"Of course you're not," Rose replies, from behind her hands, "Look at you, you're so full of potential. You're so... so human. Everything about you has the potential to change; that's all I ever wanted. Rose Quartz isn't even a real person."

She scrubs at her eyes, feeling the weakness inherent in the gesture. It's so childish. How can this little thing, barely yet alive, be so much older than her in the grand scheme of things? She sighs, and pulls up her knees. This is such a terrible dream.

"I am, kind of. I just tried to defend giving Pearl orders. Like a Diamond.Ugh," She put her head down on her knees, "I assume you told everyone. I can't even think about how Garnet must have reacted."