2023-02-28 7:50:31 ¶ ●

Discovered something interesting today! I usually just have Peter clean shaven because I hc he doesn’t like how facial hair feels, especially while at sea. But it turns out a lot of ships don’t allow beards because fires, explosions, sinking, etc are actually… a lot more common on ships than you would think, especially cargo ships, and the SCBA (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus) can’t seal properly over beards. So now I have another angle for that hc.

Piracy is also way more common a problem for cargo ships than I expected. If pirates ever attempted to hijack/steal from Peter’s ship, I suspect the Lonely was well-fed that day.

Edit: Looking more into this, and SCBA have a service life of 15 to 30 years, so the ones on Peter’s ship are probably old, like the lifeboats, but still serviceable. I imagine Tadeas would replace them when necessary instead of leaving everyone to potentially drown/asphyxiate during a Maritime accident.

Also re: the lifeboats, I don’t know if they’re an aesthetic choice for Peter or he/his uncle just never bothered updating them on the Tundra. The aesthetic thing would be very funny and kind of appropriate considering the way his family is (dramatic creepy weirdos), but I can also see him just not bothering to update the lifeboats once he received a ship because he’s not very safety-conscious. Fortunately, Tadeas makes sure the ship isn’t completely without safety measures.