<p>Tsumugi is a human-gauna hybrid and has the same Placenta that the gauna use as an all-purpose organ. It is capable of shapeshifting into whatever form is needed at the time, as seen when the gauna begin to have heigus, or Higgs, particle cannons of their own. </p>

<p>Similar to the Benisuzume, Tsumugi has a portion of her body dedicated to keeping a heigus particle engine. Heigus particles appear to exist everywhere given how energy is passively collected. Sidonia and its gardes have heigus particle collectors that can be deployed like solar sails.</p>

<p>So Tsumugi is using the heigus particles she collected to propel herself. </p>

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2016-11-01T21:22:25.943Z
2016-11-01T21:22:25.943Z
Simon N.
<p>In episode 6 of the second season, during the test of the new propulsion system by Samari's team, a member of the test team asked Tsumugi, who joined the test without prior notice, "How do you even generate thrust, anyway?" Tsumugi replied in embarassed tone, "I don't really know."</p>

<p>This suggest that Tsumugi produce the propulsion herself. Since the bright propulsion came from under her skirt-like thing, it means that whatever organ she use to accelerate is located there.</p>

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2016-08-01T06:02:19.247Z
2016-08-01T06:02:19.247Z
絢瀬絵里
<p>Well, when Tsumugi is moving around in the space, she creates a Higgs particle jet just like a Gardes. Now, Gardes clearly creates the jet from its engine, but how about Tsumugi? Does she...<em>fart</em>? Is that it? Does she fart Higgs particles to jet around?</p>

<p>The reason I asked this is that a human's fart contains methane which is combustible. And since Tsumugi is shown to produce a blue jet of Higgs particles from under her dress... Does a similar mechanism apply here?</p>

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2015-08-24T16:49:52.117Z
-_- While I think it is a valid question, comparing it to fart is a bit repulsive...
nhahtdh
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2015-08-25T12:37:23.813Z
@nhahtdh I know. That's why it is in italic.
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How does Tsumugi accelerate?
# How does Tsumugi accelerate?
Posted by: username_0 on 2015-08-24
Well, when Tsumugi is moving around in the space, she creates a Higgs particle jet just like a Gardes. Now, Gardes clearly creates the jet from its engine, but how about Tsumugi? Does she...*fart*? Is that it? Does she fart Higgs particles to jet around?

The reason I asked this is that a human's fart contains methane which is combustible. And since Tsumugi is shown to produce a blue jet of Higgs particles from under her dress... Does a similar mechanism apply here?
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> **username_1**: -_- While I think it is a valid question, comparing it to fart is a bit repulsive...  
> **username_0**: @nhahtdh I know. That's why it is in italic.  
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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-11-01. Score: 1
Tsumugi is a human-gauna hybrid and has the same Placenta that the gauna use as an all-purpose organ. It is capable of shapeshifting into whatever form is needed at the time, as seen when the gauna begin to have heigus, or Higgs, particle cannons of their own.

Similar to the Benisuzume, Tsumugi has a portion of her body dedicated to keeping a heigus particle engine. Heigus particles appear to exist everywhere given how energy is passively collected. Sidonia and its gardes have heigus particle collectors that can be deployed like solar sails.

So Tsumugi is using the heigus particles she collected to propel herself.
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### Answer by username_0 on 2016-08-01. Score: 0
In episode 6 of the second season, during the test of the new propulsion system by Samari's team, a member of the test team asked Tsumugi, who joined the test without prior notice, "How do you even generate thrust, anyway?" Tsumugi replied in embarassed tone, "I don't really know."

This suggest that Tsumugi produce the propulsion herself. Since the bright propulsion came from under her skirt-like thing, it means that whatever organ she use to accelerate is located there.
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