George was a pirate, but he wasn’t a very good pirate.
While his shipmates were fending off a deadly sea monster, George was at the childrens’ hospital, entertaining patients with pirate stories.
The kids loved it when George showed up and told his stories.
His shipmates, not so much.
Sea monsters are even more dangerous when you fight them shorthanded, and as clumsy as George was, he could have been useful as a decoy or bait.
In the middle of a story, George’s phone rang.
He flicked it to vibrate mode.
“Sorry about that,” said George. “Now where was I?”