08-02-2015, 08:23 PM
Two weeks had passed since Matrix and AndrAIa went to sea. In that time they had stopped at a few islands and experienced some drastically different cultures. Some were advanced, some were very primitive. There seemed to be no rhyme or reason to the differences, so they had simply taken each one they encountered as it's own unique experience. Given their previous travels in their own land, it had been just like old times.
Now, on a sunny afternoon at sea, AndrAIa was trying to get in a short nap on the small bed in the cabin of the boat. This proved difficult, because every couple of seconds there was the bang of Matrix's gun, up on deck.
AndrAIa pulled the pillow over her head, hoping to drown out the sound of the gun's blasts and the subsequent rattling of the cabin. Three more shots and she gave up, throwing the pillow across the room before standing up. She exited the tiny living space through the small staircase. The warmth of the sun and a little spray from the ocean hit her as she did, which normally would have been nice. She turned to see Matrix standing at the front of the boat, meaning he had been on the roof above her while she tried to sleep. To her annoyance, he was firing shot after shot from his firearm into the empty sea.
"Matrix!" AndrAIa loudly announced her presence. Matrix jumped in place, but lowered his gun and looked at her just the same.
"I thought you were going to sleep?" Matrix asked, oblivious to the ruckus he was causing.
AndrAIa had to smile at his surprise. She knew better than anyone that beneath his hard exterior was just a nice guy.
"Well, it's kind of hard to do that with you keeping me up," AndrAIa replied as she crossed her arms.
Matrix looked at Gun, then tilted his head a bit. "Sorry," he said as he holstered the weapon on his hip. "But it's been acting a lot different since we got here. My eye, too. I'm trying to figure out how to get the full functionality back."
AndrAIa could only respond with a reassuring smile. "I'm sure that Omnilium will play a part in it. It's all anyone seemed to have on their minds wherever we stopped."
Matrix nodded slowly in agreement.
"Speaking of which, we should probably start looking for another island. There's a few supplies you can probably make us with Omnilium, but a few other things, like a map that covers this area, you can't and we're going to need it." AndrAIa continued.
Matrix stepped off the deck and moved towards the controls. He sat in the seat and turned the key, causing the motor to fire up quickly. As AndrAIa sat down in the seat next to his, they both looked out at the open sea. There was only the sound of the motor roaring as Matrix pressed the throttle down and the boat quickly planed off.
"I think we need to try and find a place to put some actual roots down, just while we're in the Omniverse," AndrAIa said, suddenly.
"I agree," Matrix instantly responded, the fact that he had been thinking the same was more than evident. "This boat isn't going to hold up forever."
AndrAIa looked out at the ocean, thinking to herself. None of the islands they had been to would be good enough. They wanted to lay as low as possible, observe and understand this world from the shadows before they sided with the wrong team. The Empire had a foothold on nearly every island they'd come across. They'd heard good things about them, but just as many bad things, too. It was enough to make them want to avoid them as much as possible, for the time being.
Matrix glanced to AndrAIa, noting that she was obviously lost in thought. He knew she was likely thinking the same as he was, as they were usually in synch with matters such as these.
He looked forward to see they were approaching another island, and another challenge.
Now, on a sunny afternoon at sea, AndrAIa was trying to get in a short nap on the small bed in the cabin of the boat. This proved difficult, because every couple of seconds there was the bang of Matrix's gun, up on deck.
AndrAIa pulled the pillow over her head, hoping to drown out the sound of the gun's blasts and the subsequent rattling of the cabin. Three more shots and she gave up, throwing the pillow across the room before standing up. She exited the tiny living space through the small staircase. The warmth of the sun and a little spray from the ocean hit her as she did, which normally would have been nice. She turned to see Matrix standing at the front of the boat, meaning he had been on the roof above her while she tried to sleep. To her annoyance, he was firing shot after shot from his firearm into the empty sea.
"Matrix!" AndrAIa loudly announced her presence. Matrix jumped in place, but lowered his gun and looked at her just the same.
"I thought you were going to sleep?" Matrix asked, oblivious to the ruckus he was causing.
AndrAIa had to smile at his surprise. She knew better than anyone that beneath his hard exterior was just a nice guy.
"Well, it's kind of hard to do that with you keeping me up," AndrAIa replied as she crossed her arms.
Matrix looked at Gun, then tilted his head a bit. "Sorry," he said as he holstered the weapon on his hip. "But it's been acting a lot different since we got here. My eye, too. I'm trying to figure out how to get the full functionality back."
AndrAIa could only respond with a reassuring smile. "I'm sure that Omnilium will play a part in it. It's all anyone seemed to have on their minds wherever we stopped."
Matrix nodded slowly in agreement.
"Speaking of which, we should probably start looking for another island. There's a few supplies you can probably make us with Omnilium, but a few other things, like a map that covers this area, you can't and we're going to need it." AndrAIa continued.
Matrix stepped off the deck and moved towards the controls. He sat in the seat and turned the key, causing the motor to fire up quickly. As AndrAIa sat down in the seat next to his, they both looked out at the open sea. There was only the sound of the motor roaring as Matrix pressed the throttle down and the boat quickly planed off.
"I think we need to try and find a place to put some actual roots down, just while we're in the Omniverse," AndrAIa said, suddenly.
"I agree," Matrix instantly responded, the fact that he had been thinking the same was more than evident. "This boat isn't going to hold up forever."
AndrAIa looked out at the ocean, thinking to herself. None of the islands they had been to would be good enough. They wanted to lay as low as possible, observe and understand this world from the shadows before they sided with the wrong team. The Empire had a foothold on nearly every island they'd come across. They'd heard good things about them, but just as many bad things, too. It was enough to make them want to avoid them as much as possible, for the time being.
Matrix glanced to AndrAIa, noting that she was obviously lost in thought. He knew she was likely thinking the same as he was, as they were usually in synch with matters such as these.
He looked forward to see they were approaching another island, and another challenge.