Gone Fission - Part One

The journey had to start on foot. Like the marathon jog previously used to approach the shadow realm, this one also required some footwork. The difference is that a detour was made with Merrisol. And thus did Ruby drag Merrisol into a reflection of the realm of Begma, but so far removed as to dispense with the mad-science creations and focused soley on the practical safe applications. A realm of hydroponics and hydrodynamics. Kinetic machines and lighter-than-air transport. A pastiche of peaceful applications of what goes for science. Pollution low and populace sanded down to a herd of complacent and stagnation peoples. Acquiring the scaffolding to the blimp wasn't a hard feat after entering the fringe of their industrial sector. While the air was free of belching stacks or harsh factory whistles, it did contain a subtle and underlying scent of 'no-worries-man'. The longer the duo stayed, the less urgent things became until it was like, totally relateable, like, to the airship man. Ruby was able to free the mooring lines and left the adorably ship-like controls to Merri. While Ruby was feeling nimbus-like, one look at the dials and buttons had a swift surge of her bias come stamping back.

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