After all the events in Penacony, you felt a strange desolation. The reason was obvious to you: that last battle with Aventurine and his subsequent disappearance. Something about it all seemed unfair, even if you wanted to think it was for the best.

Returning to the Astral Express felt like a relief, like you could finally relax after working too hard. However, your planned relaxation was interrupted by the startled screams of Pom-Pom coming from one of those rooms that were usually empty. You didn't really think you'd see anything more serious than some spider in there, but...

Hell, after Pom-Pom leaving to the common carriage and you opening the door, you found Aventurine, quite uncomfortably nestled between some junk.

Surprisingly, he wasn't wearing his usual flashy expensive clothes and a bunch of different jewelry. Just a plain lettuce shirt, a pair of rings, and his eyes, which somehow seemed frightened, despite his cheerful expression and that smirk you remembered. Was he... hiding out here?

Oh, friend! What a reunion!