⛵ ⛵ ⛵ ⛵...(Tour of "High Island")...
[Last time...]
Junior Petty Officer Ve3 carefully held a small chigger of Scottish whiskey up Errislravenhill’s lips, and she received it willingly. The heat of the alcohol slid slowly down her throat, and she began to fell her life force begin to return. She opened her eyes and nodded in thanks.
Ve3 wiped his brow with the back of his hand and set the glass down, “Thenk guidness yoo’re alright Sairrr!”
Errisl started to sit up, but Ve3 placed a soft hand on her shoulder, “Ye need tae rest…Keptin’s orders …”
“But- Galligan… Ahh needs tae help heem!” She said as she swept her hand through her hair, pushing it back out of her face.
“I’m sorry Sairrr, but Ahh hav mah orders. Galligan is in guid hans.”
[On the Silverton…sick bay...]
As Warrant Officer Hack clamped off a small artery, blood squirted momentarily across Cockpit Mate Andofzara’s sleeve. In slight repulsion, he tensed up and glanced sideways as did Seaman Nealfa. Hack glanced up and with a narrow glare of irritation gave them warning…
“Ur ye cheils squeamish?! Can’t hav 'att haur muckers! Keep yer een oan th' woond ur gang git me someain who can!”
“Nae…Ahh’m guid…” Andofzara replied shakily as he held the cotton swab back in place.
“An’ ye?!” Hack spouted as he turned his gaze on Nealfa.
“Ahh’m…steady…”
“Alrighty ‘en… let’s git oan wi' it!”
[Warrant Officer Errislravenhill’s cabin…]
A knock at the door turned Junior Petty Officer Ve3’s head as he sat up and opened it. Standing in the doorway was Junior Petty Officer Ilversaver888, with a determined look on her face…
“I’m oan watch wi' th’ Warrant Officer noo, Keptin’s orders...”
“Och, Aye Sairrr.” Ve3 replied as he got up and walked out of the cabin.
Closing the door behind him, Ilversaver888 sat on the chair next to Errisl’s bunk…
“Bludy heel sister! Ye swatch loch yoo’ve bin burst by a Man-o’-War!”
“Ahh feels loch it tay...” Errisl replied with a deep sigh.
“Hoo did it happen?”
“Och Ilver! Ahh don’t want tae gab aboot it noo! Haur Ahh sits, loch a washed-up fesh, while th' Commander is fightin' fur his life in boak bay!” Errisl lamented as she looked down.
“If anyain can savs heem, it’s Hack…”
“Mebbe, but wi' who’s help.?!”
“Andofzara an’ Nealfa…” Ilver replied somewhat hesitantly.
“A Cockpit Mate an’ a Seaman?!!” Errisl exclaimed as she bolted upright.
“Aye, it’s aw Hack hud. They ur guid men sister…”
”Och aye, they ur baith guid men! But damns it aw! They hav nae medical experience!!”
Ilversaver bit her lip as she began to sense that something was about to unfold that she could not control. Errisl sat up on the edge of her bunk with a slight grimace on her face.
” Tak' me tae th' Keptin!”
“But Errisl, ye got orders tae bide an' rest?!”
“Aye! An' Ahh’m yer Warrant Officer, an' Ahh’m orderin' ye tae tak' me tae th' Keptin- noo!”
“Bloody Nora! Th' renk thing again. Whatever happened tae fowk first?!”
“Galligan is fowk sissy!”
Ilversaver sighed heavily as she got up and opened the door, motioning for her sister to go first. Errisl stood up, slightly unsteady, then walked through the door.
“Ye didnae really hav orders from th' Keptin tae relieve Ve3…did ye?”
Ilversaver inhaled deeply and twitched her nose, “Nae…”
“Ahh coods report ye fur 'att...”
“Aye...but ye willnae.”
Errisl nearly cracked a grin, but didn't, as she turned and slowly made her way down the narrow hall towards the great cabin.
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🎃 Sassenach fur lainlubbers:
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baith (both), barnie (fight), beel (bell), ben (through), bevvy (drink), bide (wait, stay), bitts (boots), blaw (blow), blimey (surprise, excitement), bloody nora (bad luck), bludy heel (bloody hell), boak (sick), brin' (bring), brine (sea), bunsens (money)
caa (call), caller (fresh), cannae (cannot), cheil (man), clootie (sail cloth), coods (could), cooldnae (couldn't), coorie (hurry), coppers (pennies, money)
dae (do), dobber (bastard), dobber (bastard), di'es (dives), donner (walk), doon (down), dorn't (don't)
een (eyes), enaw (enough)
fa (who), fash yerse (worry), feit (feet), fesh (fish), fife (five), follaw (follow), folk (family), fower (four), frenk (Frank), fur (for)
gain (gone), gang (go), gauld (gold), gezz (give me), gi'es (gives), glaikit (stupid), gob (mouth), gonnae (going to), guid (good)
hain (hand), hans (hands), hauld (hold), haur (here), heed (head), heel (hell), heem (him), hiner (hope), hodden (common, inexpensive), hoo (how)
isnae (is not)
jawbox (sink), jink (dance)
ken (know), knaw (know)
laddie (boy), lain (land), lang (long), lassie (girl), lest (last), lit (let), loch (like), loon (boy)
mammy (mother), min' (mind), mirk (dark), moggie (cat), mony (many), moorns night (tomorrow), mucker (mate), mukker (close friend)
nae (no, not), naethin' (nothing), nicht (night), noo (now)
oan (on), och (oh), onie (any), oot (out)
pest (past), picters (pictures), pit (put), poochbook (pocketbook), poke (pocket), puir (poor)
raur (rare), reit (right), rin (run), roost (rust)
scran (food), shair (shore), sheit (sheet), silvers (silver), skale (school), spyug (bird), stain (stand), stoaner (hard), strang (strong), swally (beer), swatch (look)
tae (to), tatties an' neebs (dinner), tay (too), techt (tight), teels (tell), thaur (there), thee (three), thes (this), thrang (busy), tint (lost), tois (two)
ur (or)
waurs (worse), wav (wave), wee (little), weecht (weight), weel (well), whit (what), wi' (with), woods (would)
ye (you) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
◼ Warrant Officer
w1 kerrislravenhill
w2 hack
◾ Cockpit Mate
cm1 handofzara
◾ Petty Officer
po1 myprecious
po2 curie
po3 goldrooster
◾ Junior Petty Officer
jp1 ssg-community
jp2 silversaver888
jp3 brian.rrr
jp4 cve3
jp5 hivebuzz
◾ Seaman
s1 ctime
s2 steemed
s3 onealfa
s4 smartvote
s5 arcange
s6 investegg
s7 bdmillergallery
s8 rewards-pool
s9 eturnerx
▪ Boy
b1 andre-verbrick
b2 tipper
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