for once in his life please let sandalphon remember he has wings

[dawnblushed]

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[melancoffeea]

[Hm.]

You'll have to take that up with the Singularity. He's the captain of this ship. [A beat.] Knowing him, he'll allow it . . . but I can't promise that it'll be much of a break for you.

[dawnblushed]

That's okay! Even if I stayed back in Kouka, I was going to find ways to keep myself busy anyway...

[because she's a moron.]

I've gotten a lot stronger, too, so I might even be able to help you out! I talked a pirate captain into letting me into her crew, you know!

[



it was gi-gan]

[melancoffeea]

[Well, he doesn't doubt that she's gotten stronger, but.]

This isn't a pirate crew. If you're that eager to lend your service, talk to the Singularity.

Before that, you must have some questions. I don't know anything about Kouka, but it's not the Sky Realm.

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[dawnblushed]

[...he's a lot grumpier than she remembers... is this what he's like when he's not depressed?]

[dawnblushed]

[...but, right, that does remind her]

How is this ship flying? I know you were flying because you have wings, but... how does something this big stay up? Are there ships like it all over the place here?

[melancoffeea]

[Yep.]

The helmsman can explain its buoyancy better than I can.

[And with more passion. Rackam is way more knowledgeable in the subject than he is.]

Ships like this one are abundant in the skies: They're the only means of travel between islands for non-Primals, after all. The Grandcypher—this ship—is always on the move.

[dawnblushed]

I see...

[It sounds like an interesting way to live. Yona has about twenty more questions immediately, but she'll restrain herself to two of them for now.]

How long have you been on this ship? And, where is it headed now?

[melancoffeea]

A few months. As for our next destination, who can say? The captain is in charge.

[He knows where the Singularity's end goal lies, but he has his doubts about sticking around that long. It's also a story for the captain himself to tell, not Sandalphon.]

[dawnblushed]

...

[uhhh]

The captain didn't tell you where you're going?

[melancoffeea]

He's following a trail of clues. There are times when even he doesn't know where to head next.

[That, or it's a vacation to Auguste for the umpteenth time . . . ]

[dawnblushed]

So... right now the ship is just drifting in the sky?

[...that's... what she's taking away from this...]

[melancoffeea]

Hm? No, we're on our way to Port Breeze to restock on supplies. It's a pit stop. Where we'll go after that is the question.

[He pauses, considering what he's just said.]

It's been some time since we made this sort of trip. The timing is ideal. We might stay there for a while.