We'll give it about 24 more hours, and if the action hasn't advanced by then.... well, I'll think of something. You're still on the way to your assignment and you've just met a 'vagabond' named "Jimmy B." in the Starport. Incidentally, if anyone is wondering whether you have the authority to take on a passenger or additional crew member, yes, obviously you're authorized to take on paying passengers. And you feel like you can convince the Powers That Be at Zeering Conglomerate to accept a new crew member if you can adequately explain what the new meat brings to the table, as it were.