Peridot, turning back to face her, looks visibly taken aback when the annoyance lands, and she reacts to it with a hearty helping of shame. Her ears fold back, like a scolded dog, and she crouches low to the floor on all fours, so she's actually below Lapis's immediate eye level when she makes an apologetic gurgling noise. She's still blocking the door out, though.

"I'm so sorry, I don't know what came over me," she whines anxiously, swishing her tail.