I wanted the sky pirate archetype but grounded in real Pacific navigation tradition — the Marshall Islands have the world's most sophisticated traditional wave-navigation systems, and Brittany has centuries of storm-sailing heritage. Lani's coat is literally made from what she survived — not metaphorically, actually. The mended tears aren't decorative; they're where the sail ripped in the storms she brought her crew through. And I needed that moment of being called back to joy while your body is still standing watch. The compass grip isn't ceremony; it's the muscle memory of crisis that hasn't released yet. She's learning to trust calm water again, and she's not there yet, but she's turning toward the feast. That's the image. — Mira