Q2 Book Post3

Nich has revealed himself to the captain and has been subject to be put off in Rio de Janeiro. However, until then, Nich must be an active crew member helping with random chores that need doing and assissting officers or masters of the ship. On their way to Rio, they cross the equator, and the crew seems to know of a tradition where the rest of the crew puts one member (including animals that aren't used as a source of food) on a swing and dunks them into the ocean. Every crew member that has never been over the equator before is forced to do this (except for the officers that buy their way out with rum). Since Nicholas hasn't been over the equator, he goes in for a dunk and finds that it is quite refreshing instead of terrifying like the crew makes it sound. Soon however, Nich finds his place aboard Endeavour and finds that the crew accepts him with gratitude rather than the scorn he had been expecting. One man, an officer named Mr. Bootie, takes a great distaste to Nich and tries very hard to ruin Nich's life aboard Endeavour.