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Who: Ales Mansay and OPEN
Where: The tall buildings around Aqures Ixen
When: March 2nd, all day
Summary: After two months of work, Ales finally completes his minicopter and flies everywhere.
Warnings: Possible Teensie falling on you.

It had been a difficult month. There were few Heroes Ales could say he trusted after the vision of the future, and he holed himself up in his lab for a month for that very reason, working on redesigning the personal portable minicopter when he wasn't flying. His Moogle was getting worried that he never spoke to anyone that didn't come see him at the lab, but he assured her that it was for a good cause.

Meeting Ganondorf was a welcome reprieve. That man knew that improving the world meant making difficult choices, and he had a lot of grand plans that brought life back into Ales' eyes. Then he was gone, and so was one of the few Heroes Ales could call an ally. But who cared about being upset? All the more reason to complete his project and test it out!

The lightweight machine didn't have much to it: handlebars with a rubber coating for an easy grip, a crystal-powered motor and its housing, and retractable propeller blades. It felt different than the Lum-powered one he based it off of, but worked just the same in a lab setting. To check if he could reasonable use it while traveling, he ran outside, stood in front of a single story store, and turned it on.

The motor whirred to life, and the Teensie was lifted into the air. Above the heads of confused onlookers, then high enough to peer over the rooftop. There was a limited time that he could turn it on, and the copter was reaching its limit. He was high enough to grab the ledge with a hand, but he had to wait. Then high enough to roll onto it. The engine slowed down just as his feet when over the ledge and he jumped onto the rooftop.

"Success!" He cheered from up top. The shopkeeper yelled something, but Ales didn't care enough to pay attention. "Now to hop over to the next one!"

Throughout the whole day, he gently jumped off of rooftops, slowly climbed his way higher, resting while waiting for the engine to cool down.

Comments

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He crossed his arms, deep in thought. Destroying them would makes things easier, but Ellie's plan had its merits. "The problem is making ourselves inconspicuous. Ganondorf is gone, and I don't know which of the remaining Mysidian Heroes would be keen to our plan."

If only he had thought to ask for more details, but little can be planned in a few days when the two parties involved love the thought of taking over an area through brute force. It can get addicting.

"It's a long trip through the caves, so we'll need Chocobos if we want to get anywhere."

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Ellie shook her head. "That would give us away immediately. Chocobos are not native to Mysidia. There may be another way to get inside that doesn't involve the caves. Otherwise it would be a very long trek, and I would assume they get their food and supplies far more expediently than that."

The problem was the timing. She was just starting to get her brigand forces in play, and if she went to Downapolis to infiltrate, they'd be left without a leader. Ales would never blend in there, so sending him was out of the question. It was also unwise to put him in charge of the brigands, lest she appear too trusting too soon. There was also the matter of Palitutu's expedition to find the Diamond Weapon. She'd had to send out a new spy just yesterday once the other failed to report on time. The scout had probably been discovered and killed, which meant they were on the right track.

Ellie bowed her head thoughtfully. "I will look into this. It may take some time to come up with an appropriate plan, but I am confident I will think of something that will work to our advantage."

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"So we'll have to find how just how they get in there first. We might need to ask for outside help for this."

Jade and Sephiroth seemed trustworthy for this kind of mission, while Mary Read was still in the "maybe" zone. Ellie had her lackeys, but other than those, Ales wasn't sure who to trust.

"Let's come up with an idea and meet later. If we're serious about this, we need to put a lot of thought into it."

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Ellie considered the notion, then inclined her head. "True. It is the sort of thing no one would protest. But we must make our requests privately in person. I would not trust such sensitive matters to Mognet, given that our furry friends are often inclined to read our mail as a source of gossip."

It seemed they were in agreement. Mary was certainly capable, but she was too suspicious by half, even after the success of the prison break. For what reasons, Ellie didn't know, but she wasn't inclined to work herself silly trying to earn her trust if it would not be given freely. It needed to be someone skilled in subterfuge, but trusting. Jade was a good pick, should Ales suggest him.

Splitting up to pursue leads sounded good to her. "Agreed. When you are ready, come find me. There is still something I would like to show you." Ellie smiled. "I think you will be quite pleased."