[ Sometime after they've all returned from the Liar's Mansion in as close to one piece as they'll get (lmao), Aventurine will find a yellow gift bag stuffed with teal tissue paper left on the doorstep to his apartment. Turns out someone did, in fact, decide to make a cat cake as their next plushie project.
As for what the plushie looks like? Well. While she's not predicting the future and designing a perfect match with Honey Dice, she's clearly drawn a lot of inspiration from Aventurine himself. The flower-like top of the cat cake has been reimagined to look more like a roulette wheel, while the sides of its teal body have a golden diamond, heart, spade, and club symbol on them. The cat inside is kept simple in comparison, a solid yellow with his eyes, though if he tries to remove the cat he'll see she's also attempted to recreate his earring with some beads.
There's also a very short but sweet note tucked into the bag: ]
I hope you will accept this gift from me. I figured it would only be right for you to have the first cat cake I make.
{ he does, initially, almost trip over the bag since he wasn't expecting anything. but seeing the bag there he's cautious at first. unfortunately, castorice likely has no idea how many people have tried to kill him over the years. she wouldn't know that just dropping and leaving a bag unannounced at his doorstep is something to be wary and cautious of. granted, there's no reason to think any of those people are here--but you never know.
thankfully those worries are immediately swept away by her neat writing on the paper. he has to reread it a few times for the words to sink in. castorice made a cat cake? castorice made a cat cake that is apparently inside this bag? castorice made a cat cake... for him? this is actually a gift for him?
he pauses again, swallows as he brings it inside, forgetting about wherever he was going for now. this is more important.
he takes his time drawing it out, and castorice doesn't need to know how his hands tremble as he sees the design. how he gently squishes it, too many complex feelings overwhelming him as he stares at its cute form, the colours and design and how much work did she put into this?
how is he even supposed to say thank you?
thankfully she'll never know how long he stays behind his door just holding and clinging onto it. the actual cat cakes peer out to check on him a few times, worried and pawing at his ankles until they realise it's good emotions. then they're just supportive little critters.
it takes him time to write something back via text, mostly because he can't bring himself to let go or sit down or anything just yet. }
You really didn't have to go through all the trouble, but you're right, you did do a fantastic job of it.
[It's sometime after everyone returns from their respective excursions and the dust settles and things move along. Some time passes, but not too much. It's a very 'in which people learn new arts and crafts and try new things' sized time.
And Sunday has a few conversations with his friends and thinks about a few things, and ends up feeling really nostalgic for Penacony and he bakes a delicious strawberry cake. (It takes a few tries but he gets it right!) But also, what is one fucker going to do with a wholeass strawberry cake? Even with a sweet tooth, Sunday can only eat so much.
So, one thing leads to another and-]
When will you be back home?
[He's dropping a slice of personally home made strawberry cake outside of Aventurine's door. It's in a tupperware container.]
{ unfortunately, he's a bit worse for wear since the excursion he went on. it was mentally very taxing, and things potentially got worse before they got better so. he's been at home and pretty much in bed the better part of a few days at this point.
he squints at his phone. pats the cake cat pressed against his cheek while contemplating how honest to be here.
then gives up. it likely isn't anything important. he's too tired to come up with anything else anyway. }
[She heard about everything from Boothill, how terribly everything had gone, how many people had been killed, and she knows that Aventurine should be revived and hopefully home by now. So... she's at his door, knocking, maybe being a little too loudly and with a definite tone of urgency.
Of course she's worried about him. Of course she is!]
{ he did revive, he is at home, for what it's worth. he can't even sleep well as it is, so it isn't like he can just sleep off the feeling. try and pull himself back together to head into the outside world again.
his cake cats are following him everywhere, maaing at him in worry since he got back. this means when he does open the door, after trying to pat his hair down and look at bit more presentable, they are hot on his heels. }
Maa?
{ one stretches up around him, falls back with a jiggle.
aventurine smiles, but it's clearly a struggle. it wobbles at the edges, teeters on not making it to the end, then comes on too strong. almost }
You know very well why I'm here, mister. Boothill told me about what happened, and I've been waiting--
[Huff!!!!! She breathes in, exhales, shakes her head, closes her eyes for a moment to compose herself. She has had friends die before, but they never came back. They could never stand there trying to smile and ask her why she was unexpectedly visiting.]
I'm here to make sure you're all right. Because I'm worried about you.
[ Listen. She might really like the gifts he'd gotten for Yuletide, but she's a petty bitch. And thanks to his choice of packaging, she's going to be finding glitter around her apartment for weeks.
So a glitter bomb in the form of a "thank you for the gifts" card addressed to him is totally justified. Clearly.
Would you be willing to visit this cafe with me? I've heard their drinks are quite cute... and they've got a wide variety of games that we could try playing while we're there.
[ Included is a link to a board game cafe! yippee!!!! ]
[ ... though, of course, she doesn't get a response. She doesn't think anything of it at first - for all she knows, he could just be preoccupied with other things - but when an entire day goes by... ]
Aventurine? Forgive me if I'm bothering you, but... is everything alright?
[ ... and another day goes by without any response. By this point, she's noticed that Sunday, Stelle, and Firefly are all not responding to messages.
She doesn't want to think the worst. But what are the alternatives? That all four of them are ignoring her? That they all lost their phones at the same time? that they're all eloping??? Sure, Stelle's vanished for a few days before, only to come back a few days later... but not the other three. Not all at the same time.
Castorice doesn't know what Sunday's flower looks like, but she knows Aventurine's. So on the day he returns, she'll make the trip out to the winter flower yard by herself and wait by its side, for as long as it takes. ]
{ it's for the best that phainon doesn't stick around to see his reaction, he's not been back from home for long when it arrives and it hits doubly hard with the knowledge he has of amphoreus now.
the safety pin is something he's familiar with since he'd gifted similar to castorice and sunday, but it's the note that has him curling up on his couch, holding the paper to his chest and biting his lip.
there's no one around to see it, so he can let himself feel the stab. he doesn't know how much of them know about their futures, has no plan to give it away if stelle hasn't told them yet. so he'll just keep this close to his heart.
and he'll try and keep that as a promise--to try to be safe. to not search for death, to try and avoid it. it won't be instant, but he's heard it enough times now that he knows there are things worth living for--people worth living for.
it takes a bit of time to send a message, but a quick thank you--an acknowledgement is needed. }
Phainon, Thanks for the pin. I promise I'll wear it and use it if needed. -Aventurine.
Well, that depends. Are you looking for novelty/hilarity, or somewhere that will actually set the mood? My answer will differ depending on which it is.
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text; UN: Intergalactic Baseballer (breaks open the inbox post....)
Date: 2025-09-05 04:00 pm (UTC)(Spoilers: that friend is me.)
un: gambler / text - the inbox is now blessed uwu
Date: 2025-09-06 11:59 am (UTC)Other than something about yourself, that is.
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Date: 2025-11-30 02:39 am (UTC)As for what the plushie looks like? Well. While she's not predicting the future and designing a perfect match with Honey Dice, she's clearly drawn a lot of inspiration from Aventurine himself. The flower-like top of the cat cake has been reimagined to look more like a roulette wheel, while the sides of its teal body have a golden diamond, heart, spade, and club symbol on them. The cat inside is kept simple in comparison, a solid yellow with his eyes, though if he tries to remove the cat he'll see she's also attempted to recreate his earring with some beads.
There's also a very short but sweet note tucked into the bag: ]
I hope you will accept this gift from me. I figured it would only be right for you to have the first cat cake I make.
Castorice
text; cries happy tears while bleeding out-- also stabs back ig
Date: 2025-11-30 08:01 pm (UTC)thankfully those worries are immediately swept away by her neat writing on the paper. he has to reread it a few times for the words to sink in. castorice made a cat cake? castorice made a cat cake that is apparently inside this bag? castorice made a cat cake... for him? this is actually a gift for him?
he pauses again, swallows as he brings it inside, forgetting about wherever he was going for now. this is more important.
he takes his time drawing it out, and castorice doesn't need to know how his hands tremble as he sees the design. how he gently squishes it, too many complex feelings overwhelming him as he stares at its cute form, the colours and design and how much work did she put into this?
how is he even supposed to say thank you?
thankfully she'll never know how long he stays behind his door just holding and clinging onto it. the actual cat cakes peer out to check on him a few times, worried and pawing at his ankles until they realise it's good emotions. then they're just supportive little critters.
it takes him time to write something back via text, mostly because he can't bring himself to let go or sit down or anything just yet. }
You really didn't have to go through all the trouble, but you're right, you did do a fantastic job of it.
Thank you.
-Aventurine.
un: saintpudding or something because Nilla inspired me
Date: 2025-12-01 06:38 am (UTC)And Sunday has a few conversations with his friends and thinks about a few things, and ends up feeling really nostalgic for Penacony and he bakes a delicious strawberry cake. (It takes a few tries but he gets it right!) But also, what is one fucker going to do with a wholeass strawberry cake? Even with a sweet tooth, Sunday can only eat so much.
So, one thing leads to another and-]
When will you be back home?
[He's dropping a slice of personally home made strawberry cake outside of Aventurine's door. It's in a tupperware container.]
wings this as much as possible ksddgjsgn
Date: 2025-12-01 11:01 pm (UTC)he squints at his phone. pats the cake cat pressed against his cheek while contemplating how honest to be here.
then gives up. it likely isn't anything important. he's too tired to come up with anything else anyway. }
I'm home right now, why?
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Date: 2025-12-02 12:18 am (UTC)I have too much cake. I brought you a slice.
[This Feels Weird. Here he was, banking on dropping off a slice all nonchalantly and Aventurine picks it up like Doordash, or something.]
I was just going to leave it in front of the door if you weren't home.
[nbd nbd]
what a caketastrophe
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Date: 2025-12-18 06:56 pm (UTC)The Casino has agreed to let you back in, as long as you don't make the bankrupt.
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Date: 2025-12-20 12:13 am (UTC)Of course, it only ends up being fun with the right company, wouldn't you say? Will you join me for my first time back there?
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Date: 2025-12-28 03:58 pm (UTC)[The Casino hates to see them coming.]
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Date: 2025-12-19 11:16 pm (UTC)[She heard about everything from Boothill, how terribly everything had gone, how many people had been killed, and she knows that Aventurine should be revived and hopefully home by now. So... she's at his door, knocking, maybe being a little too loudly and with a definite tone of urgency.
Of course she's worried about him. Of course she is!]
Aventurine, are you home?
The Incident...
Date: 2025-12-20 12:04 am (UTC)his cake cats are following him everywhere, maaing at him in worry since he got back. this means when he does open the door, after trying to pat his hair down and look at bit more presentable, they are hot on his heels. }
Maa?
{ one stretches up around him, falls back with a jiggle.
aventurine smiles, but it's clearly a struggle. it wobbles at the edges, teeters on not making it to the end, then comes on too strong. almost }
Miss Guizhong, to what do I owe the pleasure?
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Date: 2025-12-20 12:11 am (UTC)To what do you owe the pleasure?
[Then, wagging her finger slightly at him.]
You know very well why I'm here, mister. Boothill told me about what happened, and I've been waiting--
[Huff!!!!! She breathes in, exhales, shakes her head, closes her eyes for a moment to compose herself. She has had friends die before, but they never came back. They could never stand there trying to smile and ask her why she was unexpectedly visiting.]
I'm here to make sure you're all right. Because I'm worried about you.
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Date: 2025-12-23 01:37 am (UTC)So a glitter bomb in the form of a "thank you for the gifts" card addressed to him is totally justified. Clearly.
... that's it, that's the tag. enjoy. ]
i'm still fucking laughing
Date: 2025-12-24 01:19 am (UTC)text | un: Castorice (while he's gone on The Big Penacony Canon Update(tm)) (1/3?)
Date: 2025-12-27 06:24 pm (UTC)[ Included is a link to a board game cafe! yippee!!!! ]
2/3??
Date: 2025-12-27 06:31 pm (UTC)Aventurine? Forgive me if I'm bothering you, but... is everything alright?
3/3!
Date: 2025-12-27 06:43 pm (UTC)She doesn't want to think the worst. But what are the alternatives? That all four of them are ignoring her? That they all lost their phones at the same time?
that they're all eloping???Sure, Stelle's vanished for a few days before, only to come back a few days later... but not the other three. Not all at the same time.Castorice doesn't know what Sunday's flower looks like, but she knows Aventurine's. So on the day he returns, she'll make the trip out to the winter flower yard by herself and wait by its side, for as long as it takes. ]
forward dated to the 30th 😔
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Date: 2026-01-03 12:20 am (UTC)Inside it is a safety pin with a note. ]
I can't stop you from making reckless decisions. But I can offer a little bit of a safeguard.
This activates when you say chimera.
Try to be safe, okay? Consider it a personal favour.
-Phainon
wails!!!! | text un: gambler
Date: 2026-01-04 01:31 pm (UTC)the safety pin is something he's familiar with since he'd gifted similar to castorice and sunday, but it's the note that has him curling up on his couch, holding the paper to his chest and biting his lip.
there's no one around to see it, so he can let himself feel the stab. he doesn't know how much of them know about their futures, has no plan to give it away if stelle hasn't told them yet. so he'll just keep this close to his heart.
and he'll try and keep that as a promise--to try to be safe. to not search for death, to try and avoid it. it won't be instant, but he's heard it enough times now that he knows there are things worth living for--people worth living for.
it takes a bit of time to send a message, but a quick thank you--an acknowledgement is needed. }
Phainon,
Thanks for the pin. I promise I'll wear it and use it if needed.
-Aventurine.
text; un:deliverer
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From:UN: Intergalactic Baseballer; text (also I'm gonna say icly before jan event); also nsfw
Date: 2026-01-19 08:21 pm (UTC)I'm sure you probably would have the best opinion here, but you wouldn't happen to know which love hotel is the best one in all of Ellipsa, would you?
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Date: 2026-01-19 08:26 pm (UTC)Well, that depends. Are you looking for novelty/hilarity, or somewhere that will actually set the mood? My answer will differ depending on which it is.
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Date: 2026-02-15 04:23 am (UTC)[ What prompted this? A lot, but also nothing at all. It's been on Mydei's mind for a minute and now he's finally asking. ]
text | are you though!!!! sdkjgn
Date: 2026-02-15 10:05 am (UTC)and then he deflects, of course he does. }
Why does it sound like you think I plan on committing murder?
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