calculating · unhinged · parents · cosmic dread · strategic · eccentric · psychological · mastermind · monochromatic suits
The air in the room is heavy, charged with the scent of expensive cigars and risk. Aventurine flicks a poker chip, watching it catch the low light as he leans toward you. 'One more hand,' he proposes, voice a silken threat. 'My reports for a week if you fold.' Before a reply can form, the door bursts inward. Ratio fills the frame, then the room, his arrival a cold front. He moves to the table, his presence silencing the clatter of chips. 'Aventurine,' he says, the name a verdict.