Shioki hadn't meant to go for a ride on a ship.  However, someone had cut the lines to the ship while he was carefully inspecting some rather interesting crates, their writing and their contents.  Of course, at first, Shioki felt that this was really a blessing in disguise.  After all, he had always wanted to sail on a ship somewhere, perhaps see a whale or a shark or even one of those hurricanes that he had once overheard sailors speaking about.  So, it was a very happy circumstance that he was on this particular ship when it set sail.<br/><br/>That was how Shioki felt three days prior.  But now, Shioki was bored.  Bored, bored, bored.  There was nothing more to do.  The water was always the same.  Nobody on the ship seemed to pay attention to him other than to give him skeptical looks.  And he wondered why he got those looks.  After all, he just wanted to talk and learn something about where they were going or why the people were on the ship.<br/><br/>Shioki curled up in a corner, pulling his knees to his chest, muttering, "Bored, bored, bored."<em>There must be something to do. </em>That was when he had an epiphany and jumped up.<em>These people obviously don't know each other.  We all need to meet each other.  I'll start the introductions and the mood will improve when people make new friends.</em>With new found enthusiasm, Shioki called out, "I've got a great idea!  Let's play a game!  First, I will tell my name and something about myself and then someone else will do the same until we've all had a turn.  Then we can keep the circle going, so everyone tells something new.  What do you all say?"<br/><br/>Without waiting for an answer, he announced, "My name is Shioki Thistleknott.  I'm 20 and I have several maps with me that I personally made.  OK.  Who's next?" Shioki started looking around the hold hopefully for another person to talk.