I'm still not sure how the payment thing works yet, but then again, I've always had problems with keeping a bank balance.

[ He really didn't want to let go, and even when Yunlan finally pulled his hand away, Shen Wei was holding his out like he expected the hold to continue. After a second of hesitation, he curled his hand at his side and settled next to him. ]

I find them fascinating. The way they've adapted to live under the pressure of all the water and the pull of gravity, the way they adapted to their particular niches, and even some of the more interesting ways they develop connections with other species.

[ He's smiling again, half turning to look at Zhao Yunlan and sounding genuinely excited by the subject. He could have continued but the skeletons were singing, jerking a little as they moved slightly with the shanty. ]

Oh. I know this one. [ And he softly sings along with the skeletons as they passed by them. ] "O, are you a pirate
Or a man o' war?" cried we.
Blow high! Blow low! And so sailed we.
"O no! I'm not a pirate
But a man-o-war," cried he.