The first thing Steven is cognizant of if the sounds. It's overwhelming, the alarms coming from all directions - the panic in the atmosphere is inescapable. Yet, he finds himself grounded here, no longer merely floating between dreamscapes.

Seeing Peridot there brings a flash of hope to his heart, despite everything.

He tries to run to her, but he's the opposite of her situation - he is very much changed, both from his earth self and also from his carnival self. His root-like feet don't want to let go of the floor, and as he forces himself free, he sends himself sprawling in her direction and knocking her to the floor with him.

The organic parts of his body are filled with cracks that glow an unnatural blue, his arms and legs mostly shifted to something that strikes a balance between plant material and crystal. His eyes and gem share the same glowing hue, most of his pink aspects totally overwhelmed. When he touches her, trying to stabilize himself and to get the two of them up, it feels uncomfortably cold and hot, all at once.

"Peridot," he says, desperate to be understood. "It's me-"