"The shift change--?" she starts to ask, but. No. Lapis is right, it can wait. Obviously they are about to get up to some mischief, so now's not really the time for playing 20 questions.

If Pearl wasn't awake before, she's definitely alert now. She just wish she'd had some forewarning so that she could psych herself up and get her "New Pearl, No Plan" game face on.

Pearl hovers behind Lapis, trying to peer over her.