Second Breeze

[salvagedlight]

[The video feed turns on to Ven, who's sitting on the low wall around the big plaza in the Second District, a Komory Bat in his lap as he extends the creature's wings, looking at them close like he thinks the Spirit might be hurt. Wheeler is perched next to him on the wall, head leaning over Ven's arm as he makes low chitters at the bat and pokes at it with his nose.]

...Okay, I think you're all right. Just try to watch out for the lampposts next time, got it?

[The bat squeaks happily and Ven gives it a small toss in the air to get it airborn. It climbs up a couple of feet, circles above his head twice - and then drops right back down into his lap, completely ungracefully and making Ven laugh.]

All right, I get it - you wanna stay here. Just for a little longer, okay? Just watch the wings. [The bat gives another squeak and settles down with a batty smile. Ven, meanwhile, gets to start asking the question he turned on the communicator to ask.] I've been trying to decide what to name this guy, but I'm not really all that good with names. I asked the moogles what they thought when they helped me make him, and one of them suggested "Wingman." And then he started... laughing. [He's looking a bit confused at the idea.] Why would he be laughing about that?

[Meanwhile, somewhere close by to you, the rustle of popcorn bags starts approaching...]

Comments

[allfunandgamesuntil]

[York is fighting back laughter, just so you know. He's not trying to be mean to the kid.]

I think Wingman is fine as a name if that's what you want to do.

[salvagedlight]

[he can tell, okay? Well, yeah, it's harder with a helmet, but there's a certain inflection to the voice that just marks it as near-laughter. He's looking a tad skeptical now - he sucks at hiding his emotions.]

You're not telling me something, aren't you?

[allfunandgamesuntil]

How old are you, kid?

[He looks like he's in his teens, so it's kind of weird that he hasn't heard the term. But hey, there are people from all over, so maybe they just don't use it here.]

[unrecovered]

York, he's like twelve. He doesn't need a wingman.

[salvagedlight]

[Have a frown at that one, Wash.] I'm fifteen. Or maybe sixteen, we're not completely sure.

[allfunandgamesuntil]

See, Wash? He's old enough to need one.

[unrecovered]

Fifteen is not old enough for a wingman. Fifteen isn't even old enough to know what a wingman is.

[Case in point.]