This is to answer many questions given to me by coldblue and since he was a guest, I couldn't reply to him but I also realized that many of his questions stemmed from the same question other people have asked me. So to kill two birds with one stone, I decided to make this author note chapter to basically answer those questions and hopefully answer some you guys are thinking or have said. Also don't think I'm going to leave you guys hanging, chances are after you guys read this, the next chapter will be uploaded. This is basically a summarized version of the questions so bear with me:

Will Marcus bubble gems? Read and find out

Can he fuse? Honestly it never occurred to me at first but if you guys got some names and fuse pairings ideas, PM or say in review and maybe I can come up with something.

Chances of Marcus hanging out with other teenagers? Possibly so in other episodes but not on a daily basis type thing. He's always been the lone wolf type of person and being a vigilante for a long time and moving around a lot, taking on corrupted gem monsters, that usually doesn't leave a lot for one to socialize, you know. He's better at socializing with the Crystal Gems because he can relate to them a little more, especially Steven, so teenagers he have to take more time to warm up to.

Pairings for Marcus? Yes, I have one in mind so either look for hints, signs or what have you of it happening. Also if you guys want others to be paired up… sorry but chances of that happening are kinda low, and I don't mean with Marcus. Pairings like Pearl/Amethyst, Lapis/Peridot, stuff like that. I just want to leave those possible pairings to the show itself.

Will Marcus be able to use Gem weaponry (Ex. The gem destabilizer, device used on Garnet by Jasper when they first met.)? Didn't think about it at first but now that the thought is in my head I just might. Not sure what equipment exactly or what situations to use them in but hopefully I come up with something soon.

(More my own question of a suggestion someone made very earlier in the story) Why the Jade gem? Well before I started this story, I looked at the first two pages of some of the most favorited OC-included stories for Steven Universe and I found the most popular commonly used ones were things like Topaz and Onyx especially. I like the color black but I didn't want to overuse the gem basically so instantly thought of Jade. Also I looked at the characteristics and significance of the Jade gem and I kinda liked it so I went with it. I also didn't find a story where I saw a Jade gem used so I took the opportunity. If there are some stories using the Jade gem, guess I missed them, sorry.

Well, that's about it. Hopefully that answered some of the questions you guys might have had. Pretty sure I didn't get them all but hopefully some that you guys won't be scratching your heads about.

Thanks for the feedback people. I really appreciate it that you chose my story to read, fav, follow, and comment on you know. Hopefully I live up to your expectations. Thanks everyone.