[ lumine doesn't deny it's very convenient, bypassing all the crazy lines and checks through the airport. if she could skip these every time she flies, then she wouldn't be so stressed about it. still, there's a reason why only a few people are able to do this; after all, money talks and it talks very, very loud. ]

Not everyone is as rich as you ...

[ rich, privileged, powerful—even with aether's company on the rise, it doesn't give her any golden passes through airport security. but with such privileges come certain responsibilities and obligations. and who knows what ajax is obliged to do to get these benefits.

in any case, lumine scrolls through her emails in search of the message her assistant sent, showing ajax the address of the hotel. ]

Aether will probably find out if I didn't check-in or stay. [ she shrugs, glancing out the window. everything's blanketed by snow, the landscape stark white. ] My brother is ... pretty good at finding things out like that.