Sam Stone
Harbormaster Sam Stone (a.k.a. Captain)
Samuel Meriwether Stone (Capt., USN, Ret.) has been harbormaster of Emerald City for the past eleven years, and talks frequently about his impending retirement in a few more years, when he plans to finally “do some sailing” with his wife Mai-Lin on board their small boat, the Layabout. For the time-being, “the Captain” (as many who work with him call him) is responsible for safety and regulation for the Port of Emerald City and Malory Bay. Mostly that involves checking a great deal of paperwork to ensure it is all in order and working with the Coast Guard and local Naval authorities to deal with any problem that might arise. As he’ll relate to anyone who asks, Capt. Stone has more than his share of problems.
Sam Stone is in his early 60s, with a salt-and-pepper beard going whiter by the day and a hairline receding like the tide, which he normally covers with a nautical cap. He wears his old Naval pea-coat in chill weather and sucks on lollipops or toothpicks to deal with the fact he quit smoking. (It was ten years ago, but he makes it sound like it was last week.)
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