Eric smiled at Kat as she took a swig and then like her went to his business faÃ§ade. This was going to be a pain if he didnâ€™t wake up soon, if nothing else the bottle of Jack would be gone. Eric liked his whisky, especially when it was hard to find. It was a rare and wonderful find and he felt good in having shared it with her. For a moment he wondered if she drank, or if this was a rare occasions where she felt she needed it. Not that it really mattered to Eric, he was just interested. His attention shifted to Thomas when he heard a groan. â€œGood morning sunshine, have a good nap?â€ he said sarcastically after Thomas had spoken. Heâ€™d ignored him till he mentioned his name and that Kat hadnâ€™t tortured him. Smiling he listened and turned his chair around to lean against the back of it while resting his head on his arms. This was fascinating.<br/><br/>â€œItâ€™s as good an introduction as any.â€ Eric said shrugging. â€œAlright itâ€™s my turn. My name is Eric, I like long walks in the hallow deck beach, the smell of the fake sea breeze, I weigh around the same as you do, and my favorite thing to do is kiss guys.â€ He was being just as sarcastic and cocky as Thomas. Maybe acting the same might be fun, might not get the information out of Thomas that they wanted but it might annoy the hell out of him. When Thomas had looked at the Jack, Eric took an exaggerated drink and sighed in satisfaction. This had to be pissing Kat off, heâ€™d have to apologize to her later.<br/><br/>â€œSure no problem buddy.â€ Eric said moving so he could dump some Jack into Thomasâ€™s mouth. Aligning it perfectly he let the golden liquid fall to Thomas. â€œTastes good huh?â€ he asked turning the bottle right side up as he moved it away. He looked to be completely relaxed and as he sat down he had a look of pity on his face. â€œI had been meaning to ask, you have absolutely no friends? How could that be, you are such a great person I find it hard to imagine.â€ He said keeping his sarcasm in check. Eric wanted to sound sincere, it helped heâ€™d done the same to his mother from time to time to get away from the beatings.<br/><br/>Time was running out for them he knew, it was all going to fall apart if they couldnâ€™t get anything out of this guy. Maybe if they explained what had happened they might be let off with just a warning? Unfortunately the more he thought about it the more unlikely it seemed. They were in it deep and once the shit hit the fan it would go on for a long time. He had a feeling Kat felt the same but he wasnâ€™t going to bring it up right then and there.<br/><br/>--------------------<br/><br/>People were running all over, many of them had no idea what they were doing. The most important people, the ones who ran the ship, had been ordered to remain where they were and work on their business. Murdock wasnâ€™t going to make this ship into a floating target. He was sitting in his office, his forefinger and thumb pressing on the bridge of his nose while the other arm held it up. Of all the nincompoops he had to be stuck with most of them who thought they were smart. A few of them were standing silently in his office right now. Removing his fingers he looked at them long and hard then said, â€œI am going to be in the sublevels, if no one has any objections I plan on finding those three.â€<br/><br/>Standing he dismissed them despite some of their complaints and went to the elevator. Once in he pushed the sublevel button and stood with his hands crossed behind his back. The others had tried to follow him but heâ€™d sent them away with a stern look. It was pathetic how easily they were manipulated. One deep breath later and he was in the sublevels were two guards stood at attention for him. â€œMove out gentlemen.â€ He said and began his own search of the sublevels.