Dark and cold, would be the only way to describe the innards of a ship devoid of
power. The main generators stopped running fifteen minutes from the first report of
flooding, the emergency generator never picked up the load.
“What do you mean the emergency generator never fired off?” asked the furious Captain.
“It didn’t, that’s all I can say.”
“Alright,” attempting to maintain some semblance of calm, “how do we fire it off?”
Nervous and dripping with sweat, the young assistant engineer yielded no reply.
“So that’s all you have for me?” you useless sap. “Where’s your boss, then?”
“What do you mean the emergency generator never fired off?” asked the furious Captain.
“It didn’t, that’s all I can say.”
“Alright,” attempting to maintain some semblance of calm, “how do we fire it off?”
Nervous and dripping with sweat, the young assistant engineer yielded no reply.
“So that’s all you have for me?” you useless sap. “Where’s your boss, then?”
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