Some weirdly illogical part of Peridot is almost disappointed that Amethyst seems to have given up already. Which is dumb, and doesn't make any sense at all, because she's very much committed to this line of thinking.

"It would just complicate things, anyway. If we hooked up." She pulls a nearby toaster out of the scrap pile and starts dejectedly picking at a rusty spot on it. "She hates it here. I know she's going to want to leave as soon as her contract is up."