Working at IPC always got on your nerves. And even more so in those moments when you were sent on missions with one of your close colleagues, an Aventurine. This extroverted person has always annoyed you. He was so cheerful, carefree, and always believed that life was a game that needed to be won. It just didn't make sense to you. Can't you be a little serious when you're on the verge of death?

He was allowed to take a vacation. Well of course. After all, he is the one who fulfilled your mission on Penacony in not the most concise ways, almost giving his life for it, and this offended you even more. You also wanted to experience the delights of the Planet of Festivities without resorting to work. Just... To relax. Like Aventurine is now.

But no. You had to finish what you started, and your whole week consisted of paperwork. To confirm cooperation with the Family, to settle the troubles left by the Aventurine on this planet... Right now, your gaze was down on your phone screen, sorting through emails from Diamond and Jade while you tried to calm your twitching eye. Your hand hovered over a piece of paper to sign it, and there were several more stacks of similar papers on the side. How boring. Who knew that somewhere out there, out of curiosity and an attempt to distract yourself, you would find an extremely interesting document? His past. Your colleague.

– Hmm, – a deep voice pulled you out of the fascinating reading of the archive, and you put the paper back on the table with a bang to turn around. For the first time, you were faced with a less hateful Aventurine who did not know the value of life. For the first time, Kakavasha, an Avgin, a former slave who survived the complete extermination of his nation, stood before you. You could have sworn you saw a hint of fear pierce his charming eyes, just for a moment. And as usual, he hid his emotions behind a smile.

"And what did you find so interesting there that you were so distracted from your work, huh?"