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— Tale of Lunares — 83
Ahoy! An' who are youze?
Th' heck is that? A wee talkin' butterfly tryin' to say
somethin' to old Crankshaft?
Boy, this Barley Juice is messin' with mah ears now!
I'm hearin' butterflies!
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
Whoa.
Don't you be jus' all, "Oh, hey, I'ma talkin' butterfly—
do you know of a good sandwich shop in the area?"
Oh, I jus' bet y'are. OK, lassie, yer right. Jus' keep
flappin' those lips like a talkin' mailbox...flappity flap.
Awwww...whassa matter, li'l flappin' fly? Did old
Crankshaft make ya upset there?
Yer darn tootin' izza good day! Every day izza good
day where...old... Where I come from...
Sweetie bird honey pie darling peanut...sweetie.
Ah, yes. Jus' lookit you, my honey mustard muffin
darling, Aurora...
Enough with youze! I'll be done with all o' this when
I'm ready to be *hic* done with *hic* all of...
Oyah?! Wut's so important? Prolly jus' somethin'
silly like flyin' veggies or floatin' islands inna sky...
Whaddya want?!
Whaddya whisperin' about over there? Ain't nobody
hittin' no joosh! That's joosh aboosh!
Stuff don't taste no good no more anywayz. Not
since...not since nunya bisnizz!
All youze talkin' Terra Nimbus dis, Terra Nimbus dat,
Terra Nimbus disdat. It don't exist, I tell youze!
Chase after what's not even there an' ya lose what...
is actually...there. In front o' ya.
Ain't no Terra Nimbus in front o' me. Or in front o'
no one else no neither!
I don't care what a wee li'l flyin' grasshopper thinks.
It's makin' me dizzy just lookin' atcha.
'Sides, it don't matter none. Widdout my expertise,
ain't no airship flyin' no ways.
And when no airships flyin', ain't no accidents
happenin'...ain't no one getting hurt. Y'hear me?!
Is everyone blind 'cept me?! Lookit! Rocks fallin'
from the sky is a sign that nobody be flyin' anyhow!
It's how the heavens to be tellin' youze—stay outta
the air and stay on the ground.
What?! Aurora's workin' on an airship?
Wuzzit? A rock.
Wait a second... Dassa Floatstone there?
I gave the wee lassie this stone as a gift...
Whaddya know, ye li'l talkin' moth. Yer right.
Those kids and that blasted airship...
I need a drink to clear my head...
Har har... I sure do, you li'l airborne ant.
I was thinkin' I need a fresh cup o' coffee and some
cold water on my face if I'm gonna help those kids!
Thanks, butterfly. You're a good bug.
Well, at least you got that part right!
You can't fly an airship if your spirit is deflated!
And there that butterfly was, tellin' me you weren't
the type of person to ever complain.
Yeah, I know how it is when you have to think out
loud while you're working. Real loud, sometimes.
So...this is the airship you two put together, eh?
Not bad, not bad at all...
Well, I woulda never thought you two could've put
together an airship on your own.
But you indeed blew my hat off with this! Y'see I
don't have it on anymore!
Ha ha! I see you remember the first thing I taught you
about airships! That's good!
This thing sure is pretty. But airships were made for
the sky, not for art galleries.
Aurora, bring me my tools, will ya?
Aw now, don't start gettin' all sentimental, boy. We
got some work to do.
I can help you out here, Robin. But you know once
she's airborne, it's gonna be all you up there.
Hang on there. Sometimes it just takes a little bit of
patience. Patience and *ungh* elbow grease...
Nope. In fact, I think we're just about done here...
Just *ungh* give me one *nff* more second...
This airship is top of the line now. I'd stake my word
on it. You two put together a real beauty here.
I know so. I've seen a lotta airships, and this one
may be right up there with the best of 'em.
Yeah, well, you've got these two to thank for that.
[Player] and that little busybody butterfly there.
They showed me this Floatstone here...
It's too small to power an airship. But in its own way,
I think it did quite a bit to get this thing flying.
Ha ha. Ah, Aurora...you always had faith in me,
didn't ya, my dear?
Ha ha! All rows indeed. So who's gonna be in that
second row with you, Robin?
You two come back safe now, y'hear?
Well, well, welcome back, kids!
By the looks of ya, I would say what you were
lookin' for was pretty much found.
Ahhh...if only Larkin were here to see this.
A whole new generation of adventure and discovery!
He woulda loved it.
...
Boy, you kids sure did honor Larkin's memory with
your courage. I know he'd be proud.
*I need some more rest...*
But...
It's really...
It's really you, Larkin?
IT'S REALLY YOU, LARKIN!
I thought I'd never see ya again! I oughta have you
honeyed and feathered for all the worry you caused!
Har har har! I bet you couldn't! Bet you trashed
that old airship too, eh?
Bah! Airship, shmairship! We can always build
another one, right?
That's right. I'll keep an eye on him, though. I bet
he's rustier than a pickaxe in a hot spring.
I wanna say thanks to you all.
Not only did you find Terra Nimbus, but you rescued
my best friend. Quite the feat!
Aw, yeah...but you're doing this for the good of all
Reveria, though. No thanks needed.
I WON'T HAVE IT!
Har har. Just kiddin'. Glad to be of service.
Shouldn't you be on your way, though?
Sure. Go get 'em, boy. You make me proud.
If ya ever need to make another trip to Terra Nimbus,
you just leave it to me and Larkin here.
Good luck, Robin.
Larkin...
Best get movin'! Terra Nimbus ain't gonna wait on
you forever, y'know!
It's as if you brought Larkin back from oblivion!
Thank you so much.
— Tale of Lunares — 1
Don't worry, Aurora. He'll get 'em there.
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Why, hello there, li'l butterfly. How goes the fight?
The man has a good head on his shoulders, though.
It'd be quite unwieldy to get some of these parts up
there in the trees with no proper workshop.
It's easier for us to work on things here and then just
ship 'em over to Elderwood Village.
Aurora here has always fancied herself a logical
type. We've seen a few baffling things here, though...
items we've never seen before and such! It's quite
the eye-opening experience here, ￩6
Having Larkin back has made things quite a bit
livelier around here too.
I really can't tell you how grateful I am to you.
You're almost like my own tiny li'l goddess!
But I feel like we might be sellin' ourselves short a
bit down here.
Using a ship from the Life Goddess to save our own
world just seems so...
well, it makes it so that we're dependent on
something we can't control, you know?
I'd much rather fly us up to Lunares in a ship of our
own making so we can really prove our worth!
Someday soon, I'm gonna put together an airship
that'll fly all the way to Lunares. Maybe even beyond!
Oh ho ho! Piqued your intriguin', did I? Well, it's nice
to know I'm still good for challengin' somethin'!
Oh! Almost forgot, [Player]! Take this, will ya?
Figure it probably gets pretty nippy up there on
Lunares this time of year.
Keep yourself warm. Don't catch any space sniffles
or nothin' like that.
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I'm not here right now! Aye, as ye can see,
I'm invisible!
What I'm trying ta say is...go away!
Leave me be! Just leave me be! I'm fine all by myself!
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I'm not even here...
Nothin' good'll come outta you pesterin' me like dis!
Larkin has already started runnin' a direct flight
service to Terra Nimbus! Take advantage of that!
Robin and Aurora have grown up so much that I
barely recognize 'em anymore!
Next time ya fly, maybe I should take you up in one
of my own creations!
I always dreamed of makin' it up there to Terra
Nimbus. I'm glad y'all got to see it.
Well, if it isn't the wee li'l adventurer. Where's yer
next trip gonna be to?
Well, if it isn't Reveria's number-one adventurer! You
should take my airship out for a spin sometime!
Aurora tells me you did somethin' special over on
Origin Island. Says she's mighty proud of ya.
Aurora tells me there's even some hot springs o'er
on that Origin Island of yers. That true?