Post by Krad Zephyros on Jul 21, 2012 18:39:41 GMT -5
The starship roared through the atmosphere before piercing through like a needle through the ocean's surface. It fell silent as it entered the void of space. Was was easy with the controls and a small smirk was planted on his face. He was in a very relaxed mood at the moment. Next to him on the dash was a map directing them from the planet's surface to the point on the moon that they needed to reach. Krad was pretty good at translating the hand-drawn directions to the point where he could put the ship in autopilot and have it seek out the area of the moon they needed to enter.
"So let's see what we've got here..." Krad said in the Myrthra language as he reclined his chair, propped his feet, crossed at the ankles, on the dash, and opened up one of the dictionaries he received from Sei in order to help teach Meiling how to speak Common. He flipped though a few pages trying to find a few words that are similar to each other in both languages. "Repeat after me:" He would start the sentence in Hirokan, than repeat it in Galactic Common. "It is such a nice day, today.It is such a nice day today."
The ship trembled a bit as it slowed itself down. They entered into its light gravitational pull and slowly orbited the moon, waiting for its rotation to bring the landing zone directly beneath the ship. Krad's experience as a pilot taught him it was a waste of gas to chase down a landing zone on a planet or moon if it was rotating. It'd be a lot easier to just orbit until the landing zone came to you. Also, you'd have more time to get your supplies and equipment together before landing. Plus time to lounge, as what Krad was doing at the moment.
"How about this: It is nice to see you again. It is nice to see you again." His linguistic skills were one of his greatest skills. Then again, when you build a career singing in a different language, it starts to get easier to learn the words of that language. He was starting to get very comfortable now. With the way everything was going, he wasn't bored. He wasn't tense. He was just... relaxed and comfortable. For a moment, he wondered why?
Usually flying through space made him insanely bored. Especially if he wasn't heading towards a battlefield. What was different? What made this trip... this adventure different from the rest?
His eyes sparked a bit brighter than normal as he had a thought. They happened to glace over towards Meiling and look over her for a moment. Could she be the X-factor? Maybe it was her company that made him feel more... balanced. ~Maybe...~ His eyes widened, and then he ripped them away from her and back into the book. He suddenly had a strange, intense feeling that made his skin feel like needles. His body got stiff as a board and, no matter how hard he fought against this sensation, he couldn't help but make it worse.
~What the hell is this feeling?!~ He thought to himself as he stared intensely into the dictionary in an attempt to be as nonchalant as possible. ~There is no way that I should have feelings for her... right? I'm fucking Krad! I don't even have feelings!~ He calmed himself a bit, decided to test a theory. ~If I look at her, and freeze up again...~ His eyes slid over cautiously, like looking in her direction could prove sudden death, and they slowly fell upon her. Unfortunately, they happened to look directly into her eyes. It felt like a needle entered his optical nerve, shot down his Central Nervous System, and exploded.
His eyes shot back into the book and the only thing he could think to himself was, ~Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Why the fuck is she so cute?!~ His teeth started to unconsciously grind together as he tried to pretend like he was reading the book again, but he was really trapped in a heated discussion within his own mind. ~Okay... calm down, Krad. It's okay. What are you worried about anyway? She's just another girl that you're interested in. Simple as that.~ But it wasn't that simple, now was it?
Normally, he would feel nothing but a lust for flesh and physical pleasure; a taste he developed while being a sexual slave to a Gorgan princess. But this... this was different. This stimulant fueled something other than his taste for the physical. It made his insides shiver; his mind cloudy, and his self-control uncontrollable. ~Relax,Krad. Just breathe....~ The pilot took a deep breath through his nostrils and let the calming air fill his chest cavity, and then he released the air through his lips slowly.
He closed his eyes and tried to think of absolutely nothing. Perhaps clearing his mind might help him shake off that extremely uncharacteristic feeling he just experienced. It was a good thing she wasn't that close to him. That would probably completely throw off his concentration...
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OOC: Le-gasp. Is Krad actually human? You should totally just jump in his lap and scare the shit out of him.
OOC: Le-gasp. Is Krad actually human? You should totally just jump in his lap and scare the shit out of him.