[ weirdo. she can't even tell if he's being sarcastic or not, so she'll take it as a compliment then. we take those. ]

Comes with the territory of being a sailor. The Whales... they're relentless and nothing like most fish you'd know. But you can't get oil and other resources from them if you're just sitting around, so someone's got to fish them out of the water and kill them.

[ it's horrible and traumatic. at least now she can keep her emotions in check, but she clenches her fist anyway to keep herself from shaking. ]