> Think of a possible list of others who might fit the qualifications.
> Try to obtain help from Kanako.
>You are kind of at a loss. Who else is known for both intelligence and being on the small side? Not Eirin, for sure. Remilia is more clever than educated. Alice isn't much for things outside her speciality. You aren't sure if there is anyone else as qualified.
>You decide to pester Kanako.
> "I'm not jealous. What if I pass out while on the rocket? That's pretty likely and no one would be able to help, and it'd probably crash."
> "I'm pretty sure the sun is farther away from the moon, but the sun is also much hotter than the moon, so you'll need someone who can handle the heat, and I would be a terrible choice for that."
> Suggest Cirno completely straight-faced and watch for Nitori's reaction.
>"Well, uh...we all have risks we need to take."
>"No it isn't. It's like only a few hours away at most. And I can't imagine it'd be any worse than Former Hell.
>"I kinda want to succeed," says Nitori. "Maybe she could do something about the heat problem, though?"
>"I'm not sure it's power so much as navigation. And what's the plan for returning? If it's just for observation, it may be better to send something that can record what it sees to send back, for a very first test."
>"Of course, that's after throwing together something as a proof-of-concept..."
>sigh
>"And before you call me a hypocrite, Remilia was very insistent on getting that rocket out quickly. And even then... how soon do you think you'd have one ready?"
>"Then again, you mentioned something about Tellurium? Is there something special about that?"
>"Oh, that's part of why we need a god to help out. And...well...the problem is getting the parts together. I'd love to do a couple, but I'm only one kappa, you know, and I only got one shop full of things. Don't worry, though, I studied what you did, and even made a few improvements! Like wind resistence, it'll be much less worse this time!"
>"I did? When?"
>_
