Harbor master


 * The harbor master is an alien.

Pity the poor harbor master of the planet Pequod's oceanside town of Gottlieb. His is the thankless and risky job of making sure all the violent, intoxicated yahoos who put to sea on his world obey the proper safety precautions and legal limits. Not only does he get no respect from the public, he also can't risk complaining too loudly or even issue the necessary safety warnings that are part of his job, under threat from the menacing and seemingly all-powerful Ministry of Tourism.

See, it's all psychological. You yell "barracuda!" — everybody goes "Huh? What?" You yell "klud!" — you've got a panic on your hands.