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Alizeh stood next to her sister as she stared out at the ship they were supposed to be boarding. It was huge. But also small when compared to the open ocean. She knew the earthlings trusted it to take them from one piece of land to the next but she had some concerns. Not to mention it likely wasn't meant for the taller Aishans.

After a few blinks in which she took the vessel in as a whole she turned her head to look at Luleta. "Well..." She wasn't even sure what to say. It looked sturdy? How did one compliment a ship?

Her gaze went down to the tiny earthling they had with them and offered her a smile. Ali was trying to be as reassuring as possible.

Meanwhile, Luleta was bouncing on the balls of her feet with anticipation, completely unconcerned with how silly she probably looked to everyone else. This would be a longer journey than she had ever taken before, but this time there was no family waiting on the other end to pick her up. Thankfully, she had her sister at her side! It was going to be amazing! She looked at her sister and grinned brightly. "Well, indeed," she mused with a chuckle. It wasn't her first time on a boat, but it would be the first earthling-run transport. The tension was as exciting as the anticipation!

She looked down when she felt a tiny hand brush her own. With a light chuckle, she took it without hesitation and gave it a reassuring squeeze. New things were often scary in a way. "This will be our first trip over there, so we're not sure. I bet it will be nice though." She gave her sister a grin again and gave the small hand a gentle tug. "Come on. We'll need time to find a safe and comfortable spot on there."

She was still staring when she felt her hand get taken by one of them. Elaxi looked to see which one it was. Upon seeing Luleta she smiled shyly and gave a small nod to her statement. It would be nice. The reassurance from Alizeh kept the smile in place.

The question about preference had her shaking her head though. "N-No. I don't think so."

She once more looked up at Luleta to see if she had any, just a quick glance before she was looking at the ship again. Elaxi didn't make a move until Luleta did and she kept a hold of her hand the entire time, not wanting to get lost.

Alizeh looked at Luleta and smiled. "Then we can add a bigger boat to the list of things you've experienced. " She was adding it to her list. That was for sure. Ali felt excited but she was also nervous.

When a crew member approached them Alizeh smiled. She'd learned from her interactions with Esai that earthlings seemed to relax more that way and weren't so skiddish. "That would be appreciated, thank you." She spared a look to Elaxi before motioning for the girl to follow along. Though she was more relaxed knowing her sister had the tiny thing's hand.

"Let's go put our bags away and then we can look around or we can rest. Up to you." Alizeh was okay with either option and she figured her sister would be too since they had endurance training. She wasn't sure how tired Elaxi was though.

Luleta chuckled lightly. "Yes. There will be a lot added to our lists for this trip!" It continued to surprise her when the earthlings were so short. She guessed that this was a fully grown male, but he didn't even reach her shoulder!

Oh, they had a room chosen for them? Luleta couldn't help a small pout. She had wanted to explore the ship and pick out the best spot.. but she'd heard that bunks were often assigned in the more crowded ships. At least they could still explore. She nodded to the Matorian and he turned to lead the way.

She looked down at Elaxi and gave her hand an encouraging squeeze. "We've got you," she said softly as she followed after the man and her sister.

She watched the two sisters and felt herself smiling more at their interactions. Of course she let Alizeh take her bag. There wasn't much in it. One of their mothers had managed to get a few supplies for her to take along while the other had managed to get her at least one change of clothes. Elaxi hadn't wanted to go back to the Yaeli family that had taken her in just in case they did let her leave.

When the Matorian led the way and Alizeh followed she looked up at Luleta with a smile and walked with her. Of course she was being curious now. Since she didn't really remember the last time she was on a ship she was taking this opportunity to be nosey. Luleta still had her hand so she felt safe and neither one would let something happen to her.

As Alizeh asked a silly question she looked up at her, noticed that she had to duck her head, and giggled. "You're tall." Her voice was still soft spoken but she was clearly not going to break out in tears each time she spoke now.

Keeping her smile in place she looked back at her sister once again. "They built a smaller ship, right." She laughed a little then looked at Elaxi when she answered. A wink was given to the girl.

Ali was doing the same as Luleta by keeping her head down enough to prevent her antennae from touching the ceiling. It was a very uncomfortable feeling to have them drag across it.

When it was mentioned that being up on deck was better she nodded her head in agreement. Still, asking Elaxi was a good idea. So when Luleta did that she kept an ear out for the girl's answer. If she wanted to rest then she and her sister could either both stay with her or one of them could go out and explore to figure out where they could spend time.

Part of her hoped that Elaxi would desire staying out, and she was relieved to hear the agreement. The tiny girl's observation made Luleta pause. She looked down with surprise and curiosity, and then smiled warmly. There was no way this was too small for the wee little girl. Such a sweet little thing! "Okay, we'll go look around first. Let us know when you get sleepy though."

She set down her pack, but paused with her hand on the strap. Would their things really be safe with these earthlings around?

With a snort, she shook her head and released her fingers. If anyone dared to mess with their stuff, it wasn't as though they had any place to run. They would learn their lesson quickly. With two sets of bunk beds in the small room, she assumed that the last open bunk would remain as such. If not.. well, she could always just move the extra cot out into the hall. They were already sharing a ship with strangers; she wasn't about to have on in the room with her! "Okay, let's head up. We should be pulling away from the dock any minute now."