Whenever celebrations or parties happen within the clan, Tsu'tey was one up for excluding himself to these events and would rather stay holed up somewhere in the Kelutral or go scouting the perimeters underneath the starry night.
This night however, was a party for Na'vi to let their spirits free for one night before they go back to their jobs in keeping the tribe safe and joyous for its residences.
In Emersyn's colorful tawtute (Sky People) terms: Tonight was a night where you get drunk, loosen up and talk shit before you get back to be your old, grumpy self.
Tsu'tey frowned at the thought of Emersyn as he sat down beside his clan mates who were joyously talking with one another about their life, their mates and even their children. All of this was new to Tsu'tey and he didn't know how to react. Engage him on the quickest way to end a tawtute's life, he could answer without hesitation. Learn how to plan strategic attacks, he could give a lot of pointers.
But this was something he was out of his element.
"Syor Tsu'tey, nga 'ur fìtxan ftumfa tsenge (Relax Tsu'tey, you look so out of place)" Marek, a mated male who has 3 daughters and an oncoming one said jokingly. Tsu'tey grunted as he frowned all the more. Seeing as the male was almost halfway drunk as the rest of them were, Tsyal dared to ask a question to the future Olo'eyktan.
"Fyape lu 'u husänume uniltìrantokx? (How are things with teaching the Dramwalker?)" Everyone surrounding Tsu'tey looked at him with eagerness that almost made Tsu'tey wonder what held these males interested in Emersyn. That thought send a spike of unwanted anger through him.
"Frawzo (Fine)" Tsu'tey said shortly "Pefya hìno? (How fine?)" Tsyal pressed on and Tsu'tey felt the drink slowly dribble in his hands the tighter he squeezed and those beside him immediately recognised brewing anger and respectfully backed away. Marek jabbed Tsyal who immediately backed down.
Tsu'tey breathed deeply to lower down the boiling rage that was threatening to surface before one of his clan mates shouted "Fitsenge za'u uniltìranyu (Here comes the Dreamwalker)" Tsu'tey snapped his head to the direction where his clan mate spotted the female.
She looked around with a lost look in her eyes as she evaded oncoming drunk Na'vi from left to right. He watched her nose crinkled at the smell of wine and watched her almost gagged when one female Na'vi leaned on her for support from her wobbly walking.
"Poe kawkrr may' Na'vi naer txo poe nì'en na fayluta (She never tasted Na'vi drink if she acts like that)" Marek commented as they all watch her stumble around with wide eyes but they were filled with amusement. Tsu'tey watch her wander around, occasionally bumping a few Na'vi who payed her no mind before she disappeared within the growing crowd "Jakesully!" Marek exclaimed joyfully as the uniltìrantokx (Dreamwalker) headed to their direction.
Now Tsu'tey really need that drink before this skxawng (moron) makes a conversation out of him.
~oOo~
By the time he had his 10th drink, his mind was already hazy and the colors in his view swirled around. Beside him, an equally drunk Jake was laughing his ass off when one of the hunters explained how he managed to slip pass the borders when he was young and ended up in a ditch somewhere not far from the clan and he only took 15 steps away before that happened.
Though Tsu'tey may be drunk and his senses blurred out, he could still make out an approaching Na'vi figure towards them "Hey Emmy! Big bad Tsu'tey's smiling!" Jake said happily with a slur in his tone. Tsu'tey briefly wondered what he was talking about before he felt his facial nerves break out to an easy drunken smile that was directed at Emersyn.
The said person stared at him as if he was someone she never met or she knew him in another day and chose this time to look at him like he just swam drinks full of pxir (beer; alcoholic beverages) which he did by the way and all because the stupid women wouldn't leave his mind.
And now he needed another drink for that thought.
"Yeah, nice you two drinking pals go drunk but there is no way in hell am I letting you act like this, I'm pretty sure Neytiri too" Emersyn said with her arms crossed and staring at Jake with a disgusted look on her face. Jake sighed and the way he spoke caught Tsu'tey's attention "Oh Neytiri, my beloved Neytiri..." Jake slurred.
He should have been angry, shouting at Jake that Neytiri was already a claimed woman but he couldn't voice out the words because: One, he was drunk and saying such things with a clouded mind may cause a scene with the Na'vi enjoying themselves and...he could not seem to feel any anger or jealousy at Jake when he stated those words.
Because the words he would utter would be a lie.
"Yeah, let's get you to bed Romeo before you do something stupid" Emersyn said before hoisting up a slouching Jake who began singing a tawtute song as the two of them stumbled towards interior of the Kelutral (Hometree). Tsu'tey frowned when he noticed Jake leaning a little bit too close from Emersyn before he mentally reminded themselves that they were siblings and he was angry at nothing.
~oOo~
He was suppose to return back to the party but when he spotted the familiar but blurry shape of Emersyn running towards him, his own body moved directly towards her path.
That resulted into her colliding with him.
"Aynga hum..(you leave..)"
"Why the heck are you out roaming around?! While drunk!"
Tsu'tey stopped and stared at her when she was busy tugging at him to the direction where the nivi (sleeping hammock) lay and wondered what had happened to her and her family. It was such a random thought but it did intrigue him. He quickly led her up on the spiral branches of the Kelutral (Hometree) to a secluded place that was hidden behind the vines and roots.
This place was where he and Silwanin would usually meet when one of them have problems to talk about and considered it their private area.
What exactly was he thinking again for bringing her here?
"Tell me about yourself"
Ah...that...
It was obvious the female didn't listen to him for she was busy looking above and around the area "What?" She asked in confusion "Peng oe teringeyä sì soaia (Tell me about your family)" He saw her shifting and showing signs of discomfort, clearly she didn't want to talk about her family but he was too far drunk and stubborn to back out.
"What do you want to know about them?"
"Jakesully says your sa'nok is a warrior and your sem'pul is a..singer"
She frowned at the words and he wondered if he'd said something wrong when she spoke "Yeah, mom was a great warrior of a native clan. She was actually suppose to marry the next chieftain of that clan" This was getting too familiar to him and he would normally back away from these things but this only urged him to ask more.
"What happened?"
Emersyn shrugged her shoulders but he saw her tense up before relaxing "All I know is that Dad and mom met when dad and a few of his followers stumbled upon their land. They met, mom gave dad a hard time and as time passes they fell in love"
"What happened to the man who was destined to be your mother's mate?" Again, the female shrugged and Tsu'tey wondered if it is a common tawtute thing "Mom never told us who he was or never told us what happened to him but she did say he never bothered them again" That confused Tsu'tey
"Again?"
How could a male advance on a taken female?
"It's personal"
Emersyn said, wanting to stop talking about her family and its personal problems and Tsu'tey relented, knowing that asking for more might anger her and force her to walk away. They both watched the stars in silence while the sound of laughing Na'vi echoed in the background. Tsu'tey felt slightly a bit relieved that he knew the female a little bit more about her past and herself.
"What's gonna happen tomorrow Tsu'tey?" Emersyn asked all of a sudden and it took a moment for Tsu'tey to realize she was asking about tomorrow "To finally become one of the people, you must complete the Dream Hunt" Confusion was etched onto Emersyn's face "A Dream What? You're going to hunt in your dream?"
Tsu'tey had to chuckle slightly at the bluntness of Emersyn's tone "You will get to meet your spirit animal. All Na'vi people has a spirit animal" Emersyn took his words with interest as she nodded "Um...what happens in the Dream Hunt?" She asked again.
"You will have to eat a glowworm-"
"YUCK!"
Tsu'tey glared at her for interrupting before he continued on "And this will take you to a place where you will meet your spirit animal"
A yawn beside him made him look at Emersyn before she laid her head on his shoulder "Tired?" He received no answer. Sooner or later he would have to drop her back to her nivi (sleeping hammock) but for now, let him have a few more moments like this.