Into the Drowning Deep (Rolling in the Deep, #1)

by Mira Grant

If this ship starts going down, get next to Dr Toth. She’ll glare the water into staying away from you.’ ‘I don’t think that’s physically possible.’ ‘But won’t it be fun to find out?’

‘Now, Michi, what did we say about torturing the hired help?’ ‘That it’s damned funny, and I’m not going to stop unless I’m given a solid reason to do so.’

She snorted. ‘No mermaids, of course’ would probably be the epitaph for this mission.

‘That’s still what it looks like,’ said Daryl sullenly. ‘Just because a thing looks like a thing, that doesn’t mean that’s what it is.’ Daryl stopped, turning to look at him. Finally he said, ‘Worst part is, I followed that. I’m going to go tell the captain.’

‘No, I meant… What did you say?’ Olivia shook her head. ‘I don’t always understand… I mean, signals are hard. Especially about something like this. People don’t say what they mean. They say things that live in the same neighborhood as what they mean, and then they look at me like I’m stupid because I don’t pick it up instantly. I’m not stupid. I’m just not that specific kind of smart.’