Don't waste time, dress confidently sexy, not slutty and see the captain

You dress quickly, pulling on shorts practical for the heat, a top that would neither suffocate in the humidity of a day on a tropical sea nor would begin to disintegrate after being hit by rough seawater waves and fingerless gloves to protect your paws from rope burn.

The outfit is simple light and dark greys; appropriate for a pirate on board The Vanish but also a good match for the black, white and grey of your raccoon colouring. The combination is both practical and appropriate while being sexy and individual. After all you're new on the ship and have to make a good impression.

You leave your corner of this section of the sleeping quarters and head to the flood door that leads up above deck. As you depart you can sense Gurth's eyes lingering on you, enjoying the sight of your perky backside wrapped in the shorts you've picked and so you give your tail a dismissive swish and head up above deck.

It's baking hot on the surface of The Vanish. If anything you may have over dressed and it only takes a second to notice a bunny girl scrubbing the deck in a tiny bikini top and a micro pair of shorts. Behind her a muscled and topless anthro bull heaves on a chunky length of rope, using his obvious strength to help raise a sail.

It is so hot because it's mid summer and The Vanish is far to the south, wending a lazy path through the volcanic islands that pump boiling hot steam into the air every now and then. It's a dangerous route to be on, the islands are inhabited by red skinned gargoyles that are known to fly offshore, swoop down and steal sailors from ships. The channels between the islands are also said to be used by the slaving ships of the crocodile clans.

The captain's cabin is at the front of the ship. So far your experience on board suggests that Red Tail leaves the day to day running of the ship to others and is rarely seen.

Passing other pirates, nodding a polite hello to each, you make your way down towards the cabin. Just as you draw near and pass by a dark vent that leads down to one of the ship's cargo holds you think you hear something. It sounded like a muffled voice coming up from far below. There shouldn't be anyone down there.