Letters.

[1275psi]

24th February,

Big Ben shakes his head in frustration.
Another one.
With a well gloved hand he reaches over to the shaft of the feed pump, and gingerly grips it.
He ignores the almost boiling water leaking from the gland running over his fingers, gets a more
solid grip of the shaft, grimaces, and twists.
The shaft does not move.
Not surprising really, the bloody screeching noise it gave a few minutes ago.
Seized.
Another bloody feed pump seized.
That's 2 out of 3.

Ben pulls back, contemplating the dead pump.

Ben has been on Chester for a long, long time, done a lot of miles.
He knows how his thin Engineer speaks.
"we are getting tired, we have a few issues, .........we can manage"

That's what Shock will hear, what Shock has to hear.
Chester is being driven as hard as she ever has, and its beginning to show.

"We can manage"
Ben is already planning the repair process in his head.
Stokers, Chesters Stokers always can manage, always have, always will.
It will mean even longer hours, more sweat, lots more sweat.

This is war.

Chesters Stokers will manage
And that's all Shock must ever hear.

[BBfanboy]

A well-deserved salute to stokers - doing a job most of us would shrink from! Cheers!

[1275psi]

25th
February

Its Peter who takes the message

From DD Bagley
to
TF Saratoga

"Regret that CA Salt Lake City sunk by SS this morning.
No survivors."

He hands it to Ford, who reads it silently, who in turns Hands it to Shock

He makes no comment, none is needed, Salt Lake City is, WAS, operating
only 40 miles away.
KB is not the only killer hunting them in these waters.

[Lecivius]

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[1275psi]

Hi Guys

First an apology that this did not continue.
Due to intense real life pressures, just could not continue

Also, the game got months and months ahead, and for Chester nothing happened........and then
I lost all my notes
Finally writers block..........I just could not "feel"anything for my characters

So, hope to try again at some future date.......I am still playing at least

1275psi

[PaxMondo]

Herb,

Nice to hear from you, sad that this died. Hopefully, another epic will start in the future.

[Lecivius]

Real life triumphs. But I still miss your writing [;)]

[Ol_Dog]

I am not sure about writer's block. I think you could write a dictionary and make it interesting