Though relieved by Pumpkin's silence, Steven will still try to quietly shoo her away - and when that doesn't work, he'll frown and look a mixture of perplexed and scared. His wings are already bundled beneath his coat uncomfortably, or he'd be having to keep them from popping up in distress at this fact that this isn't going how he wanted.

Snapping under the pressure, he comes up with an idea that probably isn't very smart, but it's the only thing he can come up with under such short notice.

Trying to imitate the sound of Pumpkin's yap, he barks for the benefit of the dog's owner... and then immediately tries to slip out and around the other side of the bushes, to ideally get behind Peridot as she goes to the sound of the dog.

...Only to trip and fall onto the sidewalk in his haste.