>>(Had a look at the linked flight rising thing, and huh. That seems quite mystifying, I lack most context for seeing what's going on there.)<<

Yeah, I remember how mystifying it was the first time I looked at a Flight Rising page. I got the hang of it pretty quickly, though.

(Unlike past-me, my Gielinorian is a bit rusty, but it's coming back to me.)

(God, in hindsight there is so much foreshadowing in that bit about being into spreadsheets. Flight Rising ends up playing an important role in my choice of career, by making me realise just how great financial spreadsheets are.)