About this story
You play Humphrey Van Weyden, promoted to cabin boy. Wolf Larsen reads Browning, quotes Ecclesiastes and holds that life is yeast and nothing more — and twenty chapters of arguing with him on his own deck is not a debate you can walk away from.
Who you’ll meet
Wolf Larsen, with Johnson working forward.
How it opens
On a January Monday, fog covered the Martinez between Sausalito and San Francisco.
Ferry CaptainKeep clear of the forward rail;
Ferry Captainanother vessel may answer too late.
A whistle sounded ahead, altered direction, and returned much nearer.
The answering whistle is crossing our course.
Ferry CaptainThat is how it sounds; hold fast and stay clear of the crew.