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Nataw said, “Of course. We need you… I’ve been waiting for you to say something like this since all the arguments started.” Then he stopped and looked over at Kee and Lee, asking, “Right?” Kee looked up toward Nataw, “I know it’s hard for you. We all have friends among Destroy. If it could possibly happen, we’d like to end this without fighting any of them. We also know that’s unlikely.” Govan…

Nataw sighed. “I’ve been doing what I always do. After the visions came and our whole race went mad, I left. I couldn’t convince anyone in Destroy that killing the younger races was unnecessary, and so I went out to see them before they disappeared. I’m not much of a fighter, you know.” With a grunt that edged into a growl, Govan said, “It’s not a question of convincing. We all saw what happened.…

From where she stood next to Nataw, Kee smiled. “You met him in the future and he chose not to kill you. I think Govan will be reasonable, provided we’ll be talking to the version of him that spared you. If we’re about to talk to a version of him that doesn’t know anything about that, it could become messy.” “Great,” I thought back to her. Continue reading Engine: Part 9

On January 9th 1972 The Liner , launched at John Brown’s shipyard, Clydebank, in 1938, caught fire and capsized.

After the decline of the big liners and it’s retirement the ship was sold to the city of Long Beach, California, US. It was sold to a succession of buyers, most of whom had unsuccessful plans for her.

Finally the Elizabeth was sold to Hong Kong businessman Tung Chao Yung, who intended to convert her into a floating university cruise ship now called the Seawise University. In 1972, while undergoing refurbishment in Hong Kong harbour, fire broke out aboard under unexplained circumstances and the ship was capsized by the water used to fight the fire.

One comment I found while researching this claimed "It was arson, 4 fires breaking out simultaneously isn't a coincidence"

The Ship was also featured in "The Spy who loved me" starring Roger Moore.

I don’t know how long I talked. He’d ask questions on human culture and sometimes small details about Lee or Kee’s actions or statements. When I did remember them, he’d nod slowly as if it meant something to him. I couldn’t be sure that was a good thing. He’d found the story of The Thing That Eats particularly interesting, both because I’d been able to tap into Lee’s power when creating a sword…