Yeah they were definitely going to die, and for once, the distress showed on his face as the flames go up, shooting hot air into the balloon and beginning to lift them off of the ground.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained, he supposed? But still, they didn't have a professional around to do this? That seemed like an oversight. "You know how to land this later too, right?" How and where or something? Like yeah, the getting off of the ground was exhilarating, and Akira couldn't deny that, and maybe the thrill of dying in an air balloon was something, but also that would really suck.

"Is it really okay for us to just take this on our own?"