Steven, Mayor Dewey and others in “Unfinished Business”

Steven

What's wrong with the microwa—ow!! [grumbles] What is the meaning of this?! [knocking on door] Huh? [walks to the door, opens it] Mayor Dewey?

Hello there, young Universe. Any of your... sisters home?

Steven

My sisters?

Your caretakers, you know. The tall one, the purple one, the hot one? [Steven stares for a beat] Look, the power's out and I've been mayor long enough to know they had something to do with it.

Steven

..My sisters?

Is there anyone else I can talk to about this?

Steven

Pearl!!

Pearl

Coming! [walks to him with the robonoid] Oh, can I help you?

Yes... oh, hi! Uh, Beach City is currently experiencing a widespread power outage— [the robonoid sparks]

Pearl

Oh, don't worry about that. The power should be back on as early as tonight, or as late as... never.

Never coming back!?!

Pearl

Yes?

No, no, no! It has to come back! The people of Beach City can't handle a situation like this! They need their electronic distractions so they won't notice that this town is a magnet for disaster!!

Pearl

Oh, don't be dramatic. I saw humans get on fine without power for millennia. You used to hunt and gather. [chuckles] What happened to that?

You don't understand! Sure, things seem calm now in the light of day, but when the sun goes down, so does... the town.

Steven

[beat] He's right. Mayor Dewey, this is our responsibility. We'll help you clean up this mess.

Garnet

[inside] No, we won't! [Pearl goes back inside]

Steven

I'll help you clean up this mess.

Okay. But you're not getting paid.