Thank you once again for the people who have reviewed. Let's see what trouble the boys get into in this chapter. By the way, if anyone can spot the Titanic (the actual ship, not the movie) reference, they can have a cyber cookie.
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SS Medic, 1900
"You're making that up" Murdoch laughed, taking a sip of tea from his cup. Murdoch and Lights were sitting at a table in the officer's mess hall, Lights was holding a bag of frozen peas to his left cheek. "I swear, it's all true" Light said, reaching for his tea with his free hand "The storm was so bad, it caused the ship to run aground on an uninhabited island, we were stranded there for eight days before finally we were rescued by a ship called Coorong and taken back to Australia" Lights explained, taking a mouthful of his tea.
"Any casualties?" Murdoch asked, interested in Lights story. "The chief officer died in the shipwreck, but everyone else was alright, though I must admit some of the men started acting a bit crazy. Probably from the heat" Lights shrugged, continuing drinking his tea. "Either that or spending eight days in your company" Murdoch joked, Lights almost choked on his tea as he started laughing "You ought to be careful, William. Anyone would think you're trying to be funny." Murdoch smiled, finished of the last of his tea and pointed at Lights face "Does your face still hurt?" Lights lowered the frozen bag away from his face, cringing slightly as the air hit his face "yeah, I tell you William, it's a blinder" Murdoch smiled and stood up "Good. Come on, we'll be late" Lights stood up also and raised his hand "No, please William, I do not want any sympathy or concern from you" Lights said sarcastically, before they both walked out the mess hall and onto the deck.
They both entered the officer's promenade, when they noticed a young woman "Who's that?" Lights asked confusingly "I don't know but whoever she is, she's not allowed on this part of the deck" just as Murdoch was about to walk over to the woman, Lights grabbed his arm "Wait, she won't know what you're saying, she's French" Murdoch turned back to Lights with a bewildered look on his face "How do you know she's French?" Lights pointed at her cloche "That doesn't make her French" Murdoch shook his head and laughed "I know French, I'll go, ask her why she's up here" Lights said.
Lights walked towards her, leaving Murdoch behind to watch "Parlez-vous François?" Lights said confidently, looking back at Murdoch, who had his arms cross, to smirk at him. "Oui, j'ai été me promener autour du bateau et je ne peux pas trouver mon chemin de retour à ma chamber. Pouvez-vous m'aider?"the woman said, sounding desperate, Lights smiled and nodded before walking back over to Murdoch "You're right, William, she doesn't speak a word of French" Murdoch uncrossed his arms "Are you sure? Cause it sounded like she was doing a good impression" Murdoch smirked.
"Does anyone speak English?" the woman asked suddenly "English? You saucy mare, we invented the lingo, didn't we?" Lights said surprised, pointing at himself and Murdoch "You're not allowed on this part of the deck, Miss" Murdoch informed her "Sorry, sir. It's my papa, we have big argument about me coming on this trip, he says I must obey him and go to Australia, to meet arranged husband, but I say I don't want to go, I already have partner but my papa is...what word?" Lights shrugged "Git?" Murdoch elbowed Lights and rolled his eyes "Businessman, a wealthy man, he believes me marrying arranged husband will bring more profit, so I walk out and come on deck, but now I can't find my way back". The woman finished explaining.
"Tell us your room number and we'll escort you back" Murdoch said, stepping towards her "401" Lights held Murdoch back "I'll take care of this, William. You report back to the bridge and I'll be back before you know it" Murdoch looked at Lights, like he was looking at a naughty child. "Fine. But I don't want to hear of no trouble and I don't want to hear your name being shouted from the other end of the ship. You just walk her to her room then come straight back here. You understand, Lights" Lights patted Murdoch's shoulder and smiled "Have a little faith, will ya? This way, Miss" Lights and the young woman walked off leaving Murdoch standing there, watching them walk off into the distance.
Murdoch walked onto the bridge to find Captain Ranson standing there, looking out towards the sea. "Where's the young fourth officer?" the captain asked, when he noticed Murdoch standing next to him "Assisting a passenger, sir" the captain turned around fast, his eyes widened "On his own? Do you really think that to be wise?" Murdoch's heart suddenly skipped a beat, what was he thinking? this was Lights, the most irresponsible man he'd ever met, yet he allowed him to escort that woman alone "I'm sure he'll be alright" Murdoch said, trying to convince himself more than the captain "It's not him I'm worried about, it's those around him" the captain left Murdoch alone on watch, whilst Murdoch prayed silently that Lights wouldn't do anything rash.
It had been twenty minutes and Lights had still not returned, Murdoch was starting to panic, he decided to look for Lights, so he ordered one of the other officers on duty to relieve him. He ventured his way to room 401 but only got half way, when he saw Lights running towards him and before he could respond, Lights threw them both into a storage cupboard. "Lights! What the hell are you doing?" Lights brought his finger to his lips as a sign for Murdoch to keep quiet, they heard loud footsteps go by and disappear down the corridor. "I did it in good faith, William, honest I did. I have done it a thousand times and it has never gone wrong before today. You see, I dropped off the young woman at her room but her father wasn't there and she didn't want to be alone, so I agreed to stay with her and I offered to do some juggling..." Murdoch raised his hand to stop Lights from talking "Juggling?" Murdoch questioned, not sure that he had heard Lights correctly. "Yeah, with pottery, anyway I was juggling away when suddenly her father bursts in through the door and I lost my concentration and broke an urn" Murdoch sighed heavily "Was it worth much?" Murdoch asked dreading the answer "Well, that's the thing, he said it was priceless, so I don't know why he got so angry about it" Murdoch had to laugh "No, priceless doesn't mean...never mind, let's go back to the bridge, where he can't find you" Murdoch opened the cupboard door and guided Lights to the bridge.
Murdoch and Lights stood on watch "What am I going to do with you Lights?" Murdoch chuckled "Love me, feed me, and never leave me" Lights said softly, the two men laughed as they looked out onto the open ocean.
So this is the translation for the French 'yes, i have been walking around this ship and i can't find my way back to my room. Can you help me?' So I hoped you enjoyed the chapter, the next one will be about Lights little mishap in Australia.