Aoba was left to wonder if gravity was even necessary, himself. Maybe he’d change his mind after the novelty had worn off, but then again, how could it? He’d never experienced anything like it.
One more thing to add to the list.
He also thought Ren was enjoying himself at least a little, even if he wasn’t showing it the ways that he and Declan had. They experimented with the ways that the Allmate could, essentially, do a controlled ricochet from surface to surface, since he wasn’t equipped to pull himself along the railings and other handholds. With Ghost helping, and Ren’s various systems updated to the point that such calculations were quickly refined, it ended up being not too hard at all.
Aoba liked these downtime moments to interact with Ghost directly, too. He was as much a personality as Ren was and he wondered, in a way, if Ghost helped fill a companionship need he’d have gotten from Beni back home. Maybe if he gave them time alone to talk, Ren would enjoy it. This was the most his Allmate had spoken and truly interacted with anyone since the night before.
At one point he saw that Ren had a variety of windows open as they spoke, including holographic images of his humanoid Rhyme shape, but by then Aoba had pulled his way back to that second seat and strapped himself back into it just to ‘sit’ and watch the stars. Another thing on the list.
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One more thing to add to the list.
He also thought Ren was enjoying himself at least a little, even if he wasn’t showing it the ways that he and Declan had. They experimented with the ways that the Allmate could, essentially, do a controlled ricochet from surface to surface, since he wasn’t equipped to pull himself along the railings and other handholds. With Ghost helping, and Ren’s various systems updated to the point that such calculations were quickly refined, it ended up being not too hard at all.
Aoba liked these downtime moments to interact with Ghost directly, too. He was as much a personality as Ren was and he wondered, in a way, if Ghost helped fill a companionship need he’d have gotten from Beni back home. Maybe if he gave them time alone to talk, Ren would enjoy it. This was the most his Allmate had spoken and truly interacted with anyone since the night before.
At one point he saw that Ren had a variety of windows open as they spoke, including holographic images of his humanoid Rhyme shape, but by then Aoba had pulled his way back to that second seat and strapped himself back into it just to ‘sit’ and watch the stars. Another thing on the list.