Beatrice Beecham's Ship of Shadows
The devil makes work for idle thumbs, it said.
He left the room, the door closing at his heels, the incident with the glass and vibrating floors now forgotten as he made his way back to the bridge.
Back in Melville’s quarters, the oppressive silence that came with an empty room was tainted with a small, yet insistent sound.
On the desk, the glass began to shiver once more, the water within becoming infused with a green tint. Above the tumbler, the wooden plaque trembled with such vigour it beat against the confines of the display case. Without warning the lettering began to ooze black, viscous fluid. It pooled upon the velvet cushion where the plaque rested. The goo seeped into the material,
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