[action - visiting Eiko]

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[Okay so he could have just called but he's still struggling with the skyphones.

Knock knock, Eiko. Tiny little black mage is here to see you!]

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[Vivi picks up the jar of Gyshal Pickles he bought for Steiner (he was thoughtful enough to leave them outside of Eiko's room, even though the jar is sealed tightly enough to not stink.) and heads toward the docks.

Once there, he looks around and points to an airship.]

I- I think it's that one!

[With that he sets off again, not wanting to get caught. The docks are crowded enough right now to make it very difficult to notice two children moving past everyone's ankles]

[lastsummoner.livejournal.com]

[That's all the motivation Eiko needs! She grabs Vivi's hand and starts running to the airship.]

C'mon, slowpoke! Let's get going!

[Meanwhile, her Mini'ed moogle is still wiggling and fussing about wanting to be turned back and threatening to rat them both out.]

Hush! I'll change you back in a minute.

We'll climb that rope and then swing over onto the deck.

[morehatthanmage.livejournal.com]

[Even when it's his idea he always ends up being dragged around. But he doesn't mind it. With all the things that have changed about the world it's nice to know that some things havn't changed at all.]

We-we're going to...swing?

[He sounds so very very unsure about that. Maybe this was a bad idea after all. But disobeying Eiko would probably be a worse idea and so he starts climbing.]

They'll have to get caught~

[lastsummoner.livejournal.com]

[Disobeying Eiko is always a bad idea and usually ends with jumping and yelling, and occasionally, intervention by the Regent. She huffs and slams her hands down on her hips. If Vivi thought she was good at it before, four years of watching Hilda do the same thing has helped her perfect that art.]

Yes we're going to swing.

[Hrm. Climbing that rope while holding the moogle proves tricky, so she crams the small creature into one of her pockets and starts climbing herself.]

Drop down over there.

[She points to an empty spot on the airship, which is quite a fall to the deck.]

Naturally!~

[morehatthanmage.livejournal.com]

[Oh dear. Eiko somehow got scarier while he was gone. Better do what she says. He scrunches his eyes closed as he starts to swing and lets go without openning them. Through pure luck, he lands in about the correct place.

Also luckily? He's not quite as fragile as his size, age and demeanor would suggest. He stumbles to his feet and adjusts his hat, seeming a little shaken but relatively unhurt.]

Are you okay?

[lastsummoner.livejournal.com]

[Not so lucky for Eiko, she got caught on a piece of wood protruding from the airship on the way down and has effectively gotten herself snagged mid-air. She kicks her feet and legs, screaming her head off.]

Get me down! Get me down! This isn't right!

[So much for a subtle smuggling job.]

[morehatthanmage.livejournal.com]

[Hanging from things! Eiko's one weakness! Vivi waves his arms around desperately because this will totally help]

Shh! Shh! Use float!

[It's too little, too late. There's a shout of "That's the princess! Over there, quickly!" and guards are on thier way.]

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[And here come the guards!]

Get her down!

[One of them climbs up to rescue Eiko.]

Here, Lady Eiko. Grab my arm.

[lastsummoner.livejournal.com]

[Oh HECK NO. She is not going back to the castle to get grounded more. Not when Vivi can go and do whatever he wants. Eiko takes Vivi's suggestion and casts Float on herself. Unfortunately, thanks to where and how her clothing is caught, it only serves to hover her mid-air, not free her from her predicament. She flails and yells even more.]

Gaaaaaaaaah! I hate this. Whose dumb idea was this anyway?!

[Only when she realizes that she's going to be stuck there forever unless she does something, she reaches out to grab the guard. Maybe if she's lucky they can make a break for it before he can stop her. Once her feet touch the ground.]

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[The guard picks her up firmly and carries her back down to the airship docks. Once her feet touch the ground, he keeps hold of her arm. Not letting her go, oh no. All the Lindblum guards know how hard it is to keep Eiko in the castle.]

Back to your room now, my lady. Come with us.

[morehatthanmage.livejournal.com]

[Vivi to the rescue!

...well, he tries, anyway. Leaving the pickles on the airship he scrambles after Eiko and the guard, tugging the back of the guard's uniform.

...

...and he was all ready to say something about letting her go and to be all brave but he's forgotten what to say and instead just mumbles and looks up and the guard, looking kind of pathetic.]