The mention of corruption does at least gives her pause, because... Well. Obvious reasons. She finds herself suppressing a shudder of disgust, and attempts to brush off her uneasiness with a dismissive laugh. "Gems don't have brains," she snorts. "We're beings pure consciousness. We don't do organs like you humans do. But I'll concede that you do have a point... that kind of damage does sound more logically feasible than a physical crack..."

Peridot shakes her head. No... She knows stopping that truck that had to have been her own doing, and what a rush it had been! She's never been able to exert power like that before, not without some sort of technological crutch.

Frantic, she suddenly gets in REALLY CLOSE, leaning down and grabbing Steven by the shoulders. Stares him in the eyes with BURNING PASSION. Passion... for throwing large objects with her not-brain. And she launches into a heartfelt plea.

"Steven... Steven you don't understand. If I have some kind of power here I need to know! I've never been able to do ANYTHING like that before! I mean, back in the real world... My metal powers are incredible and all, and I know I'm an incredible specimen of Gem even without the super strength and the crazy jumping and the shapeshifting, but this is a technological world of endless possibilities. Maybe I can do those things, like everyone else! If I could just see how that feels, for just a little while..."

THROW SOMETHING AT HER, STEVEN.