Oh, yes. He will never turn her away. Come and survive the heat with him.

He's been working in his office all day. His nice office with his AC.

Aventurine had a high tolerance at this point, so something as simple as champagne wasn't about to get him drunk. "Of course, my Knightly friend~ I'm glad my taste remains impeccable."

He has too much energy now because of strong coffee.

Doing all his work at double speed.

Okay so that wasn't too bad. Could use some caramel and a splash of cream. ... I feel high though. How much caffeine does Ms Himeko use in her coffee?

We'll seee~

Okayyyyy 🫡

☕🐈 Aventurine is drinking the coffee. ... Woah. Damn. ... Actually it's not that bad? Maybe? Hmmm... He may need to test it again.

I have also drank some terrible things. And eaten terrible things. I bet you I can survive~

Oh no... Now I'm curious to see if I can survive it...~

Aventurine has dropped by the Express. Dan Heng has obtained a cup of Himeko's coffee for him. Time for a taste test.

//The wheel has decided Aven's fate.

It can't be that terrible... right?

I'm sure it's not as bad as everyone else says.

Coffee? He is practically immune to caffeine, he is willing to try Himeko's coffee.

Pearl is gonna have a field day if this Furbo News is the only news Planarcadia has. Heh.

Sleepy Aven. 🥱

"Mh, not yet. But he will be. Nobody can resist my charm."

They'll be fine. I overheard them mention Blade. He's... uh... we're not getting in the way of that guy. Nope. Bad, bad idea.

Aventurine nodded, releasing a soft hum. "Oh, by the way, don't freak out if they call me "Aventurine". That... that's kinda what everyone knows me as."

He chuckled softly, returning the gesture. "If they're not busy, but you will get to meet them soon enough if you stay around me~"

They are very strong friends. Especially Ms Himeko... the stuff she's invented... amazing feats of engineering. I believe in them.

"I think Topaz would like you, she's pretty chill. And Dr Ratio." He leant into the touch, smiling warmly. "I missed you too..."

"Okay but not like that-"

Heyyyy sis... Let's... let's just go over here, okay? Away from the scary vines and explosions.

"He unfortunately can't be rid of me. I'm too charming ~"

"It wouldn't be a burden, trust me. They pay me way more than I could've imagined." He nodded, a little proud of himself. He's come so far since that scrawny little one. "You'd be shocked to see some of my colleagues then. I'm still pretty short, hehe."

"H-hey!" Blushing more, fluffy ears back. "Stopppp..."

Aventurine wiped his eyes. "I can take care of you this time... I have a good job. Well... Not that fun. But it pays well..." He won't ho into it. The IPC has done do much for him, but sometimes it felt like a leash. "I'm all grown up now..."

He eventually calmed himself, looking up at her. Aventurine didn't want to even tell her, knowing it'd break her heart even more to know what happened after they were separated. "I survived..." He stated simply. "It was... Rough. But I lived."

Aventurine didn't even hesitate, moving forwards to embrace his sister, the tears falling fast as he sobbed into her chest, years of pain finally catching up to him.

"Exactly. Nothing weird about that!" Ignore that he's blushing.

"It has been too long..." He couldn't help it. Aventurine hadn't cried in a long, long time, yet here he was. "You still recognised me after all these years... Even though I'm nothing like that little kid anymore..."

"Ah- well! Everyone likes being told they're good, right?"

"How...?" Aventurine rested his hand on her cheek, feeling the warmth of her skin. Tears started to roll down his cheeks. "How are you here? It's been so long..."

A name he hadn't been called in a long time. Aventurine was frozen, eyes wide. Before he looked up at the Phantasmoon chilling in the sky. "This is not funny, Aeon of Elation..." He was internally screaming, not sure how to deal with this.

"Haha, it really is-" He accepted the tissue before glancing up, freezing slowly in shock. His tail is poofy. "Huh...?"

"Exactly. As much as I enjoy being degraded by him... I want to be good."

Sneezes softly. He is only a little hayfever, but the constant shower of flowers is a little much. "Planarcadia is so weird."

The birthday boy was indeed a brat, but he was also very grateful for Ratio's stellar planning skills~ "That's so convenient, then~ You really have thought of everything."

//Oopsie

I'm a busy bitch. Next Thursday take it or leave it. 😔✨

Sick. I can pencil you in for next Thursday.

Sneezing fit. Achoo! Achoooo!

Mh, good morning...

Does some real cool movements using his cat-like flexibility.

Aventurine put on the maid's dress willingly. He is very enthusiastic about it~

Oh? (Ears perk up. Gambling time.) Sure, why not~?

"Oh? That close?" Aventurine let himself be led along the streets, holding onto Ratio's arm. He was silently pleased with how things were going.