Steven suggested watching a different show. Apparently, "Crying breakfast friends" was all about the depiction of various food items, continually crying over the most ludicrous things.
"Am I the only one... mildly disturbed by this?".
"Nope, I don' get it either. Yo Steven, can you switch channels again?".
"Come on guys, it's one of my favorite shows!".
Adamite still failed to see how this particular series could even be remotely entertaining, but he would rather not argue over something so trivial. However, their conversation was interrupted by a high-pitched sound, emanating from the back of the room.
"The gems are back!", Steven exclaimed in excitement. The TV forgotten in an instant, he hurried over to the warp pad. Sure enough, two figures manifested themselves on top of the pad. Still a little nervous to find himself in a foreign location, Adamite decided not to get up until he was asked to.
"Oh, hello Steven!", the shorter one greeted. "We just returned from our mission, how were the movies with Connie?".
"We didn't actually get there. I asked Lion to take us, but he just warped us to some strange cavern instead. We ended up accidentally freeing some kind of gem, though. The problem is, he doesn't remember anything at all. We thought maybe you know him.".
"You found him? Where is he?". To Steven's bewilderment, Pearl immediately grew agitated. Even Garnet seemed a little distressed, which was very much unlike her.
"Uhh, right up there, we just wa-". Pearl just rushed past him mid-sentence to take a peek around the corner. She instantly spotted the green gem sitting next to Amethyst, still watching some sort of series. To Pearl's relief, the sound of the TV seemed to drown out their conversation. Steven couldn't quite understand why Pearl was acting this way, figured she was just surprised that there were other gems on earth.
"So you don't know him either?", Steven sighed, lowering his head in disappointment. "Well, can he at least stay here until we can figure out who he is?"
"So he really doesn't remember anything...". Pearl mumbled to herself. She nervously glanced over to Garnet. "What do you think of this?".
For the entire conversation, Garnet hadn't spoken up. She simply stood there, seemingly staring of into the distance. She took a few seconds to answer, but then turned her attention back to Pearl. "It'll be fine", she calmly stated.
"If you say so...". Pearl did not seem entirely convinced.
"What's wrong guys? It's not like he's corrupted. He's nice, really.".
"Oh it's just... uhh... we haven't really been around another male gem before, other than you, of course. Although gems are gender less, almost all of us choose a feminine form of appearance. It doesn't really matter, though, since we don't reproduce like you humans do.".
"O...kay then.", Steven mumbled, trying to understand what Pearl just tried to tell him. "So... it shouldn't really be a problem then, right?".
"No, haha, no problem at all.", Pearl stated, laughing nervously.
"Alright, let's introduce you to each other then!". Steven never took long to regain his cheerful demeanor.
"Uh, wait, I don't think now is-". Pearl was cut off by Steven before she could object. "Hey Adamite, can you come down? I want to introduce you.".
"Huh? Sure.", he heard him answer from around the corner. Soon enough, the gem unenthusiastically shuffled down the stairs and walked over to them, eyeing the two new comers. Steven, meanwhile, watched like a child in a toy store, eager for his friends to like each other.
"So, you're the other gems Steven talked about? I'm... Adamite. Pleasure to meet you." He offered his hand to Pearl, as a sign of good intent. Pearl, however, seemed to be very hesitant about returning the favor, staring at his hand as though it were some kind of weapon. Adamite simply watched her in concern, unsure what to make of it. Seeing this, she decided to, albeit reluctantly, shake his hand in return. "I'm Pearl, the pleasure is... mutual.". Try as she might, the words sounded forced.
"Alright then...", he said, turning to Garnet. "And you are...?".
"Garnet.", she stated bluntly.
Adamite couldn't see through her glasses, but he felt as though she was giving him a death stare. Steven grew increasingly concerned about the hostility in the air, and decided a change of topic would be good.
"Sooo, how did your mission go?", he asked in an inconspicuous tone.
"Oh, right.". Pearl immediately snapped to attention. "We've just investigated the sea spire to see if there was any way of restoring it. Sadly, the entire complex is still entirely submerged, so our efforts were significantly hampered.". Pearl went on about the complex properties of gem architecture, and the previous unease soon forgotten. Adamite, meanwhile, was still bewildered about the initial display of negativity towards him, but was eager to be on good terms with everyone either way. After all, it looked like he was going to live her for a while, and he genuinely wanted to get along with everyone.