[ Topaz and Aventurine casually bicker amongst themselves (or in front of the Trailblazer), but even someone as honest as Topaz knows that outsiders would be all too eager to exploit discord. Besides, the tea is lukewarm at best. Room temperature, really.

And to the public eye, they have to retain a united front. The Marketing Development Department is the only one who has their open disdain.

And those lifeguards. ]

I'm pretty sure the lifeguards aren't getting paid to harass people. Unless they fail the scavenger hunt.

[ And they are talking about the same thing. Even if that's the question she's been asking herself, it hits different coming from the outside. She ponders it as she eats more of her parfait. ]

That's my problem: I don't really know. It's not like I had any experience with sex before I came here. I should be thankful that Aventurine hasn't pushed or even teased me about how little I've done in terms of playing the game or earning rewards. I'm sure he's being honest when he says not to worry too much and let him handle it. I'm not worried about owing him anything. But...

[ she's unsure of her feelings. ]