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“… This concludes our meeting, you are all excused.”
Diamond’s voice range across the room, prompting most of the attendees to exit the premises, sharing their thoughts regarding the discussions.
I am surprised that we didn’t go over the Penacony investment more in detail.
Why not? It was manager Aventurine who handled the operation, investments with high stakes is his expertise.
Topaz breathes in a small sigh as she shuffles her papers into a neat pile.
Back to the debt collection phone calls, I go..
As the papers were slowly combining into a neat pile, Topaz rises from her chair as she calls out to her faithful partner, “Numby, let’s go!”
”Squee?” Answered the sleepy little warp trotter from the other side of the room before scurrying over with their little red ribbon and ears flapping with every bounce taken.
BONK
During their zoom towards Topaz, Numby’s body collides with a chair situated at the corner of the discussion table. Unfortunately, the chair also had a Signonian occupant who was just mentioned a few minutes earlier.
”Woah!”
Aventurine’s train of thought gets interrupted as the Numby’s collision shook his chair, leading to the coin he had played with to be released from his gloved fingers. The gold and black coin glittered with a satisfying chime and thud as it bounced to the ground, attracting Numby’s attention.
”Mmm!” Cried the little trotter as they shuffled into a U-turn, changing their destination from Topaz to the coin that laid on the spotless quartz floor.
“Oh, no no no no!” Topaz hurriedly drops the stack of papers back down on the table as she makes her way towards Numby and Aventurine. By the time, she got there, Topaz simply saw Aventurine giving an expression that exhibited light shock but also amusement while gazing at the floor, where Numby resides, playing with the coin with movements that suggested excitement.
”Sorry Aventurine.” Topaz mumbles.
”Oh it’s fine,” Aventurine replied, turning his amused look towards Topaz before directing his purple and blue eyes back to the trotter that held in their mouth the recorder disguised as a coin originally carried by the Trailblazer. “But.. may I have it back? It’s.. a disguised recorder that I still need the information contained.”
”Yes, yep.” Topaz voices her answers, “C’mon Numby, here, give me the coin please.”
”Squeee?!” Numby squeals in indignation, reluctant to part with the unique treasure that they just discovered. As Topaz extends her hand, Numby bites down on the coin before preparing to escape Topaz’s hands.
“Numby! Please let go of the coin!” Topaz pleads as Numby takes advantage of their partner’s reluctance to use force, skillfully dodging every attempt Topaz made.
Aventurine lets out a chuckle as he watches the pair’s scuffle,”Hang on Topaz, I have an idea.”
Topaz looks up at with a confused expression, staring up at Aventurine reaching for a pocket of his iridescent blue and green coatigan, “…Alright..?”
“Here Numby..” Aventurine kneels down holding a similar looking coin, beckoning an exchange of coins with the warp trotter.
“Sqee…?”
“Is that another..?”
“No, I just grabbed one of my regular coins.” Aventurine replies as he inches closer to Numby, hoping a closer inspection of the offered coin might lead to a successful temptation.
Unfortunately, those were the wrong words to say as Numby’s train of thought processed Aventurines’s choice of words by fixating on one of and coins, hinting at Aventurine’s stash located at his pocket.
“Squee!!!” Numby releases the recorder coin before making a jump at Aventurine, aiming to discover more of his items of wealth.
“Oomph-!?” Says Aventurine as Numby tackles him to the ground, scrambling around his lap and prodding Aventurine’s pockets for the feeling of coins with their little tusks.
“Numby-!” Topaz stammers as one of her phones vibrates, requesting her attention. “Oh no!… Um…! Aventurine, can you watch Numby for a bit, I have to take this.”
“Wha-? Ah…” Aventurine stops what would have been his reply had it not been for the fact that Topaz was already speeding out of the room to her office, already greeting the other person on the other side of the phone call. 
Aventurine slowly lowers his raised hand as he turns to face at the warp trotter discovering and enjoying the closeness to Aventurine’s stash of wealth.
”I guess you’re staying with me for a bit..?”