Steven smiles in response to the encouragement. "Yeah." Maybe the Balladeer could help him practice. He's not sure how, but he hasn't managed to produce his shield when he's by himself. Having someone else around might make it easier.

He'll ask later.

"That's what the warp pads are for," he says. "We can go all over the place really quickly. Most of them go to places the Gems left behind, but that's where the trouble usually is, anyway." He's not even sure where many of the places are in relation to Beach City, but he gathers that most of them are too far to go on foot.