[What, of course that's how it works. People are friends because they want friends, so everyone gets something out of it and it's a fair exchange. It's just a problem when someone's not getting what they want anymore, is all.]

Peridot... look, I really didn't want to have to be the one to explain this. [Yeah right.] But, you know, they say that if you're bored you're boring. It's you. The problem is you.

[The quarters are still close, and M'Lapis points, putting her finger right in Peridot's face. She's affecting a bit of ruefulness, as if she really did regret having to give this harsh but fair honest concrit, and even that is shaky. Beneath it is only sunny and cheerful as ever, like she's helpfully explaining something Peridot will have to agree with.]

You've gotten boring. The thing is, I'm better than anything else in your life right now, but you, by definition, aren't. And it's not like I don't appreciate the offer and all, but this isn't about you and it never has been. You're fun once in a while, but I didn't come over just to see you. I don't need you!