He said he was getting paid for this, and that there's something he wanted to accomplish. Maybe he felt like he had to do this to accomplish what he needed to, and just... wishes there was a better way.

[It's just a matter of finding that better way, which Christine offered to do, but...]

The Gems... you mean like Spinel, right? I never really understood what that was about, and I don't think Spinel could explain it to me.