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"And oh my goodness, when you swung that hammer -- you hit it so hard, I thought you were going to break it!" Giggles bubble up from Pearl's throat like a fountain, and she nearly stumbles in her next step, overcome by laughter. She leans closer into Garnet's side for support, one arm looped through hers already, and recomposes herself with a deep inhale of evening air.

"Actually, maybe you did, and that's why it gave out so many tickets," she suggests once calmer, eyebrows tweezing together in thought. Even with her giggling quelled, though, Pearl's smile stretches bright from ear to ear, and her freckled cheeks remain flushed with excitement. She swings up her other arm, wrapped around the prize purchased with said tickets -- a ridiculously oversized plushie of what appears to be a cross between a hippopotamus and a dog, and despite this manages to be adorable. "I thought it was never going to end!"

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"Me neither!" Pearl blurts out with an incredulous guffaw. Of all the things she'd expected to hear from Garnet, this was far from one of them. It hadn't crossed her mind that she could even feel that way.

"Which is funny," she continues, laughter subsiding to leave behind sheepishness, "because you're you, and I'm... me."

Hearing that Pearl feels the same way is a relief, and gives Garnet enough of a confidence boost again that she doesn't feel hesitant about actually looking at her girlfriend again. She pushes herself up, settling onto her elbows.

"Yeah," she says with a chuckle, "I'm sure you thought I was all out of surprises by now."