o22 | written; your words keep me alive

[haruno]

What's flying like? For those of you who do.

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[unironically]

Light and quick, and at times disorienting. Geography which is familiar and commonplace on land presents new hazards, but there is also the chance to gain new perspectives.

[haruno]

Based on the height, or just the necessarily different way of seeing the world?

[unironically]

The height, yes, and flight renders it possible to interact with the world in a different orientation. Consider if you are truly freeflying you can flip yourself about easily, with the land appearing to hang above you, while the sky yawns below...

[haruno]

Makes for interesting mental images.

[unironically]

It is entertaining. Other flying objects may prove hazardous, but that hardly dampens the allure, does it?

[haruno]

Everything has it's own dangers, inherent or otherwise, so no, not really. It's something to keep in mind, even when thinking in theoreticals.

[unironically]

It has been some time since I've flown, at this juncture, to be perfectly honest.

[From her rather melancholic tone, it can be guessed that she misses it.]

[haruno]

Are you no longer able to while here?

[unironically]

The situation in which I could fly was rather unique. The means are not a biological characteristic which I possess, and the locale in which I flew... well, suffice to say it is no longer exists.

[haruno]

You'd like to fly again, wouldn't you?

[unironically]

I had flown all my life in this place, until it was destroyed, which was relatively recently. My answer must be yes, at very least because I grew up so accustomed to flying, and the possibility that I will never fly again is saddening.

[haruno]

Never back home, too? Or here? I'm sure there's some way of figuring out a means here, if I can't really say the same for anywhere you're from.

[unironically]

Never at home. I suppose a means might be possible here, one of my friends should certainly have the engineering expertise - though I cannot say it would be the same. Although I must admit that I tread into the shallow, lukewarm waters of self-pity with that statement.

[haruno]

I think we're all allowed to do that from time to time. Not staying there is the important thing. Wallowing for long periods of time gets you nowhere.

[unironically]

Indeed... at any rate, it is not the worst thing that can possibly happen to a person. My friends suffered similar losses, and we all had to accustom ourselves to them.

[haruno]

That's a good perspective to keep on the subject.

What were some of the other things you used to do back home that you haven't so much since coming here?