"No I didn't, Peridot." It's nice to have her think that, but it just isn't true. "It might have been that way at first, but I just... I didn't hesitate to hurt other people." She fumbles over her words, palms opening and closing, before her shoulders slump and she sighs.

"I guess... I just don't get it. What you could ever see in a Gem like me." And that's frightening.