down his phone, when he hears Greg's voice from outside.) | |
Greg | Steven, you want to help us with these... groceries? |
Steven | Coming. |
(Greg and the Crystal Gems walk in,each carrying some groceries.) | |
Greg | Eh? Eh? |
Amethyst | *muffled( Check this out, Steven. *spits out an egg, with normal voice again* It's farm fresh. |
Steven | Uhh... Thanks guys, but the fridge is full. |
Greg | Not the fridge at our vacation house! |
(Greg pulls a confetti popper as the Gems clap and cheer.) | |
The Gems | Whoo! Vacation! |
Greg | I thought, "Why spend money on hoses when I can spend it on houses?" So I found a place we could rent for the weekend by searching online. |
(Greg holds up his phone, displaying an image of their vacation house with a four star rating.) | |
Greg | Back in the old days, we just went door-to-door hoping one was unlocked. But, this is the new days! |
Steven | Okay. Well, have fun. |
Greg | Uh, Steven, you're going on vacation, too. *coughs and glances at Pearl* |
Pearl | Oh, yes. This is the perfect time for a vacation- I mean, how often are we on the same planet together? |
Amethyst | Yeah. And you'll be with your favorite Gems, and your favorite dad. |
Garnet | Agree with Amethyst. Turn to Steven. Steven, you should go. No, with more enthusiasm. Steven, it's a vacation! *gives a thumbs-up* |
Steven | I mean, I would, but I'm really tied up with something important. |
(Steven checks his phone again, as more texts keep appearing from Ronaldo.) | |
Ronaldo (Voiceover) | "In the end, the wombats were for naught." "But it really makes you think-" |
Steven | I'll go. |
Garnet | Aced it! |
[Trans. Ext. Cool Ranch] | |
(Greg drives Steven and the Gems in his van up to the front of their vacation house, while Steven's eyes is fixated onto his phone.) | |
Greg | Here it is, temporary home sweet temporary home. |
(Everyone gets out and begins unloading the van; Steven observes Garnet and Amethyst carrying a mattress in the house.) | |
Steven | Is that my bed? |
Greg | Yeah. I want you to be as comfortable as possible, finally have some family time. I feel... like you haven't had that in a while. |
Steven | *looking down at his phone* Yeah, maybe. |
Greg | This place is great! They have one of those refrigerators that dispense water, not to mention four windows, and an analog clock! |
Pearl | *reading off a piece of memo* Hmm, says here we can't use the water dispenser or the clock. Windows must be kept closed at all times, and remove all shoes before entering. Hmm. |
(Pearl notices a pair of shoes outside the house. She picks them up and throws them away, before walking inside the house. Amethyst then peeks out through the doorway.) | |
Amethyst | Hey, Greg, did you invite anyone else? Party guy, about three feet long, hissing, reptilian? |
Greg | No...? |
Amethyst | Well... You might want to factor in a plus-one. |
Pearl | Oh! Party guy! No! |
(Hissing and clashing noises are heard from within the house.) | |
Greg | I promise. It's gonna be a really good time. |
Steven | *keeps looking down at his phone* It's a great place, Dad. |
[Time-Skip; Dusk] | |
(Steven, Greg, and the Gems are gathered outside, lounging and barbecuing.) | |
Amethyst | It only bit Pearl once, but, like, we're Gems. She'll be okay. |
Pearl | *groans* It isn't the pain. It's the surprise. |
(Greg and Amethyst glance over to Steven, who is still engrossed on his phone.) | |
Greg | Hey, Amethyst, do you think you could... |
Amethyst | Yeah! *walks over and sits down beside Steven* Hey, Steven. |
Steven | Hi, Amethyst. |
Amethyst | Man, you can see the stars so clearly out here. It's pretty, huh? |
Steven | Huh? Uh, I don't know. *shrugs* It's... okay. |
Amethyst | Hey, hey. It's okay, if it isn't okay. |
Steven | The sky? |
Amethyst | Yeah. |
Steven | What? |
Amethyst | *shrugs* I don't know. So, uh, you really into phones now? |
Steven | No. |
(Steven nervously puts his phone away. Amethyst looks at Greg and shrugs.) | |
[Time-Skip; Night-time] | |
(Still staring at his phone, Steven bumps into the door inside the house, and opens it to walk outside, when Greg and Garnet, sitting in a hot tub, greet him.) | |
Greg | Hey, Schtu-ball! Won't you take my place? I've been in here way too long. I'm gonna become a raisin. |
(Greg winks at Garnet before climbing out and walking away.) | |
Garnet | Steven, you should join me. Become a raisin. |
Steven | Okay, but one sec. |
(Steven walks away and returns with his phone in a ziplock bag, and climbs into the tub with his clothes still on.) | |
Garnet | Steven, I know what's troubling you. |
Steven | You do? *smiles in a sense of relief* Gosh. I really messed up, didn't I? |
Garnet | You didn't do anything wrong. Pink Diamond was a villain. |
(Steven's relief quickly fades, as Garnet attempts to weave another epic tale, cuing a flashback of the Crystal Gems facing off a massive Gem, presumably Pink Diamond.) | |
Garnet | It was 5,750 years ago. Pink Diamond was ravishing the planet- |
Steven | Yeah, I know. |
(The flashback abruptly ends.) | |
Garnet | Oh. |
Steven | Pink Diamond was bad. Everything bad had to happen so good things could kind of happen. |
Garnet | Uh, good. You understand. |
[Time-Skip; The Next Day] | |
(Steven is rocking back and forth on a chair outside the house, still fixated on his phone.) | |
Steven | Buzz. Buzz. At least wiggle a little. |
Greg | Come on. Can't you give it another shot? |
(Overhearing the others inside the house, Steven approaches the door and peeks inside.) | |
Amethyst | What are we supposed to do? He just doesn't want to talk about it. |
Greg | But... I know it's not space lag. This is some Gem thing he knows I won't understand. I don't know anything about Homeworld. I don't know anything about your society. Whatever horrible things he saw out there, you guys have to put it into context. |
Garnet | If Steven won't talk to us, then the help we can give him is limited. We've all tried to coax it out of him, except for... *turns to Pearl* |
Pearl | Me? But I have no idea what Homeworld is like now. |
Greg | Pearl, please. |
Amethyst | He knows you know about space stuff. |
Garnet | It can't hurt to try. |
(Pearl walks toward the door, prompting Steven to quickly move away.) | |
Steven | Mmm! |
(Steven sits down on the porch, pretending to stare at his phone, as Pearl steps outside.) | |
Pearl | Heh, it sure is quiet out here, huh? |
Steven | Yeah. |
Pearl | So... Homeworld... I always hoped you'd see it some day, but I thought I'd be there with you. Being taken there... as a prisoner, I suppose it was something of a... traumatic experience...? |
(Pearl glances down at Steven, still on his phone.) | |
Pearl | It's just... *sits down*next to Steven* Steven, I'm sure you have a lot of questions you'd like answers to, like about the Diamonds, for instance? There are things that are... impossible for me to explain. But I want to. I- |
(Pearl almost instantly, seemingly involuntarily, covers her mouth before she can speak, as Steven grows increasingly distressed. Pearl tries to pull her hand off her hands with her other hand.) | |
Pearl | Steven, I- *covers mouth again and doubles over* |
Steven | Connie hates me! |
Pearl | ... Wha? |
(Greg, Garnet, and Amethyst suddenly burst through the door.) | |
Greg | We weren't listening. |
Garnet | Also continue, Steven. |
Steven | I'm not upset about what happened on Homeworld although, yeah, a lot of that was really messed up. But my relationship with Connie is even more messed up. I left her behind to go to Homeworld after promising we'd face everything together. I'm sure I really hurt her. I've been calling and texting her for a week, but she hasn't responded once. *tears up* Connie might never talk to me again. |
(Steven runs away crying.) | |
Garnet | Steven! |
Greg | I'll go get him. I don't know anything about Homeworld, but I know about this. |
(Greg begins searching for Steven, who is seen cowering behind a pair of barrels.) | |
Greg | Steven? Steven? |
Steven | Steven's not here. |
Greg | Oh, that's too bad. So, I guess I'll just talk to this Steven-shaped barrel instead. |
Steven | If you must. |
Greg | Schtu-ball, if this was about Connie, why didn't you say anything sooner? |
Steven | I was... embarra... *hesitates to continue* |
Greg | You were... embroidered? Embroiled? Emboldened to talk to your old man about your problems? |
Steven | I was embarrassed, okay!? You and the Gems all like Connie, and I was worried that if you heard what happened then... You'd be mad at me too. |
Greg | Oh, Steven, of course we're not mad. And I'm sure Connie's not mad, either. Well, at least I'm sure she doesn't hate you. That whole handing-yourself-over-to-Homeworld thing was definitely a high-stress situation. It really scared all of us. I'm not exactly over it either, but I guess carting you off to the middle of nowhere to spend time with you is my way of dealing with it. Maybe having some distance from you is Connie's way. |
Steven | But the last thing I did was send her a bunch of dumb texts. I made some weird joke about tennis, and I don't even know if it makes sense, an- |
Greg | Tennis? |
Steven | *hands Greg his phone* See? No wonder she hasn't responded. |
Greg | Uhh, Steven? You don't get any service out here. |
Steven | ...What are you even telling me? Maybe she's been trying to get in touch with me this whole time, and I haven't seen it! What if she thinks I'm ignoring her? Dad! We have to find cell service. |
Greg | Right! |
[Time-Skip; Dusk] | |
(Steven gets into Greg's van and signals the Gems to get in.) | |
Steven | Go, go, go! |
Pearl | Okay. |
(Steven buckles his seat belt and holds out his phone.) | |
Steven | Floor it! |
(Greg steps on the accelerator panel and begins driving away from Cool Ranch.) | |
Greg | How we doing? |
Steven | *observing the signal bars on his phone* Take a right! |
(Greg turns the van right, driving it off-road.) | |
Steven | Nah, back up. No, wait! Keep going! |
(The signal begins to improve.) | |
Greg | We're heading for a cliff, buddy. |
Steven | Just a little further. |
Greg | Gonna have to stop soon. |
Steven | Almost got it! |
Greg | Ahh! |
(Greg stops the van just before the edge of the cliff. He sighs in relief as Steven climbs onto the roof of the van.) | |
Steven | Come on. Come on. Come on. (Steven's phone finally receives full reception.) Yes! We've got service! |
(A new message pops up on Steven's phone and Steven gasps in surprise. He opens it only to find...) | |
Ronaldo (Voiceover) | "Steven! When I didn't hear back from you, I was sure a nefarious plot was afoot-" |
Greg | *peeks up at the roof of the van* Well? |
Steven | *disappointed* ...No. No messages from Connie. |
(Greg climbs up onto the roof and sits down beside Steven, who quickly falls over onto Greg's lap in remorse.) | |
Greg | Aww. You'll get through this, buddy. I know it hurts now, but... give it time. |
Steven | I know. I need to let it go. |
(The Gems then peeks up at the roof too.) | |
Pearl | Got room for three more? |
Steven | Always. |
(The Gems climb atop and join Steven and Greg on the roof.) | |
Amethyst | Nice night, isn't it? |
Steven | ...Yeah. |
[END] |