> "If you could write some numbers down for me as I go, that would be appreciated. Don't worry about the math, I'll take care of that afterward."
>"Got it!" Koa says.
>You bring out your telescope and examine the sky. It's not something you're used to. The sky isn't quite dark, being morning and all, but it's not bright at all either. A kind of pre-sunset gloom covers the whole sky, You would expect that it would be harder to see the stars than at nighttime, but you barely have any difficulty. You think the difference is that that the stars are closer here.
>Soon you have everything you need, and get to work with the math. Koa lingers, idly fooling around with the sash holding her kimonos closed. Every so often, you note Aoi coming and going in the distance.
>Soon enough, you're finished. You don't know if Koa really saved time, but not having to look away to write things is terribly handy.
>_
