[ Her silence is telling. Of course she knows Steven does that. And she can make some solid guesses about where he gets it from, because the Gems aren't great at knowing how to help him open up. Especially not Pearl. Steven is the one who taught it to them.
She waits until the kettle whistles and the tea is poured to speak again, using her hand to guard him from any backsplashing. ]
What is a Spiria? I never knew Steven had one. There's... He's never mentioned it to me.
[ She actually sounds kind of anxious. None of the child rearing books she's read mentioned the importance of Spirias. Is this another thing Steven has been hiding from her? ]
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She waits until the kettle whistles and the tea is poured to speak again, using her hand to guard him from any backsplashing. ]
What is a Spiria? I never knew Steven had one. There's... He's never mentioned it to me.
[ She actually sounds kind of anxious. None of the child rearing books she's read mentioned the importance of Spirias. Is this another thing Steven has been hiding from her? ]