Author commentary: Precedent says that any time we watch an object fall and disappear into the gray clouds, it's not the last we've seen of it. Does this bucket come up again later? If so, I can't remember how at this exact moment. If you're a superfan, maybe you know? I guess you have a leg up on me THIS TIME, cool guy. Note that Vriska gives John a non-subtle little clue about her real name, saying it's a "sekret," a minor jumble of "Serket." John can tell something's fishy, and I think he repeats this word to her later, signaling the fact that he wasn't really fooled by it. This exchange also shows that Vriska is the type of person who gets antsy about keeping a secret. Someone who would say, "Ah, wouldn't YOU like to know!" and you go, "Actually, I don't care much," and she's like, "Okay fine, I'll give you ONE hint, but that's IT!" I think she was similarly antsy about her "secret present" for Aradia, and similarly frustrated by the latter's apathy about it (which in part was due to the fact that Aradia already knew what it was).