As previously mentioned,
stews and engineers are not a match made in heaven. We don’t like them and they
don’t like us. We break stuff, they have to fix it. They mess and we have to
clean it. Of course, more goes into it than just that, but you get the gist.
Johnny, however, is an exception. Whilst he still fits the overweight, pale,
bilge-dwelling stereotype, he is neither grouchy, nor lazy, nor socially inept.
He is, in fact, fucking hilarious, and lieu of how much The Joke Boat is
falling apart, astoundingly chipper! Somewhat of a rocker, he plays in a band
and can often be heard playing the guitar in the engine room, as he is soothed
by the sound of his own voice. He probably works more hours than anyone onboard
and deals with something major breaking every day. There is a special place for
him in Engineer Heaven I’m convinced. Or at the very least, cold beers in hell.