what was really cute and heartwarming was that Steven was sweating as he said his first few lines…

…which at first I thought was him getting really in character since Mayor Dewey sweats all the time…but after Pearl cheers for him, he stops sweating. the delivery of his lines gets more confident afterwards too.

Steven was nervous, but Pearl’s exuberant and proud support gave him the confidence he needed to get over his stage jitters…!