Photoshoot of
haro's "
You Can't Take the Sky From Me"
Photographer:
SilencerAlLocation: Gasworks Park, Seattle, WA
All quotes taken from the chapters of "You Can't Take the Sky From Me"
Many thanks to
haro for her brilliance in creating these alternate versions of Himaruya's characters
"Ace pilot America is on a mission for the World Military when a chance encounter with a group of sky-pirates leads him to team up with their captain, England, against a malevolent group that wants to fill the sky with zeppelins"
"Thats right, Canada. You get to be the right hand man to a Captain now" --America, Chapter 1
"Their slogan is My Vlasteliny Nebes- We Own the Sky" --Germany, Chapter 1
"The sky pirates are a dying breed. There's less than ten substantial crews left in the world's skies." --Japan, Chapter 1
He was young, he was an ace pilot, but damned if he didn't know he was good at what he did. --Chapter 1
"Captain Jones of the 35th Unit of the Aquila Division of the World Aviation Force!" --America, Chapter 2
"You may call me Captain. Captain England Kirkland of the Taliesin Pirates, to be precise." --England, Chapter 2
"I don’t care how many honors or awards or shiny pins you’ve been given by the World Military. It’s my ship and you are under my command as long as you are on it." --England, Chapter 2
"Switzerland is a nutter, but he's the best gunner I could hope for."--England, Chapter 2
The watch was precious to him, his grandfather's watch and a family heirloom. --Chapter 3
Canada could have been America's twin. And in fact, they were cousins, close since birth. --Chapter 3
He was genuinely horrified at the thought of losing his watch, albeit attempting to hide it behind a façade of anger. --Chapter 4
"I want to be able to call you, once. I want to know that wherever you are, you’ll drop what you’re doing and come to my ship." --England, Chapter 4
The leader of the Kosmider sat down on a small couch, covered in rich maroon velvet and gold embroidery. --Chapter 5
"the Taliesin, the oldest crew in the skies, although their current captain is quite young" --Russia, Chapter 5
It was England. His expression was fierce, determined, passionate. --Chapter 6
"I made this choice. I came to help and… I'm not going to let them get away with what they're doing. That's what a hero would do." --America, Chapter 6
Behind him stood the most devoted member of the Kosmider, the blade master Belarus. --Chapter 7
"You appear to be back to normal, as obnoxious and imbecilic as ever"
"You mean I'm as awesome as ever" --Chapter 8
"Look, just because we're comrades, doesn't mean you get to ask me whatever you like." --England, Chapter 9
"Kosmider. They're growing, and they won't stop until they're defeated." --England, Chapter 9
"All it really takes to soften England up is a hot blonde flyboy with baby blue eyes and a hero complex the size of the sky." --Prussia, Chapter 10
"Your skill is unmatched, and there is no greater use for those skills than to remove enemies… for me" --Russia, Chapter 12
"Look, I don't know what it is that's so special about this man, but you can't risk your job and your safety for him. It's not safe out there! Please, just listen to me this once?" --Canada, Chapter 12
England; the young pirate captain who lied about his age & protected everyone close to him as if they were an extension of himself & loved his ship as if it contained everything that had ever been dear --Chapter 13
"I won't leave you America. I'll stay here tonight." --England, Chapter 15
Something was forming inside of him, warm and inviting and new, and it was that tenuous thread of hope, now much thicker, much less fragile, although still far from completely solid. --Chapter 17
"It's not up to me to judge the Captain's choices, but I will say…That if you hurt him, in any way. I will shoot you, and I won't miss." --Switzerland, Chapter 18
"He is a link between the pirates and the military, and it's even more than that. He's strong, idealistic, and he's just been given a position of power that I really do not approve of." --Russia, Chapter 19
"this America, this young captain with his smile and his dreams and his spirit." --Russia, Chapter 19
"His dreams are not ours. We will devastate them." --Russia, Chapter 19
"I am not about to let the Kosmider sit by and continue ransacking the skies." --England, Chapter 20
But he was a hero, and he could take on any something that was thrown his way --Chapter 23
"Heroes don't say they're heroes unless it's true." --America, Chapter 24
His lips were pursed and his fists were clenched. He was obviously not there to say goodbye. --Chapter 25
"For Russia, he's trying to create a world where everyone has a place, everyone has a role. No one is left out."--Lithuania, Chapter 26
"If he controls the sky, he controls the world." --Lithuania, Chapter 26
YOU CAN'T TAKE THE SKY FROM ME