ice

the ship is was massive.
it was made to break passages where there were none. it's hull dense and reinforced to slide up on the sheet ice and cut through with it's own weight.

it was never taught how to feel sharpness because it was always the blade and never the butter. it's emotions are delayed. a masterful 30 second delay to separate a false positive from a real emergency... which means when the gauge reads low it is already too late.

[written April 17, 2007... found recently]