<div class="floatleft">(http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu52/cali_angel717/MairaSnowpaw.jpg)</div><strong>Day 1 - 09:52 Hours</strong><br/>Character name: Ensign Maira Snowpaw<br/>Location: F Deck - Gymnasium<br/>With: Sofie<br/>Doing: Getting ready to relax, maybe working it?<br/>Tagging: Sofie<br/><br/>Maira relaxed in the hot tub as she heard Sofie's question.  She was very glad that Sofie helped with the pronunciation of her last name, though from the sound of Sofie's words, it still confused her just a bit.  Though Sofie was well away from her in the Hot Tub, she could still see Sofie's knees which alluded to how much of an amazon that Sofie was.  Maira seen many people through her time in the Academy but nothing like Sofie... not at all.<br/><br/>Though Sofie's words didn't show any emotion, they were quite clear and to the point.  She was very happy that she met someone that did not have to hide anything.  She did want to admit that this was also her own first posting but Sofie's question changed the subject very quickly.<br/><br/>'There is only one of me, but I have five spirits that speak to me.  You see, I am what you may call 'American Indian'... in my case, I am an Eskimo since I am from Alaska."  She started to explain.  "In my culture, we rely on Animal spirits to guide us and speak to us in times of... indecision or crisis.  Three of my spirits you have met already."  She explained further as she let out a small smile.  "There is Leona, my Lion spirit that you have met already.  She is the one that gives me courage and strength to get me through indecisive moments.  Myrss is my snake spirit.. again you have met her.  She wants me to slither away and be alone in my thoughts.  I always have a constant battle with her in which I have to ask Leona for help go get me through things."  She paused for a couple of seconds to gather her thoughts again while soothing in the Hot tub's sweet bubbles.  "Alura... she is my eagle spirit.  If you have not guessed, she is my love and happiness spirit.  Once she speaks to me, I know that I feel happy.  There are two other spirits that come out which you have not seen. "  She paused again as she let the bubbles soothe her muscles even more.<br/><br/>"Nanuka is my Bear Spirit.  She helps me when I am on duty and helps to to get through tough times in my experiments or when I am feeling frustrated about a problem.  She is my spirit to keep me focused at my task."  She let out a soft sigh as she explained the last spirit.  "Kali... she is my wolf Spirit and she comes out to me when I am angry or very frustrated.  If you see me talking to Kali or mention her by name, please contain me... because if she speaks to me, that means that something bad is going to happen very shortly."  She looked back up at Sofie as she let out a soft sigh.  "I know that it is... strange to you but that is my culture and my upbringing.  I will understand if you think of me as strange but... ever since I was a young girl... my Spirits were the ones that kept me going.  If I didn't have them to guide me, I would probably be dead since... my parents didn't care about me anyways."  She sighed, shuttle ing before speaking too much of her feelings at the moment.