Panay's Ghost

...Or won't let them sit at a card table until they stow the air group...

Yes, but is she rescuing survivors because she's brave or because she is crummy at screening?

Hits the North Pacific Current, hangs a right at Puget Sound, right again at Baja Califirnia, comes in hot from behind...nothing but net.

I am reminded of the immortal words of Weird Al Yankovic: You might hear some reindeer on your rooftop Or Jack Frost on your windowsill, But if someone's climbin' down your chimney You better load your gun and shoot to kill ( From Christmas at Ground Zero ) That sounds more like a job for a Fan-artist with Photoshop. Sadly, I don't have a red cape in my closet. Sorry.

*Waits to see a Belle version of A Friend in Need, AKA Dogs Playing Poker* ...Maybe not from you, Goddess Candidate, but I'm sure it will happen. It's simply a matter of time.

That is, if Canarias will let them have pets... There will probably more cats than dogs, parrots, bandicoots, mules, etc. because cats have a long reputation of bringing good luck to ships. They also kept the rat population down during the earlier age of sail, and considering rats spoiled food/ could carry disease, it wouldn't be hard to make some sort of correlation.

If we're just throwing suggestions out there, I think HMS Porcupine might be fun.