[For Bush]

[yoursarahjane]

As soon as the news had come that people were being ferried over onto the other Island, Sarah Jane had jumped at the opportunity. Perhaps not literally, but she didn't want to go into the details of how very close she had come to actual jumping. She'd hurried to get a pack of things together and found that either Caspian or Lieutenant Bush could

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[stoicsidekick]

Bush's mind was fully focused on the task at hand. Simple as the sail would be, it was still a sail, and for that the deck had to be cleared, sails had to be set, a crew had to be prepared. Informal as it was, the makeshift role of lieutenant was one he fell into with ease and no little relief.

So his thoughts were far from certain young ladies and the pestering questions they might ask. At the call from shore, he shaded his eyes and peered down at her. "Near about. Coming aboard, then, miss?"

[yoursarahjane]

Sarah Jane smiled warmly up at Bush and waved a hand up at him to show that she was both present and ready. "Coming aboard," she confirmed, doing just that as she spoke, settling her bag in a place that it would remain unobtrusive. "So, how long does this journey normally take?" she asked, eyes sparkling with excitement.

[stoicsidekick]

"Assuming this breeze keeps up, we should be there within two hours," he answered without hesitation. The wind was already picking up to a decent seven or eight knots, he would have guessed, and they were not yet on open water. It would be an easy journey today. He looked at her curiously. "Do you have plans for your days on the island?"

[yoursarahjane]

Sarah Jane smiled warmly at him, glad for the short journey (even if nothing could compare to the instantaneous joy of finding a new world to discover). "Mostly exploring," she admitted, the thrill in her voice. "I plan to see everything I can, get lost and just bask in the fact that it's some place I haven't yet been a dozen times before."