"How, how, HOW do you eat without a mouth?" [open]

[mynameisax.livejournal.com]

Squish. Squelch, squish.

The lack of movement was beginning to get to him. Ax sighed and shifted his weight, causing his serving of the mess hall's food to ooze unpleasantly under his hooves. It was too much like being sick, too much like eating those liquid grass rations kept aboard Andalite ships for those too sick or injured to stand up and graze properly.

There was the grass around the Garibah tree of course, but he wanted to read up more about the tending of that tree and its grass before he even tried that. The last thing he wanted to do was damage the tree. Fortunately (or unfortunately), Stacy had Andalite literature in the Media Center, and Ax had some free time after he finished eating. He hoped that they'd be able to figure a way off of Stacy sooner rather than later, but in the mean time, the Garibah needed care-taking.

Squish.

Ugh.

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< The size of the crew has greatly increased since I was released from the Pod Caverns, > Ax said. < I believe that Prince Cybil has a list of crew members. You could speak to her about locating your friend. >

< I've gotten used to human hair colors, > Ax said. He'd even started thinking of it as 'hair' rather than 'fur'. < Her hair was black and light pink. >

[psi-flames.livejournal.com]

We came out 'bout the same time, didn' we? The corners of his eyes were pulled downward, as though frowning. Can't remember much 'bout those firs' few days. Mos'ly lost in a haze of headache an' tryin' t' figure out how t' shield again. However, he was pretty certain the mind feel was the same. Or similar enough. I'll ask the captain, yeah. Or one of the AIs if he could find one of the friendly ones.

He shook his head at the description. Definitely ain't anybody I know from home. Though I wouldn' put it pas' Jubes t' dye her hair pink if she could.

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< I believe so, > Ax agreed. < I spent the first few days as a spider trying to adapt to the...strangeness of time here. >

His ability to measure time was disturbingly unstable. He wondered if this was what it was like to be human. He'd been sure that he was trapped in morph more than once; it was a relief to stay an Andalite.

< I assume that Jubes is one of your friends? >

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He cocked his head and thought about that. Huh. Guess time does seem a bit strange 'ere. Jono hadn't spent that much time on space ships, really, and there didn't really seem to be a day or a night. Ten' t' jus' sleep where I fall.

He nodded after a moment. Yeah. 'er name's Jubilee, but everybody jus' calls 'er Jubes. Well, her name was longer than that, but still. Ain't seen 'er in a bit, though. She's gone t' the other side of the country. Needed a break, I reckon. And so as to not get stuck talking about himself, he asked, What 'bout you? Wha's it like where yer from?

[mynameisax.livejournal.com]

Ax hadn't slept properly since he'd woken up on board. The stress of being kidnapped away from the Animorphs and their battle and the stress of being inside all the time had combined with the residual instincts of the prey animals that Andalites used to be to give Ax a major case of insomnia.

Ax shifted his weight. < I have been battling the Yeerk invasion as part of a guerrilla band for the past two Earth years, > he said. < It... > It wasn't going well. < ...We have been a continual irritant and slowed their expansion a great deal. >

[psi-flames.livejournal.com]

Slowed but not stopped. No judgment there. God knew that sort of shite was difficult to deal with. You know we wouldn't've gotten so far as we did 'ere without yer help.

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They were battling an empire. With very little help. Considering the fact that they were six kids who could turn into animals, the very fact that they weren't dead or infested was almost an unbelievable accomplishment in and of itself.

< I'm aware, > Ax said, then smiled. < I'm also aware that humans are often more unpredictable than the Yeerks give them credit for. >

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Jono snorted, rubbing his face. Oh, aye. We certainly are. N'er pays t' unnerestimate yer opponent, no matter how superior you think you are. It was one reason why the X-Men came out on top sometimes. Underestimated just because they were the good guys.