"Oh," says Jasper dismissively, "that explains it, then."

She huffs, tossing some hair over her shoulder.

"I'm not outraged because I don't care about any of these humans and whatever they manage to do with our genes is going to be a pretty miserable imitation of anything real gems can do," she explains in a low voice. "You've been here as long as I have, you've seen how they do things. They're pathetic."