Chapter 50

“More bizarre than people sticking out of the walls?” asked Ingrid.

“Yeah, those guys weren’t there yet. I got to see what happened to the original crew. Some of them were stuck in the walls, too, but they were still flesh and bone. I saw one guy that had been folded in on himself like a fucking ouroboros.” Lily shuddered. “When I went outside, it was daytime and the water wasn’t rough yet. Waited until it was dark and flew out to the largest escort boat to figure out what was going on. Back then, the boats were all fully staffed and things were okay for a day or so. I was a bit grumpy because I couldn’t do anything and couldn’t let you all know what was coming, so I just masqueraded as an extra crew member.” Lily leaned forward and stared at nothing, a frown creasing her face. “You know how they’re always making movies about this shit where people slowly descend into madness?”

“Like that movie Eulalie mentioned?” asked Ingrid.

Lily snapped her fingers. “Yes! I fuc