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  1. Public Bookmark 9

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    Aventurine lives to gamble, and gambles to live.

    When the ante is his life, what happens when the gambit doesn't go according to plan?

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    23 Jun 2024

  2. Public Bookmark 60

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    Aventurine’s hand finds its way into one of the loose folds of Veritas’ tunic, before cold fingers trail inward to skim against Veritas’ ribcage. Veritas holds himself still against the urge to shiver. He cannot afford to show that he’s affected, to give Aventurine another point in his unending game.

    Aventurine yanks at the fabric, forcing Veritas to double over, barely catching himself against the back of the chair.

    Aventurine chuckles, his face too close. “Aren’t you going to reward me for my win, Doctor?”

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    Aventurine pays Ratio a visit after the end of one of his grand business ventures.

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    27 Apr 2024

  3. Public Bookmark 31

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    “A very by-the-book answer. Exactly what the IPC’s best marketing says.” Aventurine laughs, a little harsh. “Let me ask a different question then.” He waits for Topaz to nod at him to continue. “Who were you, before?”

    That’s not at all what she thought he would say.

    “Before?”

    “Before all… this,” he waves his hand at the room around them, “before the IPC, before Diamond and Jade. You know, before.”

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    Topaz and Aventurine reflect on their pasts and how they intersected with the IPC.

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    27 Apr 2024

  4. Public Bookmark 21

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    She asks her final question. “Aren’t you afraid?”

    Aventurine’s answer is wry. “Don’t ask questions when you already know the answer to them. Borders on cruelty, I’d think.”

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    15 Apr 2024

  5. Public Bookmark 6

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    Man, in its greed, pursues all treasures of heaven and earth. Yet their true value can only shine when far from its gaze.

    Or the secret dance of a bird of dream at sunrise.

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    08 Apr 2024