[And it kind of clicks that she'd have no idea what he's talking about. He deflates, feeling kind of stupid and defeated.]

It's just... I guess it's a human thing.

Humans get bigger as they grow up, and usually they don't stop when they still... look like me. I keep getting older, but I'm still not any closer to being an adult. I know it's because I'm a gem, like you... and I know it's okay to be like that, but...

Sorry, Peridot. I guess I just feel like I'm not being either species very well.