The ship had many items scattered across its' deck, but even with these, the boat still looked clean, decorative, and most of the crew laughed with one another, like a close family. Only a few others were on the boat with her that did not seem to be one of the crew, none of them truly stood out as they wore either basic blacks and faint colors or whites and vibrant colors from the island. Out of all of the crew, only the woman whom held the wheel kept her attention, her clothes were very different from everyone else and her scent was slightly different. She could immediately tell she was a woman by the smell, but there was also an odd tint of an unusual flora that she had never smelled before. It made her think, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it, however while she was staring at the woman, she turned to notice Keyta which made the kelvic blush and turn away. The ship woman smirked and went back to her duty, only turning the wheel slightly as they ventured into deeper waters.
Eventually the woman lowered a bar onto the wheel, making it so it could not turn, and she merely left the deck and disappeared below. The crew that was once energetic was now quiet, slowly calming as the sun began to fall off of the horizon. The clouds that were in the sky turned a beautiful array of reds and oranges with only a few patches of dark blues and yellows. The color was reflected in the water, and it created the most beautiful thing this young girl had ever seen. Keyta couldn't understand how a crew could live on a boat like this and not be captivated by such beauty like this. Gradually the sun set, and the colors faded to a dark sky with black clouds and patches of lights in the sky. The moon was split in half making it dark but not impossible to see, most of the crew was off the deck, every traveler except the kelvic was below as well, only three remained above, the captain that had been watching this whole time and the woman from before whom had returned with a bottle of vodka. The woman took sips from the bottle and so did the captain, they were both hugging and looking toward the horizon that the sun had set not too long ago. The exchanged whispered words, and didn't move for a long time, continuing to take drinks from the bottle, and only eventually turning to notice the girl of orange still sitting on the deck on the opposite side from themselves. The woman waved her had and the captain raised his bottle, both shouting a friendly acknowledgement, and even waved them arms toward themselves, inviting the kelvic to stand with them. Slowly at first, Keyta tossed her bag onto her back again, and walked over to their side of the ship, carefully taking each step down and back up the stairs that separated them. The first rocked from side to side, however the Kelvic made her way safely to the other side, when she reached the couple, she stood only to their stomachs.
The man asked for the name of the young orange kelvic, but all Keyta could do was look at him, wondering how she could show them in the dark. He introduced himself as Martin, a captain for hire and this wife who stood beside him was Jane. She bowed slightly toward Keyta and she smiled back, quickly pulling her bag back in front of herself and tried to find her paper and pen. Keyta placed her paper on a rail and wrote as carefully as she could "KEYTA", it was still difficult to read though. Hoping for the best, the kelvic handed it to them anyway, and they both squinted at it, trying to read what it said. Jane held the paper to the sky, allowing what little light the moon offered to reflect through, and revealed the name. Jane and Martin smiled repeating the name, ensuring the young girl that it was a cute and fitting name. |
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