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  1. Public Bookmark 9

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    Aventurine seems to intentionally make himself dislikable.

    For better or for worse, it’s working. Veritas cannot stand him.

    Four missions, four games, four times Veritas considers Aventurine.

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    18 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 21

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    A tale of two men:

    one who never stated the obvious,

    and another, for whom being loved was never obvious.

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    02 May 2026

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    "Now. Must I remediate basic survival instincts, as well? Stand up or get shot."

    Aventurine doesn't understand half of those words, but it doesn't matter. The gun speaks clearly enough.

    Kakavasha's riskiest gamble pays off, and he is hired by the Interastral Peace Corporation as Aventurine. A second chance at life, if he can survive it.

    Without a Synesthesia Beacon, every conversation is a puzzle, a bluff. The new Stoneheart has learned to fake fluency in the IPC's language, Universalis, the same way he learned everything else: through observation and context, by slipping through the cracks with charm and deception.

    That is, until Dr. Ratio cares enough to scrutinize him, and refuses to look away.

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    12 Apr 2026

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    Ratio stares back at him. The typical acuity of his eyes has dulled into something more welcoming. He raises a hand, the pads of his gloved fingers brushing against the gems of Aventurine’s earring. “Peacock feathers do not fade or lose their shiny luster, even after the animal has died.”

    “I didn’t think you’d be a maundering drunk,” Aventurine scowls, but doesn’t tilt his head away from Ratio’s hand. The doctor’s words are something that Aventurine is neither drunk nor sober enough to ruminate on.

    or, five conversations aventurine and ratio don't have and one they finally do.

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    25 Jan 2026

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    “She'll need stability,” he says after a moment. He finds Aventurine's gaze over the girl’s head. “You'll need to figure out what you plan to do in this…venture of yours. We will deduce a plan of action once you’ve decided.”

    There it is again, that casually spoken ‘we’.

    Aventurine laughs weakly, plucking at a blue crayon. “Yeah,” he says. “Yeah, we will.”

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    Without a contingency to fall back on, Aventurine rescues an orphan from the wreckage of her home-world. Ratio, perceptive as ever, finds out.
    And then helps.

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    25 Jul 2025