One Tail at a Time

Physics and Hormones - 1

We have been on the ship for three days now and the holiday mood is well and truly upon us.  Even Chang Shan has loosened up and is thoroughly enjoying himself.  This is his first overnight stay on any of my ships and having spent the entire day with Mo Yuan and the captain in the entertainment area, Chang Shan is becoming very excited at the new layout of the cooking area which will be in the very centre of the dining area so guests can watch their meals being prepared, which is a first for any ship and what I think is a great idea too.

Mi Gu on the other hand is not liking the ocean.  Its to be expected because he is a land sprite, but he is doing his best by filling every spare second with Ye Hua who has him on his toes.  He is such a lively child, full of energy and mischief and his laughter can be heard from one end of the ship to the other, so my poor Mi Gu is not really having much of a break, but so far he seems happy enough so long as he isn't out on the deck, he hates the waves.

I myself am curled up on a deck chair in the warm sun with another one of Mo Yuans manuscripts which is rather thick, but because it is about the creation of these ships, I decided to start from the beginning of the book.  Much of that time is well and truly forgotten, but of course, he brings it all vividly back to life.

Her attitude of late, has been horrendous and unsettling for everyone.  Having learned exactly how babies are made and what those girls words actually meant, an enormous change has taken place.  She thinks I at least don't know what's going on in that head of hers, but the snickering, sideways glances and heated blushes whenever her seniors get too close, has me knowing exactly what she is thinking.  I have even caught her staring at me with the same look that she gives them and I am close to punishing her.  

I understand that being on the verge of womanhood, certain feelings and ideas are going to to run amok in her thoughts, but they are becoming so blatantly obvious, that I know I am going to have to haul her in, and it becomes even more critical, when I catch her swooning all over her pillow while staring moony eyed at me only to turn around and blatantly place us all into one big group of penises after I kick her out for insubordination, and I know this, because it is the same look that her brothers have all held at least once when they are faced with the goddesses who continue to visit unannounced.

Her mind has hit the gutter and was it not for her extreme youth and new knowledge which I know she is struggling to deal with, I might actually throw her over my knee and spank her.  But I don't, because I have to trust that she will re-center herself, that she will find a way to put the new knowledge to good use and perhaps safely secure it without allowing herself to fall even lower.

And so I continue to teach the class without her in it, while wondering if she is dwelling on her punishment topic or whether she is daydreaming all over Buddhas lap which she is prone to do when she gets bored.  And that is the exact state I find her in when I eventually leave her brothers to go and fetch her.  Actually, I stand for a few minutes just watching her.  Her mind is so lost to her thoughts that she doesn't even notice my arrival, but what I notice, is the soft smile on her face, so it isn't really all that difficult for me to figure out where her mind has gone this time, because the smile is genuinely pleasant while her earlier thoughts seem to have gone completely.

I know she is writing to the Demon Prince Liwei and a nice friendship has grown from it, but to suddenly see that smile along with the soft blush on her face, has me realizing that their friendship is a lot stronger than I thought.  And so for a while, I too lose myself to my thoughts when I consider that boy for her.  From all accounts, he is a good boy, intelligent and studious.  But he is also weak, he will never lead his people in the same way his father has, so I do not think he will become the Crown Prince of the Demons, he is just too gentle natured to manage it and has no real drive or fortitude to contain his people.