Getting shoved by someone much larger and stronger will definitely do the trick of getting you out of the way. Already tense and off-kilter, Greg ended up on the ground, watching the showdown unfold.

This was already out of control enough, before Peridot pulled out her ace. Thoughts of Aaron instantly flashed into Greg's mind--deluded, paranoid, angry, scared--and Peridot's erratic behavior clicked into place.

"You made a deal?!" Wash, trembling and broken, after what they'd done to him. Bones, disoriented and lost. "Peridot, no! Whatever they gave you, it's not worth it!"