He spun back towards Cylus to gesture his use of air quotes, because even if Mother had tied their fortunes to Windfall through Uncle Adaire, Emile and Papa had always agreed that the very concept of a failed world made no sense—
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What started as a dramatic turn continued into an involuntary spin as his feet left the walkway, angular momentum carrying him onward. Throwing out a hand to stop himself, Emile slapped something firm, bringing his rotation to an awkward halt.
Light flickered outward from where his palm had struck, dials and meters and holographic displays flickering to life across one of the consoles. Averse to triggering anything else, Emile pushed himself off, belatedly realizing that the vector of his trajectory pointed further up than he'd intended—
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