Boat things

"What are you doing?"

"Boat things clearly." Mai had started leaving her room likely because we were getting closer to land again where Ty Lee's circus was currently. This Boat was moving so much faster it was so good!

"Why are you here Mai?"

"Avoiding the Navigator. Can we throw him overboard?" I knew the guy she was talking about, he was going around the ship flirting with ever girl possible. I saw Muxia kick in in the nuts the other day. Yet he turned around and made a pass at Alexia who then preceded to dump her plate of food on him.

"Yeah honestly you gotta ask Azula about that one." "I did she told me to tell you." I looked at Mai with both confusion and curiosity. Azula must be up to something if she is sending Mai to me. "What am I your dad? Go ask your mom then."

It was Mai's turn to look at me with confusion, however hers was more thinking I was insane. "Are you going to do something about it or are you just gonna do..."

"My boat things? Most likely Mai I don't know why you can't handle it yourself. Throw him in the brig or something you have the authority."

"Just so you know I am really starting to hate you more than I hate...well most other things." She says that but over the past few days her opinion of me has increased. Just wish her attitude did as well. I sighed, "Fine I'll go see Azula. Don't know why you two aren't doing it yourself. Hold this." I handed Mai a rope. She nearly let it slip from her hand.

"Woah wtf? What is this?" I looked at her, "Rope to the anchor, part of the chain broke or something. You have to ask Muxia she went to go get a few of the guys from the engine room to fix it."

Mai looked at me like I was completely insane this time. "I mean why were you holding this? How is it this heavy if its the fucking anchor?" I rolled my eyes, "Its not the actually anchor, just a part of it. One of those gross eel things got caught in the chains. That rope is tied to the mechanism holding it in place so the anchor doesn't sink. Anyway don't you drop it or we will lose the anchor and won't be able to stop the ship."

Mai was just stunned which was fine since the rope was now her problem. She seemed like she was already struggling, but eh? It wasn't me holding the rope now was it? I walked through the ship where a few people were hanging around. "Hey you three, Mai's on the deck holding a rope. She said if you help her she will give you a prize. Coming from Mai that's gotta be something special right?"

The three guys nodded and ran out on to the deck. They nearly tripped over each other. I figure since those three weren't doing anything they could help Mai. Truthfully though i just wanted to see what would happen. Surprisingly there was a fan club for Mai, which I didn't know until I walked into a group of her so called fans in the cafeteria. I think the club only formed because she was one of two noble women on the ship. Most were terrified of Azula so... besides Lo and Li, and well me. So Azula didn't really have a fan club.

What I really wanted was to start a fan war once Ty Lee was on the ship. Oh boy wouldn't that be fun. No doubt the lonely crew members would flock to Ty Lee. After that it would be the real time to start some shit. A good laugh, a brief break from my boredom of running the ship, and something to hang over Azula.

Speaking of Azula she was sitting in a chair staring out a windowed pipe. "About time your here. What were you doing?" "Thinking about you." She looked at me and then back out the window. "I've been getting a good handle on telling. So I'm just gonna ignore whatever you plotting and wait and see what it is."

"Whaaaaat... Plotting! Pshhh I'm not some evil villain."

"Sure right and I'm a good little girl who does nothing wrong." "You can be my good little girl."

Azula reddened, "Just sit down. I was talking with Mai and I have realized..."

"That people don't see you as a girl?" Azula frowned I had hit the nail on the head. "Yes, I would've phrased it better, but yes. Now Mai isn't a real umm, how would you call it?"

"A girls girl like Ty Lee? Honestly I guess Mai fits into Gothic gf territory, but she lacks the huge knockers to be the Gothic GF." Azula just show her head, "You have gotten way more brazen. Anyway but yes, and yet she has a fan club aboard the ship. Did you know that? I sure didn't know! Not to mention that whole mess with only get worse when we pick up Ty Lee."

I could guess where she was heading and I could only shake my head. "You want to show public affection? Is that why Mai got me here using the excuse about the flirty bathroom cleaner?"

"Oh right, throw him in one of the jail cells, before you came here he groped the girl that brings me food from the kitchen."

I nodded, and Azula continued. "Yes I want you to organize times in which..."

"I'm not gonna do it." She looked at me her eyebrows shifting. "WHAT? Why?" I raised my eyebrows trying to signal why. Azula frowned and looked away. "Fine..." "Alright I'm gonna go get that guy now."

Azula mumbled something as I was getting up. "I can't hear you. What was that? You aren't one to mumble." The smirk on my face made Azula frown even more. Her Reputation stat with me hadn't changed since it hit 95. However her other stats...

<Affection 78/100>

<Obedience 9/100>

<Reluctant:Psyche 84/100>

Her affection was raising higher and higher, I also fixed her Psyche stat higher. "Hmm, must be not that important."

"Sit down! You asshole. Y-You want me to say those...those words." "What words? I don't understand Azula?"

She really wanted to look angry, but she started biting her lip. "Ugh! Just go." I patted Azula on her head, it seemed she still wasn't totally ready yet to admit it out loud.

From her stats reflection I guessed I either need her to have more affection towards me or more obedience. I knew what Azula wanted and I knew it would be tough for her. Honestly I could just accept her lack luster try and just move on to the next phase of any relationship.

However I felt I couldn't move my feelings on unless Azula could actually vocalize her own. I mean I was a lot of things, but one of my few redeeming qualities was my view on love. So I could only leave Azula to ruminate on her feelings.

Just before I left her room, I spoke. "Azula don't worry about the fan club thing by the way." I snapped my fingers, "because you have a fan in me. In all seriousness...Do your paperwork, there's like 9 documents I need to you finish."

Azula actually frowned in angry this time. "Why?" "They are for the circus ticket order and Low-fin Tide barricade resupply."

Azula sighed, "How is it that even when we are on a ship leagues away from shore lines. There is still paperwork?"

I shrugged, "Hey I got a handbook that tells me what to do. Half of them aren't even my job."

Azula motioned, "Send them to my desk I'll get to them before lunch." So i left giving Azula a chance to distract herself from any possible self doubt. Every so often I would get random decreases in her psyche. I figured out it was due to her sitting around and thinking that she might be becoming weak.

A bag of mixed marbles every freaking day.

----I gotta ask did anyone get the rope joke?-----