40: Brice
Brice
Brice stayed in his room for three days. The boat rode the waves, sometimes rocking so much his stomach churned, other times gently bobbing. The noise was constant, but when he concentrated the pounding was almost bearable.
And it was when he concentrated—when he focused on the voices—that he learnt about the crew. Mouse wanted to leave the boat, set up a restaurant somewhere. Dagger missed someone he called Petal, Two-Shot wasn’t sure what he thought about Buckle now. And Joy…
She was an interesting one. Seemed too calm for a boat like this, but sometimes her internal voice carried old memories. Used to be a thief, prided herself that she could get through any physical lock. Came from a place called Kratomar, favoured mech over tech, kind of backward—which suited
