[First Flight] [Audio]

[bbskypirate]

[The communicator clatters to the floor and turns on, probably thanks to a miscalculated stretch, and just catches a groan.]

Sky above… What happened? I- The weather vortex, the Caterbird…

[Wait. This isn't the Edgedancer.

There’s the sound of the door being pulled open, and Twig calling out as he goes down the hall, although his voice is softer

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[brittlenerves]

H-- hey? Hello? Uhm--

[Xanth raises his voice a little to attract the boy's attention.]

H-Hey! C-- come b-back!

[bbskypirate]

[Twig hears the voice coming from behind him, and with a fire burning in front of him, retreating sounds like a good idea. He hurries back... only too see nobody there, just the open door of the cabin he left. He tries his best to keep calm.]

Hello? Who's there? The fire - we have to get out of here!

[brittlenerves]

[This person is new. Okay. First the fire, then address other things.]

W-Well, uhm, no, just-- t-take a second. B-Breathe. The-the fire is a-ac-- actually n-normal, and i-it doesn't spread or b-burn anything a--away, so, it's safe. B-But it is real f-fire so don't t-touch it!

[bbskypirate]

The fire... doesn't spread? It just stays there?

[Pause as Twig sticks his head back out into the hallway to take another look at the fire... and, right enough, it doesn't seem to be spreading at all, despite how brightly its burning. Huh.]

I've never heard of or seen anything like that before.

[Audio]

[teethofneedles]

Yep. It sure is.

If you hurry, maybe you can put it out!

[New favorite sport: fucking with newbies.]

[Audio]

[bbskypirate]

But it's not the usual sort of fire, is it? At least, that's what I was told.

[Was the other person lying to him? Cue another look outside at the fire.]