DECK 1 OF 5: BRIDGE
CYCLE 1 · CRUISE-DAY 14 · CALM SEA · SAMPLES 0
CARROW · Captain
ERA 1957 · IGY CHARTING EXPEDITION
GOAL: Read 17:00 log aloud · sketch creature trace
NEED: Lantern · pen · clear horizon
HAVE: Wool sweater · brass sextant · log book
PLAN: Bridge → Chart-table → Deck rail → Galley cocoa
STEP: 1 of 4 (Bridge)
MOOD: Quiet wonder
⌥ TIMELINE FORK · R/V WAYFARER
1957 IGY CHARTING●
Rope rigging · brass sextant · paper logs · cocoa kettle
2024 CLIMATE SURVEY○
Scientific buoys · CTD rosette · laptops · LED deck lamps
2089 DEEP-PELAGIC○
Robot submersibles · holo-charts · soft-glow hull · Pip-7
★ DRAMA LADDER · NAMING THE CREATURE
✓ Trace 1 — branching wake at dusk (1957 log)
✓ Trace 2 — sonar bloom, no body (2024 buoy)
▶ Trace 3 — submersible silhouette (2089 dive)
Rung 4 — three eras compare logs in galley
Rung 5 — vote on a NAME (cozy! not capture)
SHIP'S RADIO · CROSSOVER LOG
Tuning radio...
Cycle 1 · Day 14 · The Wayfarer rolls easy on a calm Atlantic. Captain Carrow uncaps the log book.
BRIDGE
ERA 1957