“Siyeon, right?” She asked, rhetorical, and the girl gave her a curt, stiff nod. She started to clean her hands, staring at Siyeon. “Well, it’s going to be an expensive fix. Upwards two thousand struanes, I think. Old ships tend to be like that, you know? Impossible to predict.”

Siyeon looked baffled. Handong counted down the seconds to the explosion.

“Old ship? This baby is from a few months ago, I bought it new!”