Name: Grendel<br/>Location:Outside the Ship, Low Port, Emape<br/>Time: Early Afternoon<br/>Tagging:All<br/><br/>Grendel watched The Cat.  They could try to call him by mind, which didn't always work with animals, especially Ship's Cats, and<em>especially </em>especially<em>this </em>cat.  Perhaps that was one of the reasons Grendel had taken such a liking to the glorified vermin despite themselves.  Telekinesis was also not an option, the last time Grendel had tried mentally lifting eggs had led to a kitchen decorated in Spacer's Omlette.<br/><br/>Grendel flinched at Will's words as if they had been stung.  It was probably just annoyance on Will's part but they dared not teep his mind to be sure.<strong>"Please just be careful, Will."</strong>The words sounded like friendly concern when they left Grendel's mouth but to their ears they just sounded like overprotective condensation.<br/><br/>So focused was Grendel that they merely returned Max's greeting with a half-hearted wave.  Then, "Wait, Max or Maxine?"  The name was gender-flexible and might indicate another<em>gethen </em>was aboard.  Grendel's heart leaped to not be so alone.<strong>"Wait,<em> traps?"</em></strong>The possibility had not occured to Grendel earlier.  And a cat could find danger in the mundane.  That might be why the old Terran legend of their nine lives still lasted, cats needed.<br/><br/>Grendel darted onto the ship's cargo ramp and searched for The Cat with their eyes first.  They did have time to banter with Adrianna,<strong><em>"Missing? </em> They never caught me out in the first place." </strong>Grendel said with a laugh.<br/><br/>There wasn't much that would turn Grendel from their search but that voice was one of them.  They turned and saw.  Eli!  The rush of attraction washed through their brain, hopefully it wasn't just theirs.  Grendel had to concentrate so to not broadcast. the lust they felt to those nearby. That might be awkward, particularly for Elijah.  It had turned out so in the past.<br/><br/>And beholding the good Doctor was bringing out another change in Grendel.  Their id and biology were now recalling a state Grendel's conscious mind had little say in.  There was a tingle in certain nerve endings but not others.  The various crew would notice it soon enough but Grendel had already felt the change in<em>herself...<br/></em><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">1. Sorry to be away so long.<br/>2. Grendel will interact with Ghrreigh (looking forward to it! An alien mind is a vaction for Grendel) next post.  There is a lot of interaction to wade thorough this scene.<br/>3. Grendel is slowly changing to female (more accurately, particularly and exclusively feminine).  It will become noticeable and then undeniable in time.  Until then, both their and her are appropo pronouns for Grendel. Although neither she nor her player really worry about such things.<br/><br/><br/><br/></div></div><br/>