Frogs and questions

Sep 26, 2009 19:42

Characters: Shilo (fugenetics) and Second Mate Meifeng (weifengyiyu)
Location: Deck 01
Date: 09/26/09 [completed]
Rating: G

Shilo: /Shilo's excited about the opportunity to actually get one of her questions an swered. She put Midas (told you she named her frog - uncreatively at that) into a jar with holes poked in the lid. She feared if she tried to carry him all the way to the top deck, he'd jump away and boom, no answers for her. But no, he's secure in the jar, and Shilo's now on the top deck, peering around curiously for Meifeing./

Meifeng: *reclining at the edge of the boat, elbows leaning back against the top rail, eyes closed. She looks like she's enjoying the calm*

Shilo: /clutching the jar close to her chest, she approaches slowly, anxious/ Umm ... Second Mate? I brought my frog.

Meifeng: *her eyes snap open and she pushes away from the rail quickly, eyeing Shilo. Then she smirks and folds her arms* So y'did. What's y'question?

Shilo: /She inhales deeply and closes her eyes for a moment, trying to phrase her question carefully./ The woman in Carnival ... who calls herself Herz's mother. You - or the First Mate, I can't remember - said she was important to us all. What's her significance? /In the grand scheme of things, she doesn't think her question is that big. It's not about the Shore or their homes or anything. But it's important to her herself./

Meifeng: *her eyes narrow a bit, and she licks her lips. Tough question, right off the bat. Stupid fucking Redd putting them in this position* She ain't human, she ain't ... *Meifeng pauses and pats the railing* Y'die, she's the one that brings y'back. Boat gets damaged, she fixes it. Course changes, she plots it. Without her, y'ain't gettin' to th'Shore, guz?

Shilo: ... So she's the System. Are the people who've died before her children? /She doesn't really expect an answer to this additional question, but she can try anyway./

Meifeng: *clucks her tongue* Nice try, kital. *she holds out her hand and gestures for the frog*

Shilo: /Fffft. She unscrews the jar and carefully pulls out Midas, placing it in Meifeng's outstretched hand./ ... If there's more around the boat I can find more for you. Or can I only get them from the Captain? /This isn't a boat-plot question, Meifeng, it benefits you./

Meifeng: *yessssssss frog. She holds it tightly between her hands, then shrugs* Kital, I ain't gonna care f'you punch someone in the kidneys f'their frog. Ain't my business where they come from.

Shilo: /chuckles a little, smiling a bit/ I guess you'll probably see me again then. /No, she doesn't intend to punch anyone, but./

Meifeng: *she grins, wide and toothy and just a tad unhinged* I look forward t'it, kital. *and with that, she wanders away with her new frog*

shilo, meifeng

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