Captain Curly
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The stress of being captain is lot.
Too much, he realizes while looking down at the report logs for the shipment. He feels stupid. He shouldn't be crying over report logs of all things, but here he is, salty tears running down his cheeks, wiping them roughly with the back of his hand and wincing as his stubble scratches him.
Too much. Too much stress, too much responsibility. He's a grown man at the top of his game, but he's also just one guy. And if he keeps going like this he'll burn out before he retires. But the ink stares him down, even as his tears stain the paper