Truthfully, beyond Adamant-sensei, who among the gems does Antarcticite really know? The majority of their encounters with their peers involved coaxing a few of the sleepwalkers back to bed, or sitting up with Rutile on the odd night when the doctor was awake and unable to rest. Their partnership with Phos had been brief but meaningful; Antarcticite had never considered themselves mentor material, but it had felt strangely natural to work with Phos. Before it had all ended, of course.

They try not to think about the Nascent Beach very often.

And they don't have to, at least for this moment, because what Padparadscha says gives them pause. A look of confusion steals across their features. "What do you mean, if the Dreaming hasn't returned him?" Evidently, the Bridge staff hadn't imparted all of this world's necessary knowledge upon Antarcticite before they ventured out into the world on their own.