The Atlantic Odyssey, Chapter One: Crossing Leviathan

"I'll be fine?"

There was a tone towards the end like she was wondering why Micaiah would think that. Did she actually think she was just a talking cat? Was this the only magical power she attributed to Yugiri?

"I'll just walk."

Pushing reiatsu out her paws to stand on a makeshift platform she pulled herself up to just above Micaiah's reach and flicked her tail.

"I don't really want to swim. It'll be a hassle and I don't like getting wet."

"Well now, Micaiah, who would say that I do poorly with the beachside sun? I will have you know that the shores of Konigsberg have been home to untold laps, and certainly a great deal of them were below the summer sky."

Laughing quietly at the whole discussion on sunscreen, as well as at Yugiri's decision not to swim, Erchanhardt looked once more out over the sea. He had not served at Normandy, and so while he knew its history, there was not so much in the way of bitter memories here. For all intents and purposes, he was simply visiting with his students. He found that it was quite nice.

"Well, I do have a few prayers that I suppose I should say, but I need not hold us up for that. I have no further concern if the two of you are ready."

Now she wasn't going to admit she couldn't swim but the other guy dressed up in floaties made her feel more comfortable. Maybe people didn't actually know how to swim and it was a rare occurance. That made Yugiri wonder why she got teased about it, maybe Chidori was just misinformed for teasing her about a real common problem.

The boy with pink hair was pretty cute, it was a funny sight. She didn't see pink hair a lot, so she looked at him curiously while she floated. A little distracted by him while she waited for the other two to wrap up this business. This kid wasn't actually going to try and do it was he? If he couldn't swim there was no way he'd get it done.

"It is a historical site, yes, but you would be surprised the places on this Earth which qualify for such a title. If we looked only to the past, we would never be able to act in the present."

Looking over to the pink-haired young man, Erchanhardt nodded once in affirmation of their aims. To him, after all, swimming the Atlantic was not so spectacular a feat. And, as Micaiah had pointed out, he was hardly alone in that.

"Another companion for this journey would be more than welcome, given the scale. What is your name, young man?"

Wow, the speed of sound. How impressive. She could've gone faster though. Yugiri sat there in the sky moderately surprised but not showing it on her expression.

"What's wrong with you?"

Yugiri sounded disappointed while she watched Micaiah rush towards the water. Was she really that slow? Yugiri took a step midair and appeared above Saisei's location above the drowning boy and seeing Micaiah still making distance.

"I would offer you some help but I'm pretty incapable. Micaiah, come and clean up your mess!"