Etherium wasn't dead! It was just resting! Vooom! FWEEWEEWEE!

[imperialkitten]

A variety of circumstances have led me to believe that I have the right to shove Etherium's plot right up to the point where I can play again. If you disagree (or are just curious what they are) you can find it here.

Even though I'm playing with myself, this IS an open post. I don't WANT to RPsturbate, you know! ;)Shin-sin-fa had lookout duty

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[artemis_xiah]

Hearing a bit of a commotion out on deck, Artemis slipped up out of the galley and walked silently over to stand next to Anthony. As he approached, he saw an unfamiliar woman, with brown dreadlocks and patched clothes. She was yelling something about being taken to their leader, and then Tag welcomed her to the Etherium crew.

Thoroughly puzzled about the events that were taking place, Artemis shyly asked Shin what on earth was happening.

[imperialkitten]

Shin-sin-fa was about as afraid of Artemis as he was of Ignatious, and the other felinese had been nothing but polite. He had his reasons, though, and he'd kept a wide berth from the taller alien. Still wracked with gut-twinging fits of embarrassment (and apprehension about what Tag was going to do with him for taking off without leave), he mumbled in a low voice,

"I--ran inta her. In t'woods." His ears flattened, and he figured the truth would get around sooner or later. "More like, she leaped on my shu sa fen head from outta t'trees an' drug me back here." He blinked, looking at PJ, and switched to Felinese. "She's plum crazy. She's been talking about all kinds of weird nonsense on the way back. She yelled at some monkey for going over the speed limit. And she picked up some shit off of the ground and ATE IT. I swear to shu sa fen Ten-ki, I saw her do it. She's starkers."

He sighed and took a step closer, still staring at the--the new crew member?!--rather than Artemis, he asked quietly, "What was our first mate like

[imperialkitten]

Okay, wait, that was dumb of me. I didn't think about that... We'll have to wait until Drea can post a quick OOC note telling you what Tag was like while Shin-sin-fa was gone. I'm stupid. But she's on alot so I doubt we'll have to wait long!)

[lepetitemort]

OOC: I have been...so friggin' busy this last week. *yawns wide* You guys did fine. Taggy's pretty simple, underneath it all.

OOC

[imperialkitten]

Okay, wait, that was dumb of me. I didn't think about that... We'll have to wait until Drea can post a quick OOC note telling you what Tag was like while Shin-sin-fa was gone. I'm stupid. But she's on alot so I doubt we'll have to wait long!)

[artemis_xiah]

Feeling a lot less confused, Artemis replied in Felinese, "She ATE shit!? And yelled at a monkey...she MUST be shu sa fen starkers. Tag was..." Artemis paused momentarily. (OOC: I'm waiting until Drea replies! *looks at watch, taps foot*)

Artemis had noticed how Shin-sin-fa had been avoiding him--he was confused as to why, seeing as how he'd been nothing but nice and polite to Shin. Guessing that the younger Felinian had his own reasons, Artemis figured that he'd better just be nice to Shin when he saw him, but not push the issue of friendship.

[imperialkitten]

[OOC: She works twelve hour shifts, so I'm going to "play Tag" by just assuming that he didn't do anything out of the ordinary--he never curses where people can hear or anything. But he probably was still obviously disapproving when he realized Shin-sin-fa was gone. And um, if Drea says otherwise we'll just ignore/delete what we say, but I feel like playing. XD]

Shin-sin-fa shrugged. "It doesn't stop there either. She apparently taught that--the thing, I don't know the word in our tongue. The morph to shape itself into--well, look, it's doing it now."

Scrap had obligingly taken the shape of male genitalia, and was happily swinging in the breeze above PJ's head.

"And," Shin-sin-fa went on, warming to the topic. Sure, it was Artemis, but talking to anyone was better than dwelling on what Tag was going to do to him. "She bloody kissed me!" He rubbed his cheek in disgust, though of course there were no marks to show if that had been where her lips were. "Right before we came up to the ship. She said I'd been a 'good sport', and

[pj_patches]

"What flavor is the ice cream?" PJ called suddenly. "It's bloody hot out here, and it sounds wonderful. I've been living off of turtle eggs and forest plants for three years."

Shin-sin-fa couldn't help himself, and added, "An' shit." He was still incredulous

[artemis_xiah]

Artemis whispered incredulously to Shin in Felinese, "Mushrooms? Kittyboys? She's definately off her rocker..."

To PJ, he was his usual polite self, and he gingerly stuck out his hand and said, "Hello PJ, I'm Artemis. Welcome aboard..."

[pj_patches]

PJ looked up at the towering Felinese with an air of general cheer. "Excellent name, and it belongs to such a handsome young man. And you, little grey one? Don't be shy, I've no interest in harming you; never did." She offered her hand to Shin-sin-fa when Artemis was finished with it.

They were such polite young men, even the first mate, who very obviously distrusted her and was incensed by her treatment of his crewman. Despite his ire, he had been very cordial. Especially concerning the ice cream and hot cocoa, which had been a welcome delicacy in the heat--even the cocoa, which warmed a mouth unused to frozen things.

[imperialkitten]

Shin-sin-fa couldn't have been more humiliated if she'd kissed him again in front of Tag. She'd called him little, young, kitty, and she'd effectively demonstrated his complete and total lack of masculinity by escorting him back to the ship at knife-point in front of the crew.

Still, she was apparently crazy, and he supposed it was probably better to just do what she wanted and hope she went away.

He put his hand out and shook hers, wincing at the energetic pumping she gave his hand--not painful, but undignified. "Shin-sin-fa," he mumbled.

"That's nice too. Is that one Felinese, and does it have a meaning?"

"Yes," Shin-sin-fa answered reluctantly, gritting his teeth. In front of Artemis, no less. Of course he already knows what my name means, but it's not like I need anyone being reminded."What's it mean?" Patches chattered predictably

[pj_patches]

Patches gave him a discerning look, but recognizing his unwillingness to continue with the subject, swallowed her interest in the boy's past and kicked back against the railing. "So is the crew mostly Felinese? Hopefully you'll all help me brush up on mine--it ain't so good," she grinned. "Can't speak much Gloor either."

"Just us two. There's some Ärgans," Shin-sin-fa volunteered, glad to steer the subject away from his painfully embarrassing moniker (and away from any talk of helping someone learn his tongue). "A Mo'i'rodian. Um, Dytherian. An' still ain't so sure what t'cap'n is," he added in a low voice.