| Speaker
| Dialogue
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| [Open Ext. It's a Wash]
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| (Steven is sitting on a chair outside of the car wash, reading his own texts while texting on his phone.)
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| 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*
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| Greg
| Help! Ah! Yah! Back!
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| (Greg is then seen struggling to remove a water hose that is tangled around himself.)
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| Greg
| Ugh! Hey, uh, Steve-aroni, ughh, want to help your old Pa over here?
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| Steven
| Uh, yeah, Dad, one sec.
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| (Steven reluctantly sends a final text to Connie, reading "Please talk to me.")
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| Steven
| Sorry. Sorry. I'm on it.
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| (Steven runs up to Greg and bites off a piece of the hose, freeing Greg.)
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| Steven
| *grunts* Are you good? Are you safe? Do you still love me?
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| 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?
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| Steven
| Yeah, Dad.
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| (Steven's cellphone vibrates and gasps in shock. He holds out his phone and reluctantly checks it, only to see a text from Ronaldo.)
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| Ronaldo (Voiceover)
| "STEVEEEN! So. Did you ever get around to watching the "Koala Princess" box set I lent you three months ago?"
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| (Steven sighs in dismay.)
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| Greg
| Hey, is... everything okay? You're looking a little glum.
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| Steven
| I am a little glum.
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| Greg
| Do you want to talk about it?
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| Steven
| Umm... It's just... space lag... from when I went to space. *walks off*
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| Greg
| Hmm...
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| [Trans. Int. Beach House]
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| (Back home, Steven is absentmindedly wiping a plate with a soap bottle, still sighing in disappointment, when his cellphone starts vibrating again.
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| Steven
| Ah! *throws the plate and soap bottle away in surprise* Waahh!
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| (Steven reaches for his phone but then pauses himself.)
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| Steven
| Wait. No. I need to play it cool.
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| (Steven casually flips over his phone and eagerly checks his phone screen.)
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| 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?"
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| (Disappointed, Steven puts down his phone, when he hears Greg's voice from outside.)
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| Greg
| Steven, you want to help us with these... groceries?
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| Steven
| Coming.
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| (Greg and the Crystal Gems walk in,each carrying some groceries.)
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| Greg
| Eh? Eh?
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| Amethyst
| *muffled( Check this out, Steven. *spits out an egg, with normal voice again* It's farm fresh.
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| Steven
| Uhh... Thanks guys, but the fridge is full.
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| Greg
| Not the fridge at our vacation house!
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| (Greg pulls a confetti popper as the Gems clap and cheer.)
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| The Gems
| Whoo! Vacation!
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| 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.
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| (Greg holds up his phone, displaying an image of their vacation house with a four star rating.)
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| Greg
| Back in the old days, we just went door-to-door hoping one was unlocked. But, this is the new days!
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| Steven
| Okay. Well, have fun.
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| Greg
| Uh, Steven, you're going on vacation, too. *coughs and glances at Pearl*
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| Pearl
| Oh, yes. This is the perfect time for a vacation- I mean, how often are we on the same planet together?
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| Amethyst
| Yeah. And you'll be with your favorite Gems, and your favorite dad.
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| Garnet
| Agree with Amethyst. Turn to Steven. Steven, you should go. No, with more enthusiasm. Steven, it's a vacation! *gives a thumbs-up*
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| Steven
| I mean, I would, but I'm really tied up with something important.
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| (Steven checks his phone again, as more texts keep appearing from Ronaldo.)
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| Ronaldo (Voiceover)
| "In the end, the wombats were for naught." "But it really makes you think-"
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| Steven
| I'll go.
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| Garnet
| Aced it!
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| [Trans. Ext. Cool Ranch]
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| (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.)
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| Greg
| Here it is, temporary home sweet temporary home.
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| (Everyone gets out and begins unloading the van; Steven observes Garnet and Amethyst carrying a mattress in the house.)
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| Steven
| Is that my bed?
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| 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.
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| Steven
| *looking down at his phone* Yeah, maybe.
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| Greg
| This place is great! They have one of those refrigerators that dispense water, not to mention four windows, and an analog clock!
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| 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.
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| (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.)
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| Amethyst
| Hey, Greg, did you invite anyone else? Party guy, about three feet long, hissing, reptilian?
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| Greg
| No...?
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| Amethyst
| Well... You might want to factor in a plus-one.
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| Pearl
| Oh! Party guy! No!
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| (Hissing and clashing noises are heard from within the house.)
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| Greg
| I promise. It's gonna be a really good time.
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| Steven
| *keeps looking down at his phone* It's a great place, Dad.
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| [Time-Skip; Dusk]
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| (Steven, Greg, and the Gems are gathered outside, lounging and barbecuing.)
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| Amethyst
| It only bit Pearl once, but, like, we're Gems. She'll be okay.
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| Pearl
| *groans* It isn't the pain. It's the surprise.
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| (Greg and Amethyst glance over to Steven, who is still engrossed on his phone.)
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| Greg
| Hey, Amethyst, do you think you could...
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| Amethyst
| Yeah! *walks over and sits down beside Steven* Hey, Steven.
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| Steven
| Hi, Amethyst.
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| Amethyst
| Man, you can see the stars so clearly out here. It's pretty, huh?
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| Steven
| Huh? Uh, I don't know. *shrugs* It's... okay.
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| Amethyst
| Hey, hey. It's okay, if it isn't okay.
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| Steven
| The sky?
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| Amethyst
| Yeah.
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| Steven
| What?
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| Amethyst
| *shrugs* I don't know. So, uh, you really into phones now?
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| Steven
| No.
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| (Steven nervously puts his phone away. Amethyst looks at Greg and shrugs.)
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| [Time-Skip; Night-time]
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| (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.)
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| Greg
| Hey, Schtu-ball! Won't you take my place? I've been in here way too long. I'm gonna become a raisin.
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| (Greg winks at Garnet before climbing out and walking away.)
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| Garnet
| Steven, you should join me. Become a raisin.
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| Steven
| Okay, but one sec.
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| (Steven walks away and returns with his phone in a ziplock bag, and climbs into the tub with his clothes still on.)
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| Garnet
| Steven, I know what's troubling you.
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| Steven
| You do? *smiles in a sense of relief* Gosh. I really messed up, didn't I?
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| Garnet
| You didn't do anything wrong. Pink Diamond was a villain.
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| (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.)
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| Garnet
| It was 5,750 years ago. Pink Diamond was ravishing the planet-
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| Steven
| Yeah, I know.
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| (The flashback abruptly ends.)
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| Garnet
| Oh.
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| Steven
| Pink Diamond was bad. Everything bad had to happen so good things could kind of happen.
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| Garnet
| Uh, good. You understand.
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| [Time-Skip; The Next Day]
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| (Steven is rocking back and forth on a chair outside the house, still fixated on his phone.)
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| Steven
| Buzz. Buzz. At least wiggle a little.
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| Greg
| Come on. Can't you give it another shot?
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| (Overhearing the others inside the house, Steven approaches the door and peeks inside.)
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| Amethyst
| What are we supposed to do? He just doesn't want to talk about it.
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| 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.
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| 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*
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| Pearl
| Me? But I have no idea what Homeworld is like now.
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| Greg
| Pearl, please.
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| Amethyst
| He knows you know about space stuff.
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| Garnet
| It can't hurt to try.
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| (Pearl walks toward the door, prompting Steven to quickly move away.)
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| Steven
| Mmm!
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| (Steven sits down on the porch, pretending to stare at his phone, as Pearl steps outside.)
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| Pearl
| Heh, it sure is quiet out here, huh?
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| Steven
| Yeah.
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| 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...?
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| (Pearl glances down at Steven, still on his phone.)
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| 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-
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| (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.)
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| Pearl
| Steven, I- *covers mouth again and doubles over*
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| Steven
| Connie hates me!
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| Pearl
| ... Wha?
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| (Greg, Garnet, and Amethyst suddenly burst through the door.)
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| Greg
| We weren't listening.
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| Garnet
| Also continue, Steven.
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| 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.
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| (Steven runs away crying.)
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| Garnet
| Steven!
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| Greg
| I'll go get him. I don't know anything about Homeworld, but I know about this.
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| (Greg begins searching for Steven, who is seen cowering behind a pair of barrels.)
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| Greg
| Steven? Steven?
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| Steven
| Steven's not here.
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| Greg
| Oh, that's too bad. So, I guess I'll just talk to this Steven-shaped barrel instead.
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| Steven
| If you must.
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| Greg
| Schtu-ball, if this was about Connie, why didn't you say anything sooner?
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| Steven
| I was... embarra... *hesitates to continue*
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| Greg
| You were... embroidered? Embroiled? Emboldened to talk to your old man about your problems?
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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-
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| Greg
| Tennis?
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| Steven
| *hands Greg his phone* See? No wonder she hasn't responded.
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| Greg
| Uhh, Steven? You don't get any service out here.
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| 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.
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| Greg
| Right!
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| [Time-Skip; Dusk]
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| (Steven gets into Greg's van and signals the Gems to get in.)
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| Steven
| Go, go, go!
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| Pearl
| Okay.
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| (Steven buckles his seat belt and holds out his phone.)
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| Steven
| Floor it!
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| (Greg steps on the accelerator panel and begins driving away from Cool Ranch.)
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| Greg
| How we doing?
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| Steven
| *observing the signal bars on his phone* Take a right!
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| (Greg turns the van right, driving it off-road.)
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| Steven
| Nah, back up. No, wait! Keep going!
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| (The signal begins to improve.)
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| Greg
| We're heading for a cliff, buddy.
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| Steven
| Just a little further.
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| Greg
| Gonna have to stop soon.
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| Steven
| Almost got it!
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| Greg
| Ahh!
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| (Greg stops the van just before the edge of the cliff. He sighs in relief as Steven climbs onto the roof of the van.)
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| Steven
| Come on. Come on. Come on. (Steven's phone finally receives full reception.) Yes! We've got service!
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| (A new message pops up on Steven's phone and Steven gasps in surprise. He opens it only to find...)
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| Ronaldo (Voiceover)
| "Steven! When I didn't hear back from you, I was sure a nefarious plot was afoot-"
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| Greg
| *peeks up at the roof of the van* Well?
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| Steven
| *disappointed* ...No. No messages from Connie.
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| (Greg climbs up onto the roof and sits down beside Steven, who quickly falls over onto Greg's lap in remorse.)
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| Greg
| Aww. You'll get through this, buddy. I know it hurts now, but... give it time.
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| Steven
| I know. I need to let it go.
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| (The Gems then peeks up at the roof too.)
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| Pearl
| Got room for three more?
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| Steven
| Always.
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| (The Gems climb atop and join Steven and Greg on the roof.)
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| Amethyst
| Nice night, isn't it?
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| Steven
| ...Yeah.
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| [END]
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