[It's cute, the way Caelus fumbles around his phone. Aventurine can't help but to smile a bit as he watches him set it up and rest down. Like this, it's almost like they're really next to one another - like if he reaches his hand over, he'll find warm skin instead of just the blankets.]

Same as usual... justifying my vision of the future to a bunch of small-minded executives who can't see past the profit margin for next quarter.

[He shrugs.]

Sometimes you have to lose in order to better position yourself to win. The IPC doesn't understand that - Preservation is about maintaining the status quo, not making drastic plays. So our visions don't often align.