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Steven Universe: Behind the Scenes Chapter 67-Practice Makes Perfect.
Steven was at the gym at the school. He was playing a one-on-one with Lazlo, they were playing full court. Everyone watched from the sidelines. Wilt was also watching. He leaned on a wall watching the boys. Lazlo had the ball, he went to dribble down and made the shot.
The boy grabbed the ball, dribbled down the other side, and shot a three-pointer. Wilt smiled and Steven’s team clapped and cheered for him.
With a minute left on the clock, Lazlo missed again but Steven grabbed the rebound. Steven shot a layup and won. The score was 28-10.
“Oh yeah! Steven!” Sumo said, running up to his friend and ruffling his curly hair.
Steven laughs, Lazlo walks up and flashes a smile.
“You're good, Steven, no wonder why Wilt wants you on the team,” Lazlo said. Steven blushed when his friend said that.
“Let’s go to lunch now, I’m starving!” Steven said and they all went to the cafeteria. Lazlo and his friends were talking.
“So, are you all excited for the school-wide show that’s next Wednesday?” Lazlo asked.
“We are! Clarence, Jeff, and I are going to tell jokes!” Sumo said.
“Awesome! Ami, Yumi, and I are doing a song together for it.”
“Cool! What song?” Lazlo asked.
“Welcome To The Black Prade by My Chemical Romance.”
“Oh, that’s awesome!” Sumo said.
“It is!” They open the doors to the cafetera.
Steven went to grab Chipotle on the other side of the cafeteria. Clarence went with him also to get food.
“Hi, I have a question, do you have any vegetarian options?” Steven asked.
“We have oyster mushrooms.” The woman said, also wearing a Cartoon Network shirt and hat instead of the employees wearing a Chipotle t-shirt and hat.
“Okay, can I have that? With rice, peppers, salsa, corn and sour cream.”
Steven ordered a bowl with oyster mushrooms Madame Foster thought of everything and gave the vegetarian students an option.
Steven got his bowl that sat on a tray, he got his drink which was a canned Coke that was at the open fridges. They had drinks like Milk, iced tea, grate juice, sparkling water, orange juice, and a lot more options.
He walked to where he was sitting, he sat by Connie, who was eating a bowl of ramen, a pair of metal chopsticks resting in between her fingers.
“Hey, Steven!” She said.
“Hey, Connie!” he waved, taking his fork and eating his food.
“What did you get?” she asked.
“Chipotle. They have a substitute for chicken here,” he said, taking a bite, and his eyes lit up, Connie saw the big stars in them. “This is the best thing I have ever had!” Steven said.
“Oh, can I try?” she asked.
Steven nodded and slid his food towards her. She grabbed a bit of everything with her metal chopsticks and took a bite. “Wow! It tastes like real chicken, are these oyster mushrooms?”
“Yeah, they have it at this school, some kids are vegetarian here too,” Steven said.
“At the old school, they didn’t have any meat substitute for you. So you had to rely on your mom to pack your lunches.”
“Exactly, but this school is different,” he said.
“Much different, for starters. Everything is free, we have metal forks, knives, and spoons instead of plastic, and we have chopsticks with a ramen station. And don’t forget the cafeteria is built like a mall food court!”
“It is! And it looks so awesome!” he said, eating his bowl. Then, more of his friends walked up. Ami and Yumi sat by him. Yumi wrapped an arm around his shoulders. Ami sat by Connie.
“So, Steven. We can go back to my place for practice. I have an extra guitar if you didn’t bring yours.” Ami said.
“Thanks, but I brought it, it’s in my locker,” Steven told her.
“Cool,” she said.
“Okay, so. We're doing that after school.”
“Don’t you have to ask your parents?” Ami asked.
“No, they know when I don’t come home they assume that I’m out with friends,” Steven said. Then he wanted to ask them. “Do you?”
“I don’t, but Ami does,” Yumi said.
“Hey! I do not!”
“I saw you texting your mom when we were about to go to the mall two days ago.”
“Yumi!”
“Okay, okay I’ll stop,” she said putting her hands up in defense.
Ami, Yumi, and Steven ate their lunches. Steven took out his phone and played some music. The song playing was 'Up All Night' by 'Blink-182.' Steven sees kids sitting and eating.
Then, Connie, Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup walked over. Or—floated over in the Powerpuff Girls’ case.
“Hey, Steven. mind if we sit here?” Blossom asked the hybrid.
“Sure,” Steven said. The Powerpuff Girls and Connie all sat together.
“So, how are you guys coming along?” Bubbles asked.
“Good, we're going to keep practicing,” Ami said
“Are you sure, his dad said that it was perfect when we were rehearsing,” Yumi said.
“Okay then.”
“I agree with Ami, we should keep rehearsing,” he said.
“Alright, we could go to Yumi’s place to rehearse. How far do you live?”
“Not far, just five minutes away from the school.”
“Cool. So when we're finished playing, I can bike home.”
“Yeah, you can. Sounds like a plan,” he said.
“Alright,” Yumi said.
Steven, Ami, and Yumi were headed to Yumi’s home in Burbank, but before that. He went to his rose-colored locker, opened it, and then grabbed his V-shaped electric guitar case. “Okay.” he closed it shut. “Let’s go.”
The three of them walked out of the school. Kids are being picked up by their parents or walking to the Foster’s bus. Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup were at the school still because Professor Utianum was going to take them home after cleaning up his classroom, Connie also.
Steven walked to the bike rack, unlocked his bike, and got on.
He rode his bike while Ami and Yumi were both riding their mopeds.
Steven sees a modern architectural home with a courtyard featuring a reflective water feature. There are stepping stones across the water leading to the interior. The building has large glass windows, allowing a view inside where modern furniture is visible. The surrounding area has greenery and trees, creating a serene and natural atmosphere. The design is open and incorporates indoor-outdoor living. The image shows a modern architectural home with a courtyard featuring a reflective water feature. There are stepping stones across the water leading to the interior. The building has large glass windows, allowing a view inside where modern furniture is visible. The surrounding area has greenery and trees, creating a serene and natural atmosphere. The design is open and incorporates indoor-outdoor living.
He then went into the house and looked around.
He sees a modern living room with a mid-century design. It features a high ceiling with wood paneling on the walls. The focal point is a central fireplace with a large abstract painting above it. Flanking the fireplace are built-in shelves displaying decorative items.
The three walk into Yumi’s bedroom. Her room is furnished with a white sofa adorned with plaid pillows, two black leather chairs, a round glass coffee table, and a floor lamp with a spherical shade. Large windows on the right side offer a view of a lush garden, allowing natural light to brighten the space. The overall color palette is warm and inviting, with a mix of wood tones, black, and white.
“So…” She jumped on the sofa, picking up her guitar and strumming it. “Are we rehearsing or what?”
“Uh, hello! We have a drummer too, me! Where are the drums!"
“Cill, Ami. I have a drum set in the garage.” She gets up, grabs her guitar, and leads them to the garage.
Ami sees a black drum set sitting in the middle of the space. She sat on the stool and picked up the sticks, Steven plugged his guitar from the extra amplifier that Yumi had.
“Let’s do this,” Steven said.
Steven was riding back to his house after an hour of practice. Rose told him that she’d made him dumplings for him from scratch.
Steven set his bike down and went into the house. Steven saw that his mother had music on while she shaped the dumplings into balls and put some filling inside.
“Hey, mom!” Steven said, walking into the kitchen to see what she was doing.
“Oh, Steven. I’m making dumplings.”
“Cool.”
“And Pearl came over today, she dropped off your new script.” She said. “It’s on the counter,” she said, Steven found it sitting on the bar. He picked it up and went to his room.
“Tell Pearl I said thanks!” he said. Rose smiled as she continued making dinner.
Steven went into his room and took a shower.
He was on the phone with Mordecai and Rigby now, playing a video game, they were all playing NBA LIVE.
“Wait, you met PUFFY?” Rigby asked.
“Yeah.”
“PUFFYYYY!"
“PUFFYYYY!"
“PUFFYYYY!”
“WOOOOOAHHHH!” All three of them say in sync.
Mordecai and Rigby both laugh. Steven smiled. he checked the time, it was almost midnight.
“Alright guys, see you later,” Steven said.
“Later, Steven!” they both say, he hung up got into bed, and went to sleep.