In no part of any life I led before this one did I ever think I was going to be having a chat with a spaceship to talk it out of having a tantrum. Vallo never ceases to surprise. Thor, let me know if the agreed-upon washing cheers it up and gets it in the air, I have high hopes.
And if you need money, you could probably sell tickets to you washing the ship in a pair of short-shorts. Lots of people are into that.