It's a long moment before Pearl responds to that. She just stares at the other gem, unimpressed.

"Of course you do."

She's not sure how comfortable she is with this, truth be told. She knows how toxic Jasper and Lapis can be for one another; does Lapis even want Jasper to know? Even if she doesn't surely Jasper will need to know at some point or another anyway...

She sighs heavily. "The Cetagandans are... using our genes. They intend to incorporate them into their own. The idea is to make their people more powerful."