
EXHIBIT A
The Captain
โ THE MAN. THE MYTH. THE SALT. โ
DOCKMASTER ยท PHILOSOPHER ยท HOLDER OF BEVERAGES
"Live salty. Stay sound. Take only pictures, leave only bubbles."
โ EDDIE, AT SUNSET, AGAIN
CHAPTER ONE โ HOW WE GOT HERE
Nobody's quite sure when Eddie arrived on Topsail Island. The pelicans say one thing. The skeleton says another. The crabs refuse to comment.
What we know for certain: he runs the dock, he keeps the beer cold, and he has never โ not once โ worn long pants. He answers the radio, mostly. He answers the door, rarely. He answers the question "how's the fishing?" with another question, always.
"If you can't fix it with rum, duct tape, or a heron staring at it, then it probably wasn't broken in the first place."โ EDDIE, MUTTERING TO A BROKEN OUTBOARD
Captain Eddie's Salt & Sound is what happens when a man with too many opinions, one parrot, a sarcastic skeleton, and a deeply unsupervised pelican decide to start a clothing brand. The shirts are good. The stories are better. The smell is "marina-adjacent."
Every design starts with something Eddie actually saw, said, or got fined for. Every tee is approved by him. Most are approved by the skeleton (after rum). The pelican approves of nothing and steals everything.
CREW MEMBER #1
Cashier ยท Bone Wrangler
Ageless. Salty. Has not blinked in seventy-two years (lacks eyelids). Accepts cash, card, or interesting stories.
CREW MEMBER #2
Pelican ยท Repeat Offender
Union rep for Local 7. Stole the hush puppies in '19. Never charged. Justice is a slow boat.
CREW MEMBER #3
PR ยท Profanity Consultant
Speaks four languages, three of them inappropriate. Refuses to repeat anything Eddie actually wants repeated.
โ Shop Eddie's PicksSTAY SALTY ยท STAY SOUND