Jon's a little bit thrown by this form of address--he had always thought of the bird as male, but he supposes Steven is the crystal expert. He's not 100% sure he remembers exactly what the Crystal Gems do, but he's pretty sure they're called that for a reason.

"He is--she is," he blinks, correcting himself. "He's--she's shy. Her name is Ice. She doesn't like to be left alone."

He shakes his head as though it will somehow help him to adjust his cognitive schema for his bird.

"Some of them are vicious. They're all different. Some of them attacked my friends when I was gone."