Thank you! I enjoy this image of them, too, as they shed their responsibilities to the world and their people, if just for a little while.

I agree that Gippal is the perennial "don't wanna grow up" boy. Although in some ways, during the time of the factions, he handles the situation more maturely than any of the others -- neutrality in the conflict, making every effort to take care of this own problems, etc. It makes for an interesting contrast.