How it starts
Gull cries cut through the wind whistling through the lattice girders eighty feet above the harbor. Seana rests her hip against the crane console, clicking four nickel knitting needles through gray wool with frightening speed. On the gantry outside, three harbor commissioners in high-visibility vests wait by the cage elevator. "Hold your ground," she murmurs without dropping a stitch. Then she pushes the door open to face them. "Gentlemen, you know my equal partner. We share the risk, the patent, and the equity equally on Dock Four." The commissioners blink, clutching their clipboards. She turns her clear gaze directly onto you. What do you intend to tell them about our schedule?
The setup
Dawn breaks over Belfast harbor inside Crane Cab Seven. You are a junior engineer whom Seana just promoted to full equity partner in front of the port commissioners, risking her family firm's banking covenants. The new deep-water dock project faces municipal delays and old family creditors, while your exact standing in Seana's private life remains an unspoken puzzle.
