Captain Deluxe

Deluxe sat in the crow’s nest playing the accordion all day. Her father had been lost at sea, his memory was fading away. Crew waited orders, for she now Captain Deluxe McVey. She played a morose melody, dreaming of a better day. You have to give us something to do, her first mate finally said. Your father might have been retrieved, he might not be full-dead. Deluxe was not ready to come down, she sat another day instead. When she finally returned to the deck, she was ready to be fed. How about grainy cheese burgers? Asked the compliant cook. “You know how I hate beef,” she said, giving him the look. They sailed the seven seas and ran into notorious Captain Hook. Captain Deluxe won the battle and then went back to her nook.