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Hydroponics was simply amazing.

It was relaxing. That was the best way Aerith could describe it. She was sure there had been plenty before her to make this observation, though. Still, it was comforted her in a way she'd needed. Even if it wasn't the planet, her planet, it still gave her a sense of peace. Despite it being an artificial environment, it was realistic and that in itself was astonishing to her.

Nanaki had mentioned the area before, but seeing it for herself was a different story. It made her forget, just for a moment, about being on a strange ship in the middle of space.

That was a nice feeling. She could see why people would spend a lot of time here.

So she wandered around, absorbing what she could, taking in all that was around her. Aerith didn't have a specific purpose - other than exploring. It certainly was a big place.

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Turning to Fuu, she smiled in greeting. She'd spent a few hours in the area already, and there was a lot to see. She didn't recognize half the things she'd run in to, and was determined to learn about them all.

Meeting new people was more important, though, and she waved a little. "Hello! I seem to be spacing out a little here," she said with a small laugh. "It's my first time coming to Hydroponics, and I just want to take in everything."

Fuu smiled back. "It really is amazing, isn't it? It's so different from the rest of the ship, except perhaps for the City." That was almost as fascinating to her; apart from the sensation that the day was moving as fast as it would in a video game, it was a remarkable simulation of a planet.

"My name is Fuu Hououji--I'm still rather new here, I'm afraid. What's yours?"

"It's nice to meet you, Fuu. I'm Aerith." She gave Fuu a smile. "And I'm a little new myself. I'm sure it takes time to get used to this place - I've been here...." She paused, trying to calculate the time. It was hard to do so, time passed by so strangely there. There was no sun to go by, even if the light was artifical and followed a day/night cycle. It still wasn't the same.

"I'm not exactly sure, but long enough to start poking around I suppose. It's amazing just how large this ship is."

Fuu nodded in understanding when Aerith tried to work out the days. "I'm sure the day-night cycle in the City is faster than Earth's," she said. "You could try to keep track of it by when you sleep, but I know there was an experiment once where they found that humans keep a day slightly longer than twenty-four hours when they're isolated from sunlight."

She smiled back, though. "It's very nice to meet you, Miss Aerith. Have you thought about joining any of the departments yet?"

Aerith gave Fuu an impressed look. She seemed very knowledgeable, and helpful to boot. That was always nice to see in a person. It seemed so rare to find back home.

"I have actually," she tapped a finger on her chin as she thought. "I'm able to do a little bit of healing magic, so I was told I could be in both departments. I should look more into that, I got distracted with exploring." She smiled at this, amused at herself and how easily she threw herself into discovering the areas of the ship.

"You are?" Fuu lit up. "I use healing magic too! It's only one spell, but it is very useful. Though I wasn't sure about joining the medical department..." She put her fingers to her lips. Exploring had distracted her as well, truthfully. This ship was so full of strange things. "But it's probably a good idea."

She looked at Aerith more curiously now. "What kind of magic do you use? Is it all healing?"

"My magic can really depend on what I have with me," Aerith started to explain, smiling. "I don't really have any materia on me, so I have to fall back on the abilities I naturally have. They're a little weaker than before."

Which worried Aerith a bit, but it still made sense - she wasn't connected to the Planet anymore, and the Lifestream had amplified her abilities. She hadn't really tested them since being on ship, but it was something she felt inside her, bone deep and true. "Mostly I'm able to heal wounds - I don't know about anything large, but normal injuries from battle. I've been able to cure poison and some disease, but I don't know if I can do that here."

Materia? Well, Fuu had played video games where mages couldn't do magic without items, but it seemed strange that it would really be that way in some places. "I hope it won't hinder you too much," she said, wondering if Aerith had any fighting skills as well.

But she brightened up. "Your healing abilities are more extensive than mine are! I have a healing spell, but I don't think it would work on disease... although my own magic has been weakened here, too." It still worked, but this wasn't Cephiro and Fuu couldn't just will her magic stronger. "But may I ask what materia is?"

"I don't think it'll affect me too badly - I always preferred healing over casting fire magic at least."

Aerith wasn't fully up on how exactly materia worked, but she knew how it was created. "Materia is a substance created back home - it can be made from the Lifestream or manufactured. It gives people the ability to cast magic or summon, even if they don't have the natural ability to do so."

Realizing that Fuu probably didn't know what the Lifestream was, Aerith smiled apologetically. "I'm sorry, I should probably explain the Lifestream. It's this energy that flows through our planet. It's where everything goes once it's life is finished." That was about the simplest way to explain it. She could probably go into a lot more detail, but she preferred keeping it short and sweet unless someone was that curious.

Fuu did count as that curious, but she was also mindful of questioning someone too deeply on the idiosyncracies of their homeworld, particularly someone she'd only just met--she didn't want to spoil Aerith's good mood by forcing her to talk about a place that didn't exist anymore.

Nevertheless... using the energy of living souls to cast magic spells? It sounded rather dark to Fuu. I think I prefer Cephiro's way of learning magic. "It sounds like an amazing technology," was what she said. "The engineers on your world must have been extremely talented. But I think I prefer healing magic as well. I don't like hurting people, even when I don't have a choice."

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