Cetric and Rae Marine

Some years ago, Cetric, somewhat strong and reclusive, and Rae Marine, outgoing and joyous, but a bit frail, were wed aboard Django. They have lived aboard ever since, enjoying a life of loyal service conning Django when her owners were otherwise concerned. Cetric had been aboard and serving valiantly for years before Rae Marine was introduced to him by Capt. Bjorne Hansen, Django’s previous owner. Though strong, Cetric over ate, consuming large quantities of nourishment at the expense of the others in the Django community. Capt. Hansen brought Rae Marine aboard to relieve Cetric while being a bit lighter on the nourishment budget. It was love at first sight, and soon nuptials were in the works.

On their marriage day, Cetric and Rae Marine were joined at the brain (not the hip, as some might have thought). Cetric gave up his brain and took Rae’s as his own. An unselfish gesture. His role was to take over when the going got rough. As time went by, Cetric became lazy. He didn’t have to work everday, and began not showing up for work at all if he didn’t feel like.
Personally, I find this annoying and a bit selfish of him. We have been a bit rough on Rae and her clutch is sore and slipping. She has been feeling poorly, in need of a rest. Sometimes Cetric is there when I call, but more often he is AWOL.

So Cetric is to be called onto the carpet and an explanation demanded. This will be unpleasant, because he is bolted in and I have to go to him, deep in the bowels of the crawl space above the fuel tank. Perhaps its not his fault. It could be he is not getting the message that it’s his turn to take over. On the other hand, he may be getting the message from Rae that he needs to fling the wheel to port, but does not have the power to do it because we have neglected to feed him properly. All this needs to be understood before I berate him severely.

All that will take a good deal of sweat out of me. I have fixed the sagging pilot chair this morning instead.