[Did you know that Cobalt has NEVER BEEN in a flying machine?! The closest he's gotten was flying on the back of Blue Eyes White Dragon, and the one time he was a harpy for monster bingo and flew with his own two wings. But despite being from a relatively futuristic and modern society, he himself has never been inside an airship of any sort.]
[NEATO!!]
[He sneaks inside to admire it a little better. Is there anyone around...?]
“She was asking to take down the bronze statues. …Well please don’t concern yourself with it, traveler…. More than that, let’s return to our stories.”
[Kino takes the opportunity to slowly stand up.]
I'd love to, but... I think I've learned a lot about your history already. Thank you for taking the time to explain it to me. Next, we would like to tour the country on our own. Is that alright?
[Their tone is polite and mild enough that the chief nods eagerly.]
“Oh... yes, of course! By touring the country, you'll be able to see exactly what I mean by the high yield our country boasts. Please, take a look around!”
[Still smiling politely, they look over at Cobalt, and then at the door. Time to scram.]
[They wheel Hermes along with them as they walk, nodding at the bronze statues forming a long line across the main road.]
Those. It seems that all chiefs who do something incredible get a statue erected in the center of the road. Naturally, the chief now is trying to get one for himself, too.
“Well, first I should say... Welcome to my house. I’m Nimya, Nimya Tchuhachkova. Nice to meet you.”
“Hello. I’m Kino, and this here is my partner, Hermes.”
Nimya half-opened the door to the warehouse and invited Kino and Hermes inside.
The interior was dark, humid, and reeked of machine oil.
“Now I’ll answer your question. I want to turn the main road into a long, straight path. That’s why the bronze statues have to be moved,” Nimya explained.
Still doubtful, Kino asked. “What for?”
“It’s… for this.”
At the same time, Nimya pressed a switch in her hand. The lights hanging from the ceiling slowly lit up, and ventilation fans also started to run.
There was a transport crane dangling from the ceiling. The floor was lined up with various construction machines, and one corner of the room was littered with a mountain of scrap metal. There were several desks cluttered with documents. There were also a number of bicycles hanging side-by-side in one corner.
And at the center of the warehouse was a silver machine.
Roughly the size of a truck, it had a body like that of a fish with its streamlined form and dorsal and tail fins. At its tail end was a device that looked like a three-bladed fan, and arranged symmetrically on its sides were two panel-like protrusions, the span of which was longer than the machine’s overall length. And below these protrusions were two legs that had tires at the end.
“What… is this thing?” Kino asked after trying to figure it out for a while.
“It doesn’t have a name yet, but…” Nimya turned to Kino and Hermes. Then she declared with a bold yet beautiful smile, “With this… I will soar to the skies!”
There was the sound of a film roll coming to an end. And so, your character finds themself in the warehouse, free to examine the machine - or listen in on the conversation regarding this apparent flying machine.
“If you hold a plank horizontally against the wind, nothing will happen, right? But if you place it at an angle, even if it’s only a little, a force that moves the plank forward and upward is generated. The same idea is in effect when you raise your head while riding a bicycle, causing your hat to fly off. So using this concept, if you attach an angled plank to an object – it doesn’t have to be a bicycle – and let it run at a particular speed, it will be lifted to the air by the plank. And that object should be able to fly.”
How... nicely thought out.
[Kino seems unconvinced.]
“I guess. But I haven’t had the chance to test out this machine yet. For it to fly, I need a long, flat, and perfectly straight road. No other place could meet those conditions inside or outside this country, except for that road. But those bronze statues are in the way. I’ll do whatever it takes to have them moved!”
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[Well, he's going to snoop a little, since he's here.]
[Once she's out of sight, he takes a peek inside the warehouse. Is anyone else home? What's insiiiiide]
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A flying machine.
Its structure is primitive, but flight-worthy - likely the first of its kind in this world.]
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[NEATO!!]
[He sneaks inside to admire it a little better. Is there anyone around...?]
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[...THIS AIRSHIP ISN'T GONNA START TALKING, IS IT??]
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And there is no one around, either. He can poke at it all he likes! Careful not to break anything...]
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[...asks who? Probably that girl with the bike...?]
[Oh yeah, he should probably go check up on her so he can see what that was all about.]
[Once he's done oogling the airship, he starts off down the path back to the reception hall to follow up on whatever that was.]
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“We won’t know if we don’t try!”
“We know even if we don’t!”
“We won’t!”
“Good grief, please come to your senses!”
“You’re the one who ought to do that!”
[It sounds like the woman is yelling at the chief inside.]
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[He's going to wander in and see if Kino's still in there too]
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“Enough!”
“I won’t give up! Eh… wait! Let me go!”
[Some men have finally caught her, grabbing her by the arms to drag her out of the building.
Kino continues to watch.
Siiiiiiiiip.]
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Psst...
...Is this about the airship...?
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[But now that the woman's been removed, the chief turns to Kino - and Cobalt, too, apologetic.]
“Ah, that was unsightly. But it was decided that the chief had to listen to the citizen’s appeals no matter where or when.”
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[Kino takes the opportunity to slowly stand up.]
I'd love to, but... I think I've learned a lot about your history already. Thank you for taking the time to explain it to me. Next, we would like to tour the country on our own. Is that alright?
[Their tone is polite and mild enough that the chief nods eagerly.]
“Oh... yes, of course! By touring the country, you'll be able to see exactly what I mean by the high yield our country boasts. Please, take a look around!”
[Still smiling politely, they look over at Cobalt, and then at the door. Time to scram.]
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[He follows Kino outside]
What were those bronze statues he was talking about?
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Those. It seems that all chiefs who do something incredible get a statue erected in the center of the road. Naturally, the chief now is trying to get one for himself, too.
[They look around, idly...]
I wonder where that woman went...
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She might have gone back to the warehouse down this way. That's where she came from, anyhow... There's a warehouse with an airship in it.
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[In the tone of someone unfamiliar with the word.]
Could you show me? ...I think Hermes fell asleep.
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—Er, sure. It's down this way.
I'd like to talk to that lady again, too.
[PLEASE... LET HIM RIDE THE AIRSHIP....]
[He'll lead Kino back to the warehouse]
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"-Huh? Oh! Both of you decided to come?"
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You okay? Kinda seemed like your talk didn't go so well.
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"I'll be fine. The chief's just stubborn as always. But more importantly..."
[She grins, proud.]
"I bet you're curious, right? Why I keep asking the Chief to move those statues."
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How come?
[his eyes are sparkling a little]
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There was the sound of a film roll coming to an end. And so, your character finds themself in the warehouse, free to examine the machine - or listen in on the conversation regarding this apparent flying machine.
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[he listens in eagerly, of course]
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“If you hold a plank horizontally against the wind, nothing will happen, right? But if you place it at an angle, even if it’s only a little, a force that moves the plank forward and upward is generated. The same idea is in effect when you raise your head while riding a bicycle, causing your hat to fly off. So using this concept, if you attach an angled plank to an object – it doesn’t have to be a bicycle – and let it run at a particular speed, it will be lifted to the air by the plank. And that object should be able to fly.”
How... nicely thought out.
[Kino seems unconvinced.]
“I guess. But I haven’t had the chance to test out this machine yet. For it to fly, I need a long, flat, and perfectly straight road. No other place could meet those conditions inside or outside this country, except for that road. But those bronze statues are in the way. I’ll do whatever it takes to have them moved!”
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