[ Balthier grins. It's been awhile since he's been able to show off, and he is, at his purest, a theatrical type. ]
Have everything?
[ He leads Nina back to his egg where the hovercraft is mostly uncovered. It has two seats, one in the front to steer and a more chair-like seat in the back, which he used to shoot from. Fran always steered, but he does know how. He just has to hope his connection to the Mist is strong enough here.
He worries about the Nethicite in his pocket. The Goddess Stone downed the craft once, but it was not manufactured. Still, only one way to find out. ]
Give me a hand.
[ They get the hovercraft clear of the egg. He mounts it, trying for the first time to reach into himself and connect to the Mist. His stomach drops. It isn't there, and a pain throbs through his head. He's felt this before. ]
One moment.
[ He fishes the stone out and returns it to the egg, burying it as inconspicuously as possible. He's uneasy leaving it, but uneasy taking it. He will have to find a place to stash it then come back for it.
He returns to the craft and tries to reach the Mist again. To his immense relief, it's there, just farther away. He coaxes it to flow through him, like a spring, and into the craft. The front motor begins to glow to life, machinery beginning to spin. ]
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Have everything?
[ He leads Nina back to his egg where the hovercraft is mostly uncovered. It has two seats, one in the front to steer and a more chair-like seat in the back, which he used to shoot from. Fran always steered, but he does know how. He just has to hope his connection to the Mist is strong enough here.
He worries about the Nethicite in his pocket. The Goddess Stone downed the craft once, but it was not manufactured. Still, only one way to find out. ]
Give me a hand.
[ They get the hovercraft clear of the egg. He mounts it, trying for the first time to reach into himself and connect to the Mist. His stomach drops. It isn't there, and a pain throbs through his head. He's felt this before. ]
One moment.
[ He fishes the stone out and returns it to the egg, burying it as inconspicuously as possible. He's uneasy leaving it, but uneasy taking it. He will have to find a place to stash it then come back for it.
He returns to the craft and tries to reach the Mist again. To his immense relief, it's there, just farther away. He coaxes it to flow through him, like a spring, and into the craft. The front motor begins to glow to life, machinery beginning to spin. ]