Onboard the Wicked Sister:
Zoe: This is SO not funny... Who thought this was fucking funny!?! I am totes going to kill someone.
Yukiko (to Zoe): Would you calm down, ferretface? It was just a joke.
Zoe (to Yukiko): ... I am not a ferret face. I do not look like a ferret! This is outrageous!
Yukiko (to Zoe): Zoe, it's just a sidewalk artist. Calm the fuck down... Personally, I think he captured a good likeness of you... except for the ferret part, I mean.
Zoe (to Yukiko): Yeah? You wouldn't be saying that if it was you... Let me see yours.
Yukiko (to Zoe): Hell no! I'm not giving you more ammunition for your rage... Why are you so bent out of shape, anyway? Usually, you like this sort of thing. In fact, you're the one usually dragging me.
Zoe (to Yukiko): ... I don't want to talk about it, yet... I'm sorry.
Yukiko (to Zoe): Fine. Just stop dragging me along to be your whipping boy from now on, okay? One moody Potter is about all I can handle.
Zoe (to Yukiko): Okay. I really didn't mean to take it out on you, Yuki... God, I'm a dick.
Yukiko (to Zoe): Yes, you are. The first step is admitting it. Now, go relax before I kill you & tell your brother that it was an accident.
Zoe (to Yukiko): HAHA-- You're not kidding, are you?
Yukiko (to Zoe): Not even a teeny, tiny bit... Now, git.
Zoe (to Yukiko): Yes, ma'am.
A little while later:
Victor (to Yukiko): H'lo, beautiful! How was "girl time"? ... Should I take a guess based on the face you're pulling? Because I'm going to guess awful.
Yukiko (to Victor): Your sister is insufferable! She is moody and devoid of any real sense of fun. All she wanted to do was bitch about any and everything she could think of. Hell, she almost started a fight with a street artist, watashi no ai. I can't do this anymore. She needs to talk to your brother about his girlfriend or whatever it is that's got her in a tizzy. Otherwise, I think I'm going to have to kill her. I mean it. Death is the only option.
Victor (to Yukiko): Heh. Don't go stabbing anyone just yet. Do you want me to talk to her?
Yukiko (to Victor): That is totally up to you... but, I'd appreciate it if you can prevent bloodshed.
Victor (to Yukiko): I'll see what I can do. Come here, for a minute or three, first. ...You're cute when you're all fired up, do you know that?
Yukiko (to Victor): ... Heh. I'm glad you think so... You are the only person I know that would get turned on by me threatening to kill your sister. You know that's not normal, right? Not that I'm complaining... You're just a bit of an odd duck. :-P
Victor (to Yukiko): Heh heh. You threaten, but I don't think you'd actually do it. For one, you like Zoe. For two, I'd cry, and I know how much you hate it when I'm all emotional.
Yukiko (to Victor): ... It's true. I really do hate it when you cry. Okay. Against my better judgement, I'll spare Zoe but only because you're so darn persuasive and I like having sex with you... Actually, it's more to do with the second part. ;-P
Victor (to Yukiko): Heh heh. So long as you've got a good bloody reason...
Yukiko (to Victor): And, if you get her to stop being so awful, I'll gladly do all those weird things that you asked about doing the last time.
Victor (to Yukiko): What? Weird? It wasn't THAT weird. I'm sure I could come up with something FAR stranger if you gave me time. :-p
Yukiko (to Victor): I'm sure you could, watashi no ai.
Victor (to Yukiko): Heh. I'm just teasing. I'll see you shortly. Keep thinking weird thoughts about me. :-p OI! No hitting, you violent thing!
Yukiko (to Victor): What? I thought that's one of the things you liked about me. :-P
A short time later, in the galley:
Victor (to Zoe): Zoe? Heh... I thought I'd find you in the kitchen.
Zoe (to Victor): Hey Victor... Do we have any peanut butter aboard this boat? I really want some.
Victor (to Zoe): Yeah. Hold on... Here you are... So what's going on, Little Sister? Yuki was in quite a state.
Zoe (to Victor): Nothing's going on. I just wanted some peanut butter... Thank you by the way, this is perfect.
Victor (to Zoe): Yeah? Pull the other one. I can put bells on it.
Zoe (to Victor): ... Huh? Are you mad at me, big brother?
Victor (to Zoe): Nah! Of course not. I'm just wondering what's got your knickers in such a knot, & how come you're pretending nothing's wrong.
Zoe (to Victor): Because, I feel like a heel for being irritated about it... It's just nobody remembered my anniversary. You know of when I came to live with you guys... See? I told you it was nothing. I didn't want a big deal or anything. I was just kinda thinking Mom or Dad would have sent a card, come to give me a hug or something. But, I know they're really busy with the school & Lucas... Which honestly doesn't make me any less annoyed.
Victor (to Zoe): Is it? Shit! I know they've got a big to-dooooo... Nothing. Big lot of nothing coming up. Those rat bastards! How bout some ice cream, eh?
Zoe (to Victor): ... What do you know, Victor?
Victor (to Zoe): In general? All sorts of things. Proper memories are coming back all the time, you know. At this rate... Ack! No! No, no... Oh god! Stop... Stop it wit' yer ruddy pokin', woman! That tickles!
Zoe (to Victor): I think that's the point... Get it? The point... Now, 'fess up! What's going on? What big to do?
Victor (to Zoe): Alright. ALRIGHT! Stop you bloody terrorist! Mum an'Dad were planning a party for your official adoption date, you know, the day the papers were signed an' all. Guess with all the sliding around on the timeline we do, an' alternate realities an' all, that was the easiest date to fix in everyone's mind. Dad worried you were feeling left out, so bog, ridiculous family party it is. Don't you tell them I told you!
Zoe (to Victor): Awwww, I love you guys so much! You're totally getting hugged, now!
Victor (to Zoe): ...Crushing me! Crushing my will to live!
Zoe (to Victor): You'll take it and like it! Heh. I bet you hear that from your girlfriend A LOT. :-P
Victor (to Zoe): Heh. Not at all. She never has to tell me to like it...You an' Felix must be doing something wrong.
Zoe (to Victor): Ha ha, you're funny... looking.
Victor (to Zoe): Funny looking? That's the best you got? In case you haven't noticed, we kinda resemble you an' I, and I'm bloody hot. :-p <tsk> I'm not mad. Just disappointed.
Zoe (to Victor): Heehee... Fair enough. I'll try better next time. And, we do look alike, don't we?
Victor (to Zoe): Yeah. More than a bit. We all do. If you'd come up to me looking like that, claiming to be my sister in the other timeline, I might have believed you faster. I'd have been more massively confused, however. Heh. Sometimes I forget you, Luc and Lucas haven't always been around. Feels so regular an' right, you know? Anyway...Heh heh. You should hear some of the chatter about us on the pirate channels. Apparently, we're carrying on "quite the legacy." :-p
Zoe (to Victor): We are? ... But, we don't act nearly as scandalous as Dad. Heh. I can't even begin to imagine what kinda legacy we're carrying on.
Victor (to Zoe): Seems folks are making up ALL kinds of interesting rumors to explain the sudden appearance of all Mum an' Dad's ridiculously attractive children. I think you're the daughter of someone in the French royal court. Or a Tzar. Or something.
Zoe (to Victor): Heh... They really do love the whole royal affair rumor, don't they? Well, I'm just glad that I don't look like Hiiri so much anymore. I'll take all the stories about me being the product of a torrid affair any day.
