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Post by Tuesday DeCastro on May 23, 2008 19:11:43 GMT -5
"Stories will be written? That great, eh?" She asked, amused. She was gonna have fun.
"A bathing suit, shorts, sandles, and a shirt." Tuesday repeated. "Sounds good, I'll be right back." She ran into the hotel and punched the button of the elevator. Once she reached her room, it took her three tries to open her door. She threw on a bikini and a pair of shorts over that, then a light loose sports jacket, slipping on sandles, she ran back out the door and took the elevator to the lobby then out to the cab.
She slid in next to Calithin. "I had some trouble opening my door, I'm not very good at things like that." She admitted, slightly embarrased. "I think I did a rather good job picking out my sailing outfit though, if I do say so myself."
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Post by Calithin Crest on May 23, 2008 19:20:59 GMT -5
"It's a very nice sailors outfit. You'll fit right in. But if anyone asks you to join the yacht club, say no... They're all creepy and the sandwiches they serve at functions are horrible. Trust me."
I have the driver take us to Hietaranta Beach, which is in northern Helsinki. I step out of the car with Tuesday and lead her down one of the many docks surrounding the water... My dock is number 32, where one of my favorite boats is kept for me. On the side in dark blue letters the name of the boat 'Odyssey' is printed.
"Ladies first..."
I take her hand and help her up and onto the starboard side of the boat before hopping up there myself. It takes me a few moments to adjust the rigging and trim the sails before using the tiller to steer us slowly away from the dock and out to open water.
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Post by Tuesday DeCastro on May 23, 2008 19:29:29 GMT -5
Tuesday nodded. "Say no to yacht club. Got it." she said, laughing a bit. She steps out of the cab, and follows Calithin to his boat, which she admires. Its a very nice boat.
He helps her on to the boat, and then messes with some important looking boat like things. "Uhm, what exactly can I do to help sail this?"
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Post by Calithin Crest on May 23, 2008 19:36:05 GMT -5
I'm basically jumping around all over the boat at this point because getting things started is the hardest part. I pull the luff of the sail until it's balanced with the amount of wind coming in from the bow, steady the centreboard, lock the tiller and walk over to the wheel.
"Okay, well, if you'd like you can take the wheel here... It's just like driving a car really. Try not to make any dramatic turns, keep it steady, with the wind on your left side, and if you want to set a particular course let me know... Otherwise we can just wait until we get farther out on the water and then cruise for a while."
I smile and show her where to put her hands on the wheel.
"Keep one hand towards the top and one towards the bottom of the wheel..."
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Post by Tuesday DeCastro on May 23, 2008 19:45:27 GMT -5
Tuesday places her hands where Calithin tell her to put them. "Like this?" She asks, holding the steering wheel straight.
"Yeah, I'm not entirely sure how to set a course, so I'm thinking I'm just gonna leave us straight and cruise for a while." She watches him jump around the boat.
"That looks kinda difficult, do you need help?"
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Post by Calithin Crest on May 23, 2008 19:53:16 GMT -5
"Just keep her steady for a second... I... Have to trim the sail."
I leave her at the wheel and go over to the mainmast and pull the header rope, trimming the sail so the wind gets picked up from the left side.
"There we go."
I walk back over to where Tuesday is standing at the wheel.
"Lets just tack the boat, and make a right turn..."
I put my hands over hers and ease us right. The bow of the boat picks up the wind, pushing us to the opposite side and ultimately turning right.
"There we go. We are now cruising."
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Post by Tuesday DeCastro on May 23, 2008 20:00:21 GMT -5
"This isn't so hard." Tuesday said with a bright smile, as Calithin helped her steer. She liked the feeling of his hands over hers. "Actually it is pretty fun."
"There should deffinately be stories written about this."
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Post by Calithin Crest on May 23, 2008 20:05:53 GMT -5
"There should. It's ridiculous... Oh, actually, hang on a second."
I leave her for a moment and go down some stairs to a small room located beneath the deck of the boat... I return to the bow with a captain's hat and put it on Tuesday's head.
"There you go. Now it's official."
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Post by Tuesday DeCastro on May 23, 2008 20:11:08 GMT -5
Tuesday cocked an eyebrow when he left, then laughed as he placed the Captains hat on her head.
"Man, I really wish I knew some spiffy captainy things to say." She said. "That'd be like way cool right now."
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Post by Calithin Crest on May 23, 2008 20:16:31 GMT -5
"I'm going to lock the wheel and just use the tiller to steer now that we're cruising so we can have a seat at the stern and just talk for a while."
I move in front of the steering wheel and lock the ends, then lead Tuesday to the back of the boat and have a seat by the tiller. I take it down and use it to keep the boat steady as we glide peacefully at a moderate speed on the water.
"So, tell me more about yourself... What's your least favorite thing and favorite thing about you?
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Post by Tuesday DeCastro on May 23, 2008 20:23:14 GMT -5
Tuesday sat down where Calithin lead her. "My least favorite and favorite thing about me." She thought for a little while.
"Well, my favorite thing about myself is my willingness to push forward, if I start something, I'm going to finish it, and I'm going to do it well." She said.
"Hmm." She thought for a little while longer. "Well my least favorite thing about myself is my insecurities. I get scared of what people think about me too much, and because of that I've been dealing with anorexia for a while now."
"What about you?"
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Post by Calithin Crest on May 23, 2008 20:27:44 GMT -5
"That was a good answer. Ambition is very important and... There are certainly worse things than insecurity. Most people are insecure. You could be something terrible... Like a Communist."
I pull the tiller a little to the left to balance the boat against a few waves and think about my answer for a bit.
"I think... My least favorite thing about myself is my indecision. I can be very indecisive. And then... My favorite thing about myself is my integrity. I don't compromise myself for anything."
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Post by Tuesday DeCastro on May 23, 2008 20:35:08 GMT -5
Tuesday nodded. "There are worst things than insecurity, but sometimes its difficult. And a lot of people really think that anorexia is something thats really easy to fix, but its not. Its a long, hard process. After just starving yourself for a while, you develop this sort of fear of food, its really...just difficult and kind of silly when you think back on it, but like so many things its hard to change."
"Indesiviness isn't so bad. Just annoying sometimes." She said, smiling. She looked over at Calithin.
"Integrity. Thats a good one. Its always good not to change yourself, and to know who you are."
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Post by Calithin Crest on May 23, 2008 20:42:35 GMT -5
"Oh, I'm sure anorexia isn't easy. All things that are bad for you are difficult to get over... Destruction, self-destruction specifically or self-destructive actions in general are usually addicting. We all have our vices. I couldn't imagine having that on my mind all the time. I mean, food is everywhere. It would be extremely difficult. I respect immensely that you can be strong despite living with something as unnerving as that."
I steer us over a few waves and skim the base water. It's getting late and the sun is starting to set on the horizon.
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Post by Tuesday DeCastro on May 23, 2008 20:47:43 GMT -5
"After a while, it just becomes a part of life. I really don't think about it, just like I don't think about food. I used to tune out the sensation of being hungry, so I really just don't feel it anymore. Like if you were eating right now, I wouldn't really be thinking about the food, I'd just be concentrating on talking to you." Tuesday said.
"And not just because your amazingness is so incredibly distracting." She added, jokingly.
She looks out on the sun setting on the horizon. Its just so pretty and perfect. Shes sailing, with a person whose company she enjoys, with a beautiful horizon.
"Thats really pretty."
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