the description of the tourists was very funny and descriptive in a way id NOt like to be on board with them.. that was my favorite part of the ficlet.lol

Always good to find a reason not to strangle people, I always say. I like that you set the ficlet elsewhere than the inspiring picture, the approaching ship anyway. Creative and stuff.

I love that the ship looks like a pirate ship, if you “ignore the tourists with cameras swarming the decks” (which I’d recommend).
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I also loved the last line. Many’s the time that money have saved me from strangling someone.
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I liked your second paragraph best. On the water, the possibilities are endless, he’s free from the petty troubles of the world—in this case, obnoxious tourists.