[quote=@TheUnknowable]
<Snipped quote by The Fated Fallen>

I assumed he was blackmailing the captain.  Kind of a "how much are you willing to pay me to keep the ship together" thing.  Not a good idea to blackmail your boss if you want to keep your job, but some characters would do it.
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And no matter how much he gets paid, it'll hardly help. I'm just gonna try and sort some things out with my maker while I still can