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Meanwhile, on the Time Bandit...
Johnny followed Chad into the house of the Time Bandit. The cameraman led him down a small hallway and into the galley. First thing Johnny noticed were the seven guys, packed in the galley. Two came over to him. One was clean cut, wearing a cowboy hat and horse ranch t-shirt, the other sporting a beard, wearing his baseball cap backwards and a USA jacket.
"Andy, Jonathan, this is the paramedic assigned here. Johnny, this is Captains Andy and Jonathan Hillstrand," Chad said, first pointing to Andy in the cowboy hat and then Jonathan in the USA jacket.
"Nice to meet you man," Jonathan said, shaking Johnny's hand first.
"Welcome aboard the Time Bandit," Andy said, also shaking his hand.
"It's nice to be here," Johnny replied, setting his gear down. He noticed that all of them were looking at his gear closely.
"The rest of these misfits are our deckhands over here. Over here at the end of the table is our younger brother, Neal," Andy said as Johnny shook his hand.
"Next to Neal is my son, Scotty," Jonathan said. Johnny could tell that the captain was proud of his son.
"Standing next to you is Eddie Uwekoolani, over by the stove is Mike Fortner and sitting next to Scotty is John Jorgenson," Andy finished as Johnny shook hands with all of them.
"Let's get your gear into a stateroom and we can give you a tour of the boat," Jonathan said, heading down another hallway. Johnny grabbed his gear as Jonathan opened one of the doors.
"This is Mike and Eddie's room. There is an extra bunk, but with the cameramen on board, you may have to fight to sleep in the bed. They usually sleep while the guys are on deck. Best place to stick your gear is under the bed, It'll stay put when we get hit with big waves."
Johnny laid his gear on the bed, holding one bag back. "I need somewhere to put this bag. It has my medical supplies I was sent with. You have a good place where it will be accessible, yet safe?"
Jonathan thought for a moment before saying, "I guess the wheelhouse would be the best bet. We have a couple of cabinets under the ledge that's up there. We can stow it there, and if you need it," Jonathan knocked on the wood of the wall," you can still get it."
"Sounds good," Johnny said, putting the strap over his shoulder. He and Jonathan left the stateroom, the captain leading him to a set of stairs just off the galley.
"Well, might as well start upstairs," he said, motioning Johnny to follow him. They walked upstairs, leaving Andy and the other 5 deckhands in the galley.
Johnny walked up the stairs and into the wheelhouse. "Wow, this is cool."
"Yeah it is. Here, lets put that bag in this cabinet. Yeah," Jonathan said as Johnny put the bag away, "it is cool here. But sometimes it's nerve racking, especially while you are trying to drive the boat and the waves are crashing over the deck and you are watching the guys struggle to walk, let alone work. But, this is the best view. Although the bathroom is the most convenient for a little while, when you get seasick."
Johnny looked startled at the captain. "How did you know that?"
"Your box of dramamine gave it away, especially to the crew. It was sticking out of your bag," Jonathan replied smirking.
"Aw man, I really didn't want any one to know," Johnny said, staring out at other boats docked in Dutch.
"It's okay man, everyone gets sick out here at one time or another. Oh, one word of caution, pranks are a very big part of all boats out here. I'm just warning you, you could be a target since you are new," Jonathan said, smiling at Johnny's face.
"Thanks for the warning. Hope the boat Karen's on can survive," Johnny said, smiling to himself.
"Why do you say that? She's on the Northwestern, the deck boss, Edgar Hansen, is a self-proclaimed jokester any pyromaniac. The man loves lighter fluid and seal bombs. Always has them on board." *
"Then he'll meet one of our resident jokesters at the station. She and one of our other guys, Chet Kelley, man they get into prank wars like you would not believe. It is quite entertaining. I think she can give him a run for his money."
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Meanwhile, in the galley...
The six guys still in the galley waited until Jonathan had Johnny out of earshot before starting to talk.
"Okay, this guy is going to fun!" Mike said, rubbing his hands together.
"Did you see the box of Dramamine? I do feel sorry for him. I'm guessing he has it rough when he has to do rescues from boats," Eddie said smiling.
"Yeah, I bet that's rough," Scotty said. He remembered being sick when he was a kid on the boat. He could defiantly feel for the guy.
"Should we prank him? He just looks like an easy target," John said, smirking.
"Yeah, maybe hiding his dramamine for starters," Andy said, an evil glint in his eyes.
"Oh yeah," Neal said, standing and heading for the stateroom Johnny's gear was in.
*On the Northwestern, yes, Edgar Hansen always has lighter fluid, seal bombs and matches at the ready. He also likes to play jokes on the other crew members and his older brother and captain Sig. He is truly a pyromaniac and he also is a prankster.