As Babel soared — or rather, glided, it slowly approached the ground.
The images captured by the spherical camera became increasingly clearer, and the ground beneath Russell and Flower Touch began to "become transparent."
"Do you want a clearer view?"
Turning her head, Flower Touch saw Russell intently staring at the ground and spoke, "You can just tell it to zoom in the camera — Deer Leader, zoom the camera in a bit."
"...Isn't there no network here? Can Deer Leader also control the facilities here?"
Russell looked up, asking with a hint of surprise.
He had assumed that Flower Touch, or some automated system, was controlling Babel. But there she was, sitting right beside him, indeed just another passenger like himself....
"Deer Leader can't talk right now, don't ask her."
