we've just gotta bring the avatars INSIDE THE POSTS.
<img style="float: left; width: 64px; height: 64px; margin: 6px; mask-image: url('data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMjAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjIwMCIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIj48cGF0aCBkPSJNMTAwIDBDMjAgMCAwIDIwIDAgMTAwczIwIDEwMCAxMDAgMTAwIDEwMC0yMCAxMDAtMTAwUzE4MCAwIDEwMCAweiIvPjwvc3ZnPg=='); mask-position-x: 50%; mask-position-y: 50%; mask-size: contain; mask-repeat: no-repeat;" src="https://x.artemis.sh/f/rd_gala_vector_2_pfp-sm.png" alt="rainbow dash in her gala outfit">
yay, this is fun! ^^(i realized that i really didn't choose the best image; i do feel that it's a bit too eye-contacty, really sorry. i can swap it out with another one at anypony's request)
Since it's straightforward to apply this innovation using direct links to the new eggbug emotes, I felt that you might find some other cohost states of mind to be worthy of avatarization (inasmuch as this post provides a means of linking directly to the images in future posts).
