“Naya, Captain Shepard, Lieutenant Stockton” she repeated. A pleasure to make acquaintances. The Roza? Ah! Your ship must be that Victorian schooner docked next to us aren’t you?”. As the tour guide continues to sing her little song, Odyssia smiles at the comment made by the lieutenant.
“Ah, you have a keen eye for ship details. It is true that this ship is from the grand age of ocean liner travel, you are off by about four years. This ship was constructed in 1912, launched in 1913. This ship before it was christened the name Fascination went by the name Empress of Russia, it was christened the name Fascination after she was purchased by the Pacific-Oriental Steam Navigation Company in 1924. She has been christened numerous names after that, until the organization purchased her as a museum ship in the 1960s. I can go on about this wonderful ship and it’s interesting history. In fact, let me be the first to show you around, for a token fee of course”.
Gerald offers his hand. The canine sniffs about. It would seem that he was accepted. The canine switches from sniffing to licking, as many dogs have done to Gerald.
“Ah, excuse me,” he says seeing the other man approaching them, standing up tipping his hat in greetings. “Where are my manners, my name is Gerald Rothbart, the current captain of the SS Fascination. Well, I say current captain. She hasn’t been sailed in years, since she is currently a museum ship from my country”.