[He sits up very suddenly from where he's sitting, a wide grin on his face despite the grass sticking to the back of the uniform vest he's still wearing. His hat falls off--but it rests against his neck, having been caught by the near-invisible string.]

Yeah, of course!! If you're gonna' man a ship, you gotta' have the essentials, right? A first mate, a navigator, a cook, a shipwright, a doctor, a musician...