[The metallic grey interiors of her surroundings look like some kind of high tech laboratory or medical bay, but nothing quite matching the gem technology she is familiar with. Instead, it all looks of a human make, except far more advanced - the air is chill and various devices hang over examination beds that look like they are intended to restrain and observe humans.
They are the interior Pride laboratories, and they are a place Steven's dreams have visited many times over the last month.
He's curled up in the corner of his cell with his hands bound, unmoving despite the fact that the door to the cage is hanging open. He's too scared to get up, too scared to leave. He's afraid it will be seen as resistance, as obstinate, when it's not. All he wants is for them to stop this - he wants to give in, so it can be over - but they still won't let him go.
Even in his dreams, the shattered lines of his broken gem reflect across his entire body, adapted to his younger form. These two images don't go together, but Steven can't get his head around it. Right now, he's just waiting for it to be over.]
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They are the interior Pride laboratories, and they are a place Steven's dreams have visited many times over the last month.
He's curled up in the corner of his cell with his hands bound, unmoving despite the fact that the door to the cage is hanging open. He's too scared to get up, too scared to leave. He's afraid it will be seen as resistance, as obstinate, when it's not. All he wants is for them to stop this - he wants to give in, so it can be over - but they still won't let him go.
Even in his dreams, the shattered lines of his broken gem reflect across his entire body, adapted to his younger form. These two images don't go together, but Steven can't get his head around it. Right now, he's just waiting for it to be over.]