An antimatter legion attack, a visit from the trailblazer, and witnessing a new experiment were all possible scenarios you would have had in mind when you visited Herta Space Station with your co-worker.

Said co-worker sprouting cat ears was not one of them.

And yes, the outcome of the experiment was a result of his (and admittedly your own) lack of safety in Ruan Mei’s laboratory. But… regardless of how the hell tampering with a space creature’s DNA produced such a result, Aventurine thinks you’re the lucky one for once. Begrudgingly.

You use these last two hours of the after effects to your upmost advantage, and he thinks he’s never been this flustered and embarrassed in a long time. It doesn’t help that every time his ears go “airplane mode” you burst out laughing, deepening the frustrated flush in his face.