*nods*  Makes sense, about the varied reactions to loss.  Sex could be a possible reaction to such devastating trauma, I know, but the way Jated's character poked fun at Aura after their friskiness seemed very... casual.  It kinda made me alert to discrepencies in behavior.<br/><br/>Of course, her casual approach to sex could be another byproduct of culture or the trauma she endured.  Not to mention, everyone had 8 to 10 hours in the lifepods to work through the tragedy.<br/><br/>However, I think you all missed my point.  I was trying to use your character's "abnormal" - abnormal being from the human perspective - behavior (such as the happy attitude in the morning, lack of despair, middle-of-the-night naughtiness, and... bathing?  :P) as a lead-in to a discussion of their culture.  So...  (XD) I'll be more direct this time.  :P<br/><br/>What kind of cultures did your characters come from?  While we're on the topic, we should touch on the culture of the general human populace.  I've assumed that it was more-or-less the same as current western culture, but it'd be nice to clear this up.  ^^<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=47183.msg2319246#msg2319246">Quote from: Chelemar on 08-10-2009, 10:54:19</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Question first,  Are you ever gonna post IC so that we can move the story along?</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Yes, I will.  Did you think I had abandoned the RP?  :O  I know I'm not as central a person as the rest of you, but I'm loving the story of this RP.  But I'm in college, and, traditionally, I've taken my time with my posts.  My typical post takes about an hour and a half to two hours to complete, and I simply haven't had that time lately.  That, and I thought your characters were going to meet up with the Colonel.  Don't ask why I thought that...  >.<