It was not illegal to bring pets on a cruise, people bring dogs, cats are loved because they eat a large quantity of rates, some of the more eccentric sailors take more exotic creatures on board as well. One particular sailor brought a raccoon on board then promptly drowned. So there Cain was staring face to face at a heavy set masked bandit trash panda. The creature was pleasant enough, it chattered and jabbered at people, but IT WAS A NUISANCE!

The creature would raid the larders and ship stores and scurry about with a mouth full of food meant for the sailors. IT would chew through sail cloth all be it the used and worn stuff and it would do the same with the cordage. When ever Cain caught the thing robbing the stores and such Cain would chase after it shouting something in the vein of "You're gonna die rodent!" before intentionally missing the creature with half loaded pistol shots. He didn't actually want to kill the thing but still sending it scurrying away in from what it probably thought was Armageddon was reigning down on him.

Eventually the cruise ended and Cain wound up leaving it to some kind hearted thief that would see it as a kindred spirit.