"That's right. I wasn't even organic, I never had genes to fiddle around with to begin with. And sure, touch away." It's a little weird to have someone touch her face, but at least it's not her Gem. She does have to draw the line somewhere, after all.

"And before you ask, since everyone asks, I'm a Gem, Lapis Lazuli." There isn't any annoyance in her tone when she says that, thankfully enough. "We're aliens, basically."