The less we move the more the boat rocks

Imagine this. You're in a boat. Silence. And then there's noise all around. Still silent. The noise is thick. You can't see through it anymore. That's what it was like. The last time it happened was...

...last week. Feels like a lot longer ago than that. Well, that's that. Anyway, afterwards, there was this sound.

It was quiet at first. Then the lights. Through the noise, even. Couldn't stop them.

They took