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[When Luca comes onto the screen, it looks like he's been crying.]

So...um...I just wanted to let everyone know that Varian and Fern are gone. They...probably turned back into squids. Which...I mean, they're still together, so it's fine. They're fine. They're happy out there in the ocean, doing squid things, and really it's not like it's the first time I've realized I'm going to be separated from the people I care about, so...

[After all, when he went to school he was separated from Alberto and his family, expecting to not see them until the summer. Then he ended up here and realized he might very well never see them again. Still, having a feeling of loss strike him like this even in his new life when he's still longing for the people he loves from his previous one to show up...it hits him hard, and he looks like he might start crying again.]

So I'm fine, too.

[This is obviously a lie.]

That's all. I just thought everyone should know.

[He ends the recording right there.]

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I mean, it's un-Reaper like to run away himself. It's very Reaper-like to not want me fighting something dangerous. He's teaching me self defense, too, but he's definitely focusing on me being able to move quickly and get over any terrain.

Oh, NOW I get what you're saying! So he's making sure that you can fight, but that you can also get away quickly!

Getting over terrain too! Very cool. If I didn't have a staff or the bird hat, I'd ask for that too. Luckily for me, running away is actually something I'm very good at.

[This is not an insult to herself, but a factual statement].

Right! I mean, it makes sense. It's good for me to know how to fight, but I don't think anyone here wants me to try fighting if there's another option.

[After all, Luca's still a kid and, while he's grown since he's gotten here, he's still very small. Sure, he might be able to be taught to fight, but it's probably safer for him to know how to escape first and foremost.]

Yeah, I was already good at running away, too. I mean, that's how I was able to avoid harpoons! But there's always room for more practice.

Right, of course not. Fights shouldn't be something we want to happen, but we DO want to be ready for them if they're needed.

[On Luz's end, leaning more about her magic was a good way to help other people too, particularly if they needed to escape. Even Luz wasn't above having to run away if the situation was impossible. Even Eda would have told her that].

Right, harpoons. Jeez, that would have been a nightmare to escape. I'm with you on that.

Right. And...uh...I don't think I'm really that good at fighting, so spitting at someone and running away is probably the best way for me to do things, anyway.

[Because Luca's pretty sure there's no amount of training that will make him feel confident that he can actually win a fight.]

Yeah, I get that. Man, I...I really hope things never get as bad as Deerington. That last month was nothing BUT running from monsters and doing my best not to get attacked. I'm really lucky I have Eda's Palisman.

Maybe...maybe you and Ahiru should start getting used to the Fathiers. I know they're HUGE and they're fast, but if you ever had to get out of here in a hurry, you'd be able to with them.

Oh, yeah. Me too. From what you've told me about that place, it was bad.

I guess I could. I mean, I'm pretty fast on my bike, but...riding the Fathiers could be fun, too. And they'd be good to escape on.

[And he does like going fast.]

Trust me, especially in the last month? It was a literal nightmare.

[Ok, it actually always WAS that, but he got what she meant without being technical about it].

The Fathiers are SUPER fast, Luca. I'm not joking. They can keep going for a long time if you don't give them commands to stop! And they can probably be out of Cassandra in ten minutes!

Oh, wow! Yeah, I definitely need to learn to ride the Fathiers, then! That sounds like so much fun!

They are! You just have to get used to how fast they go and remember that they know what they're doing!

Also, I think I should make a saddle. If you're never ridden an animal before, let me tell you: very hard on the rear.

Enough of that and your backside is hurting for days.

Oh, right. I've never ridden an animal before, no. But...in that case, maybe make the saddle first, then I'll start learning to ride them.

[No need to have his backside hurting for days when it can be avoided, after all.]

That was the plan. I didn't do that, so...butt hurt city!

[Which sounded more like a place for overly sensitive people, but still]!

Oh. So you've been riding them already?

Well sure, I have to. These guys can get really testy if you don't let them out to run every few days. That's what they mainly like to DO.

But since I don't trust that they'd do that and not get killed, I go with them.

Oh, yeah. That makes sense. Especially with how dangerous this place can be sometimes.

Maybe sometime we can ride them out together! And I can help with the saddles if you want!

Exactly. Ramona, one of the people from Deerington, is said to roam a certain part of Trench, and she'll likely rip you apart if you wander there.

Oh definitely! I'd love that! Just make sure you're ready for how fast they go, ok?

Yeah! I will be!

[Sure, he wouldn't have been before, but he really feels like her description gives him a good idea of what to expect, and what to expect is very fast.]

Hey, at least since they're animals and not vehicles, they won't run into anything!

[Since generally no matter how you 'steer' an animal, they'll override you if they think you're being dumb.]

All right!

[Also, it would help if someone else took the Fathiers out for a run. Luz may have loved it, but it was still pretty crazy how fast they went]!

Just remember to feed them afterward, though they'll probably fine a good spot to graze. Call them by their names, Delyn and Mila! Oh, and I'm still working on getting them to take you to specific places!

Right! It'll be just like with goatfish! They'll always find a place to graze, but you want to watch them and herd them if they try to go somewhere dangerous or you see boats coming. And I think it's easier to get goatfishes attention when I give them names, even though my parents worry sometimes that if I name them I'll get too attached.

[Considering what seamonsters are raising fish for, it's a reasonable concern. And they might not be entirely wrong. Luckily his favorite was one of the ones primarily used to breed more fish, but Luca likely would not have taken it well if he was still home when Giuseppe got too old for that.]

A little, I bet! Luckily, they're not so dumb that they'll willingly go some place they feel unsafe at. I think some mammals can sense that, and these seem like they do, but I'm always watching just in case.

[Granted, it was incorrect to even CALL them mammals since that was an Earth term and these guys were not from Earth].

I could have them as pets and not give them names! So I decided to name them after two really important people in my life!

Delyn and Mila? I don't think you ever told me about them, who are they?

...the important people in your life with those names, I mean.

[Not the fathiers, he knows them.]

Heh, I didn't tell anyone, actually!

Delyn in a shortened form of Edalyn, the name of my teacher and mentor in the Boiling isles. She's pretty much like my other mother!

Mila is a shortened version of Camilla, my mom's name. So I named the two after two really great people!

Oh! Yeah, I guess those are important people! And that way since it's only part of their name, no one will get confused if they show up here!

[And Luca doesn't intend to ever give up on the people that are important to them showing up.]

They are, trust me! It'd be like name your pet after your mom!

[Luz really missed her "moms," since Eda technically wasn't but also was].

Yup, I just wanted to make sure the fathiers had good names, and who was responsible for me taking such good care of them!

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