the red-haired teenage boy
. . . the red-haired teenage boy. "Greetings fellow traveler! Where are you headed to?"
The boy backs away a step. "Before I say anything, let me see your hands." Confused, you hold up your hands for him to inspect. He looks at your hands closely before sighing in relief. "That's good. I had a dream last night that someone with dirty fingernails tried to shave my head! I just had to make sure."
You stare at him for a moment. "Well then . . . now that we got that out of the way, may I ask where you're headed?"
"Oh! I'm headed to the village of Zahrah. I'm hoping to establish a charity for the poor."
"Really? That's very honorable of you."
He blushes and ducks his head. "Oh not really. I actually come from a . . . very wealthy family. So it's not as though it's costing me much personally."
"Oh. Well, better keep that under your hat. Say, how about we explore the ship together?"
"Sounds good to me! Where would you like to explore first? We could check out the crows nest! I'm sure it has a great view. Or we could find the kitchen. I don't know about you, but I'm getting hungry. Or maybe we could go below decks. Check out where we're going to sleep?"
"Mmmmmmmm" After careful deliberation, you decide that the two of you should . . .
Written by Ophelianime on 03 December 2014