[Lapis takes a long silent moment to figure out how to even start answering that. She has no desire to discuss the details with a stranger, but on the other hand she owes him any answers that might help here. Herself too, for that matter. But also, she can't assume he knows anything about gems, so there's the matter of how this stuff works just on a basic level, which isn't a detour she has the wherewithal to spend much time on. Exposition is not Lapis's thing to begin with. (She can't even really illustrate by pointing out her gem, what do you want from her.)]
My gem is me. I was... between bodies. So somebody attached me to a tool instead. And someone had to remove me.
[She does her best to deliver that in all detachment, but it still feels pretty lousy. But hey, this whole thing already felt lousy, so that hardly makes a difference at this point. Again, at least she's thinking.]
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My gem is me. I was... between bodies. So somebody attached me to a tool instead. And someone had to remove me.
[She does her best to deliver that in all detachment, but it still feels pretty lousy. But hey, this whole thing already felt lousy, so that hardly makes a difference at this point. Again, at least she's thinking.]