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.
Soon we shall be in space together. If you should need to find me, I'll be parked next to an asteroid taking a piss behind it. Is it just me or is it cold out here?