Reflections

By-NoodlesRamin


The world was a tangle of blue to me, from the sky to the sea, it was all variant shades of grey and blue. We hadn't set foot on land for months now, and the crew was growing restless but nothing could be done of it. The calm lapping of waves against the ships hull gave no indication as to what terror lay under us or that there was a war going on around us. Presently I needed a break, it was enough to keep track of Kino and Hayami far less the ever intrusive Yuri but God bless them, without them there would be no hope.
"Captain? I'm sorry to bother you but there is an urgent message which needs your attention."

All hell broke loose after I received that message…

"He's a mad man!" Hayami barked, none too pleased. " So what are we to do? Sit here on this tin can till it rots and we die? Are we giving up then?" Spidery coils of smoke seeped through his lips as he ranted, pacing up and down in his heavy tanned boots.

"Shut up! The captain knows what he's doing…right?" Yuri defended stepping into Hayami's path to peer provokingly into his eyes.

With a heavy sigh I knew what I had to do, "It's all or nothing now, after serving for the last 25 years of my life I don't know what to say or do; but I do know one thing and that is - 'L istruzione e la forma piu efficace di ribellione!'.

"What? Listen to yourself Cap your acting as though this is the end?…"

"Hear me out before you write me off as insane Kino; what I just said was Latin for Education is the most effective form of rebellion. The only way to beat him, is to learn about him and about what he's doing, right now we have no intelligence and it will be up to us to find out what he wants. Going after his pawns will only get us killed; weakening our position. Wars are not won based on strength or agility but based on knowing your opponent and their weakness and being able to exploit it. It's down to the wire and I will guide this ship and it's crew through hell and back if I have to."


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