Viking Shipbuilding
The Vikings built ships. That was what they were good at. They built ships, and they sharpened their weapons, and they sailed the stars to find planets to pillage.
They also liked women. Or men, depending on the individual Viking's preference.
They sailed for years and always came back home with loot and slaves and tales of glorious combat.
Only Fiske was left behind.
He helped build the ships, but his hand-eye coordination wasn't as good as a shipbuilder's. Which meant every single Viking in colony.
"It's okay," his mother said. "You'll find other ways to contribute."
"No, mother," he complained. "I'm worthless. I can't do anything right, I've tried everything!"
And his mother would hold him tight and place his head in her bosom and say, "My dear son, everyb
