Chapter 6
Weeks passed, and they took on new passengers. Solomon’s turn again came up to walk the decks, but to his dismay, he was teamed up with Mikhail to walk every deck open to the public and look for problems from a passenger’s perspective. Supposedly, only the most trusted employees were given this assignment. Solomon was to train Mikhail, who was new to the duty. How did he rate for this assignment? He lifted his eyes to heaven.
Yes, the ship’s captain has a sense of humor. I think you do, too, Lord.
They met at the crew’s rest area, a communal living room with TVs, video games, board games, and books and magazines. Solomon tapped his foot. Mikhail was three minutes late. He never had the discipline expected of him. He liked to joke and play too much.
Mikhail arrived. “Sorry, I’
