"We're... we're supposed to do this together though, right?" Steven says, sounding a bit like he's grasping for a foothold. "You, or, uh... the Void chose us for a reason, didn't it?"

As eager as he is to take this chance to control his life, even now, he can't help but crave companionship. The immediate conflict is stressing him out a bit. Why can't they just do this together?