Degenerative Mime Disease
Wit' a vow o'silence so commonly known fer mimes, it be difficult ta get a complete hist'ry out of em. Th'Director o'Ccassional Music managed to have a "conversation" o'sorts with me, an' this be what I quoth o'it. Tae ship records include vis'ial ta text conversion.
*"Oi! What ye doin here, startlin me as-it'is? Is tere need fer music here, now?"*
*VtT: a spreading of arms as of welcome*
*VtT: hands to eyes like googles, leaning forward, rotating slowly ift and oft*
*"Aye, safety comes first indeed, an tae googles be right behind ya."*
*VtT: standing upright, first finger pointed upwards, rotating quickly ift and oft*
*"Ya want a metronome as well? Tae 'chestrals seem in time ta me."*
*VtT: head lowering, hand raising, contact made between foreface and palm*
*VtT: standing upright, head rotating ift and oft*
*VtT: attention held behind Engine Operator, walking forwards*
*"What a way ta enda conversin'. Stridin pas'n not even a wave. Oi! If ya be headin' tat far, ya best be suitin' up."*
*VtT: turning round quickly, first finger pointed upwards and pressed against lips*
*"I know tae helmet be mighty uncomfortable, but safety be utmost an tich."*
*VtT: right first finger raised horizontal, aimed at space behind engine column (6, 327)*
*VtT: crouching, feet and glutes in contact with ground, knees upright, arms clasped around shins, head bent inwards*
*VtT: head lifts, facial expression <<NOTABLE|INCOMPREHENSIBLE|ABJECT>>, mouth open as that of a scream or a drooling*
*VtT: facial expression <<CONCERNED>>, standing upright, right first finger raised horizontal, aimed at space behind engine column (6, 327)*
*"Why, a'nother you be right here in me engine? What be wrong wi'chem?"*
A long, dang'rous interchange follo'd, after which we had a degenerate mime in the brig an a still-terr'fied engine operator frantically checking engine columns for silent hidden shadows, subdued in sound 'lone.
Ta be clear, tae quotes be 'tween Tae 'proach'n'Tae Crunch, when little o'dramatic nature be happ'n on tae surface.
Montglimmery Scott, D.N.