[Her brow knit with anxiety that is entirely unrelated to tables or sitting, Peridot glances at the spot uncertainly. She thinks maybe she'd rather keep her hands busy by continuing to sort through the wreckage while she's talking about this, but...]

I can't remember how much I've told you... these last few months have been an utter blur.

[She sits on the table as indicated, posture stiff. She stares at her hands, fidgeting.] Yellow Diamond is... One of the great Gem Matriarchs. She rules over Homeworld, with direct control over our kind's military and colonization efforts. Jasper and I were both made to serve her, literally brought into the world for that specific purpose. That's how we know each other, we were both assigned to the same mission. She was assigned to be my escort on a journey to investigate the Kindergartens back on Earth which...

[Peridot snorts, wondering how best to succinctly summarize everything that happened after they first arrived. She glances up at Meh, a wry expression on her face] The short of it is, things didn't exactly play out according to plan. We got separated. Eventually I met Steven. You can probably start to see where I'm going with this.