Honestly, Lapis doesn't need to do much convincing here; Pearl is already mirroring her distress. Her eyes are wide and trembling, both hands covering her mouth as if she's afraid she might start screaming. Using their DNA to mess with the ba was already bad enough, but using it to alter soldiers? The very thought of it makes her sick to her stomach.

"They've been using us," she whispers, horrified, like she only just figured this out. That isn't the case, of course; she's known this to be true for months now. There's an implication there instead, an unspoken sentiment: They, the Cetagandans, have been using them, the exotics... and they've done nothing to stop it. And now it's gone too far.