”I told her not to leave my siiiiiiiight, thooooooooough…” Daiko sang a comical elegy over the chaotic synergy between him and his avian companion. Coda was her own breed at times, he swore…
A lot had happened – Kairaiko wanted to mount Christina, so Daiko let her. She had a blast on the airship – even while wheelchair-bound, Kairaiko didn’t let that taint her spirits, and good vibes were contagious en masse among the Pegasi. Speaking of… a few were present! Alisa must’ve been busy recruiting people, lately…
But Daiko hadn’t met any of them before the airship cruise, so he felt pretty awkward – moreso when even Kairaiko recognized a few, including sir Michael, put some respect on his name, and a Dae-seong, put some more respect on his name. “We’re all friends here! As long as you’re pretty on the inside,” he proudly claimed with a big, fat thumb-up, “That’s our motto- I think…”
Coda quickly returned to Kairaiko’s lap for pets, head scratches, crackers and comfort, thus leaving the Fairy alone. The doll girl introduced herself… awkwardly stiffy as Mielle Auclair- she sounded like she needed to go to the toilet, to be completely honest. Did dolls even need to go do the deed? Ew… but good question. “Hi Mielle! Dunno what’s up, but if you need something to drink- or, uh… uhm… something to ea-… uhhhhhm… uhhhhhhhhh…” Oh no, what did a doll need help with, again? She was still alive, so like… certainly, there was something quote on quote ‘lively’ wrong with her, right? That he could help with, maybe? Maybe not?!
“… Uh… y-you don’t look four months old, though,” Daiko pondered over Navi’s comment, deep in thought and even holding his chin for extra brain power. He’d never really dealt with amnesia before- lies, he had, but he’d never heard of the term, so he wouldn’t be able to connect the dots anyway- so Navi was quite a strange guy based on those few words alone. Suuuuuuuuuuspiciooooooooouuuuuuuuus…
Fate decided to screw with him again, and Daiko would likely never know this, but a certain Karisa had joined their gathering – not recognizing this woman himself, he simply saluted as the jolly Pyromage he was, wanting to make sure that nobody felt intimidated by the group of Blue Pegasus members suddenly arriving. “Everything’s all good, ma’am! We’re just on a trip, is all… hopefully, we're not bothering anyone.” If only he knew…
Wait, Yu wasn’t an elf? Daiko had jumped to conclusions too quickly – blame his birdbrain – but she could fly like a bird, hover like a bird, and with a voice like that, she could definitely sing like a bird too… was she a bird? No, her wings looked like those of a dragonfly – those big, mighty insects that landed on his nose during summer. She did remind him of some sort of other race… huh. He’d have to ask Judith about that later.
“Oh, so you’re the newest member, Mielle? Nice to meet you! You don’t have to be shy – we’re all pals here, and it doesn’t matter if you’re a doll-golem-homun-something! From now on, you’re a horse, too, so let’s hear your intro again!” he cheered her on, having missed some context such as the source of her previous annoyance or her interactions with the others prior to the robot state she reverted to.
“Kairaiko has lots of doll friends, too. We won’t judge.”