[ of the three involved in the Penacony operation, Topaz is the researcher, poring over whatever she can find, analyzing it from every angle. She would know Sunday's face, that he's the head of the Oak Family, and whatever info the IPC had on the history of Penacony. His abilities would be a bit of a blank, which is why she couldn't help Aventurine prepare for every little thing that would be thrown at him.

Unlike her partner and their mentor, she's got a dreadful poker face.

At the mention of royalty, she pulls back, nose wrinkling, mostly because she never sees herself as more than an IPC director or Jelena from a planet too far away to Matter. ]

Aces are different. Sometimes we're treated like the face cards. Other times, we're lower than 2s. It just depends.

And like, if you don't wanna indulge, you don't have to. Just because The House wants you to do things, doesn't mean you have to if you're not feeling it.