champagne, cocaine, gasoline; and most things in between
"I would say you could bring the Sugartide and you could have Spice with you, but that is it. Space exploration is character building, or something like that. And you could always channel Safrin for company if you needed to - space is kind of her thing." Mateo's response is immediate and reasonable in his opinion, and he polishes it off with a pleased smile at her compliment. Preparedness is not often something associated with the botanist, but for excursions like this, one has to be ready for anything.
Like clambering down into deep, void filled spaces for science, as an example, and though he scrunches his nose dramatically at Flora's refusal rebuttal, he supposes she makes a good point. "Alright, but you have to promise to haul me back up if I cannot do it myself," he says as he starts to slink down off the ledge and into the violet haze and its eerie flora below. "Did the dads say not to explore further in here specifically? Because even if they did, I am tempted, you know."
Like clambering down into deep, void filled spaces for science, as an example, and though he scrunches his nose dramatically at Flora's refusal rebuttal, he supposes she makes a good point. "Alright, but you have to promise to haul me back up if I cannot do it myself," he says as he starts to slink down off the ledge and into the violet haze and its eerie flora below. "Did the dads say not to explore further in here specifically? Because even if they did, I am tempted, you know."
