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Steven always said he didn’t worry much about his father, but Blue Diamond did.
Knowing how precious Steven was to her -- how Pink was to her -- and knowing there existing another creature on this planet that could feel the same way, could challenge her position as Steven’s guardian ...
It was the only thing that had ever unsettled her.
Not that she didn’t take precautions, of course. Despite the Zoo being under Steven’s ownership, Blue Diamond had secretly set out a special protocol in case certain humans ever brought to the Zoo mentioned certain keywords; words like “Rose Quartz,” “Pink Diamond,” “Crystal Gems,” or ... or “Rose’s baby.”
Any Gem hearing those words was ordered to contact Blue Diamond immediately, at which point Blue Diamond would simply make sure Steven never had the chance to hear from them.
They’d never get the chance to be missed.
Perhaps if Steven heard such things, if he ever met this ... “father,” he would not feel any differently. After all, Blue had raised him, taught him how to be a Diamond. Perhaps such an encounter would be meaningless.
But Blue wasn’t about to take that chance.
She’d lost Pink once. She would not lose Steven.