Island Postal Service

The is the service in . 
==Features and Overview==
===Operation===
The is operated by the , whose unique ability to fly makes them the only suitable postmen on the . The is central to the Rito way of life. They value their reputation as deliverymen over their own safety and comfort. Their aerie on doubles as the . 
 is in charge of sorting mail, whereas and are responsible for collection and delivery. is the designated postman for . and walk around the carrying clipboards and claim to be busy, but their occupations are not specified. The only non- staff is the part-timer , who hires on to do sorting. himself can help with the operations of the in two ways. The first is by playing the mini-game. The second is by delivering the on 's behalf.
The has installed on 19 of the , over a third of all the islands. This includes the three major settlements and all five , among others. are sentient, talking objects that receive incoming and outgoing mail, charge postage fees, process parcels, and reject mail that cannot be delivered through the . They wiggle when they have mail for . The specially delivers 's mail to the nearest him.
===Uses===
 uses the to send to his girlfriend the 20 he receives from . When forms a with a , they use the to ship to . abuses the service to send unwanted love letters to an unspecified admirer. He is the only character other than to actually be seen using a .
The only items can send in the mail are the and . Various characters use the service to send letters and parcels to . sends an unspecified parcel costing 201 . When purchased it turns out to be the . sends a C.O.D. parcel as well, which strangely contains a . The parcel costs 10 (half its value).
 
===Pricing===
The postage cost at any given varies according to how far it is from . The postage can be 5, 10, or 20 .
The at the will state that it is "quite far" from and charge the maximum postage fee of 20 . This is in spite of the fact that is adjacent to . Nearly every other in the northern half of the — from to — charges the minimum 5-Rupee postage and states that it is near . This outlier aside, the postage fee is a roughly linear function of distance from .
Location	Postage Fee
 	20
 	10
 	20
 	5
 	5
 	20
 	10
 	10
 	5
 	20
 	5
 	10
 	10
 	5
 	10
 	20
 	5
 	10
 	5
==Nomenclature==