The Creeping Kelp
“He could tell by their eyes that they didn’t believe him. They thought both he and Suzie were in shock at the loss of their crewmates in an accident that had sunk the ship. The idea of some kind of creature lurking offshore, one big enough to take down the Earth Rescue, was just too large for them to comprehend.Shit. I feel like the sheriff in Jaws.
When the questioning was finally over they were let out into a glimmering dawn. Pale sunlight shimmered in Weymouth harbour and the terrors were already beginning to fade, taking on the semblance of a nightmare.“What can we do now?” Suzie said. “We’ve got to warn somebody.”That’s all we ever do, Noble thought. Warn people. People who don’t want to listen.He didn’t say anything. He knew it wasn’t what she wanted to hear. Over the past four years he’d come to know when to speak and when not to. He’d signed up with Earth Rescue, initially, not from any great planet-saving idealism but for a need for adventure—a life at sea far from any constr...aints of office or train timetable.MoreLess
When the questioning was finally over they were let out into a glimmering dawn. Pale sunlight shimmered in Weymouth harbour and the terrors were already beginning to fade, taking on the semblance of a nightmare.“What can we do now?” Suzie said. “We’ve got to warn somebody.”That’s all we ever do, Noble thought. Warn people. People who don’t want to listen.He didn’t say anything. He knew it wasn’t what she wanted to hear. Over the past four years he’d come to know when to speak and when not to. He’d signed up with Earth Rescue, initially, not from any great planet-saving idealism but for a need for adventure—a life at sea far from any constr...aints of office or train timetable.MoreLess
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