Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-28358106-20170622150059/@comment-28358106-20170625032023

Zurie steps aside and lets Leontyne on board. After everyone climbs on, including Nezon, as she's ushered on, the planks are taken up, and the ships take to the sky.

They aren't complicated contraptions, as airships go; a pair of Rocs are harnessed to each gondola, which is more or less shaped like a wooden yacht of considerable size. The Rocs pull the airships in whichever direction it needs to go, providing both power and steerage. A pair of Harpies act as pilots, one for each Roc, as they circle close to the front, keeping the Rocs informed on what they need to do. Another Harpy stays aboard as helmsman, occasionally calling out orders, while a few human crew members---most likely the husband of the Harpies, given their rapport with each other---make sure all the ropes and rigging and everything else is in order. A single Kiki bustles around each ship, serving tea and cookies and, in the case of the Doctor, providing a large paper bag, which he promptly shoves his face into and hastily retires to a corner of the ship. The whole thing is kept aloft by a large, colourful balloon.

It's all quite simple, and if the airspeed the ships eventually attain is any indication, it's quite efficient as well. The guests have little to do except wait out the ride to Iveria in high luxury...

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