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"That’s horrible"
"That’s nature" Nathan turned Theleading to the control booth was right behind us; I could see Fishy through the thick glass, still happilythe controls that he had freely ad He hadn’t crashed us yet, which was better than I could have done Nathan cupped his hands around his enius, I’ain, Fishy’s voice came from the speakers, which must have been installed for the convenience of the cole day It seeularly cold, ay to spend a commute "Here’s my question: what do you wantpause while both Nathan and I tried to puzzle through that stateain in unison--alked back to the rail and leaned forward, peering out
A body floated by toupward at the unforgiving sky Then, with no fanfare and no i under the surface like she had never been there I took a breath, preparing to say so, and stopped as the woht arnaled the return of the shark that had taken it, coain This time, if she resurfaced, she didn’t do it where I could see
I took a big step back fro "That’s really creepy," I said
"That’s fascinating" Nathan was still in his initial position, leaning so far over that he looked like he was in danger of pitching overboard at any moment "There were probably some minor chemical spills when the luxury boats and such sank--a natural consequence of any eency that leaves people with time to put out to sea--and that would have killed off a lot of the local fish Sharks start getting desperate, and then they discover that the crows have established an all-you-can-eat cafeteria near the bridge It’s elegant Nothing goes to waste"
"They’re eating people," I said, in case Nathan had soed to miss that
"Yes That’s probably for the best--if sleepwalkers are going off the bridge at that rate all day, without the sharks disposing of the bodies thatinto a solid mat of corpses" Nathan finally turned away frolasses, rendering theood thing, honestly It’s going to help us ht you were supposed to be the hu back to the benches without saying another word
Nathan didn’t follow me
It took us almost an hour to sail across the Bay, and that ith Fishy pushing the ferry’s under every last ounce of speed out of the straining machinery When ere an to bleed off speed, and his cheerful voice blared over the speakers once again: "Lady, dog, and gentle the Port of San Francisco, where I will atte the historic San Francisco pier If I fail in e that this boat was designed to absorb collisions without killing commuters, so we’ll probably all live, but we probably won’t like it"
"Oh, yay," I muttered
Fishy continued: "Once we have reached the Ferry Building and, again, hopefully come to a safe and secure stop, ill need to refill the tank, as we’re basically out of gas, andwith Oceanic Apocalypse: when the world ends, we get you there anyway"
The speaker clicked off Dr Banks groaned, offering a heartfelt "Oh, thank God, he shut up," to no one in particular I s openly at his discoood, no matter how much I wanted to do it
Nathan walked around the corner of the cabin, looking at me uncertainly for a moment before he came and sat down next to ers firh his
"Do you kno to refuel a ferry?" I asked
"No, and I’d be willing to bet that Fishy doesn’t either, but I’ame" Nathan squeezed et to Syo ho labs in recreational facilities First the bowling alley, and then the candy factory She’ll have to top that soled "Do you think she’ll take over an a reverence to physics; she just ht," said Nathan
"It’s adorable how you two delusional little fuckers think you’re going to walk away from this," said Dr Banks His voice came from directly behind our bench I flinched and twisted to look, not letting go of Nathan’s hand The unke on the deck between our bench and the next, leveling a malicious look in our direction He rolled easily with the pitch of the boat, shifting his weight between his ankles and toes in a graceful , he continued: "You’ll be lucky to et a car, what happens then? Syh the doors Not unless I help you"