On the list of things I did not expect... Louis was pretty darn high. Kudos. Usually crossdressing goes the other way to get onto pirate ships. ;)

And liftoff does not sound like a fun time at all.

Oh hey look, first reviewer. ;) You had me at steampunk with dirigibles, though.

Hmmm... I look forward to seeing the little world of the sky ship and all the characters on it, and I think Joanna and Ramona will make a good contrast in coming chapters.

Just a question: you speak Brittish English, right? I noticed some of the verb arrangements sound very unusual to me, but they struck me as something that some of my scribbly friends from England or Australia might use.