-Chapter 5-
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Linka and Gi were walking to the beach after the meeting when
they saw the green-haired girl sitting on a handmade beach towel in the
sand, watching the ocean waves clashing the shore. She hummed a tune
that both girls were unfamiliar with, but they really enjoyed listening.
She felt their eyes and turned, but, instead of acting as dismayed as
she felt, she simply smiled at them. "Bon jour! Bien jour, èst cè
mal?" she asked pleasantly. Gi stared at her with genuine confusion,
while Linka smiled- she still remembered at least a little bit of the
French she'd learned in Russia.
"Ah, bon jour a vous, ausi! Mon amì et moi, nous cogner
mal muy français," Linka told the girl. Then, returning to the English
language, she said, "My name is Linka: I'm from Russia, but I know a
small amount of French, as you could tell." She reached out her hand
for a shake.
Pleased, the newcomer obliged to the handshake, as she had
been to the United States a few times. "Ah, a Russian! That is good!
You speak français very well too, Linka. I am Kathrina Draeux, from
France."
"I'm Gi, from Asia," said Gi, following Linka's
suit by motioning for a handshake. Her hand was not ignored, either.
"So, you two are good friends, nón? For how long?" Kathrina
asked them.
"Ever since we discovered that we both liked Skyrunner, which was about
five or six years ago- wasn't it, Gi?" Linka asked, trying to see if
her best friend for however long could remember.
"About six years ago, Linka, after we became Planeteers." Gi
answered.
"Da, now I remember- thanks, Gi."
"Pardon moi, but who is Skyrunner? I've heard of DC Talk, Kellie
Clarkson, and Marilyn Manson, whom I hope I never have to listen to in
my life. But I have never heard of Skyrunner!" Kathrina seemed a
little confused when they mentioned the name, as she was being honest
about not hearing about him.
"He's a Native American music idol,"
Gi said, remembering how the Planeteers helped him understand what was
really going on at his concerts. "Once, when Linka and I got a chance
to actually go to one of his concerts, it turned out that Hoggish
Greedly was using the amphitheater it was at as a dumping ground for
trash. Of course, poor Skyrunner didn't know about it until we told
him, but we got word to him just in time to stop Greedly from going
through with his plans, and Skyrunner's concert continued on schedule."
"So, Kathrina, who all do you like to listen to?" Wheeler said,
as he joined in. He had overheard most of the conversation, after she
had introduced herself. Along with him were Kwame and Ma-Ti, who had
originally hoped to go surfing until they heard the three girls
talking. Kathrina was very surprised that this guy knew her by name.
"Ah, Kathrina, this is Wheeler,
Kwame, and Ma-Ti. Guys, this is Kathrina- she's from France." Gi
said, motioning to each of them as she named them, giving them time to
shake each other's hands.
"Well, Wheeler, I'm mainly into Christian music, so most of the ones I
listen to you wouldn't really know about. But right now, I'm really
into MercyMe, ZoeGIRL, Plus One, and Out Of Eden." After waiting for
a few seconds as it sunk in, Kathrina continued. "I think it's
actually been more helpful to me- with any other genre of music, I
might be suicidal and depressed. I listened to a song by Nellie
recently, and I almost barfed- he is so sick-minded!"
"Da!" Linka said in agreement.
"Hey, Sonia? Where did you put my plush kitten?"
another girl's voice resounded.
"Ah, Natalie! Come over here- I'm talking with the other five
Planeteers!" called Kathrina to the new arrival.
"Hello, everyone!" she said as she sauntered up to the group
that had gathered so far. "My name's Natalie- I'm from England, as
you can tell by my accent." Everyone introduced themselves to her
before another girl, who was apparently Sonia (from Mexico), joined
them. Up until then, however, Natalie had forgotten about her plush
kitten.
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Linka and Gi were walking to the beach after the meeting when
they saw the green-haired girl sitting on a handmade beach towel in the
sand, watching the ocean waves clashing the shore. She hummed a tune
that both girls were unfamiliar with, but they really enjoyed listening.
She felt their eyes and turned, but, instead of acting as dismayed as
she felt, she simply smiled at them. "Bon jour! Bien jour, èst cè
mal?" she asked pleasantly. Gi stared at her with genuine confusion,
while Linka smiled- she still remembered at least a little bit of the
French she'd learned in Russia.
"Ah, bon jour a vous, ausi! Mon amì et moi, nous cogner
mal muy français," Linka told the girl. Then, returning to the English
language, she said, "My name is Linka: I'm from Russia, but I know a
small amount of French, as you could tell." She reached out her hand
for a shake.
Pleased, the newcomer obliged to the handshake, as she had
been to the United States a few times. "Ah, a Russian! That is good!
You speak français very well too, Linka. I am Kathrina Draeux, from
France."
"I'm Gi, from Asia," said Gi, following Linka's
suit by motioning for a handshake. Her hand was not ignored, either.
"So, you two are good friends, nón? For how long?" Kathrina
asked them.
"Ever since we discovered that we both liked Skyrunner, which was about
five or six years ago- wasn't it, Gi?" Linka asked, trying to see if
her best friend for however long could remember.
"About six years ago, Linka, after we became Planeteers." Gi
answered.
"Da, now I remember- thanks, Gi."
"Pardon moi, but who is Skyrunner? I've heard of DC Talk, Kellie
Clarkson, and Marilyn Manson, whom I hope I never have to listen to in
my life. But I have never heard of Skyrunner!" Kathrina seemed a
little confused when they mentioned the name, as she was being honest
about not hearing about him.
"He's a Native American music idol,"
Gi said, remembering how the Planeteers helped him understand what was
really going on at his concerts. "Once, when Linka and I got a chance
to actually go to one of his concerts, it turned out that Hoggish
Greedly was using the amphitheater it was at as a dumping ground for
trash. Of course, poor Skyrunner didn't know about it until we told
him, but we got word to him just in time to stop Greedly from going
through with his plans, and Skyrunner's concert continued on schedule."
"So, Kathrina, who all do you like to listen to?" Wheeler said,
as he joined in. He had overheard most of the conversation, after she
had introduced herself. Along with him were Kwame and Ma-Ti, who had
originally hoped to go surfing until they heard the three girls
talking. Kathrina was very surprised that this guy knew her by name.
"Ah, Kathrina, this is Wheeler,
Kwame, and Ma-Ti. Guys, this is Kathrina- she's from France." Gi
said, motioning to each of them as she named them, giving them time to
shake each other's hands.
"Well, Wheeler, I'm mainly into Christian music, so most of the ones I
listen to you wouldn't really know about. But right now, I'm really
into MercyMe, ZoeGIRL, Plus One, and Out Of Eden." After waiting for
a few seconds as it sunk in, Kathrina continued. "I think it's
actually been more helpful to me- with any other genre of music, I
might be suicidal and depressed. I listened to a song by Nellie
recently, and I almost barfed- he is so sick-minded!"
"Da!" Linka said in agreement.
"Hey, Sonia? Where did you put my plush kitten?"
another girl's voice resounded.
"Ah, Natalie! Come over here- I'm talking with the other five
Planeteers!" called Kathrina to the new arrival.
"Hello, everyone!" she said as she sauntered up to the group
that had gathered so far. "My name's Natalie- I'm from England, as
you can tell by my accent." Everyone introduced themselves to her
before another girl, who was apparently Sonia (from Mexico), joined
them. Up until then, however, Natalie had forgotten about her plush
kitten.