Getting petted was something Vira liked.  It made her feel special, like a kitty dun good.  It made her feel like they had a chance, like the world was their oyster, and they had the knife to pry its jaws open and rip the pearl out by brute force!  She grinned and then skipped off to do other stuff, when Henry arrived.  "Yay!  Vittles!"  Scampering over, Vira took the bags away, "I gots them Henry, thank you," and kissed him on the forehead.  Then she disappeared, up into the ship itself with its waiting galley needing stocked.  Most of the vegetables were hard and not very appetizing but they made a decent filler for stew.  What little meat they could afford was bought with care for special occasions, but they hadn't had real meat in almost six months.  The only tasty veggies were combined with the cheap scrap meat they bought which added flavor and little else.<br/><br/>With that done, Vira poked her head over the railing to watch Henry and Axel down below.  With the ship nearly ready, they'd get their gunner aboard soon and they'd be off!  Off for adventure!  And some other stuff.