tushanshu | PILOT'S LOG 1.01 ✈ VIDEO; console

[ The feed opens with Stork tapping one long green finger on the screen, looking a bit sheepish. He's not unfamiliar with the level of technology here, just the specifics. In the background, a public cafe and several irate looking kedan glaring at the Merb's back. In the foreground, some telltale purple bio-mechanical goop. ]

So... note to self: don't try dismantling these things, they melt like a bad batch of Globs. I, uh, I'm probably going to have to pay for that other one, aren't I? I've probably contracted Raztorian poisoning already. Only a matter of time before I start going blind in one eye...

Can someone tell me what passes for a crystal depot around? Someone mentioned the Earth Sector, but when I showed them the Cinder crystal I had on me, they said they'd never seen anything like it.

[ He turns his head to look over his shoulder, not at the kedan but upward, to the sky; the metal earrings move as he flicks one long ear, listening for something while looking uneasy. ]

Is the sky always this quiet here? I don't like not being able to hear even a single airship. If there's going to be a cataclysmic blast cloud coming to wipe us all out, I'd like some time to get a fresh copy of my will prepared.

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[Aqua is a bit puzzled by Stork's insistence on the disinfectant.]

...I'll set aside as much as I can for you, then. If you can find the Midnight Hotel, the easiest way to get to the Guild from there is [She runs through the directions Raine gave her some time ago, as it's the course she's been using herself.]

Really? Do you think you can actually build one here?

[It's not dry or sarcastic at all; she's genuinely interested in the idea of building an airship.]

I prefer my excitement without those. [The constant terror she's never really experienced, truth be told. The ever-present probability of doom? Depending on the definition of doom, she's had quite enough of that.]

You're a Sky Knight? [Doom and terror aside, that still sounds fascinating, and Aqua's expression clearly shows a desire to hear more. Actually, she looks like she's completely disregarding the doom and terror mentions. She's starting to figure that Stork exaggerates things a little.]

[ That, at least, is a landmark he has heard of and should be able to find relatively easily, so he nods. ]

A skimmer? No problem; as soon as I get some parts and some tools. Or do they not use those here either, like crystals?

[ He blinks rapidly at the question, shaking his head back and forth quickly. ]

Me? No, no, I'm a pilot. The Condor is my ship -- the Storm Hawks' carrier. You need to have much less concern for life and limb to be a Sky Knight. There are other requirements too, but that's a big one.

[ There's real, genuine fondness in his tone when he speaks about the Condor... and possessiveness. A beat, and then: ]

Aerrow is our Sky Knight and the leader of the squadron.

You shouldn't have trouble finding those here; the Metal sector is very industrious, and you might also ask around among the other Foreigners.

[Aqua smiles a little bit at the 'requirements' for being a Sky Knight.]

So you work as a team? That must make facing danger easier and safer, having friends to support you. [If things had gone differently, perhaps she, Terra, and Ven could have presented a united front and overcome the machinations of Xehanort.]

Metal, that makes sense.

[ He'll be heading over there; tools are worth a little side-trip even in unfamiliar territory. Besides, how is he supposed to build things to protect himself without any?? ]

It's... yeah, it's better than going alone. Although, there is a lot more danger overall now. Can't really say which net value's bigger.

The unbreakable bonds you share with your friends - there's no danger great enough to outweigh the value of that.

[She believes this with all her heart, as her tone and expression show.]

[ Stork nods. He knows his squad -- his family -- has been good for him, no matter how much he gripes about the dangers they get themselves into. ]

Yeah.

[ And then: ]

Plus... they'd never find another pilot who knows the Condor as well as I do. Or who'd rebuild their skimmers at least once a week. Or provide invaluable knowledge about the ever-present terrors of Atmos.

[She can't help but laugh a little at that last statement.]

You certainly do a lot for your team.

[Aqua gives Stork another friendly smile.]

I hope you won't have much difficulty settling in, and if you need anything, don't be a stranger.

And again, welcome to Keeliai.

Wuh--

[ He does, and he thinks so too, but he's not used to having anyone actually say it. It catches him off guard for a moment, before he clears his throat. ]

They do a lot too. For me.

Thanks, Aqua.

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