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Ash stands by the rail as the ... ladies... emerge. He hasn't seen any of them in this fashion. Ever. Each is as intoxicating to him as the next. And each already spoken for. Still he can't quite help exhaling.
"Woah!!!"
Ever mindful of his surroundings, Ash looks to see the crews reaction, even as his mind turns to his own desire.
But where o' where is my dark queen? Tehanna...
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As the festivities were about to begin, a large bright orb of energy appeared on the middle of the deck. While everyone looked at it, a form was launched from within and landed close to the bow of the ship. The orb then vanished.
It was an ant, about the size of large dog, with a bright red carapace, long antennae, and sizable mandibles. Getting to its feet, it shook its head then tried to get its bearings as the crew gathered around, weapons drawn. Scuttling back in fear, it said, "Please, no kill Kizza. Kizza friend." Needless to say, the crew was stunned.
Making her way through the crowd as best she can in her outfit, she approaches the creature. "Okay....so how do we know that you're our friend? Who are you exactly and why have you come here?" Her voice has no menacing sound to it, just some curiosity mixed with reservation.
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"Wow!" was all Tikkle could say as the ladies emerged from the cabin. He walked straight to Gashka, as if everything else in the world melted away at her radiant beauty. As he reached her, at a jog by that point, he picked her up, spinning her around and pulling her into a passionate kiss. The crew took the cue and cheered and started to play their instruments just when...
Tikkle approaches the odd thing, rapier drawn but not held menacingly. "Stand down boys. Kizza. Calm down, how did you get aboard my ship?" He signals Jeggs to be ready with crossbows if anything goes wrong.
"Kizza no harm Two Legs. Two Legs help Queen against Eight Legs. They brave, inspire Kizza to climb Awakener. Bright light, then here." The ant replied in a frightened tone.
Completely caught off guard by Tikkle, Gashka gets caught up in his swing and feels a little dizzy as she's spun around. Then the kiss....such....urgency, such passion. She started feeling that strange sensation in her stomach, but couldn't quite tell if it was completely due to the kiss, or if it was partly due to the circles she was swung into. When the cheering and music started she was startled and pulled back from him a bit with a questioning look in her eyes. It appeared she had something on her mind, but due to the visitor's arrival was put off asking whatever had been on her mind.
Standing next to Tikkle, she relaxes slightly but keeps an eye on their new friend. Looking him over she asked, "So, let me get this straight. A group of people like us helped defend your Queens nest.from a bunch of spiders, then you climbed something called the Awakening and got sent here.....so, what is this awakening thing and why did you come here? Are your people in need of some kind of help, or did you decide you just needed a vacation?" While light in tone, she is asking a serious question and not trying to mock Kizza. Her face has a perplexed look to it as she tries to figure out what he's talking about and get more information from him.
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Flynt just stands there, holding Terra in his arms. He is just speechless as the gi-ant begins to speak. He waits for the ant to say more before saying anything.
"Va-ca-shun? What that?" The talking ant asked.
Gashka covers her mouth while she shakes her head, trying not to laugh.
"It's sort of like, when you get tired of things and need some time away. You go somewhere where you can just relax and get away from everything, that's what we call a va-ca-tion. Since you didn't know what that was though, I'm going to assume that's not why you came here. So...again, why did you come here?"
"Kizza not know. Kizza see bright light, then here."
She frowns a bit as if in thought, "Well....can you tell us what that thing was that you climbed up on, before you saw the light and ended up here?"
Before the ant could answer there came a strange sort of whirling sound and a strange blue light began to appear above and next to it. As the sound gained in volume, and large blue box started materializing under the blue light. The sound stopped as the strange object became fully solid, and as everyone stared at the object, a door opened on the side next to Kizza and a man with strange blue clothes and a long brown coat stepped out. "Ah there you are little. I've come to take you home." He said in a strange accent. As if realizing where he was, the man turned to the group and said, "Oh, hello. Oh wait, that's right, you haven't met me yet, well you will soon enough." Seeing the ant rush inside the box, he continued, "Well can't stay to chat, got to go, bye." He rushed back inside the box and closed the door. None of you got a good look inside, but you could swear it seemed bigger on the inside than it should have been. The whirling sound rose once more as the box disappeared, leaving everyone absolutely stunned as to what happened.
"What just happened? Who was that?"
Chris emerges from below, still dressed in his regular outfit. "What was that strange sound?"
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you. I'm actually not sure myself."
Gashka just shook her head, "A bunch of bloody weirdness, that's what that was. Some strange giant ant creature showed up, and then this weird dude showed up in a box, the ant got it with him and they both just disappeared." She looks Chris over for a minute, "Are you okay? If the rest of us have to get dressed up for this shindig then you do too. Go down and get changed, or do you need some help?" She stands there with her arms crossed, a set expression of determination on her face.
Chris shakes his head at Gashka. "No, I'm feeling a bit unwell. However, I just wanted to make sure everyone was safe. J'ai besoin d'un peu de repos. I think I'll take a nap until I feel better."
"Really, you seemed just fine earlier." She looks at him a bit skeptically.
"Must have...been something I ate," Chris says, avoiding Gashka's gaze.
Stepping away from Tikkle a bit she takes Chris by the arm and looks into his eyes, in a soft voice she asks, "So...would you like to tell me what's really going on, or should I take you to Tehanna?"
She can tell by his body language that he's trying to hide something from them....she just can't figure out what or why. Chris....we're supposed to be friends, why would you feel the need to lie to us?
Gashka looks at the others, "He's lying....I'm just not sure why..." With a concerned look on her face she makes Chris look at her, "Talk to us Chris, tell us what's going on. We are all here for you, you can trust us."
Christophe looks right back at Gashka. "I just have some thinking to do, that's all."
Gashka looks around, "We're on a ship in the middle of the ocean Chris, what could you possibly have to do out here?"
"Think."
"Well if you wanna talk about it, we're here. Or you could talk to Tehanna. I think she's less of a man-hating murderess now."
Renard lifts his head for a moment, sensing Chris' distress, then curls up into a furry ball. He warned him not to go up there. If they want to hurt him, that's fine by me.
"Think about what? How secretive you're being? What are you trying to hide Chris? If you shut us out now....how can we help you?" Her voice starts out a little higher pitched, but gets low near the end of her questions. She looks at Flynt, "We have to know that we can trust him....if he starts hiding things from us now, then how do we know we can trust him when it's really important?" She loosens her grip only slightly on his arm, but doesn't let him go.
"I'm no manhater, but I don't like being lied to."
Christophe sighs. "There's nothing to talk about. I'm just trying to get my bearings again..."
"We need to get one of those boxes."
Gashka releases his arm and sighs, "Fine...it seems the only one you're willing to talk to is that fox.....I didn't realize you thought so little of us." She throws up her arms and walks off, a frustrated and angry look on her face.
Flynt just sighs at the escalation. "Well you have an angry Gashka on your hands now. Good luck. If it won't kill you, just talk to her or anyone."
Trying to work off some of her anger she walks to the other end of the ship and paces from side to side thinking. He wasn't like this before he started talking to that fox of his....he's been talking to him an awful lot lately and now he's trying to distance himself from us and lying about it...hmmmm...I wonder...could Renard have said something that started making him behave this way? He didn't seem like the type that would keep things from us before.....what are we supposed to do?
Chris just shakes his head. "I think things are just getting a bit too heady, especially with the whole Brand incident...all of it. I don't know why Gashka's taken it upon herself to make sure I'm alright. I'll talk to her."
Chris heads to where Gashka stands. "And what is bothering you? I don't think it's just me."
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She leans against the railing and sighs, "I don't know....it's just not like you to keep stuff from us. Something....changed after you started talking to that fox. Maybe it isn't all you, but you're a large part of it. I don't think it's too much to ask for a little honesty. I can tell something isn't right and after everything we've been through....it's hard for me to accept what you say, when your body language is saying something completely different. Besides, this isn't about me, it's about whatever is bothering you and causing you to hide stuff from us."
Ash watches the ant's display, and plea. He watches still as the strange blue box appears and the oddly dressed man steps out. He doesn't blink as the ant enters the box and the box disappears with a wrenching noise reminiscent of what he imagines is a cross between a dragon's roar and something viscerally upsetting.
Huh. Not something you see everyday.