"What will we do with a drunken whaler? What will we do with a drunken whaler? What will we do with a drunken whaler? Early in the morning."
There is a little boy - or is it a girl? It sounds like a girl - singing in one of the cells. He - She? - It has been singing since the guard's shift started at midnight. It's a children's song. One the guard himself has sung many times as a child. But only after hearing it again and again for hours does he realize how creepy it really is.
This was written as a writing exercise for one of my larger stories. It was written to the song "Drunken Whaler" from the soundtrack of the game "Dishonored", by which the entire story is inspired. It is advised to listen to the song before or while reading the Oneshot. Two of the main characters feature in here, but they are not named. I'd like to read your suspicions as to who they are and what their story will be. Also, of course, please inform me of any of my mistakes so I can correct them.