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Steven Universe Steven Universe staggers into the front door looking tired but happy. "Yay, I found it! Anybody home?"
Pearl Pearl is upstairs in the loft. She's got Steven's room absolutely spotless. His room has probably never looked so good. Even the stuffed animals are arranged symmetrically on the bed. She's about to dust thew window for the zillionth time when she hears the noise from downstairs.

"Garnet? is that you?" She asks tiredly, then suddenly she gets a burst of energy when she hears the voice. "STEVEN!" She calls out joyously. She bounds down the stairs at an inhuman speed, and some how manages to gracefully skid to a stop on her knees in front of the boy.

"Your back!!!" She gasps, hugging Steven so tightly she might just break something. "Where in the world have you BEEN!?"
Steven Universe Steven smiles warmly and chuckles as Pearl hugs him, " It was so weird, I was suddenly out on the boardwalk and... ummm..." he trails off, suddenly uncertain and concerned. "Pearl, weird things are happening. And not just gem wackiness, but there's that too, and I don't know how to explain it all... Can we go inside? I'm kinda worn out."
Rose Quartz "Steven, sweetie? Is this whole place your room?" comes an ultimately familiar voice. "Goodness, the Gems should have given you a room in the temple. I know it's difficult, but really, you're a crystal gem too, and all crystal gems get a room in the temple." she says, ducking in through the front door.

And there she is, as tall and wonderful and perfect as the day they met, those thousands upon thousands of years ago. And she... sort of forgets that this isn't precisely HER Pearl. "Hello Pearl. I see you've met Steven already. He has such an imagination." she laughs. It's like (to Rose anyways) they were never apart. "I haven't seen you since our worlds reunited. How are the others?"
Steven Universe Steven Universe winces, clearly he intended to be more smooth about this reintroduction...
Pearl Pearl hugs Steven again, more gently this time. "I know, It's a lot to get used to, We've joined the Multiverse. Has anyone explained that to you yet? It even possible to meet an alternate version of yourself, or so I've hear--" And there's Rose right on que.

Pearl stares at her open mouthed. She tries to get to her feet too quickly, and instead of running to Rose like she planned, she stumbles backwards into the house and crashes down onto the coffee table. Everything on it flies into the air, and comes down in a rain of teacups magazines and candles amidst the sound of breaking glass.

Pearl can only stare at Rose dumbfounded.
Steven Universe As if to make everything as complicated as possible, Greg Universe's voice can be heard just outside. "Hey, I just saw Steve-o walk by lookin' pretty washed. Is everything-" and the voice cuts off with the sound of knees hitting the front porch. "Rose? Steven-" he swallows audibly, "Steven told me you were back but..." he trails off with a pained, desperate sort of sound.
Rose Quartz Rose has to make a split-second decision. But it's not even a decision, is it? What material goods could compare to Her Pearl? What fleeting mortal fancy could take the place of her life-long companion? She takes two large steps forward as Pearl begins to fall, putting a hand around her waist and holding her gently, like she might break.

"It's been too long." she says with a quiet little laugh. "Why so surprised? You didn't think I could stay away forever, did you?" she giggles. Then she sighs and gently brings Pearl upright. "My Pearl." she says, in that way she has. "I'm sorry I didn't find you sooner. There are just... so many new, strange places in this world!"
Rose Quartz Only then does she notice Greg. "Hello Mister Universe, did you build this house all on your own?"
Steven Universe Steven chuckles awkwardly and spreads his arms to gesture to everyone, "Surprise, everybody..." He staggers a little bit and collapses sitting onto the couch.
Pearl It's a good thing Pearl was caught for more than one reason, the mess that she could have thrown herself into cleaning up never happens. "Rose..." she breathes, "It's been fourteen years, two months and three days." She says matter-of-factly, then looks sheepish. "Not that I've been counting." she adds with a nervous giggle.

She lets herself enjoy them embrace for perhaps too long a moment before her eyes start to tear up, "You know I'm not really Your Pearl." She says saddly, "Not exactly. and My Rose is right there." She points at Steven, more specifically the Gem in his belly.

Pearl's still working out how she's supposed to feel when Mr. Universe shows up. "Hello Greg." She says a little coldly.
Rose Quartz "Steven told me. But you will always be My Pearl. Even if he is 'your rose'." she says, hugging her. "It is good to see you again. Steven's told me so much about our adventures... His adventures?" she stops, starts to think, and eventually gives up. "I was never any good at figuring out the time-travel stuff." she giggles. "But yes. We're not exactly who we want to think the other is... And I'm okay with that. If I can adjust to... having a son, I think I can adjust to there being two Pearls, if I ever find mine." she says, with a laugh. Then she laughs even harder. "A SON! Can you believe it? I didn't even think that was possible, and there he is! Cute as a button and twice as shiny! I thought he was a homeworld gem in disguise at first!"
Steven Universe Greg looks in cautiously, as if he's afraid the situation inside might kill him. Seeing Rose holding Pearl that way almost breaks him. He chokes back a sob and tries for casual. "Hello, Pearl, Schtewball, ... Rose... It's been a while, I... really missed you. Isn't Steven growing into such a great kid? I can see you in him a lot..."
Sunstone As emotions start to get complicated and turbulent, another Gem shows up. Sunstone is all smiles, totally ignorant of the drama that is occurring when she shows up. She has a box full of machine parts in her arms, and her eyes are wide and inquisitive, scanning all those present. There's Pearl, Greg... Steven? Rose Quartz?

"Hhhi," she awkwardly says, "Are we having a good day today? I hope so."

She looks over her shoulder, apparently thinking about leaving because there is just an aura of Feelings all over this.

"Is this a bad time? This looks like a bad time," she says, her awkwardness growing stronger by the second, and despite that she smiles. It starts to look a little unstable, the way she forces herself to smile like that.
Steven Universe Steven Universe seems to have fallen asleep, or perhaps passed our on the couch. It has been a loooong, emotional day complete with life-or-death battle and an injury, and no sleep either with all the worrying before his discussion with that Toph girl.
Pearl "I didn't know if I'd ever see you again." Pearl sighs, "And this.. this.. whatever this is just makes it all the more confusing!" She takes a deep breath and notices Steven's fallen asleep. "Give me just a moment." Pearl says politely as she eases her way out of Rose's arms, in itself a hard decision to make. She walks quickly to the closet and fetches a blanket with a giant smiling Cookie Cat on it, which is then draped lovingly over Steven. "It's certainly a day I'm never going to forget!" She says to Sunstone as she returns to Rose's side. "I don't think we've actually met, just talked a few times over the Union comms, but please come inside! Make yourself at home! It's always nice to meet another Gem who isn't trying to kill us!"
Steven Universe Greg wipes at his face, sniffs and visibly pulls himself together. "So... Steve told me you come from before I really got to know you... I... it can't be like it used to, I guess, but I do hope... well, I guess I just hope we can be good friends again." He glances at Pearl, but shakes his head. "I just want to be sure there'll still be room for me in Steven's life."