Code: AVE
-1052Time: ██████
Details:
Well, well, Aventurine on vacation? Color me surprised.
That said, he clearly wasn't in any true vacation state of mind. Sure, he's out in the sun and sand in Astropolis, but he's been quietly meeting with all kinds of people.
Our gear got jammed, so the audio's patchy. But there's enough here to piece together quite a bit.
After Penacony, someone high up slipped Aventurine a secret order. Sounds like they've got him on something risky.
By all accounts, he should've sent one of his own to test the waters first. But instead, he strolled right into Astropolis himself. Heh, classic Aventurine.
If I've pieced it together right, this job's aimed at one of his associates.
On ██ ██, he met in secret with a Knight of Beauty. The knight's ship received a commission and eventually docked at Margus, a world Opal had once invested in. Thing is, a quarter Amber Era later, Margus had turned into nothing but ruins.
On ██ ██, he pulled records from IPC Banking on a massive arms deal between one of the IPC's branches and Pteruges-V. After an analysis on the ownership structure, the actual controller behind it appears to be one of the Ten Stonehearts, "Obsidian."
On ██ ██, a call came in from the Intelligentsia Guild, apparently to discuss something involving "gravitational waves." For once, his voice actually carried a hint of excitement. ①
On ██ ██, he took a stroll through Astropolis, made a beeline for the internet star Ratite, and set up some kind of challenge.
On ██ ██, he went on a shopping spree.
On ██ ██, he went on a shopping spree.
On ██ ██, he went on a shopping spree.
On ██ ██, Aventurine's account balance actually hit zero! Wait... no, he racked up
20 billion in debt!
Just as I figured, someone's already made a move.
Yet, his weak spot was never a love for the soft life. Quite the opposite, it was that he couldn't resist the thrill of dancing with the rapid tides.
It's hard not to get one's toes wet when you're strolling by the waves. The IPC's waters run deep, and one day he'll drown in its unpredictable undercurrents, like he never existed at all.
20 billion in debt? Even Diamond couldn't write that off. So, another pawn to be sacrificed? Not exactly surprising. Seems he's already cracked.
Note:
① The audio is garbled, but after multiple replays, words such as "Destruction" can faintly be made out.
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