No? Okay. I will now take Glass’s suggestion.
“Alright, you’ve made your point,” says Celling. “Why don’t you just tell us your name?” As he does so he gives a quick and silent hand gesture to the guards next to him, and they spin around and look behind Celling.
The voice on the other end chuckles. “Fair enough. I am the Mittani.”
Then it cuts off.
Celling turns around. There is nothing there and the guards look puzzled. “What did you expect us to find?” one says.
“Oh, I don’t know,” Celling answers. “Just a hunch. Let’s get to securing these boats.”
They can see that there are three boats on the dock: A long boat, a wide boat, and a small boat.
The long boat is a passenger ship used for moving tourists over sea to nearby ports of call. It has several levels and includes dining rooms, kitchens, and suites. There are undoubtedly many nooks and crannies in the cargo bay and such where people could hide.
The wide boat is a fishing trawler. The deck is gray, industrial, and two large cranes stand to either side of the stern for nets to be hooked off of. There are no levels belowdecks - it is a long, flat ship - and there is a small control room off to the right and middle sticking out from the deck.
The small boat is an aging patrol ship similar to the one that Jacob stole earlier. While somewhat out of date and rusty, it is still a nimble ship with some stocks of weapons onboard. We use it to guard our seas and catch smugglers.
We’ve only got enough men to hold and secure one boat, at the maximum, especially with an unknown number of enemies on this dock.
What action do you take?
A: Send troops to secure the long boat. The long boat has a great deal of corridors and rooms and will result in a chase scene if hostiles are found there.
B: Send troops to the fat boat. The fat boat has a large open space which will likely result in a firefight.
C: Send troops to hold the small boat. If the rebels get the small boat, they could undock quickly and turn it into a sea battle.
D: Forget the boats. Begin searching the various shops and warehouses along the dock.
E: Too risky to focus on just one. Fall back to a position from which you can block entry to all three. This means just guarding the whole segment of the dock, but they might find ways to evade your blockade.
F: Something else…