Gideon waited patiently as the occupants of the ship departed the gangplank, opening up a clear path for him to advance onto the ship. From his position, he could see a few occupants of the ship still mulling about on the deck. Gideon took this moment to advance up the gangplank and onto the deck. Gideon almost instantly identified the captain, standing at the aft as the rest of the crew finished up porting procedures, as captains are apt to do. Gideon, still using his stave as a walking stick, approached the captain from behind, "Excuse me, you are the captain, correct?" Gideon asked, addressing the fairly young looking man, with his bush of white hair.