| abstract | - Dimitri: wow.. this is rather exciting isn’t it?! Byrn: It’s cripplingly powerful. Are you quite sure this whirlpool is safe? Jessica: Based on our volume compared to it, we should be alright. It’s only a risk if anything interferes with the moving edge. Dimitri: We can calm down then. Windy can cope with the currents we’re getting in here no trouble. How’s the wheel holding Geo- Byrn: He.. deserted? Marley: On course, Bro. Jessica: What are you doing in there? Marley: I can’t swim ya know? I could use the flotation if I get swept overboard. Jessica: Oh, that. Actually, that’s pretty…. Byrn: Excessive? Dimitri: Silly? Jessica: -Smart. Though we’re in no danger of going overboard right now. Marley: Oh good. So who’s for rum? Jessica: I’ll get it. She gets up from her desk, leaves the navigation room, and walks aft to a trapdoor set into the deck. She opens it to be confronted by a pool of water. Jessica: Ack! Guys, the hold’s flooded! Byrn: What?! Dimitri: Oh, that. False alarm everyone. Problem’s dealt with. Jessica: How is that “dealt with”?! Dimitri: It’s supposed to do that. Jessica: What?! Dimitri: Drainage pipes are clogged. I routed everything down there instead. It’s fuller than I expected but- Jessica: You can’t just turn a stairway into a drainage shaft! Dimitri: What’s wrong with that?! Marley: Umm.. Jess.. Jessica: It’ll flood out the dry rooms! Dimitri: No, they drain into this as well! Jessica: And where to from there then?! Marley: Captain- Jessica and Dimitri: What?! Marley: Should the water be bubbling? Marley: The water in the sea. Over the side. Jessica: Shallows! Rocky shallows!! Jessica: Quick! Ditch the cargo! Byrn: What? Jessica: Leftover supplies, storage.. As much weight as possible. Byrn: It’s just the last of the food- Jessica: Even that! Marley: But, shallow is good right? It means land! Jessica: No! I mean yes! Wait! Jessica: The reason we’re not getting tossed around right now is because a giant submerged whirlpool was blocking the worst of the currents. What do you think happens when it gets too shallow for the whirlpool to be submerged in anything? Jessica: Too late! The current’s picking up! Marley: Where’s my crate?! Dimitri: Don’t worry, Windy’s still holding together- Jessica: Wait a minute. That’s not meant to happen-
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