<Snipped quote by Legend Begins>

Hmm?

<Snipped quote by Armed Forces>

*Flies down in a personal space craft, not much larger than a pod*

<Snipped quote by Webmaster>

*One of the soldiers posted up facing your direction hails you from the ground*

<Snipped quote by Armed Forces>

*Wipes a bead of sweat from my forehead and curves into a clean landing, and the transparent dome of the ship slides up and back beneath the rest*

<Snipped quote by Webmaster>

*The soldier helps guide you into a flat landing spot, then waves as you emerge from the pod*
Soldier: Thank you for coming down. We would have come to find someone after a while, but you saved us the trouble.

<Snipped quote by Armed Forces>

*Inhales a huge gasp of air and exhales it all in one go*
I thought you were going to shoot me! Your type look all so official and this has to be some kind of restricted airspace. There's clearly too much traffic in the area for unregulated aerial travel.

<Snipped quote by Yatagarasu>

Is she meeting your expectations?

<Snipped quote by Meta>

Absolutely. All of you do, all the time. I'm extremely proud of each of you.

<Snipped quote by Webmaster>

Soldier: *Looks up and around at the sky*
No, nothing of the sort, right now. Some would disagree, but Lucas likes you folk.
*Tilts my head in his direction*
You should go chat with him.

<Snipped quote by Yatagarasu>

*Smiles bashfully*
Come on... that can't be true.

<Snipped quote by Meta>

But it is. And not just because a father is always proud of their children; you all do so well that even an outside observer would agree that it's true.

<Snipped quote by Yatagarasu>

D-do we? I don't feel like most of us do all that much... And Stella's always complaining about how far behind we are.

<Snipped quote by Meta>

You do. Judging from some common, objective standard is useless. You can't compare a snake and a bird for their ability to fly. Similarly, you can't compare people for what one is good at. You're each doing the best you can, and are constantly improving in some way, suited to you. That's an amazing thing.

<Snipped quote by Extra>

*Nods*
That's good, because I think we only have one.

<Snipped quote by Extra>

<Snipped quote by Meta>

*Returns after a few minutes*

Alright, the guest room is set up. Just to not alarm you when you see it, it's technically a separate building than the house, but since we use short-distance portals for a lot of stuff, you'll be able to walk straight from one to the other.

<Snipped quote by Yatagarasu>

Do you really think we're growing? As fast as we can?

<Snipped quote by Meta>

<Snipped quote by Yatagarasu>

Thank you again.

<Snipped quote by Meta>

<Snipped quote by Extra>

You don't need to grow as fast as you can. You need to grow at a rate that is right for you. And you're all doing that.

*To Zinnia*

You're welcome.

*Opens a portal next to you*

That'll lead you to the guest room, feel free to make yourself at home.

<Snipped quote by Meta>

<Snipped quote by Extra>

You don't need to grow as fast as you can. You need to grow at a rate that is right for you. And you're all doing that.

*To Zinnia*

You're welcome.

*Opens a portal next to you*

That'll lead you to the guest room, feel free to make yourself at home.

<Snipped quote by Yatagarasu>

How do you know what's right?

<Snipped quote by Meta>

That's... a difficult question. I don't know it, but I believe it.

<Snipped quote by Yatagarasu>

*Frowns*
I feel like I'm not making the kind of progress everyone else is. And I don't know what to do about it.