[Shiro waited patiently until she had turned round to face forward on the lion. He couldn't really help the faint smile as she wrapped her arms around him]
Great. Alright, Black. Let's go.
[The lion shifted around so he could get a running start then took to the air. This time it was definitely a longer flight as Black followed the length of the river. The wind rush passed them even though Black wasn't going that fast]
[ ugh yes it is a chat that's a long time coming he feels. ]
Okay that sounds good to me!
[ And with that Shigeru will hang up. Come an hour later Hana can find him waiting outside the cafe with bundled up from the cold weather. He might look at the place curiously as he eyes the interior with some interest. He's never been to this place before but from the aroma wafting out the front door and the looks of things people are walking out with it looks really good. ]
[ Her arms tightened around him as Black sprinted - being on a giant robotic lion when it did that was something she might not ever really get accustomed to, she thinks - and then they tightened even more as they ascended. Once the Lion began to cruise, though, she relaxed a bit. The hood on her head was inevitably pulled back by the wind, but she didn't mind - the feeling of it in her hair was especially refreshing and exhilarating after spending so much of the last few days cooped up.
Looking down, she saw the way that Black left a trail along the water's surface, parting it in sprays in its wake and then she looked up at the sky. This place was a lot like Earth in some ways but in many, like now - it was completely sublime and beautiful in such an otherworldly way that Hana would've never even dreamed of being able to see. She was practically breathless. ]
It's... really beautiful. This place can be so beautiful, don't you think?
[ Hana isn't running too far behind - military life instilled in her a necessity to keep better track of time when she's usually the type to show up late to everything but - having been here for some time, she's starting to slip back into old habits. When she sees Shigeru already waiting outside of the cafe she jogs over and waves at him as soon as she can make eye contact. ]
[Yeah, even Shiro probably wasn't going to get used to that. The lions moved the way an animal would, jostling and all. Black seemed to prefer a running start when carrying someone so it was not the easiest start, Shiro having to grip onto the lion with his metal hand. Luckily for him - and anyone else riding with him - Black's wings helped for another point to grab onto if needed.
The ride smoothed out once they were airborne and Black found a cruising altitude. Granted he wasn't too far above the water so there was a fine mist in the air as he cruised along the river. Most of it was behind them so really no chance of getting wet.
The sun was starting to set now, not only slowly painting the sky with reds and oranges, but also changing the light reflecting through the water spraying up from the river.
He smiled, glancing back at Hana and noticing that her hood had blown back. Looked better that way. At least he didn't have to watch where he was going the whole time because Black wouldn't purposely run into something hopefully]
Yeah. It's really amazing. This needs to be done more often.
[ The sun was setting and, in the distance, the Capital World loomed over, and that in itself was quite a sight; it reminded Hana of all the pictures of Earth taken from the Horizon Lunar Colony back home. She always wondered what it would be like to be on the moon looking back at Earth, what she would see, but she supposed it would have been somewhat similar to the sight she'd see now.
Shiro's smile was met with one of her own and she found herself staring at him a bit in spite of the incredible scenery around them. She was glad that they came out tonight. Just this simple of an act was already lifting their spirits, wasn't it? She moved her head, resting it against Shiro's back and she nodded. ]
Mmm. We should do this more often.
I could never see anything like this at home, you know. Not with the war...
[ Shigeru gives a happy wave back to her. He's a bit nervous not exactly sure why honestly, but when it came to talking about his current crush he always managed to get butterflies in his stomach. ]
Oh it's okay! Don't worry about it. How have you been?
[ She's moving toward the door leading into the cafe as she reads Shigeru's message, holding the door open for him as she answers, ]
I've been doing well! [ which is to say, better than the last few weeks at least. ] Just hanging out and working and trying to work on my own projects. How about you?
[ Hana can't even remember the last time she was sick with something like the flu. She's normally very careful, especially as a soldier, with her well-being. She wouldn't be much use to the army if she got sick, after all -
but, recently, she has not been very careful. Obviously.
Because in the middle of all the holiday festivities of the month, Hana is down for the count for at least a week, with some horrible space-abomination of the flu. She'd tried to go in for a shift with the Perimeter Guard, still, until glossy eyes and a stuffy nose made it clear that she needed to be sent home. After that, she plans on doing nothing but suffer in her own room paying for her sins and trying to sleep it all off.
If anyone tries to reach her at this time, they would be surprised to find that the normally hyper-responsive Hana Song doesn't respond for a long, long time. And when she does, her message reads along the same lines as this: ]
woops sorry, didn't see this i was dead =_=
[ Or, during one of her brief, dazed, hazy periods of being half-awake, she may send a somewhat delirious message: ]
hey when i die i want VIP on my tombstone not RIP thx
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