"That's all I can really ask for," says Pearl, trying to give Lapis an encouraging smile. "In the meantime, I'm going to keep doing as much work on the Stargate project as they'll let me. Truthfully, I believe that the wormhole might be our best hope for returning to normal..." Pearl's expression darkens unexpectedly before she continues that thought. "...Which just makes me even more concerned of the fact that that Sei woman seems to be trying to take control of it." At that, Pearl looks past Lapis for any glimpse of that ostentatious force bubble floating somewhere across the gardens, so that she can glare at it with all the vitriol she can muster.