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[learntofly]

[The video opens on a view of part of Nonah's skyline in the setting sun. It looks like it's being shot from the roof of one of the taller skyscrapers in the city.]

It's pretty, isn't it?

[The camera turns to focus on a teenaged girl—apparently the speaker—gazing off at the horizon in silence for a few long moments. Finally, she inhales deeply and turns to look sidelong at the camera.]

I thought I'd come up to clear my head, but I don't think it helped much. There isn't a place high enough to get out of this cage yet. It was probably dumb to think that there was, but . . . I guess I can't just leave it at that. Which means I've got a lot of work to do.

[She picks up the camera, view panning wildly for a moment, and sets it down in front of her so she can look directly at it. The somber look is gone, replaced with something more serious and intense.]

So I've got some questions. First the most important one: If an Import practicing their powers causes a . . . scene but doesn't hurt anyone, could they get into trouble with the cops? I need to know for . . . for some idiots I know. [Definitely not herself. Probably.]

Second: Does anyone know where I can get recording equipment? Audio recording, specifically. It needs to be pretty high quality.

Third: Are there any . . . like, sparring groups? I could just practice fighting with my friends, but . . . [She trails off, exasperation clear on her face just thinking about getting hand-to-hand lessons from her friends.] They can get intense.

And last, [Her expression softens here, the first hint of a smile creeping in at the corners of her mouth for the first time in the whole video.], what's the tallest building you know about? It might not be high enough to escape a cage, but the views are always the best from up there.

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[rassera]

I could teach you to fight.

[Honestly, that's the only one he's got a decent answer to. The first one he doesn't really care about--the rest he's gonna assume everyone else knows more than the generic 'electronics store' answer or 'the biggest one'.]

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[earnedmystripes]

Dooooes the scene have property damage?

[Hello this is one subject Kotetsu knows A Lot about]

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[resoundingpledge]

It's really pretty.

That's . . . Nonah, isn't it?

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[learntofly]

[A beat.]

. . . I think that might make annoy Ikki the most.

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[learntofly]

Sometimes. But if we're training with moves that dangerous we'd try to stay away from the city.

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[learntofly]

It is. I'm . . . somewhere downtown. I wasn't paying attention to the street signs.

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[rassera]

Let's do it.

[Honestly, Yayoi, were you trying to talk him OUT of it with that.]

[resoundingpledge]

It really . . . looks different up there, somehow.

Is this the sky everyone sees? Our everyone, I mean.

[learntofly]

Well, you can try, but he's just going to try to fight you.

[learntofly]

It's . . . a part of it. You can't really SEE it unless you're up here.

Have you ever been this high?

[rassera]

I'm shaking.


[He knew Ikki was powerful, sure. But there's something to be said for having enough confidence in your own abilities, and Kaneda's got that in bounds.]

We've gone at it before--he's not bad.

[resoundingpledge]

Not . . . outside. In helicopters, maybe, or . . . even in the clocktower, there was still a roof overhead.

It's different, like this. I like seeing the world through your eyes.

[learntofly]

[The look she gives him, even over video, is nothing short of amused—like he's just made an amazing joke.]

Have you even seen him at full power?

[learntofly]

You should ask Ikki to bring you up. It's worth seeing for yourself.

[rassera]

[He doesn't need to, in his mind. Ikki could be as powerful as anything--hell, he KNEW that. But it doesn't change that glint in his eye.]

Nothing I can't handle.

[resoundingpledge]

It would be. But it wouldn't be the same. That isn't my 'world'.

You should take more videos like this, though. No one else will. There's even places you could post them online, isn't there? If you wanted to share them.

[learntofly]

That doesn't mean you can't experience it.

Do you think anyone would really want to see them?

[learntofly]

We'll see.

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[amadaman]

I didn't know you liked climbing high places, too.

Heropa has an imPort school where people train regularly, but most people here find friends that can help them. I usually train with Koromaru or on my own, but I have friends who help, too. We usually just go outside the city borders if we think we'll cause some damage.

[resoundingpledge]

Do you think you would have, a year ago? Or . . . half a year ago, did you? When we helped show Plugman-san's broadcasts.

It's not the same as a match, but this . . . it's still flying.

[learntofly]

I guess I didn't think about it then . . . It couldn't hurt to put a few up to see what people think.

[resoundingpledge]

Link me when you do! I'd love to see them.

[learntofly]

Everyone from my world loves the sky.

Mm . . . I don't think I want to join a school. I just need to find some people who are on my level to practice with.

[amadaman]

Mm. What is your level, then, and what do you want to train?

[learntofly]

I'll make sure you're the first to see them.