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Princess Allura, this is Frederick. Maybe I have a moment of your time?
Of course, Frederick. What can I help you with?
Forgive me for the personal question, milady, but what types of activities do you find yourself enjoying in your leisure?
[ He doesn't actually understand the concept of free time but. One has to ask. ]
[ He doesn't actually understand the concept of free time but. One has to ask. ]
Leisure?
[Good question. She is also a busybody.]
Things were always so busy in the castle, I didn't often find myself with much time to fill, I'm afraid.
[Good question. She is also a busybody.]
Things were always so busy in the castle, I didn't often find myself with much time to fill, I'm afraid.
[ RIP them both. ]
Of course. How could I have forgotten the hectic schedules that belong to most members of the royal family.
[ Given how he, y'know, spent the better half of his life serving a royal family. ]
Please forgive my thoughtlessness.
Of course. How could I have forgotten the hectic schedules that belong to most members of the royal family.
[ Given how he, y'know, spent the better half of his life serving a royal family. ]
Please forgive my thoughtlessness.
[Ah!]
There's no need for apology!
I just need to think for a tick. I wasn't always a diplomat, after all.
There's no need for apology!
I just need to think for a tick. I wasn't always a diplomat, after all.
No? Is that not what you were educated for since birth?
[ Or do space kingdoms work differently... ]
[ Or do space kingdoms work differently... ]
Yes, but I was once a child, you know!
[All children have leisure time, even Frederick. And she had hobbies once, surely...]
I suppose I spent much of my time traveling with my father.
[But that doesn't really sound like a hobby... not like drawing or singing.]
[All children have leisure time, even Frederick. And she had hobbies once, surely...]
I suppose I spent much of my time traveling with my father.
[But that doesn't really sound like a hobby... not like drawing or singing.]
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[ Sounds fake, tbh. ]
Is that so? Did you have favorite lands you visited?
[ Truthfully he's a little jealous....he's only ever been places for business. ]
Is that so? Did you have favorite lands you visited?
[ Truthfully he's a little jealous....he's only ever been places for business. ]
There were many! There was the planet Arus, and many of the planets in the Altean star system were particularly beautiful.
[Wistful sigh on her end,]
Once we visited a planet where the cities floated on the oceans, like boats.
[Wistful sigh on her end,]
Once we visited a planet where the cities floated on the oceans, like boats.
Entire cities upon the ocean? That must have required no small amount of manpower to support.
[ Of course he would be interested in the processes behind it. ]
Do you miss the variety of places you traveled to as a child? We are much more limited in travel here on El Nysa.
[ Of course he would be interested in the processes behind it. ]
Do you miss the variety of places you traveled to as a child? We are much more limited in travel here on El Nysa.
I do miss it.
I'm not used to being in the same place for so long.
But there are many places I have yet to see on El Nysa.
I'm not used to being in the same place for so long.
But there are many places I have yet to see on El Nysa.
I suppose there is no time for travel given, given our confines on the station for the time being.
But the Orbiters did say we're to travel to some place new soon, even if the prospect of journeying to a frozen tundra fills me not at all with enthusiasm.
But the Orbiters did say we're to travel to some place new soon, even if the prospect of journeying to a frozen tundra fills me not at all with enthusiasm.
I'm inclined to agree with you there.
[She has had quite enough of Weather for the moment being!]
In any case, why are you asking about hobbies? Are you looking to pick up a new skill?
[She has had quite enough of Weather for the moment being!]
In any case, why are you asking about hobbies? Are you looking to pick up a new skill?
[ Ah, here it is. There's a noticeable pause between his previous reply and the next. ]
I was encouraged to look into a new hobby as a way of solidifying my new life here in Nysa. I have been known to cling somewhat stubbornly to the past.
[ A trait that is doing him no favors. ]
I was encouraged to look into a new hobby as a way of solidifying my new life here in Nysa. I have been known to cling somewhat stubbornly to the past.
[ A trait that is doing him no favors. ]
Interesting. I never really thought of something like that.
[Solidifying his new life here. Largely, Allura realizes that she's been treating all of this like a more temporary arrangement than it is. She doesn't really know what it's like to settle down, and accept El Nysa as her home.]
What kinds of things are you interested in?
[Solidifying his new life here. Largely, Allura realizes that she's been treating all of this like a more temporary arrangement than it is. She doesn't really know what it's like to settle down, and accept El Nysa as her home.]
What kinds of things are you interested in?
[ He'd treat this whole thing as temporary until he died if he could have his way, but some of his housemates are terribly stubborn. ]
Well, I enjoy maintaining a healthy mind and body, as well as a tidy home. Keeping the garden free of weeds? Perhaps I should learn how to make a new dish for dinner...
[ He's quickly careening off track. ]
Well, I enjoy maintaining a healthy mind and body, as well as a tidy home. Keeping the garden free of weeds? Perhaps I should learn how to make a new dish for dinner...
[ He's quickly careening off track. ]
It sounds as if you already have a good number of hobbies.
[Hm.]
Perhaps your next one should be something that you wouldn't have been able to do at home? Like piloting, or basic mechanical repair.
[Both of those things sound like a lot of work and not a lot of fun, you may have come to the wrong person for your question, Frederick.]
[Hm.]
Perhaps your next one should be something that you wouldn't have been able to do at home? Like piloting, or basic mechanical repair.
[Both of those things sound like a lot of work and not a lot of fun, you may have come to the wrong person for your question, Frederick.]
[ To anyone else, these suggestions might sound terribly dull. But to Frederick, they're perfect. ]
Piloting? As in a ship?
Piloting? As in a ship?
Yes, the Natha's mechs were a great asset during the fight against Yversai. Having more skilled pilots available would only make us more capable at handling future threats.
If you're interested, I could help train you.
[Ask Keith how training with Princess "Let Fear Be Your Guide" Allura worked out for him.]
If you're interested, I could help train you.
[Ask Keith how training with Princess "Let Fear Be Your Guide" Allura worked out for him.]
That does sound to be a good and efficient use of time. And we do have this upcoming mission ahead of us still.
[ Fred, that isn't why people pick up hobbies. ]
But only if you have the time to spare, of course.
[ Fred, that isn't why people pick up hobbies. ]
But only if you have the time to spare, of course.
Excellent. I'll meet you in the simulation chamber in twenty dobashes.
[Allura does not do things halfway.]
[Allura does not do things halfway.]
[ Wonderful, he'll definitely be in there in— ]
Twenty dobashes?
[ What in Naga's name is a dobash? ]
Twenty dobashes?
[ What in Naga's name is a dobash? ]
My apologies. I am still getting used to your time-slices.
[She'd originally thought all of the seconds and minutes nonsense was purely earth-based but it seems she is finally in the minority here. It takes a few moments for her to do the rough math in her head, then,]
I will meet you in the simulation chamber in twenty-eight minutes.
[She'd originally thought all of the seconds and minutes nonsense was purely earth-based but it seems she is finally in the minority here. It takes a few moments for her to do the rough math in her head, then,]
I will meet you in the simulation chamber in twenty-eight minutes.
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[ So twenty dobashes is twenty-eight minutes....fascinating. The conversion between the two is going to haunt him for the rest of the day.
Or at least for the next twenty dobashes as he prepares himself and makes his way to the simulation chamber. Allura is already there and waiting, just as conscientious of the time as he is, and he gives her a small bow once he's close enough. ]
Princess Allura. Thank you for agreeing to train me in the piloting arts.
Or at least for the next twenty dobashes as he prepares himself and makes his way to the simulation chamber. Allura is already there and waiting, just as conscientious of the time as he is, and he gives her a small bow once he's close enough. ]
Princess Allura. Thank you for agreeing to train me in the piloting arts.
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