[ daylight senses someone is nearby as he sings his song, long before the hand is touching his too warm frame. his winglets flick up, an acknowledgement of rick's presence. and now there's an immediate urge to address them, to greet them but- something in him decides against it. doesn't feel right to do that right away.
so he opts to, instead, watch the boats drift off into the night, their tiny glow against the dark backdrop doing funny things to daylight's core. (maybe because it reminds him of a place from long ago. back on a base where everyone had the best intentions but the worst executions, where looking out the window and peering into books was his only glimpse of stars like these-)
at least it gives him time to draw the song to its mournful but almost hopeful close. something about the final chorus has him ducking his helm, optics flickering while he tried to get the last words out:
can the circle be unbroken, by and by, oh, by and by? will i one day be allowed in, in the clear skies and by your side...? ]
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Hey... [ daylight tries to smile at riku's presence as he turns his helm to face his friend proper but it's- it's hard. even as peace fills him, something holds him back from fully enjoying it.
he sighs and decides that, maybe, honesty is the best policy here: ] It's been the Pits' fumes lately, huh?
this is so exciting to do ahh. /the boys./
so he opts to, instead, watch the boats drift off into the night, their tiny glow against the dark backdrop doing funny things to daylight's core. (maybe because it reminds him of a place from long ago. back on a base where everyone had the best intentions but the worst executions, where looking out the window and peering into books was his only glimpse of stars like these-)
at least it gives him time to draw the song to its mournful but almost hopeful close. something about the final chorus has him ducking his helm, optics flickering while he tried to get the last words out:
can the circle be unbroken,
by and by, oh, by and by?
will i one day be allowed in,
in the clear skies and by your side...? ]
...
Hey... [ daylight tries to smile at riku's presence as he turns his helm to face his friend proper but it's- it's hard. even as peace fills him, something holds him back from fully enjoying it.
he sighs and decides that, maybe, honesty is the best policy here: ] It's been the Pits' fumes lately, huh?