[it's ...nice. nice in that way that it's above ground and on the water all at once - two things that would have been impossible for her to think of existing in combination. sure, the prison she'd been kept in had been on an island - but it wasn't like she ever saw anything but her concrete walls there. it doesn't count.
home sweet home. she smiles when sato says that. takes in his smile and his stance, nodding.]
I hope so. Can't say I saw this one coming, but I'm not complaining.
A fishing rod, I guess?
[or does he use a net? it doesn't matter to her either way - she's learning all over again, but it's mostly just ...waiting, right? she can do that for a while - it's all she did for a very long time. and this kind of waiting - even with the mark on her cheek - this unconfined waiting that feels a lot safer than being in that crowd? it's far from an adrenaline rush, but it's ...good. the idea of being on a boat? even better. it could be that she's still so newly human that her squid-self remembers the comfort of the water, or it could be that the water's not toxic, and sato is the first real adult to show her any hospitality in a long time.]
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home sweet home. she smiles when sato says that. takes in his smile and his stance, nodding.]
I hope so. Can't say I saw this one coming, but I'm not complaining.
A fishing rod, I guess?
[or does he use a net? it doesn't matter to her either way - she's learning all over again, but it's mostly just ...waiting, right? she can do that for a while - it's all she did for a very long time. and this kind of waiting - even with the mark on her cheek - this unconfined waiting that feels a lot safer than being in that crowd? it's far from an adrenaline rush, but it's ...good. the idea of being on a boat? even better. it could be that she's still so newly human that her squid-self remembers the comfort of the water, or it could be that the water's not toxic, and sato is the first real adult to show her any hospitality in a long time.]