"Fate. We call Fate a fox, and every so often, it grabs someone and yeets them into whatever destiny it has planned."

She sounds so, so unhappy about that. "But, like I said, I do actually know how to survive mid-air ditches. The first thing you do is recall the bird, wait a few seconds, then send it out under you. The landing's shit and you do go into another dive, but you pull out soon enough and you're back to flying. But if there's not much room, then all you do is ready to go right into a roll. Not the nicest but it keeps you alive at least."