You want me to help you sort these files? Alright... And double check the numbers too? Sure, leave it to me.

Wow... There's a lot of people heading up on deck... What? Someone jumped off the bridge and they're organizing a rescue? But I didn't see anything like that when I was flying... W-Wait, they might be looking for me! Ohhh no, I've gotta clean up this mess! How am I gonna explain...?

Have you ever seen the land stars, Doctor? When I was flying over the frontier, the scattered bonfires were like stars sprinkled across the wilderness. Animals migrate to find a new place to live, but those Pioneers... I wonder if they dream of a nice, warm home?

Yes, this is a monitoring device. l'll stick it onto a fowlbeast, and then adjust the rhythm of my breathing to the data it sends over. That way, I won't disturb the flock while I'm flying. Ah, sorry, I'm babbling again... Umm... Any other questions, Doctor?

As a kid, I was really scared of the featherless monster fowls in the stories. They were always snatching up children. Even hearing the chirping of a real fowlbeast got me shaking. But after the first time I got plucked off the ground for real, after I got to see the whole land from above, I was never scared again. Um, you don't believe I got carried off by a fowlbeast? B-but it really did happen...

I learned some painful lessons on my first test flight. I lost my balance and almost flew straight into a cliff. It's all thanks to my glider that I survived. There's nothing left of it now, only these tattered strips of blue and purple. But I tie them on before every flight.

Once, I had an Originium slug pulled out of its shell and plopped down right in front of me. Can you guess who gave it to me? It was a mother fowlbeast hen. She decided I was one of her chicks, but I never saw her again once I left the forest... Well, I'll try to finish the slug soup, it's the least I can do.

I record my voice, so I can play it back to the fowlbeasts and get them to slowly see me as one of their own. 'Gah gah' means 'look at me', 'Ah-kah' is 'run away'… Hehe, it's all guesses, really, but you learned them pretty quick.

That's the entire pre-flight checklist. Come on, Doctor, I'll be taking you up for a quick loop around. Don't worry, no need to be scared, I'll hold you tight the whole way through. Eh? Ah, uh, no, wh-what I mean is... We'll be strapped together while we're flying, so you can relax. I'm not going to drop you.

Doctor, this file... Oh, you're asleep? Go ahead and rest up, then. I'll come back later.

Hello, Doctor, I'm Operator Contrail. Nice to meet you—you remember seeing a photo of me flying with a fowlbeast flock in the news? I-I'm glad you remember me…

On my next flight, I'll try this super-tricky barrel roll…

Thanks, Doctor... I love the medal. I'll hang it up with the pendants showcasing my successful test flights.

'Though it may fall a hundred thousand times, a chick still yearns for its first flight.' I've loved those words ever since I first read them. Doctor, do you think... I've grown?

Okay, I'll fly echelon.

Alright... I'll navigate then.

I'm not afraid.

Let me check the wind direction first.

Propulsion units and emergency ejection equipment, check. All systems go.

Ready for take-off.

In the pipe, five by five.

All units, watch for my signal.

Turbulence incoming.

On me, stay in formation.

Brace yourselves, cumulonimbus ahead.

Is that fog...? Oh, just condensation on my glasses.

A perfect flight record... Next time, we can try somewhere even further.

The two long white plumes up in the sky...? Yeah, those are mine.

Looks like there's still room for improvement... Maybe I should add a multi-speed pursuit module.

It's okay, Doctor... Anyone could run into a storm. Let's rest up for the night and try again when the weather clears.

The setting sun, some floating feathers, a sea of clouds stretching out into the distance... No, not a painting, it's the view out the window.

Oh, Doctor. Go right ahead…

There's a black cloud in the corner of the test flight photo? Th-That's my tail…

Arknights.

You're looking for peace and quiet on the deck too, Doctor? I'm still not too good with crowds, so I wrote all my New Year's greetings down on cards. I didn't have any other plans tonight, so I was just gonna stand here and look up at the night sky... Sure, we can look together.

I don't have any test flights planned for today, Doctor... You just wanted to chat? Alright, you've got my ear.

Starting from Columbia, twisting and turning all the way to Rim Billiton. Rhodes Island's following a long and windy course, just like a migratory fowlbeast. I'll be your wingman, but more than the destination, I'm excited for what I'll find along the way. You too, right, Doctor?