Roger

The sailing cat of the pirate ship Sunset Dawn

Last life

Roger was the Ship's cat of the Sunset Dawn . He was found as a stray kitten by the cook Alejandro , hanging on to his last of nine lives.

Alejandro nursed Roger back to life, but his right eye couldn't be saved. After his unfortunate start in life, he was a jolly cat. The Sunset Dawn, being a modern ship, didn't have a rodent problem or any rodents on board. So mouse hunting wasn't on Roger's to-do list. He lived off the galley scraps Alejandro fed him, or whatever any of the other crew members gave him.

Sleeping

Most of the time, Roger could be found hanging out on deck where he would find a sunny spot to sleep in. As soon as there was even a slight chance that the weather turning bad, he would head below and sneak into the Captain 's cabin to hide in Rose her bunk.

Eternal enemy

Roger did hate birds, and any seagull or other feathered creatures he'd promptly chase off the deck. Often looking up in utter discontent as the birds choose safer spots up high in the rigging.

Currently Boarded Vehicle
Species
Family
Children
Namesake
Pirate flag

Fish

Whenever the crew was fishing, Roger was the most active, making sure the sailors paid attention to their lines, and even checking them himself to make sure the delicious snacks were brought to him on deck.

The End

Unfortunatly Roger went down with the ship, when the Sunset Dawn was bombed by the Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela.



Roger counting his share by Imarksm via Pixabay
 


Cover image: by Johannes Plenio
Character Portrait image: Roger by GDJ via Pixabay

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Author's Notes

Yes this is an older article, which was stuck at one sentence of content. So I updated it for WE2025.


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Dec 2, 2025 22:17 by Dr Emily Vair-Turnbull

Rogerrrr :( The crew must have been devastated!

Emy x
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