May 9, 2363

Yesterday, Blue got his hands on something small and agile for me to fly. He gave me and Travis an aerial tour of this part of Andor. Since we had some time, we headed up north later in the day because I was curious about flying under snowy conditions. He guided me through some tunnel systems, we buzzed some of the higher mountains, and caused an avalanche or two in areas that were unpopulated.

Usually when I pull stunt flying, people get mad at me, but both of the guys were egging me on. Travis was betting me drinks to see if I could try this maneuver or that he'd only heard of. By the end of the flight, he owed me so many drinks he probably would have been better laying in for regular deliveries of Blood Wine for the next year. I probably won't hold him to any of it though, I had enough fun to make it worth it.

When we made it back to Blue's family Keep, he told me to buzz the place. I wasn't sure about it at first, as I didn't need his family hating me and making the rest of the visit miserable for all of us, instead of just him, but he wouldn't let up. It didn't take long for Travis to join in. What can I say, I'm a push over, so I buzzed it. His siblings, and the other younger members of his clan all seemed amused by it, but the elders were pretty annoyed. At least it seems they won't be challenging me to ritual combat over it, which seems to be the worst they'd probably do.

That night, Shanna wanted one last night of debauchery before she was bonded, so she borrowed me, as well as a few of the younger people from the Keep, and we headed into the nearest town. I was nominated to fly, and encouraged to pull an encore of the earlier buzz. I suspect that if Blue tries to bring me along for another visit, his elders will think twice before allowing it now. I do suspect he's had his fill of visiting home for a while, and he doesn't have any more siblings to be bonded off, so it'll probably be a while before he visits again.

The night reminded me a lot of the times Mara and I used to spend together before she got married to Korth. There was drinking, shameless flirting with random strangers, and absolutely raunchy jokes and craziness flying between the group.

Travis elected to stay behind because he wasn't sure what to make of partying Andorians. Blue stayed behind because he wasn't up for a night of entertainment marred by “why aren't you bonded yet?” questions from anyone he encountered. He even suspected that one or more of the people who came with us would have proposed bonding with them if they could corner him long enough.

There was a chan and zhen in the group who were almost at the age to bond, and the thaan and shen they'd been intended were lost in an avalanche the last winter, so they were on the active hunt for replacements. They'd both attempted to corner Blue more than once in the Keep, but he stuck close to Travis or I as much as possible because of it. I have overheard some of the clan speaking as if Blue's joining a bond with Travis and I, and we just need a fourth before he announces it to the family.

When I shared this tasty tidbit with Blue, after getting back last night, he chuckled and insisted that Travis really wasn't his type, too much like a thaan. He does figure if he were inclined that way, we wouldn't need a fourth, as I would easily fulfill the role of both shen and zhen in the reproductive process, and besides Travis and I will need doctor's help if we're going to have children anyways, so folding an Andorian into the mix wouldn't be out of the way.

Not being sure how Travis would respond to such speculation, Blue and I agreed that we weren't going to mention the conversation to him. It did lead to some shared laughs and knowing smiles each time Blue and I caught someone speculating on that line of thought today, which only served to confuse poor Travis. He's long since learned that when Blue and I elect to leave him out of a conversation, it's not because we're trying to hide things from him, but because we don't think he'd really want that topic floating in his head, so he's stopped asking when we act like this.

The bonding was nice, though it would have been nicer if I'd had any idea what they were saying. Shanna seemed happy, for her part. The rest of her bondmates were nice, if one ignored their manners on the subject of Blue's choice to not bond and have children.

Blue decided to cut our trip short, deciding he'd had enough of the harassment of clan and stranger alike. We're on our way back home right now. Travis and Blue are getting drunk while I sit and watch the navigation console in this little bucket of bolts we'd rented for the trip. Trying to squeeze three people into the Cerulean Comet wasn't going to work. The auto pilot seems to be working correctly now that Travis took a look at it, so I'm probably going to join the boys in their drunken bonding.