(Assuming Nonoke won't be answering Sin's shout-out, this will take place after everyone responds to Spectra's question of how they're doing. Can be an easy point for everyone to do their own catch-up notes. )<br/><br/><br/>Sin slammed the wall with her fist after waiting at the porthole for several minutes. Looked like she would need to chase the little fucker down after all. Which meant, in the meantime they would need to figure out how to properly man the massive ship and get to their, as yet, unknown destination. Because, let's be honest, they really had nothing but vague directions to go off of so far.<br/><br/>With a sigh the pirate left the infirmary, putting a few final touches on making her outfit look properly kept and suited before approaching the rest of the group. As she did though, Spectra would rise, making her way out to the deck, away from Sin. As unusual as an angry Spectra was, so was the sight of a disappointed Sin. She had even gone and put on a little smile for the group, before Spectra left and the smile pathetically disappeared. It would seem the fierce pirate captain actually did care what some people thought of her after all.<br/><br/>Seeing some food set out she joined the group, eager to dig in, her eyes immediately locking onto Melissandra, her mouth already watering at the prospect of snacking on the little woman, her hand began to reach towards her, before she realized what she was doing...<br/>"Ah... you must be Meli...ssandra..." She said slowly, remembering what Spectra had said earlier. Instead of grabbing the little woman, she switched to simply extending her index finger for the mouse to shake. "I hear you did quite a bit to help us even though you didn't need to. Thank you." She said politely. Something the mouse should definitely savor 'cause it wasn't likely to last long.<br/><br/>"... Yeah, well... big guy over here and ms black and busty promised me a house, and I'm expecting a big fancy one so, it's not just my generous nature, or anything." Meli replied.<br/><br/>Her reply actually made Sin smile. She liked that. She could certainly appreciate that the little woman had an angle. It made  the whole thing easier for her to relate to.<br/><br/>"Well, at least we caught her stocked." Sin spoke up to the group as she enjoyed some of the food as well. "There are some problems though..." She started to say, preparing the group for what they had ahead. "A ship this size, fully complemented might have a crew of 500 to 1000, bare minimum a dozen simply to steer. Since we're not exactly close to that number, we'll need to figure out how to work it all together. Hopefully we won't actually run into any issues since a vessel this size is usually enough to scare off most would-be attackers. So if Valspan can use those vines of his to work some of the rigging and masts, and everyone else rotates between normal shifts, I think we can pull it off until we can get the Bloody Devil back and have something easier to work with while we... search for a cure and... deliver some messages." She said the last bit hesitantly, almost reluctantly, but at least she said it. For the first time in their journey, the captain had actually acknowledged the others quests as a priority, even if it did sound like she considered them a pain in the ass still.<img alt=";)" src="./images/smilies/wink.gif" title="Wink"/><br/><br/>She then looked at Zaleila curiously. "And who the Hell are you?"<br/><br/><br/>-------------------------------------<br/><br/><br/>Spectra was shocked when Arcadia made her presence known and spoke to her again. She would see the succubus recoil slightly, raising her hands as though unsure how to respond. Which, didn't actually get any better as things continued.<br/><br/>(I'm Scaroused! XD Lol )<br/><br/>Spectra knew to be cautious, knew to be scared, and yet there was a more base part of her succubus nature that couldn't help but find being surrounded by such a strong being incredibly arousing. As Arcadia pulled her close, wrapping her arms around her and picking her up, the succubus shuddered finding herself instinctually nuzzling her head against Arcadia's neck, her lips cautiously reaching out unsure whether or not to actually dare to try and kiss the being holding her.<br/><br/>When asked why she was acting the way she was, fretting over these people, Spectra just wasn't sure how to answer that sort of question. Shouldn't it just be obvious? No... no, of course not... that was one of the biggest reasons she put off making the jump to godhood, the gods tended to lose touch with the people of the world, viewing them as something different, just a fundamental disconnect. "Because... I MUST... I love them..." She answered, her words practically a whisper as she began to reach out with her hands, gently caressing them along Arcadia's neck, her lips finally reaching out to gently kiss it as well, causing her to shudder yet again. "Why... are you still here...?" She asked, her voice still quiet, maintaining that odd mixture of fear and arousal, unable to control either emotion well enough to decide which way to actually go still.