The shadows remind me of them a lot of the time. Only we can't just bubble a shadow away and keep it safe until we know how to fix everything.

[ And that sucks. ]

I think it's okay if you can't make yourself fight something that looks like someone you love. That doesn't make you weak. I don't know if I'd be able to do it. [ Something that used to really be someone you love? He's not sure. He's never watched Garnet or Amethyst or Pearl or Peridot or Lapis turn into a Gem monster. ]

But no one I've met here would want to be a shadow that had to fight the people they love, either. If a part of the real them is still in there--

[ He falters a little. This isn't something he's really had to put to words before, even if he's thought about it. If even a small part of them is left, they must hate it. The Cluster was nothing but tiny pieces, and it still didn't want to destroy the Earth. ]

If they're still in there somewhere, I think maybe the only way to save who they really are is to... make sure someone stops them.