[se] i'll point you to the mirror

He nodded emphatic agreement to Alys's opinion of the Climb. It was one he shared, and though he'd been there on multiple occasions now it never really got better. He lifted his bowl and tipped it up to enjoy the last dregs of his soup and then sat back with a contented sigh of his own, at almost the exact same time that Alys gave hers.

He grinned to himself at the coincidence and then stood to start clearing the table while Alys pondered her own outfit. "I can get a red shirt," he added when she finished, struck by inspiration. "An' I can give you a ride if y'want." Travel by skyboat wasn't as fancy as by skyship, but it sure beat walking! Normally he'd have offered the Peregrine's spare bunk to Hotaru first, but since Alys had helped him with most of his preparations for the festival it only seemed fair to give her dibs this time.

Besides, she might be going with that horny devil from the Torchline party and he didn't want to cramp her style if that was the case.

He set about pouring the remains of the soup into a pair of vacuum flasks for later traveling while he called back over his shoulder: "If y'divide up the rest o' the salads into boxes, we can reward ourselves with brownies!"