"What do you mean?" Eth shouted back up at me. The crab also turned to look at me. Kinda creepy. It's eyestalks look so fuckin' stupid and dopey. It's obviously illiterate and mute.

  I point at the orb on its little pilr at the end of the catwalk, widening my stance to exaggerate the urgency of the issue. It's a pretty useful way to get people to do what I want, and what I want right now, is for her to deal with this so I don't have to.

  "There's something up with your orb!" Oh, that got her running. She takes off towards the stairs (not that they're too far away), even as the crab thing spins around to face her, undoubtedly spraying water everywhere. It's almost as if it just started spinning, then reformed facing the other way.

  "Wait, where are you going? What is this 'orb' thing? What's going on?" The crab makes some incomprehensible noises. Eth spares a gnce at it, probably just as confused as I am, but opts to continue running up the...

  And she arrives on the second floor! Slowing down to meet me, she asks "What is happening to the orb? Is it damaged?"

  "Maybe you should see for yourself," I respond in a somber tone, but of course, inside I'm giggling like I'm in the asylum. She looks really, really worried. I can distinguish that emotion just fine. The furrowed brows, the scowl, but wide open eyes. Reminds me of pretty much any of my former close friend.

  I step aside, holding out an arm to welcome Eth to her orb. I am so good at being polite. She speeds over to look at it and I come up behind her. "Whaddya think," I whisper in her ear, "is that important enough?" She doesn't react, instead just staring at the orb, which contains what seems to be a spherical overhead map. A globe.

  This world is brown and desote, but contains oceans and nd. I can't see her or me. "Where did we go?" I ask.

  "I, I think we are inside of this thing. I first saw the earth shell come around us when you summoned Wick, so I think the seas (that's what they are, right?) could be from the crab down there" she points towards the water crab, "We may have to test these things though."

  "There's also a fifth god. His name's Walta. He's a wind spirit."

  "And you didn't think to tell me this earlier."

  "Nope!" I kinda just forgot, but I have now unforgetted. My think is better now.

  "Well, then," Eth thought about it for a moment, "what would this 'Walta' be?"

  I think for a moment. He is a wind spirit, and can turn invisible and incorporeal, and can fly... but I can fly too, scratch that, he changes his mood often... "I got it!"

  "What?"

  "He's the wind! It's invisible, so we wouldn't be able to see him!"

  "That does make sense, given that we assume he is the wind. What does wind even feel like?" Eth looks over at me with a questioning gnce. Hm. Think. What does wind feel like? Leeching heat? No, because there's warm wind too. Falling? Maybe not. I don't think she payed attention st time she was falling. Not very sharp of her. Ha!

  Oh, wait, I can just do an example! Now, what would be the best method? I suppose I could wave something past her face, but I don't think people usually like that. Oh! I can just blow!

  How much? As much as I can.

  I inhale, and suck in, and stretch. My chest expands a hand length out at least, and Eth is making excited noises. I hope. Once my lungs are as big as my ass, I shut my mouth.

  Eth stares wide-eyed at me, "What are you doing!" My ribs are unhooked from my sor plexus, and if somebody were to poke between my tits, they would find a significant ck of bones.

  I blow.

  Eth flips over the railing, pushed back by my godly blow, and begins to fall. I stand contented. I have shown her the might of wind. Y'see this is why I like Walta, he's spontaneous. It makes me happy.

  "Uuuooh, Agh! AAAAH" Eth screams as she plummets the two or three person-heights to the floor.

  I look over the banister, only to find that she didn't fall all the way to the floor, instead spshing into the crab. She's floating inside of the fuckin water crab! Hirious!

  "Hey, are you okay down there?" I call down to her.

  "What in the world are you people attempting to accomplish? I have been here for less than twenty clicks and I already have a person inside of me! Get out!"

  The crab makes some noises and proceeds to eject Eth from inside of its body. She, now very wet, goes sailing over the stack of tables and chairs we made, and slides into the sliding doors which lead into the lounge. I like lounges. Very stable. Usually my men stayed out of them too.

  Eth is back up again, and it looks like she's... talking to the crab. Okay, I want to talk to the crab too, that looks fun.

  "Hey, crabby!" I shout from my perch on the balcony.

  "What is it, fleshy?" It shouts back. I can smell saltwater on it's breath. I'm not even sure if it breathes. It sure didn't open it's mouth. Does it just vibrate?

  "Oh, I didn't know you could talk, I thought you were just making noises!"

  It pauses for a moment. "Who are you to insult me so confidently?"

  I puff out my bare chest and raise my head, "I am me and you are you, therefore, I may do whatever I like to you, and you have no say in the matter."

  The crab doesn't respond for a while, instead opting to look at Eth, who says "Just ignore her. She says things that I do not understand often."

  "Ah," The crab turns back to me, tilting upwards. "I see."

  "What do you see?"

  "I get who you are now. You must be an invalid!"

  I just stare. Then i reconsider.

  "Mmm, maybe a bit."

  Aethernal