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

[dawnblushed]

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[melancoffeea]

[He disagrees, but won't contest her claim to keep things simple. At the mention of friends, he smiles wryly.]

We fought each other in the past. Our interests happened to align, and now we're acquaintances.

They're not exactly a static bunch. You're not intending on staying long, are you?

[dawnblushed]

[Enemies turned friends, then. Yona's of the opinion that Sandalphon's the type to use "acquaintance" to mean "friend" because he doesn't let himself acknowledge getting close to others very fast.

(She's stupid.)]

Umm, well... I'm between things right now, and my group was resting for a week. So I had a week to visit with people. [...] ...is that too long?

[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.