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"Now. Must I remediate basic survival instincts, as well? Stand up or get shot." Aventurine doesn't understand half of those words, but it doesn't matter. The gun speaks clearly enough. Kakavasha's riskiest gamble pays off, and he is hired by the Interastral Peace Corporation as Aventurine. A second chance at life, if he can survive it. Without a Synesthesia Beacon, every conversation is a puzzle, a bluff. The new Stoneheart has learned to fake fluency in the IPC's language, Universalis, the same way he learned everything else: through observation and context, by slipping through the cracks with charm and deception. That is, until Dr. Ratio cares enough to scrutinize him, and refuses to look away.

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