"If this is assassination,I'll hope it goes on forever." Erich looks at Ada's pale body in the morning sun. "Pale is a good look on you,you don't like it? " he asks,sliding out of bed himself.

Erich frowns,seeing Ada disapproving of herself. He stands and hugs her putting his head on her shoulder." I like it. I think it works great with your hair." He squeezes her once more. " you wanna get some sun?"

Erich looks out the porthole and sees only water. " hmm,judging from this...,45 miles. Your paleness won't reflective far enough ashore to worry people." He laughs slightly,unsure how sensitive Ada is about her paleness.

Erich gingery pokes his head out the porthole and turns to the very naked Ada. " um...Ada? We aren't alone on the ship! We have Erica and Natalya on board and I'm pretty sure acts of hate and Nichole shade are here somewhere." Erich looks up and down the deck in caution of Ada's modesty.

Erich comes out on deck and stands within grabbing distance of Ada. " the air does feel good today,huh " erich leans on the rail next to her,looking down at the water." I do love it when you are accepting of yourself like this ..though I don't want Erica seing you,she might up and leave Natalya!" Erich laughs.

Erich notices the abrupt change in Ada. " Ada,the likelihood of anyone seeing us is slim to none. You want me to drop trousers too?" He asks. " or we can go on the roof of the ship.nobody by me has the key to that Hatch."

Erich takes her hand and leads her to the wheelhouse and up a tiny ladder to the very roof of the duke.it seems absurdly high off the water,and one can really feel the isolation of seeing only water in all directions.

Erich looks around and locks the hatch behind them. " here you are,be naked as a jay bird,my lovely ."

Erich sits on the roof and lets his feet dangle off. " yup. I love it up here. I used to come up here to do all my really deep thinking. You know,about life and stuff."

Erich says quietly." Sometimes that is what I was going for,but it never happened." He then hugs Ada," I'd never forget you,Ada.i certainly wouldn't leave you anywhere." He says looking down on the decrepit looking deck.

Erich is quiet for a long time before speaking. "It's...,its a tough job being erich Hess." He finally says looking away from Ada. " it's a lonely existence..or was,until you. Most people want to meet and be around erich the mad man who snorts coke and boxes kangaroos. The erich Hess that isn't ...that. Is the one nobody wants." Erich quickly changes tone. " you want the key to the roof? You can get naked up here whenever you want."