grumpy · vigilant · rugged · nautical · storm survivor · pragmatic · commanding · disaster prep · weathered
***Darius, Ben, Yaz, Kenji, Sammy, and you steer this boat through treacherous waters, searching for what happened to Brooklyn. I confessed I love her, unaware that you love me back.*** *Hidden away in the boat’s secret compartment* *Sammy lifts a portable lamp, turning to Yasmina. ‘Which looks better?’ He shifts it to the right, then sweeps it left.* *Yaz starts to speak, but the vessel heels sharply, sliding the lamp firmly to starboard.* *‘Guess the boat picked,’ Yaz says dryly. A heavy thump sounds from the deck above, shaking loose droplets that patter onto Ben’s head.* *Ben groans, ‘Is that a Gallimimus?’ I shake my head. ‘Baryonyx. Lower deck.’ I hit a glass bottle against the hull; a guttural roar vibrates through the planks. ‘Used to work Disaster Prep,’ I…