They deserve to celebrate not losing the boat (for now). To relax and maybe flirt a little, you know
And above all, they need a place where both can shower because Diode stinks.
Man, this would make a killer anime, It has witch from mercury vibes, minus the insane mental conditioning
The mental conditioning comes in the form of the patriarchy and heteronormativity xD
Yes, it's worse than what we're seeing :3
The following is only present in the novel (first volume, part 4, so for any possible future readers: This is not a huge spoiler but rather a minor thing about Diode herself), in the same scene I mentioned to have been considerably reduced in the manga (chapter 5) Diode tells this to Terra, but I'll be spoiling it just in case it happens to be brought up later in the manga. I don't consider it a major detail, so I think it should be safe for anyone to read if they want to know a little more about the setting!
Diode while trying to flee from her clan did end up getting in trouble with 2 other different clans, one, I think it's supposed to be called "Trays", tried to arrest her because they suspected that she had falsified somehow her hours spent on a ship and she had quite the trouble proving that she didn't falsify it
The other, the Pollux, got her into a health program that aims to improve and watch the health of young girls so that they have better results when it comes to reproduction. They are kept under surveillance for the entire day and have their calories controlled and their bodies tested for any illnesses and such until they are seen fit for breeding. In the words of Diode, "it seems that the Pollux have a great interest in reproduction"
For anyone that's interested, here's the raw text for the scene in question:
「トレイズ氏では、詐欺の容疑で逮捕されかけました。ポルックス氏では、瘦身障害の診断を出されて、奨妊プログラムに加入させられるところでした」
「逮捕!?」衝撃的な言葉と、もっと衝撃的な言葉に、テラは椅子から飛び上がる。「と、瘦身？ プログラム？ それってなんですか？」
「詐欺のほうは航行時間詐称を疑われたんです。九五〇〇時間は多すぎるって。濡れ衣を晴らすのに苦労しました」ダイオードは苦い顔で話す。「あとのほうのやつは、若い女を二四時間監視下において、健康を維持できる上限までカロリーを取らせて、子供を産みやすい体形に仕上げようっていう公的計画です。ポルックス氏は、とにかく生物を繁殖させるのが大好きらしくて」
(…) Cutting this part because it's Terra saying something about foie gras and Diode not understanding it
「私の体形、病気だって判定されたんですよ。そもそも測ってくれなんて頼んでもいないのに」
「だ、大丈夫だったんですか？ その、奨妊……」
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(Spoilers regarding the Gendo clan) In the third volume of the novel, they bring up how they have their ability to or not to reproduce heavily controlled, with Diode's clan, the Gendo, being even worse at it. While the Endeavour allow the use of contraceptives to control one's menstruation, the Gendo outright banned those and the people there ended up developing their own black market of contraceptives — and yes, hysterectomies aren't exactly allowed in either and I think it's safe to assume it's the same in other clans when the population number is a concern for all of them.
So, quite similar to our own world.
...And let's not forget that Diode is being pursued.
