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There he is!royya wrote:
Øyvind drags the end of the coiled hose across the tweendeck, past the aeroplane, into the reefer unit and--deciding that the back of that chamber is better for the airflow--he pulls it to the far end of that compartment, past all of the hanging slabs of meat and past cases and cases of food that are all now covered with a film of liquid ammonia. And nearer to the refrigeration equipment.Job wrote:Øyvind arrives at the bottom of the ladder and, unfortunately, the pleasant aroma of Starkweather's alcoholic beverage that saturates his mask is quickly overpowered by the acrid ammonia gas; his suffering begins anew. Øyvind does his best to ignore the effects and immediately lifts and begins hauling the hose towards the entrance of the refrigerated hold.Anatomist wrote:Øyvind washes his face with wather grabs Starweathers cognac and drinks a mouthful, humidifies his handkerchief and goes down the hatch again 'the hose' 'i must place it in the right place!' and with that he is gone out of sight.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Spoiler:
Job. (the tortured one)
Father Rucker decided to delay a little bit, knowing that a moment here or a moment there is not that critical.Job wrote:There he is!
As Father Rucker runs to gather the medical equipment for Professor Moore, he catches sight of Peter Stokely, who appears to be working near the bow of the ship. Peter Stokely was the crewman who had earlier hinted to Father of things going wrong.
"Very good! Tell the Captain to maintain course and speed and that the ship is in no apparent danger. Fill him in on the details. By the time that you get back--" Professor Moore jumped up and raced towards the railing, and Starkweather.Mr. Handy wrote:"I'm a little dizzy and naseous," says Katie, "and I'm probably the fastest runner here. I'll bring the update to the bridge and bring back a reply, and maybe then I'll get to work pumping."
Peter Stokely appears quite nervous, looking around to make sure that no one is within earshot.royya wrote:Father Rucker decided to delay a little bit, knowing that a moment here or a moment there is not that critical.
He addresses Peter with a low voice and encourages him to speak
You can tell me what you wanted to say son. With the turmoil all over the deck, I will be the only ears for the burden you carry on your soul.
And why is that ?Job wrote: "But there is something else. Many of our crew believe that Commander Starkweather is bad luck."
Job wrote:Øyvind drags the end of the coiled hose across the tweendeck, past the aeroplane, into the reefer unit and--deciding that the back of that chamber is better for the airflow--he pulls it to the far end of that compartment, past all of the hanging slabs of meat and past cases and cases of food that are all now covered with a film of liquid ammonia. And nearer to the refrigeration equipment.Job wrote:Øyvind arrives at the bottom of the ladder and, unfortunately, the pleasant aroma of Starkweather's alcoholic beverage that saturates his mask is quickly overpowered by the acrid ammonia gas; his suffering begins anew. Øyvind does his best to ignore the effects and immediately lifts and begins hauling the hose towards the entrance of the refrigerated hold.Anatomist wrote:Øyvind washes his face with wather grabs Starweathers cognac and drinks a mouthful, humidifies his handkerchief and goes down the hatch again 'the hose' 'i must place it in the right place!' and with that he is gone out of sight.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Spoiler:
Job. (the tortured one)
Once there, he tests the hose, feeling for any air flow through it, and places his ear to the open end to listen--and does notice that there appears to be a moderate flow of air that is being pushed through from the main deck. A success!
From his location at the back of the reefer hold, Øyvind can hear the hard-running chugging of the refrigeration engine and also the hissing of the broken pipe that Starkweather mentioned. Øyvind can tell that he is very close to that broken equipment, but he also knows that he may be near his physical limits. When he was hauling the hose over here, the effort had caused his respiration and heartrate to increase--not a good thing in the middle of a chamber full of ammonia gas; he was dizzy and could feel the stirrings of a major headache, his lungs and eyes and nostrils were burning and his stomach was starting cramp with nausea.
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Job. (the tortured one)
Starkweather was sitting back against the railing, his face sheened with sweat, one arm draped over the base, staring ahead. He blinked and and furrowed his brow, gazing up confusedly at Katie as she attempted to help him. "The food?"Mr. Handy wrote:Katie hurries to Starkweather's side and quickly does an excellent job of aiding and reviving him, lending him her own oxygen mask as he obviously needs it more.
royya wrote:And why is that ?
Father Paul Rucker replies
You can't judge it according to the blast at the docks and the ammonia leak right now, do you?
"Share your thoughts son. Tell me what did happened in the past and I assure you that I will handle the problem"Job wrote:"No, father. I've been told that bad luck follows him, from before this expedition. And now, this happens."
Øyvind climbs back onto the main deck just in time to see James Starkweather being led away towards the entrance to the Gabrielle's superstructure by Professor Moore and Doctor Greene,and then he hears Katie Wright yell from his left, near the port-side railing; something about blood. Øyvind's eyes and nose and lungs are continuing to burn from his just-completed trip below and he suspects that he'll need a little time to recover before he's able to journey again down into the refrigerated hold.Anatomist wrote:Øyvind hurries back up the hatch.
Doctor Greene turns and looks back at Katie, then down at the blood print, hesitating for a moment, and then turns and hurriedly examines James Starkweather's hands. "Stop," he commands after seeing red on James' right hand, and the doctor quickly begins circling and scanning James' torso and legs, and then freezes as he sees a dark, wet matted patch of hair on the back of Starkweather's head. Greene carefully reaches up to move aside the hair and look at James' scalp.Mr. Handy wrote:"Look!" says Katie, pointing out the handprint. "I think that's blood!"
royya wrote:"Share your thoughts son. Tell me what did happened in the past and I assure you that I will handle the problem"
Father Rucker replies and tries to convince the sailor in the "faith way"
But remember this son, there is no such thing as bad luck for a person. Our ways are dictated by god himself"
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