We moved to the Captains quarters to get out of the darkness and stale air of the midsection. With two of our crew now dead, and the monster trapped on the ship, the remaining four of us decided we needed to hunt and kill it before it took any more of us.
As we discussed the plan on how to catch this thing, it was decided that the Captain would lower himself along the outside of the ship using ropes and would prod the creature inside the hold with torches through the portholes. The cook would go above deck and make sure to seal the deck hatch to the hold, insuring the only escape for the creature was back towards the stairs.
That left the cabin boy and I. One would lure it, the other would catch it in a fishing net and kill it. One to be the bait, and one to slay the beast. I decided I would…
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