A/N: I know Tokidoki isn't a normal name for the Aurient, but it's actually a pun... "tokidoki" means "sometimes" in Japanese. Thus the first chapter "Sometimes The Cabin Boy". Whee!
Chapter 4 - What Do You Mean, You're A Woman?
"Fuzhyzhyzhyzhy.... Dirk," said Wilhelmina.
"Fuzhy Duck," corrected Theodora, swaying back and forth.
"Shutup," Wilhelmina stuttered.
"Let'sh play a different game," said Tokidoki from under the table.
"Like what?"
"Like... a truzh or dare short of game, only..."
"Ted," Wilhelmina said, "how many men have you-"
"No shex questionsh!" yodeled Tokidoki, scrabbling back into his seat.
Theodora pouted. "What about bananananananash?"
Tokidoki appeared to think very hard. "I shupposhe..."
"Okay... okay," Wilhelmina said, trying to remember what was so funny about bananas. "Uh... Ted, have you eaten more than shix bananananash in your ent,ent,ent,entire life?"
Tokidoki giggled softly and slid out of his chair again.
"Prolly," drawled Theodora, her head on the table.
"Fuzhy duck!" cried Tokidoki.
"Keeppup, willya?" Wilhelmina slurred, kicking the cabin boy's head.
"Ow."
"Shervesh you right."
"If I'ffffffffff eaten moren' shix do I getshanuzhzher drink?" Theodora giggled, trying to grab one of the three shakei bottles floating in front of her, with dubious results.
Wilhelmina tried to impede her colleague in a very complicated ten seconds. "Can't shtop you," she said finally, sulkily attempting to locate her glass.
Theodora squealed and sloshed the liquid into her glass. "Sho it'sh my... my turn?" she asked through her drink.
"Yesh," said Tokidoki, his voice muffled by the wood of the table.
"Oh boy!" Theodora slurred, attempting to bounce for joy without the top of her head falling off. "Toki-whatshishfashe, have you ever shunk a ship?"
Tokidoki pondered this. "No?" he said finally.
"Haffanuzher drink!" Wilhelmina cried, leaning under the table and pouring shakei on Tokidoki's head.
"What'ff I shaid yesh?" Tokidoki asked in a moment of clarity.
"Haffanuzher drink!" Wilhelmina cried, dousing the cabin boy again.
"Aha. I shought sho."
"Your turn, Mishter Hairloom!"
Tokidoki considered his next move. "Will, are you a *hic* woman?" he asked, swaying back and forth.
"Yesh!" Wilhelmina cried, dumping the bottle over her head. "Haffanuzher drink! Ahahahahahaha!"
Theodora and Tokidoki, in a flash of sobriety, stared at (and up at) the fourth Lady. She giggled innocently and pulled the cork out of another bottle.
Chapter 4 - What Do You Mean, You're A Woman?
"Fuzhyzhyzhyzhy.... Dirk," said Wilhelmina.
"Fuzhy Duck," corrected Theodora, swaying back and forth.
"Shutup," Wilhelmina stuttered.
"Let'sh play a different game," said Tokidoki from under the table.
"Like what?"
"Like... a truzh or dare short of game, only..."
"Ted," Wilhelmina said, "how many men have you-"
"No shex questionsh!" yodeled Tokidoki, scrabbling back into his seat.
Theodora pouted. "What about bananananananash?"
Tokidoki appeared to think very hard. "I shupposhe..."
"Okay... okay," Wilhelmina said, trying to remember what was so funny about bananas. "Uh... Ted, have you eaten more than shix bananananash in your ent,ent,ent,entire life?"
Tokidoki giggled softly and slid out of his chair again.
"Prolly," drawled Theodora, her head on the table.
"Fuzhy duck!" cried Tokidoki.
"Keeppup, willya?" Wilhelmina slurred, kicking the cabin boy's head.
"Ow."
"Shervesh you right."
"If I'ffffffffff eaten moren' shix do I getshanuzhzher drink?" Theodora giggled, trying to grab one of the three shakei bottles floating in front of her, with dubious results.
Wilhelmina tried to impede her colleague in a very complicated ten seconds. "Can't shtop you," she said finally, sulkily attempting to locate her glass.
Theodora squealed and sloshed the liquid into her glass. "Sho it'sh my... my turn?" she asked through her drink.
"Yesh," said Tokidoki, his voice muffled by the wood of the table.
"Oh boy!" Theodora slurred, attempting to bounce for joy without the top of her head falling off. "Toki-whatshishfashe, have you ever shunk a ship?"
Tokidoki pondered this. "No?" he said finally.
"Haffanuzher drink!" Wilhelmina cried, leaning under the table and pouring shakei on Tokidoki's head.
"What'ff I shaid yesh?" Tokidoki asked in a moment of clarity.
"Haffanuzher drink!" Wilhelmina cried, dousing the cabin boy again.
"Aha. I shought sho."
"Your turn, Mishter Hairloom!"
Tokidoki considered his next move. "Will, are you a *hic* woman?" he asked, swaying back and forth.
"Yesh!" Wilhelmina cried, dumping the bottle over her head. "Haffanuzher drink! Ahahahahahaha!"
Theodora and Tokidoki, in a flash of sobriety, stared at (and up at) the fourth Lady. She giggled innocently and pulled the cork out of another bottle.