I suppose any amount of protection we could scrape up wouldn't hurt. There weren't so many of us aboard this time last year and we mostly made do with hiding like cowards.

[He couldn't help but scowl a bit at that. Aside from Zozo, that first crew of his was completely worthless. How they ever stayed afloat was a mystery.]

That's a bit more pressing than dancing, no doubt. Usually I'm the first to build something, why do you need a machine for music? Drums and flutes suit sailors fine.