[ When Marco asks if he's going in the right direction still, Tobias is gripped with uncertainty. ]
< I don't know...>
[ He doesn't know. He'd seen her in the trees... but every direction looks the same to him. He can't seem to remember which way he'd come to get here, or distinguish between the separate patches of forest. He's still coherent enough to know that he ought to be able to tell. Navigating would be easier from high in the air, but Tobias can feel the weakness in his wings. It's taking all his concentration to grip Marco's shoulder and balance and not fall off ]
<Why aren't you complaining?>
[ Something is off. Marco is never this ready to just go along with things. And Marco is definitely never this quiet, even after he's been convinced of a plan. Even when he's messed up - too messed up for his terrible jokes - Marco still usually finds something to talk about.
Tobias turns his head from side to side. The plants are from an ecosystem he doesn't know. It's like an uncanny valley effect, but with nature. On the ship, at least, everything was obviously unfamiliar. But this place is just close enough to his own habitat back home to be creepy. ]
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< I don't know...>
[ He doesn't know. He'd seen her in the trees... but every direction looks the same to him. He can't seem to remember which way he'd come to get here, or distinguish between the separate patches of forest. He's still coherent enough to know that he ought to be able to tell. Navigating would be easier from high in the air, but Tobias can feel the weakness in his wings. It's taking all his concentration to grip Marco's shoulder and balance and not fall off ]
<Why aren't you complaining?>
[ Something is off. Marco is never this ready to just go along with things. And Marco is definitely never this quiet, even after he's been convinced of a plan. Even when he's messed up - too messed up for his terrible jokes - Marco still usually finds something to talk about.
Tobias turns his head from side to side. The plants are from an ecosystem he doesn't know. It's like an uncanny valley effect, but with nature. On the ship, at least, everything was obviously unfamiliar. But this place is just close enough to his own habitat back home to be creepy. ]
<Where are we, again?>