"I recall a similar morning, when the horizon was obscured, just as it is today, the whole world was hidden within a wall of mist, and it felt as if we were powerless to make any kind of progress, or even change." Watching Carolyn continue to peer silently at her typewriter, a pencil softly tapping on the side of the machine, he sighed. 'Honestly, how can I be of any assistance if she won't even attend to my advice?' Feeling the silence, Carolyn turned slightly and gave the Captain a distracted smile, "Don't put on that face my Captain," she scolded gently, turning back to her work. "There are some things I need to work out for myself, and working my way off the lee shore of a story idea is just part of the job, but don't think I don't appreciate the effort, I do!" she finished blowing him a kiss to where he stood at the balcony door.
"Yet M'dear," he smiled, stepping closer, "haven't you learned that by now, there is nothing we cannot achieve if we work together?" Nodding, she stood and rested her hand in the air, near the side of his face. "Oh Daniel, trust me, you've convinced me that nothing is impossible with the right partner." Discomforted by the feeling that he would blush if he kept her gaze ('and how is that possible in my incorporeal state?' he wondered) he looked down and cleared his throat loudly. Turning away for a moment, he noticed a truck pulling up to the front of Gull Cottage.
"Looks like your battle with that 'lee shore' may have to wait," he said thoughtfully watching a uniformed man step out of the official looking vehicle. He saw Candi scurry up to the man and begin chatting animatedly. He stood a while, as the man set up what looked like surveying equipment and began to scan the area around the house while answering the girl's questions. "Yet, perhaps something new on your horizon might help fuel the creative process, let me see what's going on below decks, and let you return to your efforts." With that he disappeared, and was unable to see Carolyn's grin, "I knew his curiosity would get the better of him," she chuckled. Yet, she barely had a moment to type a new line before Candi came clattering into the Master Cabin. "Mom, how do you add 1/3 and 1/4 of two acres?"