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[ Venti catches sight of her on the way up (showoff), immediately banking to swoop down in front of her ]

Ali-Rin, come join me!

[ Holding out both hands ]

[ Well she could have just flown up herself but she didn't want him to feel unspecial (this might be a lie). ]

[ But even if she could tell him no, which she can't, she can't think of any reason to. She can't go that fast with Verticality. So yes, grabbing those hands. ]

It looks like fun! And you can even drop me if I annoy you.

[ Venti laces their fingers together, wings flapping to launch them higher into the air, clear of the tops of the buildings. ]

Hang on tight!

[ And then with a few more wing flaps, they're sailing through the air at at least 100 km/h. ]

[ "Tight" who are you talking to here? She does hang on but refrains from actually hurting him, and then -- he takes off like a shot, which she can appreciate! She's yet again glad of her short hair, otherwise she'd be blinding them both with that mess ~~and let's say she was training and didn't have on a skirt because otherwise oops~~. ]

You must have been missing this. [ She definitely assumes his wings were functional before he ended up here. ]

[ Hopefully she had nowhere pressing or important to be, because he's flying them away from the city and toward the bay ]

More than I know how to express.

[ No, she has no texts about devious plots to respond to at all. And the sea is her favorite place, so she'd like to see it from the air. ]

I'm glad you got it back, then. Even if it does require a little extra... [ however that contraption works. ]

It's okay. Everyone needs a little help now and then, right?

[ He shifts his grip so that he can wrap one arm around her waist instead, then sails them through a large vertical loop. ]

[ Giggling with delight at the loop, who's the show-off now? ]

Such a daredevil. [ Not that she's especially surprised. ] The sea looks nice from up here.

Oh! We should stay out until sunset -- imagine how it will look then! I've long wanted to admire it from somewhere other than on the ground.

Really, can we? [ That sounds just about perfect. ] You've got enough juice in that thing?

[ She could keep them floating around but she's not sure if she'd get tired eventually. ]

Hehehe, how absurd would it be if the wind itself grew tired of flying? We can stay out as long as we want. ♪

[ She doesn't especially care about the finer workings of how this is working, if he says it's fine then that's good enough. So just pleasantly clinging and watching the sea, which is one of her favorite things to do. ]

It's another level of cruelty that they made you stay on the ground until now. This suits you much better.

[ This is just a sky cuddle more than anything else. Bonus: the chilly ocean air isn't quite so biting this way. ]

Oh? It must be obvious if you can already tell.

[ She doesn't get bothered by temperature but if it helps him out, sure. She's just here for the cuddles and the view. ]

I knew it before I saw this. You're not meant to be so limited.

None of us are.

[ He flips so that he's soaring upside down, but holds her right-side up (thanks Verticality for letting him cheat) ]

You wouldn't look so bad with wings yourself!

[ She's probably better off being limited, or at least everyone else is, but let's not go there ]

[ Instead, she laughs ] Who told you?

I don't need someone to tell me what I can see for myself!

No, I mean -- my species has another form that's sort of like a giant bat. They do actually have wings. That's why I'm so inordinately, uh, interested in wings on others, I think.

They have to be leather, though, evidently. Sorry. [ His wings are wonderful and soft but her kink seems to be highly specific. ] Yours are prettier and I'm sure more comfortable, if it helps.

[ is she about to get dropped or did that last line save her ]

--Ehhhh?!?! This whole time, you've been judging my wings and finding them lacking?!

[ M'AM ]

What? No! As if I could find anything lacking about you. Your wings are perfect. [ It's not a BAD THING that they don't turn her into a hormonal puddle, she has to function occasionally. ]

Besides, I only found out about this a bit ago, when Lupine had that game effect, right before the Maid Café. It was as much as surprise to me as to anyone else.

Hmmm . . .

I guess I'm appeased, but I'll keep that in mind.

Just appeased? That's not good enough. [ Extra snuggles for you, then! (If she has to reorient herself in the air she does that first, she's just as fast here as on the ground.) ] What about now?

'Keep that in mind', huh. You really want to turn me into a helpless puddle? [ This is not anything like a 'no'. ]