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deck | early evening | saturday | september 12

In the Community, going out after certain hours hadn't been permitted save for the those with Assignments that required it. Even being three years removed from that place, it still took Jonas a few weeks to realize that he could go out and stay out without the fear of punishment.

There were so many things he knew he could be doing or could be learning but, tonight, he found himself just staring up at the darkening sky. It was overcast but the clouds still captivated him in ways that might seem mundane to almost everyone else. It was amazing to him how they moved, changed shape and combined with each other so effortlessly.

Jonas hoped he might see stars later, when the sky grew dark, but watching the clouds was all right with him for the moment. The book he'd brought lay unopened next to him, ready if the clouds grew boring. Jonas didn't see that happening though.

[the deck's open!]

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"There's a lot I'll have to see for myself," he said, understating it quite a lot. "Ships are just one of the many. I've only traveled by bicycle, sled and just recently airplane. I thank you for trying to explain, though."

She smiled. "Does it help if I say I've never been on a ship either?" she asked. "I've just seen plenty. Most children in the Lower City have, the docks are interesting to hang around."

She hesitated then had to ask. "What's a bicycle and an airplane?"

Jonas typically wasn't put into the situation where he was explaining things. It took him a moment to answer.

"A bicycle has two wheels, one in front and one in the back. There are two handle bars and you power it by using your legs. There are pedals and you push with your legs to make it accelerate. An airplane is something that flies in the sky."

Beka blinked, trying to imagine both items. The airplane was just going to win in oddity however. "You flew?"

"I did," he said, sounding almost proud. The Community had planes, he knew that but he'd never been in one. So, actually experiencing one was still something amazing. "Well, the airplane flew, I was just a passenger."

What's it like?" she asked curiously. She hadn't fed pigeons every day without wondering what it'd be like to fly.

"It was...smooth," he said, using the first word that he could think of. "Very smooth. And...very high. We flew over the clouds. Close enough to touch."

"But you didn't," she summarized, since otherwise he'd have told her exactly how it felt a moment ago. "I'm curious now."

"I wasn't outside," he tried to explain, shaking his head at his failure. "It's rather like a large...classroom, maybe. There are seats that you sit in and the airplane is powered by technology."

That was a bit disappointing as somehow she'd more been imagining a ship. "I'd ask how they get a room in the air, but it really is better not to wonder."

"And I'm not the best at explaining things," he said apologetically. "I don't know all the terms or what things are."

She shook her head. "I'd not know what the terms are either," she assured him. "I think it's safest just to assume it works."

"It does," he agreed with a nod. "I made it. I don't know how it works or why it works but it did work then. Figuring out how it works can be saved for later."

She grinned. "Or never, I'm not hopeful to ever getting the hang of that."

"Nor am I," he agreed with a shake of his head. "If I can continue to find my classes, I'll consider that an accomplishment."

Beka chuckled. "You're enjoying your classes?"

"So far," he said, nodding. "They're difficult and...I struggle with recognition but I've liked what I've learned so far."

She frowned. "Did I ask you which ones you were following already? I can't remember." So much for her memory exercises.

"I'm currently taking one on religions and another on ethics," he supplied. "Two things that I really knew nothing about before coming here."

She chuckled, remembering their previous conversation. "Then I don't need to explain you about Gods anymore."

"That whole subject is vast," he said, looking overwhelmed just in thinking about it. "I don't believe I'll ever truly understand everything about that subject."

"Tis best not trying to understand Gods," she agreed. "You don't want to draw their attention."

"Understanding is probably never going to happen," he said, shaking his head. "I'll be satisfied with just knowing what they are."

"Probably wisest," she grinned at him.

He laughed and turned his head back to look up at the clouds. "It's good to know that sometimes I can be wise."

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