[ Aventurine brought her cornerstone (and Jade's) to the table. The talk about her, Jade and Aventurine being tighter than The Family is most likely true. ]

It's not like malicious or anything, but we usually go back and forth. I give back just as much I get.

[ And she's pretty proud of that. Her smile is fond, like she misses it. More accurately, she misses the more innocent and familiar daily life they don't have here. Their bickering is comfy; it's more honest than him peacocking about.

She considers how much she wants to say as she polishes off the rest of her dessert. Her concentration has made her negligent of the very important task of petting the bird all but shoving itself in her hand. They screech for attention, nipping light at her fingertips to remind her of what her hand is meant to do. She obliges immediately, and decides to continue the conversation. ]

He vibes with this setting pretty well: he gambles of course, and he's way more experienced with sex and poking around risky places. So basically, he said I can focus on resort research and community outreach, and he'd worry about the rest.