[ Oh, it's a name Ikki knows - Luke had given her his whole name, the Luke who wasn't Nomi's Luke, and he'd talked about airships, and magic, although she'd never once seen his face on the video screen. Ikki's memory has always been good - once she learns something, she tends to retain it, although there's so, so, so much she doesn't know. People's names, people's faces, those are amongst the most important things to remember.
And then it's followed by that news, and Ikki remembers, really vaguely, the very few funerals she'd been to when she was little, littler than now. She knows what death and dying is, and she remembers everything people have said about the things that are bad here, but it hadn't occurred to her one of those things was happening to that boy.
He'll be back, though. That's - is that a good thing? Ikki's not sure, but she's glad to hear that, although she's still just staring at her book. ]
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And then it's followed by that news, and Ikki remembers, really vaguely, the very few funerals she'd been to when she was little, littler than now. She knows what death and dying is, and she remembers everything people have said about the things that are bad here, but it hadn't occurred to her one of those things was happening to that boy.
He'll be back, though. That's - is that a good thing? Ikki's not sure, but she's glad to hear that, although she's still just staring at her book. ]
...I'm sorry. Mister Luke's really nice.