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( Belle looks tired as she comes into view on the camera, despite the fatigue, she’s smiling rather proudly and proceeds to explain her elated feeling, fingertips pressing against one another in her giddy state. )

I’m finished!

( just two words, but that’s her proud announcement. finished what, you ask? )

I’m all finished! The whole place is completely dust free, pollen free, scum free, scuzz free, dirt free, web free, bug free — free, free free! It’s all gone! Rumpelstiltskin’s is immaculate!

Now that that’s finished and there’s no mess, I can finally take that trip I had been wanting to!
Oh, well, that is to say if I still have a charming guide who’ll assist me with the travelling?

Tidus, once you’re finished with that Cup, if you’re still up to it, that is.

( can you FEEL her excitement, everyone? )

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( space is among the many things she's never been witness to. glancing to him, she raises her brows )

Space? These ships are built for that? I've never heard of anything traveling through space.

[he nods quickly, speeding up the ship.]

Until I got here, I didn't either. We had airships, but they never went into space. I'm not sure how these ships work, but they do.

That's pretty interesting.

( she leans to look through the windows, taking everything in, amazed )

This is beautiful!

It is, isn't it?

[he agrees, slowing down a little to give her time to look.]

It's so strange, coming from one of the worlds and seeing this. It's completely different.

( her eyes widen in wonder at the sight of the space between worlds. )

I have never seen anything so beautiful; it truly is a wonder. Very amazing to see with one's own eyes.

( her smile widens )

I think I am going to like this sort of travel. One could never really grow old of seeing something so wondrous.

It's the only way to see it.

You can do this more often, when you want to. You know that, right?

You mean pilot this thing myself to see it?

Sure! I can teach you. [he nods like it's no big deal.]

It's really simple.

( she's giving him a look as though he's insane, because he truly must be at this point to believe that the likes of Belle could fly some spacescraft )

[he is insane, but that's another story. he just smiles at her, like he doesn't see what's wrong.]

It's just a matter of memorizing what each thing does, and learning to steer and avoid life-threatening things.

( can you hear yourself, Tidus? )

Oh. Yes. That... Sounds ever so simple.

( she laughs, though. because of the absurdity of it )

It is. In fact...

[he just...steps completely away from the wheel, causing the ship to veer to the side.]

You can steer it now.

( crap. they are going to die.

with a yelp, she grabs for the wheel although has no idea what to do with it. she comes from a land of horses and reigns; there are no steering wheels and honestly, she's never even steered a horse cart )

Tidus!!

[he keeps smiling, but he tones it down a little and tries to look and sound more reassuring.]

I'll talk you through it. Pull it to the right.

Wh— How!?

( welp, whatever. she gives the wheel a yank to try and literally pull it to the right, since that's what she gathers he wants her to do )

Now up, down, right, right, right down, left!

[he speaks as fast as he can, which is pretty fast.]

( —wait, what came after right?

crap.

how about she just jiggers the whachamacallit however she can, because panic and directions are not working.

hope you're okay with a bumpy ride, Tidus! )

Whoa, whoa--ow!

[he grabs onto the other seat, finally managing to sit down while holding on for his life.]

I guess that wasn't much of a lesson.

( is it okay if she closes her eyes? because yeah, that's happening now.

she let's out a yell as the ship comes to a stop, thankfully at the right place. opening her eyes again, surprised that they aren't dead )

W, wow... ( she glances to him somewhat sheepishly ) That was... Exhilarating.

[he's tempted to close his eyes too, but he doesn't just in case he has to end up steering.

turns out he doesn't have to, so he smiles easily.]

Yeah, that's a good way of putting it. You did a pretty good job.

( she laughs at his compliment )

Either you're a thrill seeker, or you're just far too sweet for you're own good. ( laughing more ) But thank you.

[he smiles, looking down as he scratches the back of his head almost shyly.]

Sure. We're here, so let's go.

[Grabbing everything, he also opens the door and waits for her to leave first.]

( she watches as he picks up most everything, moving toward the door, she offers her hands to him )

I can carry something, you know.

I...know.

[he blinks, then holds out the blitzball to her.]

Uh, here.

( there's a fleeting frown at his tone, but she takes the ball and heads out of the ship, blinking as she goes, even narrowing her eyes to the brightness of the sun to try and keep it from blinding her )

Wow...
It's been so long since I've seen the sun shining like this...

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