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Xeyr and co in Cloudbank
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She takes in this aspect of living in a world like this. She hopes they do not worry too much over her.

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And a little while after the islands drift apart again, two more people appear. 

The one has red hair in a braid, and is wearing a more martial looking uniform, complete with holstered weapon. She's carrying some bags.

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The other has a bob of short brown hair and a utility suit like Xeyr's.

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"Good news. Persons who like stranding other persons in mine shafts aren't going to be doing that anymore! Because they got arrested and not because I killed them, either."

Then she gets a look around and adds, "Wow, this is some place."

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Somewhat-smile. "Thank you, Mia.

Yes. I - think the whole world is this way? They have airships. Not very high technology. They were alarmed by my hair and clothes, though I'm not entirely sure exactly why."

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(Jewel meanwhile jumps forward almost immediately to hug Xeyr. "People making you alone and dead is not nice!" Then also gets a look around. "It's an island in the air!")

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(She returns the hug. "No dearest, it's not. Hopefully they won't do that to anyone else now.

And yes, it is.")

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(She asks with a look at both of them if she can go explore said island, and, getting go-ahead-looks, runs off to do so.)

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Mia, meanwhile, raises her eyebrows. "'Alarmed'?"

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"They didn't want me on their ship, let me out here. Left me some food and water and a flag for being seen by other ships."

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"'Let you out', right. They marooned you on an island because they didn't like how you looked."

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"They were scared. I don't mind." She fills in Mia on the rest of the story, including what she's been doing here in the meanwhile. 

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("Of course you don't," she says to that, but listens.)

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Jewel meanwhile is looking at things about the island. What's this coral-like rock like? Can she break off a little piece? What happens?

She won't bother the floating rays, because Xeyr wouldn't like that, but what are they like?

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The coral-like rock is surprisingly tough but will bend to determined attempts to break it off. If she breaks off a little piece it will try to float away. It's made up of tiny sealed cells, and probably alive. The floating rays are nervous herbivores. There are baby floating rays clinging to a few of the pack's back, two or three on each probably-mom that has them. They nibble on leaves and floating seeds and make warbling noises.

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She will catch it and not let it float away! Can she press it back in place?

Alive like a plant or like an animal or something else?

Aw! 

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The floating stone does not reattach, it's well broken. Alive sort of like a plant? There's some green in there, anyway. And some fungus-like tendrils and fibers.

A big green jellything suddenly moves! It was camouflaged quite effectively, settled down in a tangle of bushes. It heaves itself out of its hiding spot and makes a low-pitched whistling sound, looking at the newcomers with two of its six eyes.

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If it was like an animal it would be not very good that she broke it, so it is good that it is not that. 

Wow!

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Does it seem dangerous and/or a threat?

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It's not a predator, those are herbivore teeth.

Of course, moose are dangerous because of their sheer size despite being herbivores...

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And does this one look like it is being dangerous right now?

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It looks like it just woke up and doesn't know what to make of the loud visitors! It's hard to judge what a big tentacled jellyfish-thing is about to do, though. It's not moving towards them, at least - it's stretching and making whistle noises.

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She keeps an eye on it and signals to Jewel to carefully move away.

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Jewel tries to do that.

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The jellyfish thing slowly hefts itself into the air and heads for the patch of floating-seed-grass.

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