The steam was something Rei had wondered about. Whether or not it bothered Ami, or not, at least initially. But after they'd started spending evenings together locked in passion it was different. She'd known otherwise, almost immediately, the curious fascination that came from her partner all the more clear.

Nodding, she allowed Ami to lead, and by mid-afternoon the following day they'd arrived at their destination. They could certainly have made it faster by flying but there was something about riding through the landscape that was just as much fun. And it gave Hedy a chance to get accustomed to their company.

The place they're heading to is the edge of a vast plain. Not like the crater plains to the south of Union or the Steppelands to the east, but rather something almost domesticated seeming, calm and placid.

"This...is quite different than I expected. It's almost like farmland..."