The Titan had fewer compunctions about his contact with Aoba, if only because he wasn't thinking impure thoughts when he initiated it. What followed sometimes skewed that way, but he didn't blame their physical closeness, just his own failings. For the moment, however, it was just an act of joy. He used his longer leg reach to tap a boot occasionally on a seat or railing, turning their bodies slowly sometimes horizontal, sometimes vertical, sometimes making the irregular rotation of natural orbit.

"This is the most free I ever feel," Declan expressed, gently squeezing Aoba's hands. "Turning off gravity over Venus and looking down on the jungles is beautiful, but floating in the Reef is magical. I figured it was better to do in the ship, since your hair can be free, but if you feel like braving it outside, we can do it at the Reef. It's completely safe to be outside there."