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“You know what, Kain? I do want to go to the space station,” Fay said.
They were both laying on their beds. It was hard to tell what hour it was while being inside an inn, inside a cave, inside a moon, but Kain had managed to finally sleep away his exhaustion. It’s been a few days since he was picked up by the dwemer folk, and it took that long to feel fully rested. Fay and Kain limited their chats to mundane stuff, with Fay having been a bit distant throughout that time. But at least he wasn’t hostile anymore.
“What?” Kain said through his pillow.
“I knew you were awake! I’ve been thinking about what we talked about the other day, about the space station, and I want to go there.”
“Ah…” Kain did remember vaguely having mentioned it at some point. “Didn’t we agree that was too dangerous?”
“So are these caves. And besides, if dad can do it, why can’t I?”
Kain wasn’t sure if Fay would be suited for a true stealth mission. He had the abilities to pull it off, but Kain felt the elf kid was too easily manipulated to act his way into an infiltration.
Fay sat up on his bed. “I always wanted to go there, in fact.”
Kain raised an eyebrow. “I’m sorry to say it, but with how you react to strangers, I doubt being in ‘enemy territory’ will be a good idea.”
“Thats…! I don’t know… Everyone keeps telling me that the humans, the ilithid, the locust horde… they’re all dangerous and I should stay away from them. But I’ve never seen any of them! You’re the first human I ever talked to, and you’re not that bad.”
“‘That’ bad?”
“Yes.”
“Should I take that as an apology for pointing a knife at me?”
“It’s not a knife, it’s a dagger. And… Ugh, maybe?”
Kain sat up. “Alright. You know what? I’m getting tired of being here too. I want to see the space station.”
That was the first time Kain had seen Fay grin like that.
“But we need to be very sneaky!” Fay said.
“How do we even get there?”
“There’s a human mining operation not that far from here. I bet they have convoys of cargo ships coming and going all the time.”
“Are you sure?”
“... Not really. But we can check.”
“And how do we come back? How can we guarantee that the ship that takes us here leaves us close to this particular city?”
Fay fell deep in thought.
“We can…” Kain followed. “Hijack a ship”
“What do you mean?”
“Steal a ship and fly it by ourselves.”
“You know how to fly ships?”
“No, but I don’t need to.” Kain smirked.
“How?”
“I can pick up the ship with my powers and take it here.”
“Oh! So we find a ship, steal it, and fly it here. Wait… What if it has a tracking device?”
“We destroy the ship after landing.”
“With your powers as well?”
“Yes.”
Fay covered his mouth with both hands, but his grin was still visible. “That’s so stupid!”
“Of course it is.” Kain was also smiling. “Wait… What do we do with your parents?”
“We’ll be here all along.”
“That’s… Oh.”
“They don’t have to know. And we’re not gonna be there too long.”
Kain stretched his arms. “I still think this is the dumbest idea ever, but I do want to try it.”
“Indeed.”
“When do we depart?”
“Now. We don’t want to take too long to get to the miners, in order to be here before dinner. If they don’t have a ship going to the station in a reasonable amount of time, we come back.”
“Alright. Sounds like a plan.”
“Hehe…”
This was, indeed, really stupid. There were a bunch of people carrying guns who had no qualms on using them. Those same people didn’t care about leaving Kain stranded in an freezing alien moon. How could Kain or Fay guarantee their safety on such a risky endeavor? Kain wasn’t too scared of doing it though, as he trusted his powers would keep him alive even if he had to fly through outer space itself, but Fay? Fay was mostly a normal kid. Kain would have to be the one making sure he didn’t get killed.
On the other hand… Sneaking into a ship, and then stealing another? That sounded even crazier, yet Kain really wanted to try. The other humans were jerkasses. Kain didn’t care about their property or ruining their day.
Kain and Fay went downstairs to eat their breakfast. Their stay at the inn had everything covered, so they just had to order what they wanted. At least, around what was on the menu. All the foods to pick from were somehow made out of mushrooms. Many different kinds, but still, all mushrooms. He had tried a few ones, some he liked, others were disgusting. For breakfast, he let Fay pick for him the “fruity-ish salad”, as Kain called it. It was made of mushrooms that tasted sweet and fruity, covered in a sweet sauce.
At the table, Fay leaned towards Kain and asked, “Are we really doing this?”
“I thought you wanted to?”
“I do, but I didn’t think you would actually agree on it.”
“What makes you think that way?”
“I don’t know… I get the impression you think you’re smarter than me. And this is a really stupid idea.”
Kain almost choked with his salad. “Damn…”
“You’re not gonna disagree with me?”
“I guess not.”
“I knew it.”
Alright, Kain should give Fay some credit too. When put into words, it didn’t sound too nice, but he couldn’t bring himself to disagree. He genuinely thought that Fay wasn’t that smart.
“But still,” Kain added. “We should think this carefully. I don’t want to tell your parents you died in my arms.”
“I think dad would kill you on the spot.”
“Yes, maybe I would just… Run away and never come back.”
“But you’re sure we’re doing this?” Fay was leaning too close to Kain to be comfortable.
“It’s boring here, and I also want to see the station.”
“But it’s dangerous! What if we can’t find a ship to come back? What if we get caught?”
“Are you asking this now? After already agreeing to go?”
“Hey, I thought about it a lot these past days, but I didn’t think you would agree to do it.”
“I see. Well, I don’t want to be here.”
“You don’t?” Fay tilted his head in confusion.
“I mean, it’s a really pretty place, but there isn’t much for me to do here.”
“That’s why we’re going to the station against all our better judgment.”
Kain smiled. “Exactly.”
They were both laying on their beds. It was hard to tell what hour it was while being inside an inn, inside a cave, inside a moon, but Kain had managed to finally sleep away his exhaustion. It’s been a few days since he was picked up by the dwemer folk, and it took that long to feel fully rested. Fay and Kain limited their chats to mundane stuff, with Fay having been a bit distant throughout that time. But at least he wasn’t hostile anymore.
“What?” Kain said through his pillow.
“I knew you were awake! I’ve been thinking about what we talked about the other day, about the space station, and I want to go there.”
“Ah…” Kain did remember vaguely having mentioned it at some point. “Didn’t we agree that was too dangerous?”
“So are these caves. And besides, if dad can do it, why can’t I?”
Kain wasn’t sure if Fay would be suited for a true stealth mission. He had the abilities to pull it off, but Kain felt the elf kid was too easily manipulated to act his way into an infiltration.
Fay sat up on his bed. “I always wanted to go there, in fact.”
Kain raised an eyebrow. “I’m sorry to say it, but with how you react to strangers, I doubt being in ‘enemy territory’ will be a good idea.”
“Thats…! I don’t know… Everyone keeps telling me that the humans, the ilithid, the locust horde… they’re all dangerous and I should stay away from them. But I’ve never seen any of them! You’re the first human I ever talked to, and you’re not that bad.”
“‘That’ bad?”
“Yes.”
“Should I take that as an apology for pointing a knife at me?”
“It’s not a knife, it’s a dagger. And… Ugh, maybe?”
Kain sat up. “Alright. You know what? I’m getting tired of being here too. I want to see the space station.”
That was the first time Kain had seen Fay grin like that.
“But we need to be very sneaky!” Fay said.
“How do we even get there?”
“There’s a human mining operation not that far from here. I bet they have convoys of cargo ships coming and going all the time.”
“Are you sure?”
“... Not really. But we can check.”
“And how do we come back? How can we guarantee that the ship that takes us here leaves us close to this particular city?”
Fay fell deep in thought.
“We can…” Kain followed. “Hijack a ship”
“What do you mean?”
“Steal a ship and fly it by ourselves.”
“You know how to fly ships?”
“No, but I don’t need to.” Kain smirked.
“How?”
“I can pick up the ship with my powers and take it here.”
“Oh! So we find a ship, steal it, and fly it here. Wait… What if it has a tracking device?”
“We destroy the ship after landing.”
“With your powers as well?”
“Yes.”
Fay covered his mouth with both hands, but his grin was still visible. “That’s so stupid!”
“Of course it is.” Kain was also smiling. “Wait… What do we do with your parents?”
“We’ll be here all along.”
“That’s… Oh.”
“They don’t have to know. And we’re not gonna be there too long.”
Kain stretched his arms. “I still think this is the dumbest idea ever, but I do want to try it.”
“Indeed.”
“When do we depart?”
“Now. We don’t want to take too long to get to the miners, in order to be here before dinner. If they don’t have a ship going to the station in a reasonable amount of time, we come back.”
“Alright. Sounds like a plan.”
“Hehe…”
This was, indeed, really stupid. There were a bunch of people carrying guns who had no qualms on using them. Those same people didn’t care about leaving Kain stranded in an freezing alien moon. How could Kain or Fay guarantee their safety on such a risky endeavor? Kain wasn’t too scared of doing it though, as he trusted his powers would keep him alive even if he had to fly through outer space itself, but Fay? Fay was mostly a normal kid. Kain would have to be the one making sure he didn’t get killed.
On the other hand… Sneaking into a ship, and then stealing another? That sounded even crazier, yet Kain really wanted to try. The other humans were jerkasses. Kain didn’t care about their property or ruining their day.
Kain and Fay went downstairs to eat their breakfast. Their stay at the inn had everything covered, so they just had to order what they wanted. At least, around what was on the menu. All the foods to pick from were somehow made out of mushrooms. Many different kinds, but still, all mushrooms. He had tried a few ones, some he liked, others were disgusting. For breakfast, he let Fay pick for him the “fruity-ish salad”, as Kain called it. It was made of mushrooms that tasted sweet and fruity, covered in a sweet sauce.
At the table, Fay leaned towards Kain and asked, “Are we really doing this?”
“I thought you wanted to?”
“I do, but I didn’t think you would actually agree on it.”
“What makes you think that way?”
“I don’t know… I get the impression you think you’re smarter than me. And this is a really stupid idea.”
Kain almost choked with his salad. “Damn…”
“You’re not gonna disagree with me?”
“I guess not.”
“I knew it.”
Alright, Kain should give Fay some credit too. When put into words, it didn’t sound too nice, but he couldn’t bring himself to disagree. He genuinely thought that Fay wasn’t that smart.
“But still,” Kain added. “We should think this carefully. I don’t want to tell your parents you died in my arms.”
“I think dad would kill you on the spot.”
“Yes, maybe I would just… Run away and never come back.”
“But you’re sure we’re doing this?” Fay was leaning too close to Kain to be comfortable.
“It’s boring here, and I also want to see the station.”
“But it’s dangerous! What if we can’t find a ship to come back? What if we get caught?”
“Are you asking this now? After already agreeing to go?”
“Hey, I thought about it a lot these past days, but I didn’t think you would agree to do it.”
“I see. Well, I don’t want to be here.”
“You don’t?” Fay tilted his head in confusion.
“I mean, it’s a really pretty place, but there isn’t much for me to do here.”
“That’s why we’re going to the station against all our better judgment.”
Kain smiled. “Exactly.”