She'll probably appreciate that white lie later on after everything has calmed down.

Lapis notices that weird speech mannerism, though she's figuring that's just Peridot being... Well, Peridot. Lapis does appreciate it, though. She's definitely trying.

"Alright? I trust you." And she does, honestly. Even Peridot looks really weird like this. Maybe Peridot just finally learned how to shapeshift? Not that that makes much sense, because she really doubts that Peridot would choose to look like that. Who would?