If it's possible for Micah's eyes to get any wider, they do, because their enthusiasm is much, much friendlier than the Cetagandans' probing, a desire to understand as well as to know. Micah curls their hands around their coffee cup to keep from reaching out to clasp Lapis's hands -- maybe Gems aren't as friendly to touching as Betan are -- but their smile is incredibly bright. Honestly, despite the obvious age difference, Micah's immediate sense of wonder and awe probably does look a lot like Steven's.

"That's incredible. I've always hoped we might meet sentient alien life, no one's discovered any in the Nexus yet, so this is really exciting, and I never even dreamed of anything like you... So -- is this just the form you assumed when you came through? What did you look like before? Oh -- God, am I asking too many questions?"