The first expedition of this trip had been very successful. Not only had they found the first of five Azran Eggs, but Aurora also managed to gain a little memory from the stone. A memory of the Azrans creating the very jungle that surrounds Phong Gi. A remarkable sign of the Azrans' capability and science.

The rest that night felt more well-earned than usual as Elaine slept in bed. Peaceful and undisturbed.

Squeak…

Though she must not have been asleep long if she was able to be woken by the bed across from hers. Elaine looked to the other side of the room, just catching Johanna as she jumped from her bed to the floor. When Johanna spotted her, she froze. Her eyes wide like an animal caught in a headlight as she had held her teddy bear under one arm.

"Johanna? What are you doing?" Elaine mumbled as she sat up and rubbed the remaining tiredness from her eyes. "Shouldn't you be asleep by now?"

"I… I was going to get something drink," she answered, keeping her eyes to the ground except for a glance up towards Elaine every now and then. Elaine looked at her for a moment before pulling the bed sheets off of her body and stepping out before walking towards the door.

"Elaine?" Elaine looked back to Johanna with a sneaky smile.

"Why not treat ourselves a little? I think there may be some hot chocolate I can make for us quickly enough."

"But… Papa said I'm not supposed to have anything with sugar after bed…"

"It will be our little secret then, won't it?" Elaine lightly smirked. Johanna still seemed a bit unsure, but gave a single nod of her head.

"I… I can always brush my teeth again afterwards, I guess."

"Good girl. Now let's go before we are caught."

Having only stepped into the small kitchen of the airship once or twice before, Elaine wasn't too familiar as to where Raymond had everything stored. But it only took her a minute longer (give or take a second) then it could have to find two mugs and the packets of hot chocolate while Johanna waited patiently on the couch outside in the main area of the ship. Small clouds could be seen in the night time sky as the Bostonius glided through the air with ease.

"'Ere we go. One cup for toi, and one for moi," Elaine said in a cheerful tone when she came out with two hot mugs of hot chocolate and held one out to Johanna before sitting on the couch herself. Johanna accepted it gingerly, careful not to press her fingers to the body of the mug and kept her fingers wrapped around the handle.

"Thank you."

"You don't need to thank me," Elaine brushed it off. "I just thought it would be a nice treat between you, and me." Johanna gave a tiny smile and took a small sip from her mug.

"Alright. But, why hot chocolate?"

"Why not? What your papa won't know won't 'arm anyone."

"… Is papa good?" Looking to Johanna, Elaine saw that the younger girl looked uncertain. Maybe even a little scared.

"Is 'e good? What brought this up?" Elaine asked, trying to lightly move around the question long enough to think of an appropriate answer.

"I was told that… I was told that papa wasn't good."

"You're papa, is a good man," Elaine told her. It was lying. Elaine was fully aware of that but she didn't really regret it. It didn't seem right, or fair, to tell Johanna every detail of what her father had done up to now. Desmond would probably do a better job of explaining. Assuming he actually said anything about it. "I'm sure whatever it was you were told were either lies of exaggerations," Elaine assured. Johanna gave a tiny smile.

"I like to hear that. Papa wouldn't do the things they said he did."

"… And what did they accuse 'im of?" Elaine asked. A feeling of curiosity mixed in with some emotions coming to her.

"They just said he did bad things."

"Well, all of that is in the past. You don't need to worry about it now."

"… If you and Papa get married, will I have to call you mum?" Elaine gawked at Johanna. Married? Her and Desmond? Sure, marriage appealed to her but so soon?

"Um, no. You wouldn't 'ave to if it made you uncomfortable," Elaine told the young girl, coming out of her slight shock. "But I think you're getting ahead of yourself. You're father and I are taking it slow, so there's still a long time yet until that comes into the picture."

"Alright." Johanna took another sip of her drink, leaving a small chocolate moustache above her lips until she licked it off. "And, you won't hurt Papa?"

"Of course not," Elaine answered in an honest tone. "I… Don't 'ave a reason too." Well, she did technically. But Johanna didn't need to know. "But moving away from grim topics, do you 'ave any 'obbies?" That felt like a good direction to go in.

"Hobbies?" Johanna repeated. "Um… Sometimes I used to sing along when papa played piano. And I like to read."

"What type of books?"

"Adventure, and fantasy," Johanna chirped. "They're just really fun."

"That is true," Elaine agreed. "And it must be pretty exciting for you to be part of one yourself, non?"

"It is, though I'm kinda scared," admitted Johanna as her small smile faltered a little.

"Scared? Why? Is it because of Targent?"

"Yes," Johanna murmured. "I don't want to lose papa again."

"You won't, I promise. Just don't wander away from the group, alright?"

"I won't."

"Good to hear." Neither female said this. Instead, it was said by the slightly tired looking Desmond standing in the doorway with a raised eyebrow. His hair had some bits sticking out. Some more sharply then others. "And can I ask what you're both doing?"

"Johanna was thirsty, so I thought a little treat wouldn't do any 'arm so long as she brushed 'er teeth afterwards," Elaine explained before Johanna could speak up.

"Sorry, papa," Johanna murmured as she looked down. Desmond walked up to them and patted her head.

"I'm not mad. Just go brush your teeth and go back to bed again, won't you?"

"Yes, papa. Love you." She leaned up while tugging down on his shirt. Desmond obliged and leaned down to let Johanna to kiss his cheek before Johanna left to clean her mug and head back to her and Elaine's room.

"Bonding?" Desmond asked as he took Johanna's place on the couch.

"I think oui would be the right answer," Elaine shrugged. "I'm assuming there's no trouble with that?"

"No. None at all." Desmond shuck his head. "I just wasn't sure what to expect when I saw neither of you were in your room."

"And what were you doing up anyway?"

"I woke up and thought I would do a quick check that we were heading in the right direction."

"I was a bit surprised that the Bostonius 'as an auto-pilot system."

"Well, I won't deny it's not perfect," Desmond admitted in a reluctant sounding tone. "It can't land during it. It's mostly just for night flights. If the current situation was different, we could have just waited until morning to fly but it would be best to get to the next location as soon as possible."

"Plus I'm guessing Phong Gi isn't your favourite place currently," Elaine teased. "What with being made fun of often."

"Professor Pigtails…" Desmond muttered bitterly. "The nerve of that woman, mocking me like that. I swear if it was just me and that Amanita…"

"If it makes you feel better," Elaine interrupted. "I'll say this. Your 'air doesn't look like pigtail curls. It looks fine to me, and it does suit you quite well." Elaine paused to think and added, "And if it's on your mind too, that Chief was wrong. Your nose isn't overly large."

"Thank you." Desmond was lightly smirking, probably taking Elaine's words as a slight compliment. "And my jokes?"

"Oh no, the Chief was absolutely correct there."

"My jokes are not that bad!"

"They're 'orrible."

"Then tell me one of your jokes then!" Desmond demanded as he scowled. "You've been claiming to have good ones, but I have yet to hear one!" Elaine tilted her head to the side but shrugged.

"Alright then. 'Ere's one." Elaine cleared her throat. "Three nuns get into a car crash and they arrive at the gates of 'Eaven where St. Peter is waiting for them. 'E tells them that 'e'll let them in if they can answer a question each.

"To the first nun 'e asks, 'who were the first 'umans?' She says Adam and Eve so 'e lets 'er in.

"To the second nun 'e asks, 'where did Adam and Eve live?' She says the Garden of Eden so 'e lets 'er in.

"To the last nun 'e asks, 'now, what was the first thing Eve said when she saw Adam?' She rubs 'er chin while thinking it over and mutters, 'oh, that's a 'ard one', and St. Peter says, 'right answer, in you go.'"

Elaine was giggling to herself while she looked at Desmond who was looking away.

"It wasn't funny," he muttered.

"Then why are you 'iding your face?"

"I'm not hiding it!"

"I bet you're smiling and you're trying not to show it~."

"D-don't be ridiculous!" Elaine chuckled, and started to lightly poke his cheek.

"You know I'm right, mon cher." She pouted when he didn't respond. "Would it make you feel better if I pointed out that your cake smell is nice and suits you?" He looked back at Elaine.

"The cologne is not meant to remind anyone of cake. Maybe I should switch back to my previous brand."

"Don't," Elaine quickly said. "It was nice, but I like your current one." Desmond looked amused and pulled Elaine closer to him, resting his head on her shoulder close to her neck. Elaine faintly heard him inhale.

"… I smell a mixture of… Apples and vanilla from you," he murmured. "Shampoo?"

"For the apples yes. Body wash for the vanilla."

"Sweet," Desmond noted. "Both of them. They do suit you very well."

"That's good to know, because I wasn't going to change even if you wanted me to."

"What if I was allergic to either of them?" Elaine considered that and clicked her tongue.

"I suppose I would reconsider then. But you're not allergic so there's nothing really to discuss there." Desmond hummed and took one of Elaine's hands and played with her fingers a little.

"That's true, my little puppy."

"Didn't you say you 'ad to check on the auto-pilot thing?" Elaine brought up casually with a light smirk. Desmond quickly stood back up and went to the controls quickly. Elaine smiled to herself and went to clean and put away her mug. Seeing Desmond was still at the controls when she came back in, she smiled to herself and began leaving for her and Johanna's room again while calling over her shoulder.

"See you in the morning, Dessy."

Just want to say that the joke was originally from a sitcom called 'The Vicar of Dibley'. Just in case you were wondering. It's worth a watch if you can view it.