I will grant one more day for any objections, and if not he will go find some Vass.
There are also some bards clamoring to join the crew, along with a pleading gnome who claims not to be a bard...
Chase is good with Vaas and Bards.
Regarding this Gnome, we should interview him and put him through all the usual tests (ability tests, screening for evil, spellcasting capabilities, fighting skills, sailing, etc.). If he's worthy, we can recruit him. Also, he gets extra testing to make sure he's not running from the law. We have enough refugees on this ship and don't need to be harboring criminals, falsely accused or otherwise.