The day went by much more quiet than normal as the tension truly sunk in.  It was definitely the longest day he had had since Chantelle boarded the ship but he was thankful for her company otherwise  the day may well have seemed like it lasted forever.  The stilted conversation between them was, of course, not out of anger but the deep seated dread seemed to permeate the entire crew.  as the day wore on to an end Gabriel set the controls to auto pilot and sighed running his hands through his hair.