Ooooo, this I had not considered. Well played! You get to just look like a rich a-hole cavorting around when in fact you're hiding a secret X'ian creature from their zoo planets worth a load of cash.
If you need a comatose co-pilot on your Aquila you should find many to choose from among our illustrious ranks. I'd offer to do it myself, but you can find someone drunker for sure.