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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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"It depends on where we end up," Aqua pointed out. "Sometimes, if we're on a mission, we can pick up some supplies from what's around us. That's how I got some of these seeds and plants. Other times, we wait for a shore leave--and that's how most of us got our supplies. With any luck, we'll have another big one like that soon."

"That would be nice. I've stuck around on ship when there's been missions. Still getting my bearings and all." It was taking her a lot longer than she'd expected, but there had been so much on her mind that wandering around the ship kept her thoughts from circling around on themselves.

"Hopefully, you'll have a chance," Aqua said. "Maybe a diplomatic mission? It's nice when there's no fighting. And it's a great chance to see the other worlds."

"Fighting gets so tiring after a while!" Aerith smiled, shaking her head. "I can see diplomatic missions being tougher than just running in there and having a fight, though. Especially if you have the fighter types doing it. But I would like to see other places, that would be so nice."

"It can be hard for some people to know how to act in those situations," Aqua sympathized. And that could range from simply not knowing the proper etiquette to not knowing etiquette in general.

"The planets we visited for Shore Leave were pretty developed," she admitted. "But when we went to recover the Tapestry, the planet was beautiful. It was in a valley in the middle of a forest."

"Well hopefully there will be more diplomatic missions soon," Aerith smiled as she said this. One of the main reasons she could be excited about being on Stacy was the fact she would get to see so much. It was a lot to take in for a girl who grew up in the slums of the largest city in her world.

She hadn't heard of the Tapestry before, and gave Aqua a quizzical look. "What's the Tapestry exactly?"

"I hope so too," Aqua agreed with a smile.

But her smile began to fade as she thought of the best way to explain the Tapestry. "I'm not sure if it's a machine or if it's magic--it almost seems like a mix between the two. It has these symbols on it, and sometimes it appears light and sometimes dark. There's a way of communicating with it, and it will answer questions or show you images in your head of the future. But whether or not you can avert this future is hard to say." The image of the funeral becoming real with Superman's death was proof of how difficult it was to take.

"That doesn't sound like anything I've seen before," Aerith said thoughtfully, trying to picture it in her mind. She was sure it wasn't something she'd want to see, actually. "Seeing the future doesn't really seem like something I'd enjoy."

Probably because her future was extremely uncertain at this point, especially if she was able to get back home. If there was a home to go back to. Sighing, she hugged her arms across her chest, giving Aqua a smile. "You sound like you've been here a long time."

"I'm not sure exactly how long, to be honest," Aqua admitted. It was so hard to tell time here, and things had a tendency to blur between major events. "If you get the chance, you should stop by the Masaki house or the World Tree Cafe. My sister has a store of food so she can make a homecooked meal for visitors."

"The World Tree Cafe and the Masaki house, huh?" Aerith asked, mentally making a note of the places to at least look up the location later. "What is your sister's name?

"Sasami," Aqua said. "She's about ten, with blue hair in long pigtails most of the time."

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