It could've been great

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It is the late evening. Pearl, Garnet, and Amethyst are seen sitting on a hill and watching the sunset over Beach City. Steven is lying nearby against Lion, strumming his ukulele, when Peridot and y/n walks up to him

Peridot: Steven

Steven: Hi!

Y/n: Hi!

Peridot: Why did we stop working on the drill?! Why are they just sitting there looking at nothing?!

Y/n: yeah this seems like one of them human things that I just don't get, why are you all staring at nothing?

Steven: We worked hard and we deserve to take it easy for a little bit. I mean just look at that view. It's beautiful.

Y/n: its just a sunset though?

Peridot: and It's going to be blown to oblivion by the Cluster if we don't get back to work!

Steven: Working hard is important, but feeling good is important too.

Y/n: what..?

Peridot: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!?!

Peridot accidentally turns on the power drill in her hand in her frustration, and it makes a buzzing sound.

Steven: Hey! 

he imitates the drill buzzing

Steven: What is that, a C? 

he plays the note on his ukulele

Y/n: C what? 

Peridot: the drill? 

peridot buzzes the drill again

Steven: Yeah 

Peridot makes the drill buzz in a higher pitch

Steven: oh my gosh now its music!

Peridot: music?

Y/n: muse-ic?, mus-ic?, mu-sic? music? 

Steven: Yeah! It's music! Like this, do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do. 

steven strums his ukulele

Peridot: Do-mi-so-do...

you tilt your head to the side confused 

Steven: ♫ Isn't it pretty? ♫

you look at steven like he has arms for eyes

Peridot: That's exceedingly simple. 

Steven strums his ukulele again.

Peridot: Do-mi-so-ti...

Y/n: why are you doing that with your voice?

Steven: ♫ We're making music. ♫

Peridot: What is the point? You're not making anything.

Steven: Well, if it isn't anything, then why does it sound so good?

Peridot: I suppose it's just interest... Do-mi-so-do. Devoid of substance or purpose, a hypothetical pattern... Do-mi-so-ti. For the satisfaction of bringing it to completion.

Steven: sure

Peridot: Do-mi-so-ti. Interest without meaning? Solutions without problems?

y/n: heh?

Steven: And then you just add words. Here's what I have been working on.

Steven: ♫ Life and death and love and birth, / And peace and war on the planet Earth. / Is there anything that's worth more, / Than peace and love on the planet Earth? / Oh-whooah, come on and sing it with me~ ♫

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