Sszz'zzsi's wings flitted excitedly as she descended the short stairs into a new part of the ship. She had gotten quite lost almost as soon as she had left her cabin, unable to keep her bearing inside the unfamiliar floating hive that was the ship, but that was perfectly alright by her. What was the use of exploring if you wound up where you meant to go in the first place?<br/><br/>This place was certainly different from any that Sszz'zzsi had ever seen before. Dozens of metal bars stretched from the floor to the ceiling, partitioning off sections of the room, and two of them had people inside. One of them, the skinnier one, smelled of command, which made Sszz'zzsi chitter girlishly and wriggle her hips. How exciting! She must be another queen! The other one, the curvy one, reeked of sex, but curiously, Sszz'zzsi could smell both male and female sex from the same creature. This room was full of interesting things!<br/><br/>Lastly, there was a dro- uh, a male, standing outside the partitions. Sszz'zzsi scratched her temple, trying for the dozenth time since beginning this voyage to fix the knowledge in her mind that among other species, males were also individuals. He smelled of frustration, and was playing with a knife. Most likely some sort of guard for the queen.<br/><br/>None of them seemed to have noticed Sszz'zzsi yet, and so she took a moment to compose herself. Her mandibles performed a quick feel of her teeth, making sure nothing was stuck in them, while she adjusted her cloak to regally bare her shoulders and cleavage. She shook out the tension in her arms, back, and all four of her legs, fanned her wings, and put on her biggest smile. Oh, she hoped the queen liked her!<br/><br/>As her last preparation before she stepped into plain view, she released a gentle cloud of pheromones ahead of herself; just enough to let the queen know for certain that she was being approached by an equal, not enough to be rude. It would affect the male, and perhaps the strange thing that might be either male or female, predisposing them toward Sszz'zzsi, but certainly not strong enough that the queen would have any trouble reclaiming their attention with her own pheromone release.<br/><br/>Sszz'zzsi strode forward for the queen's partition, with all the royal grace, grandeur, and swagger she could muster.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>