> "Neither can I. Alright, let's do this."
> Place Chimata's card into the engine.
>You place the card in the engine. Nothing happens, but that is to be expected. When you activate it, that's when the magic happens.
>The three of you then board the rocket. Inside is a small room, a bit larger than your bedroom or kitchen, but not by much. Part of it is taken up by the controls. Another by a very small bathroom (without running water, more of an airlock with a seat) with a curtain around it. There's room enough for futons, a spot that Aoi can set up as a kitchen, and a kotatsu bolted to the floor. A few seats are set near window and the controls, with seatbelts build into them. There's also a overhead compartments, and a space under the floor where all the supplies are stored.
>You take your place at the controls, Aoi and Koa at the seats (after Koa tries to sit at the kotatsu and is suggested otherwise). Once everyone is in place, you throw the lever and the engines come to life. After a final check, it's time. You ignite the engines, and the rocket starts to lift; moving so fast and so powerfully that it pushes you back into your seat! Within a few heartbeats, Kappa village is just a diorama through the window below you. Koa is shrieking like a maniac; you try to ignore her, A wake of shimmering rainbow shines palely behind you. Then the rocket shakes, and the lower second falls away; by your calculations it should fall somewhere on the lower reaches of the mountain, on the northern side where there's little of anything...probably. It'll be nice to retrieve that when you come back, or you'll have to make a new one. The feeling of thrust lessens as you leave Gensokyo behind; Koakuma calms down a bit.
>Free of the lower stage, the rocket moves even faster. The sails deploy, catching the powerful winds that blow in the heavens, adding more power to rocket. Gensokyo is like a map below you; you pass by the sun, some distance away, continuing upward. You barely notice the speed anymore. All that's left if to proceed; you can set the rocket to follow the course now; assuming nothing gets in the way.
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